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Jean Carmet

Actor

Jean Carmet

Born April 25, 1920 in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, FranceDied April 20, 1994177 films

Jean Carmet (25 April 1920 – 20 April 1994) was a French actor.

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Jean Carmet began working on stage and then in film in the early 1940s becoming a very popular comedic actor in his native country. He is best known internationally for his role as a French colonist in the 1976 film, La Victoire en Chantant (Black and White in Color).

Because of his good-natured manner, he was as popular with members of the film crew as he was with the audiences. During his long career, he appeared in more than 200 films, and although he played dramatic parts, he usually acted in a supporting role as a comedic character.

He was nominated for the César Award for Best Actor for his leading role in the 1986 film, Miss Mona. Twice he won the César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and was nominated on two other occasions. In February 1994, to celebrate his 50th year in film, he was honored by the French motion picture industry with a special César Award. Just a few months later, Jean Carmet died of a heart attack.

Jean Carmet is interred in the Cimetière du Montparnasse in Paris. In his birthplace of Bourgueil, a theater and an avenue were named in his honor.

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Essential films

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The Cabbage Soup poster6.4The Cabbage Soup1981The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe poster7.0The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe1972Gramps Is in the Resistance poster6.9Gramps Is in the Resistance1983The Fugitives poster6.8The Fugitives1986Buffet Froid poster7.1Buffet Froid1979My Mother's Castle poster7.2My Mother's Castle1990Germinal poster6.7Germinal1993Any Number Can Win poster7.2Any Number Can Win1963

Filmography

177 films as actor
  1. 1994B comme BoloBolo
  2. 1994Eugénie GrandetPère Grandet
  3. 1994Cache CashM. Durandet, vétérinaire en retraite
  4. 1993GerminalVincent Maheu, aka Bonnemort
  5. 1993La Chambre 108René Bertillon
  6. 1993Roulez jeunesse !Michel
  7. 1993Coup de jeunePonsard
  8. 1992Dispute in ValladolidLe Légat du Pape
  9. 1992Les CarnassiersChauveau
  10. 1992Le Bal des casse-piedsMonsieur Vandubas
  11. 1991A Lesson of HopeLe directeur
  12. 1991The White QueenLucien
  13. 1991Thank You, LifeRaymond Pelleveau, le père âgé
  14. 1990My Mother's CastleDrunkard guard
  15. 1990Le Sixième DoigtLe commandant
  16. 1990Bouvard et PécuchetJuste Pecuchet
  17. 1990Un jeu d'enfantLe grand-père
  18. 1989L'Invité surpriseLe Colonel
  19. 1989Périgord noirJean-Lou
  20. 1989La VouivreRequiem
  21. 1988NailcruncherScipion
  22. 1987L'Âge de Monsieur est avancéLe régisseur / Désiré
  23. 1987The Two CrocodilesEmile Rivereau
  24. 1987SorceressVicar
  25. 1987La BruteM. Deliot
  26. 1987Miss MonaMiss Mona
  27. 1986The Discoveries of a Modern CoupleRaphael Poitevin
  28. 1986The FugitivesDocteur Martin, vétérinaire
  29. 1986Follow My GazeDésiré, the farmer
  30. 1986My Brother-in-law Killed My SisterJocelyn Bouloire
  31. 1986L'Été 36Vichy Fraise
  32. 1986Bitter ChampagneZigou
  33. 1985Night MagicSam
  34. 1985The Alley CatEgon Ratablavasky
  35. 1985All Mixed UpLe pharmacien
  36. 1984Fire on SightInspector Robert Casti
  37. 1984The Crime of Ovide PlouffePacifique Berthet
  38. 1984Dog DaySocrate
  39. 1983Gramps Is in the ResistanceAndré Bourdelle, « Capitaine Raymond » chef d'un mouvement de résistants
  40. 1983Pick Up Your BelongingsJoseph Cohen
  41. 1982Les MisérablesThénardier, innkeeper of Montfermeil
  42. 1982Guy de MaupassantFrançois
  43. 1981The Cabbage SoupFrancis Chérasse (Le Bombé)
  44. 1981A Business of MenKreps
  45. 1981Circle of DeceitRudnik
  46. 1981L'Amour trop fortMax
  47. 1981The Boy SoldierL'adjudant Chalumot
  48. 1980Le Curé de ToursL'abbé Birotteau
  49. 1980The Lady BankerDuvernet
  50. 1979Buffet FroidLe vieil assassin
  51. 1979Gros câlinEmile Cousin
  52. 1979Silver AnniversaryFrançois Dupuis
  53. 1979Un si joli village...Le juge Fernand Noblet
  54. 1978SugarAdrien Courtois
  55. 1978Violette NozièreBaptiste Nozière
  56. 1978Beaujolais Nouveau Is ArrivedCamadule
  57. 1977The Seventh Company OutdoorsM. Albert, le passeur qui ne parle pas Anglais
  58. 1977Plus ça va, moins ça vaInspecteur Melville
  59. 1977Rene the CaneL'indicateur
  60. 1977Alice or the Last EscapadeColas
  61. 1976Black and White in ColorSergeant Bosselet
  62. 1976Scrambled EggsMarcel Dutilleul
  63. 1975Trop c'est tropCameo
  64. 1975The Common ManGeorges Lajoie
  65. 1974Kisses Till MondayHenri-Pierre
  66. 1974The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black ShoeMaurice Lefebvre
  67. 1974No Pockets in a ShroudCommissioner Bude
  68. 1974How to Make Good When One Is a Jerk and a CrybabyAntoine Robineau
  69. 1974The Little Theatre of Jean RenoirDoctor Féraud (segment "Le roi d'Yvetot")
  70. 1974The Eyes ClosedRaoul
  71. 1974La Gueule de l’emploiLe Restaurateur
  72. 1974The Down-in-the-Hole GangPaul Bourru
  73. 1974Ursule and Grelu
  74. 1973Les grands sentiments font les bons gueuletonsGeorges Armand
  75. 1973Don't Cry with Your Mouth Fullle père
  76. 1973Le ConciergeLudovic, frère de Jocelyne
  77. 1973The Right of the MaddestLe mari de la directrice de la Maison de Repos
  78. 1972The Tall Blond Man with One Black ShoeMaurice Lefebvre, Perrin's best friend
  79. 1972She No Longer Talks, She Shoots'Jambe de laine'
  80. 1972Five Leaf CloverLord Picratt
  81. 1972The Troubles of AlfredPaul
  82. 1972The Artless OneFisherman
  83. 1972The AnnuityMaître Vierzon, l'avocat de Noël
  84. 1971The Black Flag Waves Over the ScowStaline
  85. 1971Just Before NightfallJeannot
  86. 1971Das Lied der BalalaikaAngelo
  87. 1971Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonquesGégène
  88. 1971Bon an mal ou Chérie je me sens vieillirMartin Bardeau
  89. 1970And Soon the DarknessRenier
  90. 1970The BreachM. Pinelli
  91. 1970She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She TalksBartender
  92. 1970The NovicesLe client au chien
  93. 1970Adieu BertheLéo Clapier
  94. 1969Poussez pas grand-père dans les cactusLe patron du bistrot
  95. 1969A Golden WidowMember of Yiddish International Power
  96. 1969Un merveilleux parfum d'oseilleKarl de Kerfuntel
  97. 1969Les gros malinsTax collector
  98. 1969L'Auvergnat et l'AutobusMan who wants to buy the bus (uncredited)
  99. 1968Don't Take God's Children for Wild GeeseThe superstitious security guard (uncredited)
  100. 1968Very Happy Alexander'La Fringale'
  101. 1967Idiot in ParisErnest Grafouillères, transporteur de légumes
  102. 1966Trap for the AssassinTristot
  103. 1966Your Money or Your LifeVicar
  104. 1965How to Keep the Red Lamp BurningPaulo, le complice de Léonard Maburon (sketch "Le Procès")
  105. 1965CloportesEffeminate art critic (uncredited)
  106. 1965The Two OrphansPicard
  107. 1964Les Gorilles'La Fauche'
  108. 1964The Counterfeit ConstableLe porte drapeau
  109. 1964The Last StepsDéde Lemartin
  110. 1964Trouble Among WidowsL'horloger à l'enterrement
  111. 1963The Blockhead FairStation master
  112. 1963Any Number Can WinBartender
  113. 1962We Will Go to DeauvilleLe porteur
  114. 1962Un clair de Lune à MaubeugeLe chauffeur
  115. 1962The Devil and the Ten CommandmentsLe clochard
  116. 1962The Elusive CorporalGuillaume aka 'Le Fermier'
  117. 1961Vengeance of the Three MusketeersPlanchet
  118. 1961The Fighting MusketeersPlanchet
  119. 1961The American BeautyBurglar
  120. 1959Oh! What a MamboJo le Bègue