Jacques Villeret
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1951-02-06 (54 years old)
Deathday
2005-01-28
Place of Birth
Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
Also known As
Jacky Boufroura
Jacques Villeret
Biography
Jacques Villeret (6 February 1951 – 28 January 2005) was a French actor, best known internationally for his role as François Pignon in the comedy Le Dîner de Cons. During his career, he earned many awards including the prestigious medal and title of Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur. Villeret was born Jacky Boufroura in Loches, Indre-et-Loire, France, to an Algerian father and a French mother. He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris (CNSAD) in the same class as Louis Seigner, the grandfather of Emmanuelle Seigner and Mathilde Seigner. While he was most famous for his role as François Pignon in Le Dîner de Cons; both on the stage and in the f...
Acting
1983
as François-Joseph Westermann
1976
as Jacques
2004
as Jacques Rézeau
1998
as François Pignon
1978
as Léon
1981
as L'Oxien (La Denrée)
2001
as Jean-Pierre
1985
as Jeremie Blanchet, taxi driver
2005
as lucien
1999
as Henri Pignol, aka Riton
2004
as Gaspard
1998
as Frère Benoît
1981
as Jacques
2005
as Le juge Mierck
1986
as M'sieur John Wayne
1986
as Michel Le Gorgues
1987
as Marcus
1987
as Maurice Leheurt aka Mo
1976
as Petit Nono
1981
as Momo
2005
as Haroun El Poussah
1987
as Individual
1983
as Maréchal Ludwig von Apfelstrudel
2005
as André Morin
2003
as le Furet
1991
as Martineau
2003
as Jacques Pouzay
1986
as Momo
1984
as Brigadier Béral
2001
as Jojo Braconnier
1990
as Alexandre Guillermen
1997
as Georges Mandel
1983
as Gilbert, Alex's friend
1992
as Jérôme, le présentateur de la météo
1979
as Tonton Musique
1983
as Pelissier
1992
as Le batteur
1992
as Alexandre Pagès
1982
as Inspecteur Coleau
1977
as Customer
1986
as Utte de Danemark
1973
as Soldat Girot
1978
as Georges
1992
as Durieux
1997
as Georges Dandin
1985
as The blind
1979
as Sitting student
2023
as Self (archive footage)
1978
as Robert Villiers
1996
as Antoine Bonvoisin
1976
as L'agent immobilier
1979
as Jacques Cardot
1985
as Maurice, the butcher
1983
as Valentin Tralande, truand violent
1978
as Gourcuff
1974
as (uncredited)
1979
as Henri Fisserman / Paul Flantier / Bouli / Dr. Delomien, ...
2022
as Self (archive footage)
1983
as Jacques Barbier
1988
as Guillaume Bertin
1987
as Georges Pigier
1988
as Salomon
1972
as Le photographe
1989
as Bouzin
1991
as Lingerie Man
1978
as Jacques Labrousse
1975
as Le gendarme
1974
as Guillaume
2000
as Jacques Villeret
1975
as Gérald
1976
as Nono
1994
as Le pompiste
2025
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
as The Man Who Eats Yogurt
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