Line #17 Creator/JeanRochefort


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3	Jean Rochefort (29 April 1930 – 9 October 2017) was a French actor.
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5	His career spanned more than five decades from the late 1950s up to the 2010s, in 113 theatrically released films and 37 TV productions. He was famous for his DeadpanSnarker talents in comedies and his trademark mustache. He was often employed in supporting roles, in {{period piece}}s especially, though he also got to shine in main roles such as in ''Un éléphant ça trompe énormément'' and ''Film/LesGrandsDucs''.
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7	He [[TheNarrator narrated]] a lot of {{nature documentar\|y}}ies, was fond of horse riding and famously enjoyed commenting [[UsefulNotes/EquestrianSports equestrian competitions]], those of the UsefulNotes/OlympicGames in particular.
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9	!!Selected filmography:
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11	* ''Film/LeCapitaineFracasse'' (1961) as Malartic
12	* ''Film/{{Cartouche}}'' (1962) as La Taupe
13	* ''Film/{{The Iron Mask\|1962}}'' (1962) as Lastréaumont
14	* ''Literature/TribulationsOfAChinamanInChina'' (1965) as Léon
15	* ''Film/TwoWeeksInSeptember'' (1967) as Philippe
16	* ''Film/TheTallBlondManWithOneBlackShoe'' (1972) as Colonel Louis Toulouse
17	** ''Film/TheReturnOfTheTallBlondMan'' (1974)
18	* ''Comment réussir quand on est con et pleurnichard'' (''How to Do Well When You are a Jerk and a Crybaby'', 1974) as Foisnard
19	* ''Un éléphant ça trompe énormément'' (1976, English title ''Pardon Mon Affaire'') as Etienne Dorsay
20	** Reprised the role in ''Nous irons tous au paradis'' (1977, English title ''Pardon Mon Affaire, Too!'')
21	* ''Film/WhoIsKillingTheGreatChefsOfEurope'' (1978) as Auguste Grandvilliers
22	* ''Film/TheTimekeeper'' (1992) as UsefulNotes/LouisXV
23	* ''Film/PretAPorter'' (1994) as Inspector Tantpis
24	* ''Film/LesGrandsDucs'' (1996) as Eddie Carpentier
25	* ''Film/{{Ridicule}}'' (1996) as the Marquis of Bellegarde
26	* ''Series/{{The Count of Monte Cristo\|1998}}'' (1998) as Fernand Mondego/Fernand de Morcerf
27	* ''Film/TheCloset'' (2001) as Kopel
28	* ''Film/LostInLaMancha'' (2002) as himself
29	* ''Film/{{Blanche}}'' (2002) as UsefulNotes/CardinalMazarin
30	* ''Film/RRRrrr'' (2004) as Lucie, chief of the Dirty Hair tribe
31	* ''Franchise/{{Frankenstein}}'' (2004 miniseries) as the blind man playing violin
32	* ''Film/LuckyLukeAndTheDaltons'' (2004) as Jolly Jumper (voice)
33	* ''Film/TellNoOne'' (2006) as Gilbert Neuville
34	* ''Film/MrBeansHoliday'' (2007) as the Maître d'Hôtel
35	* ''Film/AsterixAndObelixGodSaveBritannia'' (2012) as Lucius Fouinus
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37	!!Tropes & Trivia in his works:
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39	* ProductionPosse: Frequently worked with director Yves Robert.
40	* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Rochefort was set to play Literature/DonQuixote in Creator/TerryGilliam's long-gestating project, ''Film/TheManWhoKilledDonQuixote''. He participated in the first days of filming but eventually had to drop out for serious health reasons. Back in 1999-2000, that filming attempt turned into an [[TroubledProduction absolute nightmare]] and was seemingly canned, and that disaster was chronicled in ''Film/LostInLaMancha''. Years later however, Gilliam managed to resume filming on the project, with Rochefort being replaced by Creator/JonathanPryce. Rochefort passed away in 2017 a few months before its release, so Gilliam made sure to [[InMemoriam dedicate the film to him]] and Creator/JohnHurt (another actor Gilliam wanted in the role at some point, he also passed in 2017).

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