Jacques Brel
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1929-04-08 (49 years old)
Deathday
1978-10-09
Place of Birth
Schaerbeek, Brussels, Belgium
Also known As
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Jacques Brel
Biography
Jacques Romain Georges Brel (8 April 1929 – 9 October 1978) was a Belgian singer, songwriter, actor and director who composed and performed literate, thoughtful, and theatrical songs that generated a large, devoted following—initially in Belgium and France, later throughout the world. He is considered a master of the modern chanson. Although he recorded most of his songs in French and occasionally in Dutch, he became an influence on English-speaking songwriters and performers, such as Scott Walker, David Bowie, Alex Harvey, Marc Almond, Neil Hannon, and Rod McKuen. English translations of his songs were recorded by many performers, including...
Acting
2011
as Self (archive footage)
1969
as Benjamin Rathery
1971
as Bernard Level
1967
as Jean Doucet
1972
as Léon
1973
as François Pignon
1972
as Jacques
1968
as Raymond la Science
1970
as Georges Dormond - un aspirant dégradé
1972
as Vincent Van Horst
2008
as Self (archive footage)
1985
as Self (archive footage)
2015
as Jacques Brel
1973
as Jacques
2003
2017
as Self (archive footage)
1982
as Self (archive footage)
2008
as Self
1962
as Self
1966
2018
as Self (archive footage)
2007
as Self (archive footage)
1963
Production
1969
as Original Music Composer
1967
as Original Music Composer
1972
as Director
1972
as Original Music Composer
1972
as Writer
1973
as Original Music Composer
1966
1969
as Songs
1973
as Director
1972
as Music
1973
as Original Music Composer
1973
as Screenplay
1988
as In Memory Of
1985
as Music
1985
as Lyricist
1986
as Lyricist
2020
as Songs
1994
as Songs
1998
as Translator
1975
as Theatre Play
1975
as Original Music Composer
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