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
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Id 35323
Known For Acting
Known Credits 2
Gender Male
Birthday 1951-02-06
Place of Birth Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
Also Known As Jacky Boufroura Content Score
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Jacques Villeret 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 . . . . Read More moss
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Jacques Villeret, drôlement tragique as Self (archive footage) 2023
L'Âge d'or de la pub as Self (archive footage) 2022
Belmondo: The Incorrigible as 2022
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président as Self (archive footage) 2015
La Folle Histoire de François Pignon - De La chèvre au Dîner de cons as Self 2005
The Do-Gooders as lucien 2005
Grey Souls as Le juge Mierck 2005
The Antidote as André Morin 2005
Iznogoud as Haroun El Poussah 2004
Viper in the Fist as Jacques Rézeau 2004
Malabar Princess as Gaspard 2003
Strange Gardens as Jacques Pouzay 2001
One Way Ticket as Jean-Pierre 2001
A Crime in Paradise as Jojo Braconnier 2000
Actors as Jacques Villeret 1999
The Children of the Marshland as Henri Pignol, aka Riton 1998
The Dinner Game as François Pignon 1997
Le Dernier Été as Georges Mandel 1997
Georges Dandin de Molière as Georges Dandin 1996
Golden Boy as Antoine Bonvoisin 1992
The Drummer of Ravel's Boléro as Le batteur 1992
The Son of the Mekong as Durieux 1992
Le Bal des casse-pieds as Jérôme, le présentateur de la météo 1992
588 rue Paradis as Alexandre Pagès 1991
The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish as Lingerie Man 1991
The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck as Martineau 1990
Three Years as Alexandre Guillermen 1989
Un fil à la patte as Bouzin 1988
La Petite Amie as Guillaume Bertin 1988
Nailcruncher as Salomon 1987
Keep Your Right Up as Individual 1987
L'été en pente douce as Maurice Leheurt aka Mo 1987
Last Summer in Tangiers as Marcus 1987
C'est encore mieux l'après-midi as Georges Pigier 1986
The Joint Brothers as Momo 1986
Black Mic Mac as Michel Le Gorgues 1986
Les Folles Années du Twist as M'sieur John Wayne 1986
La Galette du roi as Utte de Danemark 1985
Hold-up as Jeremie Blanchet, taxi driver 1985
Drôle de samedi as Maurice, the butcher 1985
Dialogue de sourds as The blind 1984
The Vultures as Brigadier Béral 1983
First Name: Carmen as The Man Who Eats Yogurt 1983
Waiter! as Gilbert, Alex's friend 1983
Gramps Is in the Resistance as Maréchal Ludwig von Apfelstrudel 1983
Move Along, There Is Nothing to See! as Pelissier 1983
Effraction as Valentin Tralande, truand violent 1983
Danton as François-Joseph Westermann 1983
Edith and Marcel as Jacques Barbier 1982
The Big Brother as Inspecteur Coleau 1981
The Cabbage Soup as L'Oxien (La Denrée) 1979
Out of Whack as Henri Fisserman / Paul Flantier / Bouli / Dr. Delomien, ... 1979
Dumb But Disciplined as Jacques Cardot 1979
Us Two as Tonton Musique 1979
Heart to Heart as Sitting student 1978
Mountain Pass as Georges 1978
Mon premier amour as Jacques Labrousse 1978
Robert et Robert as Robert Villiers 1978
Un Balcon en forêt as Gourcuff 1977
Another Man, Another Chance as Customer 1976
The Castaways of Turtle Island as Petit Nono 1976
A Second Chance as L'agent immobilier 1976
The Good and the Bad as Jacques 1975
The Common Man as Gérald 1975
Serious as Pleasure as Le gendarme 1974
The Mouth Agape as (uncredited) 1974
Un amour de pluie as Guillaume 1973
Nothing to Report as Soldat Girot 1972
Detective Story as Le photographe
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Self
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Self
Coming Soon (4 episode) as Self
Coming Soon (5 episode) as Self
Coming Soon (11 episode) as Self
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Self - Host
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Self
Coming Soon (9 episode) as Self
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Self (archive footage)
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Self
Coming Soon (2 episode) as Self
Coming Soon (2 episode) as Self
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Self 
