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Jean Gaven

Actor

Jean Gaven

Born January 16, 1922 in Saint-Rome de Cernon, Aveyron, FranceDied May 5, 201456 films

Jean Gaven (16 January 1922 – 5 May 2014) was a French actor. He appeared in more than sixty films between 1945 and 1996.

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Born in Saint-Rome-de-Cernon, France on January 16, 1922, Gaven began acting sometime after the end of World War II, amassing a filmography of more than 60 motion pictures during a career spanning more than five decades. Married to the actress Dominique Wilms, he died at the age of 92 in Paris, France, on May 5, 2014.

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One Deadly Summer posterFirst watchOne Deadly Summer19837.0as Leballech, boss of the sawmillShortly after Elle Wieck moves to a small French village, she begins dating Pin-Pon, a quiet young mechanic who has grown obsessed with the beautiful newcomer.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Pasha poster6.7Pasha1968Rider on the Rain poster6.4Rider on the Rain1970The Story of O poster5.5The Story of O1975Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? poster6.2Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?1978

Filmography

56 films as actor
  1. 1996Les BidochonMaître Nerval
  2. 1994The Eagle and the Horse
  3. 1993L'Œil écarlateEtienne Delvaux
  4. 1988Juillet en septembreMonsieur Challe
  5. 1986Fred connexion
  6. 1984Venus on FireWaldo
  7. 1983One Deadly SummerLeballech, boss of the sawmill
  8. 1981Signé FuraxL'agent sans panier à salade
  9. 1978Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?Salpetre
  10. 1977Madame ClaudeGustave Lucas
  11. 1976The GroperSicilian killer
  12. 1976Bad StartersGargantua
  13. 1975The Story of OPierre
  14. 1972And Hope to DieRizzio
  15. 1971Where Did Tom Go?Anton Caras
  16. 1971One Way TicketDietrich
  17. 1970Rider on the RainInspector Toussaint
  18. 1968PashaMarc, un inspecteur
  19. 1966Our Men in BagdadGeneral Yuri Fiodorenko
  20. 1965A Trap for CinderellaGabriel
  21. 1962Emile's BoatFisherman
  22. 1961Leon Garros Is Looking for His FriendGrégoire
  23. 1961Vingt mille lieues sur la TerreGrégoire
  24. 1960Amour, autocar et boîtes de nuitPaul
  25. 1959Minuit treizeLe commissaire Bignon
  26. 1959Visa to HellCarlos
  27. 1959Riff Raff GirlsHenri / James
  28. 1958Adventures in IndochinaLe Scaph
  29. 1957Young Girls BewarePetit Jo
  30. 1957The Witches of SalemPeter Corey
  31. 1957The River of Three JunksCapitaine Brichet
  32. 1956Law of the StreetsAndré Remoulin aka 'Dédé la Glace'
  33. 1956If All the Guys in the World...Jos - il secondo
  34. 1955La Môme PigalleFélix Michaux, l'inspecteur de la PJ infiltré
  35. 1955Girl on the Third FloorErnest Sapinaud
  36. 1955La Madone des sleepingsDon Armando Félix
  37. 1955The Babes Make the LawFrédéric Langlet, le mari de Christine
  38. 1954ObsessionAlexandre Buisson
  39. 1954The Big FlagLieutenant Lachenal
  40. 1953The Wild OatAbbot Daniel, village vicar
  41. 1952Feather in the WindFrançois Bontemps
  42. 1952Le Crime du BouifMichel
  43. 1952They Were FiveMarcel - le boxeur
  44. 1952Les Quatre Sergents du Fort CarréFinot
  45. 1951Duel à DakarFred
  46. 1951La Peau d’un hommeMoussac
  47. 1951Tomorrow We Get DivorcedJohnny Buck
  48. 1949At the Grand BalconyBelfort
  49. 1949La Bataille du feuJacques Legrand
  50. 1948Rapide de nuitOne of the two accomplices
  51. 1947History of SingingJack Bing
  52. 1947Six Hours to LoseAntoine
  53. 1946Dropped from HeavenRobert
  54. 1946The Murderer Is Not GuiltyYoung inspector Gustave Perkinson
  55. 1946Son of FranceLieutenant Brévannes
  56. 1945Les Cadets de l'océanAlbertini, dit Tino