Biography
Jean Gabin Alexis Moncorgé (born Jean-Alexis Moncorgé), known as Jean Gabin (17 May 1904 – 15 November 1976), was a French actor and singer. Considered a key figure in French cinema, he starred in several classic films, including Pépé le Moko (1937), La grande illusion (1937), Le Quai des brumes (1938), La bête humaine (1938), Le jour se lève (1939), and Le plaisir (1952). During his career, he twice won the Silver Bear for Best Actor from the Berlin International Film Festival and the Volpi Cup for Best Actor from the Venice Film Festival, respectively. Gabin was made a member of the Légion d'honneur in recognition of the important role he played in French cinema. Gabin was born Jean-Alexis Moncorgé in Paris, the son of Madeleine Petit and Ferdinand Moncorgé, a cafe owner and cabaret entertainer whose stage name was Gabin, which is a first name in French. He grew up in the village of Mériel in the Seine-et-Oise (now Val-d'Oise) département, about 22 mi (35 km) north of Paris. He attended the Lycée Janson de Sailly. Gabin left school early, and worked as a laborer until the age of 19 when he entered show business with a bit part in a Folies Bergère production. He continued perform…
Movies & TV Shows
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Grand Illusion (1937) — Lieutenant Maréchal
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The Sicilian Clan (1969) — Vittorio Manalese
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Port of Shadows (1938) — Jean
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La Traversée de Paris (1956) — Grandgil, artist painter
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Touchez Pas au Grisbi (1954) — Max dit Max le Menteur
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The Tattoo (1968) — Comte Enguerand de Montignac,alias « Legrain »
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Daybreak (1939) — François
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La Bête Humaine (1938) — Lantier
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A Monkey in Winter (1962) — Albert Quentin
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Any Number Can Win (1963) — Charles
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Pépé le Moko (1937) — Pépé le Moko
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Two Men in Town (1973) — Germain Cazeneuve
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Le Plaisir (1952) — Joseph Rivet
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Les Misérables (1958) — Jean Valjean / Champmathieu
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Maigret Sets a Trap (1958) — Commissioner Jules Maigret
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The Cat (1971) — Julien Bouin
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Pasha (1968) — Comissaire Joss, le Pacha
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The Counterfeiters of Paris (1961) — Ferdinand Maréchal, aka 'le Dabe'
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French Cancan (1955) — Henri Danglard
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Razzia (1955) — Henri Ferré dit 'Le Nantais'
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Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case (1959) — Commissioner Jules Maigret
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The Image Book (2018) — (archive footage)
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The Lower Depths (1936) — Pepel Wasska
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The Dominici Affair (1973) — Gaston Dominici
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The President (1961) — Émile Beaufort
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La Belle Équipe (1936) — Jean dit Jeannot
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Stormy Waters (1941) — Le capitaine André Laurent
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Love Is My Profession (1958) — André Gobillot
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Deadlier Than the Male (1956) — André Chatelin
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The Gentleman from Epsom (1962) — Richard Briand-Charmery
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The Old Guard (1960) — Jean-Marie Pejat, bicycle repairer
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Maigret Sees Red (1963) — Commissioner Jules Maigret
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The Horse (1970) — Auguste Maroilleur
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The Possessors (1958) — Noël Schoudler, le patriarche financier
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Speaking of Murder (1957) — Louis Bertain/Louis le blond
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The Upper Hand (1966) — Paul Berger dit Paulo les Diam's
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Moontide (1942) — Bobo
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The Night Affair (1958) — Georges Vallois
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The Magnificent Tramp (1959) — Joseph, Hugues Guillaume Boutier-Blainville dit : Archimède
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Lady Killer (1937) — Lucien Bourrache, dit 'Gueule d'Amour'