Jean Carmet

Jean Carmet

1920-04-25 – 1994-04-20 (age 73) Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
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Biography

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 character.

He was nominated for the César Award for Best Actor for his leading role in the 1986 film, Miss Mona. Twice he won the César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and was nominated on two other occasions. In February 1994, to celebrate his 50th year in film, he was honored by the French motion picture industry with a special César Award. Just a few months later, Jean Carmet died of a heart attack.

Jean Carmet is interred in the Cimetière du Montparnasse in Paris. In his birthplace of Bourgueil, a theater and an avenue were named in his honor.

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Known For

The Lady Banker
The Lady Banker

1980

as Duvernet

Children of Paradise
Children of Paradise

1945

as Un spectateur au paradis des Funambules (uncredited)

The Irony of Money
The Irony of Money

1957

as Feliciano

The Cabbage Soup
The Cabbage Soup

1981

as Francis Chérasse (Le Bombé)

The Novices
The Novices

1970

as Le client au chien

The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe

1972

as Maurice Lefebvre, Perrin's best friend

The Fugitives
The Fugitives

1986

as Docteur Martin, vétérinaire

The Down-in-the-Hole Gang
The Down-in-the-Hole Gang

1974

as Paul Bourru

Thank You, Life
Thank You, Life

1991

as Raymond Pelleveau, le père âgé

Any Number Can Win
Any Number Can Win

1963

as Bartender

Les Misérables
Les Misérables

1982

as Thénardier, innkeeper of Montfermeil

Violette Nozière
Violette Nozière

1978

as Baptiste Nozière

My Mother's Castle
My Mother's Castle

1990

as Drunkard guard

Procès de Jean Carmet
Périgord noir
Périgord noir

1989

as Jean-Lou

Morceaux de Cannes
Circle of Deceit
Circle of Deceit

1981

as Rudnik

The Seventh Company Outdoors
The Seventh Company Outdoors

1977

as M. Albert, le passeur qui ne parle pas Anglais

The Annuity
The Annuity

1972

as Maître Vierzon, l'avocat de Noël