Where to watch Jean Poiret in the UK
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Jean Poiret, born Jean Poiré, (17 August 1926 – 14 March 1992) was a French actor, director, and screenwriter. He is primarily known as the author of the original play La Cage Aux Folles. Jean Poiret was born in Paris, France, where he died of a heart attack in 1992. He is buried at the Cimetière du Montparnasse in Paris. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean Poiret, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Sacrée soirée (1987) as Self
- Champs-Elysées (1982) as Self
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) as Self
- Spécial cinéma (1974) as Self
- Numéro un (1975) as Self
- Midi trente (1972) as Self
- Discorama (1959) as Self
- At Theatre Tonight (1966) as Albino, l'instituteur
- Système 2 (1975) as Self
- Stars 90 (1990) as Self
- The Birdcage (1996) Original Film Writer
- Il était une fois Champs-Élysées (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- La Cage aux Folles (1978) Theatre Play
- The Last Metro (1980) as Jean-Loup Cottins
- La Cage aux Folles 3 (1985) Characters
- Le Zèbre (1992) Adaptation
- The Secret Files of Inspector Lavardin (1988) as Inspecteur Jean Lavardin
- Atlantic Wall (1970) as Armand, resistance leader and double agent
- La Cage aux Folles II (1980) Characters
- Happy Easter (1984) Writer
- Inspector Lavardin (1986) as Inspecteur Jean Lavardin
- Les baratineurs (1965) as André
- Aujourd'hui la vie (1982) as Self
- The Elegant Criminal (1990) as Allard
- Cop au Vin (1985) as Inspecteur Jean Lavardin
- Rumeurs (1991) as Alain Margolf
- The Four Truths (1962) as Renard (segment "Le corbeau et le renard")
- Love and the Frenchwoman (1960) as L'avocat de Michel (segment "Le Divorce"))
- That Naughty Girl (1956) as Inspector Rémy
- Féfé de Broadway (1979) Writer
- Light-Fingered George (1963) as Raoul
- Teuf-teuf (1963) Cast
- I Hate Actors (1986) as Orlando Higgins
- Auguste (1961) as Georges Flower
- Your Money or Your Life (1966) as Lucien Pélépan
- The Seventh Target (1984) as Jean Michelis
- Sisi/Last Minute (1991) as Herzog Max in Bayern
- The Three Musketeers (1953) Cast
- Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands! (1982) as Andre Joeuf
- How to Succeed in Love (1962) as Bernard Monod
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Most-watched Jean Poiret films currently: The Birdcage (1996), La Cage aux Folles (1978), The Last Metro (1980), La Cage aux Folles 3 (1985), Le Zèbre (1992).
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Selected TV credits: Sacrée soirée (1987), Champs-Elysées (1982), Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975), Spécial cinéma (1974), Numéro un (1975).
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