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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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- Champs-Elysées (1982) as Self
- Sacrée Soirée (1987) as Self
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) as Self
- Spécial cinéma (1974) as Self
- Numéro un (1975) as Self
- At Theatre Tonight (1966) as Albino, l'instituteur
- Midi trente (1972) as Self
- Discorama (1959) as Self
- Système 2 (1975) as Self
- Stars 90 (1990) as Self
- Il était une fois Champs-Élysées (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- The Birdcage (1996) Original Film Writer
- Happy Easter (1984) Writer
- La Cage aux Folles (1978) Theatre Play
- The Last Metro (1980) as Jean-Loup Cottins
- The Secret Files of Inspector Lavardin (1988) as Inspecteur Jean Lavardin
- Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century (1960) as Le premier policier / Policeman
- Your Money or Your Life (1966) as Lucien Pélépan
- Love and the Frenchwoman (1960) as L'avocat de Michel (segment "Le Divorce"))
- La Cage aux Folles 3 (1985) Characters
- Thank Heaven for Small Favors (1963) as Raoul
- Atlantic Wall (1970) as Armand, resistance leader and double agent
- The Three Musketeers (1953) Cast
- Cop au Vin (1985) as Inspecteur Jean Lavardin
- La Cage aux Folles II (1980) Characters
- That Naughty Girl (1956) as Inspector Rémy
- Liberté, égalité, choucroute (1985) as Le calife
- Auguste (1961) as Georges Flower
- The Four Truths (1962) as Renard (segment "Le corbeau et le renard")
- The Seventh Target (1984) as Jean Michelis
- The Elegant Criminal (1990) as Allard
- Teuf-teuf (1963) Cast
- Inspector Lavardin (1986) as Inspecteur Jean Lavardin
- The Seasons of Pleasure (1988) as Bernard Germain
- Oh! What a Mambo (1959) as L'inspecteur Sapin
- How to Succeed in Love (1962) as Bernard Monod
- Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4) (2009) as Self (archive footage)
- The Virgins (1963) as Banker Marchaix
- You Have Nothing to Declare? (1959) as Robert de Trivelin
- Tales of Paris (1962) as Jean-Pierre Leroy (segment "Antonia")
- Under Your Hat (1965) as Philippe / Monsieur Paul
- Life is beautiful (1956) as le joueur de maracas
- The Men in the Family (1968) as Bernard Le Gall
- The Big Scare (1964) Cast
- Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands! (1982) as Andre Joeuf
- I Hate Actors (1986) as Orlando Higgins
- Clara and the Villains (1958) as Chantuer
- La Cage aux folles (2011) Author
- Qu'est-ce qui fait courir les crocodiles ? (1971) as Gontran
- Adorables démons (1957) as Julien Willis Jr
- The Bureaucrats (1959) as René Lahrier
- Miracle Healing (1987) as Papu
- The Terror with Women (1956) as Gendarme
- The Other One's Mug (1979) as Jean-Louis Constant
- The Dance (1962) as Vieux
- The Real Bargain (1965) as Grégoire
- Les baratineurs (1965) as André
- The Big Wash (1968) as Jean-Michel Lavalette
- Ces messieurs de la gâchette (1970) as Bernard Le Gall
- Tailleur pour Dames (1993) Adaptation
- Le Zèbre (1992) Director
- Jaloux comme un tigre (1964) as Doctor Raymond
- Rumeurs (1991) as Alain Margolf
- Murderers and Thieves (1956) as Philippe d'Artois, le riche oisif
- The Innocent with Forty Children (1957) as Maître Bardine
- Le Gang des pianos à bretelles (1953) as The presenter of 'La nuit brune' (uncredited)
- Hard Boiled Ones (1964) as Louis
- The Great Gadget (1967) as Verdier
- Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale (1988) as Octave Leroi
- Tailleur pour dames (2008) Adaptation
- The Blockhead Fair (1963) as Collin
- Merci Zaza - La Folle Histoire de la Cage aux Folles (2023) as Self / Georges (archive footage)
- My Wife Is a Panther (1961) as Psychiatrist
- Sisi/Last Minute (1991) as Herzog Max in Bayern
- L'anglais tel qu'on le parle (1959) as Julien Cicandel
- La Cage aux folles (1973) as Georges
- La Petite Amie (1988) as Martin Morel
- Nina (1959) as Gérard Blanville
- It's Not My Business (1962) as Jean Duroc, le directeur de la petite troupe de théâtre
- La Coquine (1968) as Albino, l'instituteur
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Most-watched Jean Poiret films currently: The Birdcage (1996), Happy Easter (1984), La Cage aux Folles (1978), The Last Metro (1980), Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century (1960).
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Selected TV credits: Champs-Elysées (1982), Sacrée Soirée (1987), Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975), Spécial cinéma (1974), Numéro un (1975).
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