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Jean Carmet

Jean Carmet

Acting Born Apr 25, 1920 -- Died Apr 20, 1994 · Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France

Jean Carmet (25 April 1920 – 20 April 1994) was a French actor. Jean Carmet began working on stage and then in film in the early 1940s becoming a very popular comedic actor in his native country. He is best known internationally for his role as a French colonist in the 1976 film, La Victoire en Chantant (Black and White in Color). Because of his good-natured manner, he was as popular with members of the film crew as he was with the audiences. During his long career, he appeared in more than 200 films, and although he played dramatic parts, he usually acted in a supporting role as a comedic c...

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The Cabbage Soup
6.4
movie
The Cabbage Soup
as Francis Chérasse (Le Bombé)
1981
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
7.0
movie
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
as Maurice Lefebvre, Perrin's best friend
1972
Children of Paradise
8.1
movie
Children of Paradise
as Un spectateur au paradis des Funambules (uncredited)
1945
Gramps Is in the Resistance
6.9
movie
Gramps Is in the Resistance
as André Bourdelle, « Capitaine Raymond » chef d'un mouvement de résistants
1983
The Fugitives
6.8
movie
The Fugitives
as Docteur Martin, vétérinaire
1986
The Little Bather
6.6
movie
The Little Bather
Screenplay
1968
The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
6.5
movie
The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
as Maurice Lefebvre
1974
Buffet Froid
7.0
movie
Buffet Froid
as Le vieil assassin
1979
Germinal
6.7
movie
Germinal
as Vincent Maheu, aka Bonnemort
1993
My Mother's Castle
7.2
movie
My Mother's Castle
as Drunkard guard
1990
The Seventh Company Outdoors
6.7
movie
The Seventh Company Outdoors
as M. Albert, le passeur qui ne parle pas Anglais
1977
Any Number Can Win
7.2
movie
Any Number Can Win
as Bartender
1963