Where to watch Jean Desailly in the UK
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Jean Desailly (August 24, 1920, Paris – June 11, 2008) was a French actor. He was a member of the Comédie-Française from 1942 – 1946, and later participated in about ninety movies. Desailly was married to the French actress Simone Valère.
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- Champs-Elysées (1982) as Self
- Le Grand Échiquier (1972) as Self
- Midi trente (1972) as Self
- Cinépanorama (1956) as Self
- Discorama (1959) as Self - Host
- 30 millions d'amis (1976) as Self
- The Investigations of Commissioner Maigret (1967) as Narrator (voice)
- The Accursed Kings (1972) as Le narrateur (voix)
- The Professional (1981) as Ministre
- A Cop (1972) as Distinguished Man
- Les Grandes Familles (1989) as Père Boudref
- Orient Express (1979) as Paul
- The Soft Skin (1964) as Pierre Lachenay
- Famous Love Affairs (1961) as le baron Adrien de Jonchère
- Le Doulos (1962) as Superintendant Clain
- Claudine (1978) as Claude, le père de Claudine
- The Seven Deadly Sins (1962) as Monsieur Duparc - le Père de Bernard (segment "La luxure")
- Le Chevalier de Maison Rouge (1963) as Morand, le chevalier de Maison-Rouge
- The Serpent (1973) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- The Grand Manoeuvre (1955) as Victor Duverger
- Maigret Sets a Trap (1958) as Marcel Maurin
- The 25th Hour (1967) as Le ministre (uncredited)
- The Assassination of Trotsky (1972) as Alfred Rosmer
- The Baron of the Locks (1960) as Mr. Maurice Montbernon
- Royal Affairs in Versailles (1953) as Marivaux
- The Inheritor (1973) as Jean-Pierre Carnavan
- The Possessors (1958) as François Schoudler, le fils
- Love and the Frenchwoman (1960) as Le narrateur (voice) (segment "L'Adolescence")
- Sylvia and the Ghost (1946) as Frederick
- The Two Orphans (1965) as Count of Linières
- I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs (1979) as Le directeur de la PJ
- Keep an Eye on Amelia (1949) as Marcel Courbois
- The Skirt Chaser (1979) as Charles-Edmond
- Lust (1962) as Monsieur Duparc - le Père de Bernard
- Le Voyageur de la Toussaint (1943) as Gilles Mauvoisin
- Françoise Dorléac, une promesse (2018) as Self (archive footage)
- 125 rue Montmartre (1959) as Commissaire Dodelot
- Le Bonheur conjugal (1965) as Le professeur Jean Davennes
- La Dilettante (1999) as Edmond Thibault
- Square of Knaves (1947) as Jacques de la Bastide
- The Laws of War (1961) as Uhrmacher Rede
- The Passion of Slow Fire (1961) as Stéphane Blanchon
- Heads or Tails (1980) as Bourgon-Massenet, directeur de la police
- Morceaux de Cannes (2021) Cast
- The Revenge of Roger (1946) as Raymond de Noirville
- Le Misanthrope (1971) as Philinte
- Le radeau de la Méduse (1998) as La Tullaye
- The Great Deception (1959) as le Roi Louis XV
- Countdown to Vengeance (1970) as Le docteur Michel Saint-Rose
- Les Tisserands du pouvoir (1988) as Auguste Roussel
- Franciscan of Bourges (1968) as Monsieur Toledano
- The Mark of the Day (1949) as Larzac
- One Night at the Beach (1961) as Dr Francis
- La Dixième de Beethoven (1985) as Stephen Fauldgate
- With André Gide (1952) as Narrator (voice)
- Le fou du roi (1984) as Louis XIV
- The Irony of Chance (1974) as M. Desvrières
- The Comeuppance (1970) as le commissaire
- Cambiamento d'aria (1988) as Ricky Lefèvre
- Jocelyn (1952) as Jocelyn
- Les Tisserands du pouvoir 2, la révolte (1988) Cast
- Pastoral Symphony (1946) as Jacques Martens - his son
- La Veuve et l'innocent (1949) as Claude Girelle
- Premeditated (1960) as Judge Lenoir
- The Last Judgment (1945) as Kyril
- Father Goriot (1945) as Bianchon
- The Dance of Death (1960) as Fred Pellmann
- Graduation Year (1964) as Mr. Terrenoire
- Chicago Digest (1951) Cast
- Loves, Delights and Organs (1947) as Jean Pelletier
- Chéri (1950) as Fred Peloux, dit 'Chéri'
- Équipe de nuit (1990) as Le père
- Tomorrow We Get Divorced (1951) as Max Blachet
- The Dance of the Heron (1966) as Edouard
- Véronique (1950) as Florestan
- Homeland (1946) as Karloo
- Just a Big Simple Girl (1948) as Michel
- You Will Reap the Tempest (1969) as Narrator (voice)
- Bullfight (1951) as Narrator (voice)
- L'échafaud peut attendre (1949) as Michel Vincent
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What are Jean Desailly's most popular films?
Most-watched Jean Desailly films currently: The Professional (1981), A Cop (1972), The Soft Skin (1964), Famous Love Affairs (1961), Le Doulos (1962).
What TV shows has Jean Desailly appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Champs-Elysées (1982), Le Grand Échiquier (1972), Midi trente (1972), Cinépanorama (1956), Discorama (1959).
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