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Home/People/Jean Desailly
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Born
Aug 24, 1920Died: Jun 11, 2008
Lived 87 years
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

77
Movies
14
TV Shows
Also Known As
Жан Десайи
Jean Dessailly
IMDb Profile

Jean Desailly

Acting

Biography
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.
Françoise Dorléac, une promesse poster

Françoise Dorléac, une promesse

as Self (archive footage)
2018
La Dilettante poster

La Dilettante

as Edmond Thibault
1999
Le radeau de la Méduse poster

Le radeau de la Méduse

as La Tullaye
1998
Équipe de nuit poster

Équipe de nuit

as Le père
1990
Les Tisserands du pouvoir 2, la révolte poster

Les Tisserands du pouvoir 2, la révolte

Cast
1988
Les Tisserands du pouvoir poster

Les Tisserands du pouvoir

as Auguste Roussel
1988
Cambiamento d'aria poster

Cambiamento d'aria

as Ricky Lefèvre
1988
La Dixième de Beethoven poster

La Dixième de Beethoven

as Stephen Fauldgate
1985
Le fou du roi poster

Le fou du roi

as Louis XIV
1984
The Professional poster

The Professional

as Ministre
1981
Le Pain de fougère poster

Le Pain de fougère

as Evêque d'Angers
1981
Heads or Tails poster

Heads or Tails

as Bourgon-Massenet, directeur de la police
1980
La pitié dangereuse poster

La pitié dangereuse

as Mr. de Kesfalva
1979
I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs poster

I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs

as Le directeur de la PJ
1979
The Skirt Chaser poster

The Skirt Chaser

as Charles-Edmond
1979
The Irony of Chance poster

The Irony of Chance

as M. Desvrières
1974
The Serpent poster

The Serpent

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1973
The Inheritor poster

The Inheritor

as Jean-Pierre Carnavan
1973
A Cop poster

A Cop

as Distinguished Man
1972
The Assassination of Trotsky poster

The Assassination of Trotsky

as Alfred Rosmer
1972