Acting
Jacques Dumesnil
- Born
- Nov 9, 1903 · Aged 94
- Died
- May 8, 1998
- Place of birth
- Paris, France
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 58
- TV credits
- 2
Also known as (2)
- Жак Дюмениль
- Marie Émile Eugène André Joly
Biography
Jacques Dumesnil (born Marie Émile Eugène André Joly ; 9 November 1903 – 8 May 1998) was a French film and television actor. Jacques Dumesnil was born as Marie Émile Eugène André Joly on November 9, 1903, in Paris, France. Before becoming an actor, he received training as a mechanical engineer. After starting as a secretary at the aviation school, he became an industrial designer, a profession he left to devote himself to the theater. He adopted the pseudonym Dumesnil because of the admiration he had to French actor Camille Dumény. He started out as a fanciful singer in a café located in…
