Jean Carmet
Jean Carmet (25 April 1920 – 20 April 1994) was a French actor.
Jean Carmet began working on stage and then in film in the early 1940s becoming a very popular comedic actor in his native country. He is best known internationally for his role as a French colonist in the 1976 film, La Victoire en Chantant (Black and White in Color).
Because of his good-natured manner, he was as popular with members of the film crew as he was with the audiences. During his long career, he appeared in more than
He was nominated for the César Award for Best Actor for his leading role in the 1986 film, Miss Mona. Twice he won the César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and was nominated on two other occasions. In February 1994, to celebrate his 50th year in film, he was honored by the French motion picture industry with a special César Award. Just a few months later, Jean Carmet died of a heart attack.
Jean Carmet is interred in the Cimetière du Montparnasse in Paris. In his birthplace of Bourgueil, a theater and an avenue were named in his honor.
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Born
Apr 25, 1920
Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
Died
Apr 20, 1994
Known For
Acting
Movies
182 acting
1 crew
Popularity
0.8
Known For
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
1972
as Maurice Lefebvre, Perrin's best friend
The Cabbage Soup
1981
as Francis Chérasse (Le Bombé)
Children of Paradise
1945
as Un spectateur au paradis des Funambules (uncredited)
My Mother's Castle
1990
as Drunkard guard
The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
1974
as Maurice Lefebvre
Any Number Can Win
1963
as Bartender
Gramps Is in the Resistance
1983
as André Bourdelle, « Capitaine Raymond » chef d'un mouvement de résistants
The Annuity
1972
as Maître Vierzon, l'avocat de Noël
Germinal
1993
as Vincent Maheu, aka Bonnemort
And Soon the Darkness
1970
as Renier
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