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 film, his other celebrated roles included the extra terrestrial in La soupe aux choux, the autistic Mo in L'été en pente douce, and marshal Ludwig von Apfelstrudel in Papy fait de la résistance. At the time of making the film Un aller simple directed by Laurent Heynemann – a film about integration and racism and the clash of generations – he said that watching the young actors in the film, Barbara Schulz and Lorant Deutsch, reminded him of the insouciance he had had as a young man with his friends at the Conservatoire. When his career was at i…

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Dinner Game (1998) — François Pignon
2. The Cabbage Soup (1981) — L'Oxien (La Denrée)
3. Gramps Is in the Resistance (1983) — Maréchal Ludwig von Apfelstrudel
4. Iznogoud (2005) — Haroun El Poussah
5. The Children of the Marshland (1999) — Henri Pignol, aka Riton
6. Danton (1983) — François-Joseph Westermann
7. Viper in the Fist (2004) — Jacques Rézeau
8. Hold-up (1985) — Jeremie Blanchet, chauffeur de taxi
9. A Crime in Paradise (2001) — Jojo Braconnier
10. The Vultures (1984) — Brigadier Béral
11. Strange Gardens (2003) — Jacques Pouzay
12. The Antidote (2005) — André Morin
13. First Name: Carmen (1983) — The Man Who Eats Yogurt
14. Actors (2000) — Jacques Villeret
15. Malabar Princess (2004) — Gaspard
16. Bolero (1981) — Jacques
17. Mookie (1998) — Frère Benoît
18. The Common Man (1975) — Gérald
19. L'été en pente douce (1987) — Maurice Leheurt aka Mo
20. Waiter! (1983) — Gilbert, Alex's friend
21. The Joint Brothers (1986) — Momo
22. Le Bal des casse-pieds (1992) — Jérôme, le présentateur de la météo
23. Move Along, There Is Nothing to See! (1983) — Pelissier
24. The Good and the Bad (1976) — Jacques
25. The Mouth Agape (1974) — (uncredited)
26. Malevil (1981) — Momo
27. The Do-Gooders (2005) — lucien
28. The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck (1991) — Martineau
29. 588 rue Paradis (1992) — Alexandre Pagès
30. Grey Souls (2005) — Le juge Mierck
31. The Castaways of Turtle Island (1976) — Bernard Dupoirier, dit « Petit Nono »
32. Us Two (1979) — Tonton Musique
33. Nothing to Report (1973) — Soldat Girot
34. A Second Chance (1976) — L'agent immobilier
35. The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish (1991) — Lingerie Man
36. Keep Your Right Up (1987) — Individual
37. Black Mic Mac (1986) — Michel Le Gorgues
38. Another Man, Another Chance (1977) — Customer
39. The Drummer of Ravel's Boléro (1992) — Le batteur
40. Robert et Robert (1978) — Robert Villiers