Jean Poiret

Jean Poiret, born Jean Poiré, (17 August 1926 – 14 March 1992) was a French actor, director, and screenwriter. He is primarily known as the author of the original play La Cage Aux Folles. Jean Poiret was born in Paris, France, where he died of a heart attack in 1992. He is buried at the Cimetière du Montparnasse in Paris. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean Poiret, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Birdcage
The Last Metro
La Cage aux Folles
La Cage aux Folles
Happy Easter
La Cage aux Folles II
Birth Location Paris, France
Born 1926-08-17
Died 1992-03-14

Movies

Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4) as Self (archive footage)
2009
Sup de fric as Cyril Dujardin
1992
Sisi/Last Minute as Herzog Max in Bayern
1991
Rumeurs as Alain Margolf
1991
1990
La Petite Amie as Martin Morel
1988
1988
The Seasons of Pleasure as Bernard Germain
1988
Miracle Healing as Papu
1987
I Hate Actors as Orlando Higgins
1986
Inspector Lavardin as Inspecteur Jean Lavardin
1986
Cop au Vin as Inspecteur Jean Lavardin
1985
The Seventh Target as Jean Michelis
1984
The Last Metro as Jean-Loup Cottins
1980
1979
The Other One's Mug as Jean-Louis Constant
1979
La Cage aux folles as Georges
1973
Atlantic Wall as Armand, agent double avec les Allemands, chef de la résistance
1970
Ces messieurs de la gâchette as Bernard Le Gall
1970
La Coquine as Albino, l'instituteur
1968
La Parisienne as Lafont
1967
The Great Gadget as Verdier
1967
Pour avoir Adrienne as Le jeune homme
1967
The Men in the Family as Bernard Le Gall
1967
Your Money or Your Life as Lucien Pélépan
1966
Under Your Hat as Philippe / Monsieur Paul
1965
Les baratineurs as André
1965
Jaloux comme un tigre as le docteur Raymond
1964
Hard Boiled Ones as Louis
1964
The Blockhead Fair as Collin
1963
1963
The Virgins as Le banquier Marchaix
1963
The Four Truths as Renard (segment "Le corbeau et le renard")
1962
How to Succeed in Love as Bernard Monod
1962
It's Not My Business as Jean Duroc, le directeur de la petite troupe de théâtre
1962
The Dance as Vieux
1962
Tales of Paris as Jean-Pierre Leroy (segment "Antonia")
1962
Auguste as Georges Flower
1961
My Wife Is a Panther as le psychiatre
1961
On purge bébé as Bastien Follavoine
1961
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century as Le premier policier / Policeman
1960
Love and the Frenchwoman as L'avocat de Michel (Le Divorce)
1960
La Malle volante as M. Grapillon
1959
You Have Nothing to Declare? as Robert de Trivelin
1959
The Bureaucrats as René Lahrier
1959
Oh! What a Mambo as L'inspecteur Sapin
1959
Nina as Gérard Blanville
1959
1958
1957
Adorables démons as Julien Willis Jr
1957
The Terror with Women as Un gendarme
1956
Murderers and Thieves as Philippe d'Artois, le riche oisif
1956
Life is beautiful as le joueur de maracas
1956
Mon bébé as William Harrisson
1956
That Naughty Girl as Inspector #1
1956
What the East Wind Saw as Charlles-Auguste
1954
Le Gang des pianos à bretelles as The presenter of 'La nuit brune' (uncredited)
1953

Movies

2023
2014
2011
Tailleur pour dames Adaptation
2008
2002
The Birdcage Theatre Play
1996
Le Zèbre Adaptation
1992
Le Zèbre Scenario Writer
1992
Le Zèbre Director
1992
Rumeurs Adaptation
1991
Happy Easter Writer
1984
Frohe Ostern Writer
1983
1980
1980
1979
The Other One's Mug Screenplay
1979
1979
La Cage aux Folles Screenplay
1978
La Cage aux Folles Theatre Play
1978
1973