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Death of Jacques Perrin, actor, producer and director

Jacques Perrin is first of all an eternally youthful face that first appeared in Italian cinema of the early 1960s. He remains the unforgettable young actor of Valerio Zurlini’s films Girl with a Suitcase (1960) where he stars alongside Claudia Cardinale, and Family Diary, two years later, where he starred alongside Marcello Mastroianni.

This early period of his career in front of the camera earned him the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the 27th Mostra de Venise in 1966 for Almost a Man, by Vittorio De Seta, with Luciano Tovoli behind the camera, who would remain ever faithful to him.
While in 1963, he appeared in Mauro Bolognini’s Corruption and Duccio Tessari’s The Scapegoat, Jacques Perrin’s career in France was taking off during the same time thanks to Pierre Schoendorffer (The 317th Platoon, in 1965), Costa-Gavras (The Sleeping Car Murders), and Jacques Demy (The Young Girls of Rochefort, in 1967). He worked with these directors until he began working as a producer in 1969 on a challenging project that

Jacques Perrin

ACTOR

1941 - 2022

Jacques Perrin

Jacques Perrin (French pronunciation: [ʒak pɛʁɛ̃]; born Jacques André Simonet [ʒak ɑ̃dʁe simɔnɛ]; 13 July 1941 – 21 April 2022) was a French actor and film producer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jacques Perrin has received more than 495,811 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Jacques Perrin is the 494th most popular actor (up from 672nd in 2019), the 942nd most popular biography from France (up from 1,213th in 2019) and the 47th most popular French Actor.

Jacques Perrin is most famous for his role in the movie "The Red Turtle," which he directed and co-wrote.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jacques Perrin ranks 494 out of 13,578. Before him are John Holmes, Courteney Cox, James Cromwell, Christian Clavi

Jacques Perrin

Death of Jacques Perrin, actor, producer and director
13 July 1941 – 21 April 2022

An actor, and then later on an activist producer and director, Jacques Perrin’s career as a cinematographer did not follow the beaten path. Although born into the profession, he forged an original and demanding path for himself, and confronted the most improbable challenges and stakes with audacity and tenacity, believing that his only talent was “knowing how to bring together talented people”. Those who participated in his films will remember, amongst his other qualities, his kindness, his courage, his obstinacy, his confidence, and the respect he showed them.

Jacques Perrin, an exceptional human being
By Michel Benjamin, AFC

As was the case for many of us, Jacques Perrin’s death deeply affected me. He’s one of those people you believe are immortal given the space they take up in your life and the guidance they provide you. He helped me trace my own path starting with Winged Migration.

Jacques Perrin, a critical encounter
By Patrick Blos

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