Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1910-06-11 (87 years old)
Deathday
1997-06-25
Place of Birth
Saint-André-de-Cubzac, Gironde, France
Also known As
Jacques Cousteau
J.Y. Cousteau
Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Biography
Jacques-Yves Cousteau, AC (11 June 1910 – 25 June 1997) was a French naval officer, oceanographer, scientist, inventor, filmmaker, photographer, innovator, conservationist, author, and researcher who studied the sea and all forms of life in water. He co-invented the first successful open-circuit self-contained underwater breathing apparatus, ("SCUBA"), called the Aqua-Lung, which assisted him in producing some of the first underwater documentaries. He also pioneered marine conservation and was a member of the Académie française. From 1966 to 1976, he hosted The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau, a documentary television series, presented on...
Acting
1964
as Self (uncredited)
1976
1977
1981
as Self
2009
as Self (archive footage)
1995
as Self (archive footage)
1986
as Self - Host
1966
1979
1973
1967
1997
1956
as Self
1996
as Self
1982
as Self (uncredited)
1946
as Self - Diver / Narrator
2011
as Self (archive footage)
1979
1943
1977
as Self
2021
as Self (archive footage)
1985
1955
as Self
1990
as Self - Narrator
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as Himself
Production
1956
as Writer
1956
as Director
1964
as Director
1976
as Director
1955
as Producer
1947
as Director
1990
as Executive Producer
1957
as Director
1957
as Writer
1951
as Director
2011
as Thanks
1959
as Producer
1948
as Director
1974
1974
1973
as Director
1981
1997
as Director
1971
1981
as Writer
1981
as Producer
1982
as Director
1956
as Director of Photography
1977
as Executive Producer
1977
as Director
1979
as Executive Producer
1955
as Producer
1946
as Director
1946
as Producer
1943
as Director
1977
as Executive Producer
1976
as Director
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