Jean-Pierre Cassel
Biography
Jean-Pierre Cassel was a French actor and dancer who built a long screen career in comedy and drama. Born in Paris, he was spotted by Gene Kelly while tap dancing and later joined the cast of The Happy Road (1957). He gained prominence in the late 1950s in comedies by Philippe de Broca, and later played Jean François Jardie in Army of Shadows (1969). In the 1960s and 1970s he worked with directors such as Claude Chabrol, Luis Buñuel, Richard Lester and Sidney Lumet, appearing in The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972), Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965), The Three Musketeers (1973), The Four Musketeers (1974), Murder on the Orient Express (1974) and Oh! What a Lovely War (1969). His performance in La Cérémonie (1995) brought a César Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Later credits included Robert Altman's Ready to Wear (1994) and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007), in which he played dual roles.
74years old at death
- Born 13th arrondissement of Paris
- Died 4th arrondissement of Paris
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Jean-Pierre Crochon (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 27
- Career span
- 47 years1961 to 2008
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Big break
Jean-Pierre Cassel was discovered by Gene Kelly while tap dancing on stage, which led to his casting in the 1957 film The Happy Road.
Beyond film
In 2006, at age 74, Cassel returned to the stage for a Serge Gainsbourg retrospective that included three previously unpublished songs intended for a 1964 television show.
Jean-Pierre Cassel movies on Netflix
Asterix at the Olympic Gamesas Panoramix
The Diving Bell and the Butterflyas Père Lucien et le Vendeur
Michel Vaillantas Henri Vaillant
Sadeas Le vicomte de Lancris
Ready to Wearas Olivier de la Fontaine
Tormentas M. Vernon
Café au laitas Gynecologist
The Cave of the Golden Roseas The General
The Maidas C.P. Olivier
Mr. Frostas Corelli
The Return of the Musketeersas Cyrano de Bergerac
Portrait of a Nude Womanas Pireddu
From Hell to Victoryas Dick Sanders
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?as Kohner
That Lucky Touchas Leo
Love at the Topas Claude Fabre
Murder on the Orient Expressas Pierre
The Four Musketeersas Louis XIII
The Three Musketeersas Louis XIII
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisieas Henri Sénéchal
The Boat on the Grassas David
Army of Shadowsas Jean François Jardie
Oh! What a Lovely Waras French Colonel
Is Paris Burning?as Lieutenant Henri Karcher
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutesas Pierre Dubois
The Seven Deadly Sinsas Raymond (segment "Avarice, L'")
Goodbye Againas Dancer
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- The Diving Bell and the Butterfly2007 Biography, Dramaas Père Lucien et le Vendeur
IMDb rating 8.0113K votes
Most often with
Richard Lester directed three of these films, Claude Chabrol two. Two actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.









Films together
Michael York4 films together, 1973 to 1989
Michael York's page The Return of the Musketeers1989IMDb rating 5.9Cassel as Cyrano de BergeracYork as D'Artagnan
Murder on the Orient Express1974IMDb rating 7.2Cassel as PierreYork as Count Andrenyi
The Four Musketeers1974IMDb rating 6.9Cassel as Louis XIIIYork as D'Artagnan
The Three Musketeers1973IMDb rating 7.1Cassel as Louis XIIIYork as D'Artagnan
Georges Wilson4 films together, 1962 to 1981
Georges Wilson's page Portrait of a Nude Woman1981IMDb rating 6.3Cassel as PiredduWilson as Arch. Zanetto
Love at the Top1974IMDb rating 6.7Cassel as Claude FabreWilson as Julien Lourceuil
The Three Musketeers1973IMDb rating 7.1Cassel as Louis XIIIWilson as Treville
The Seven Deadly Sins1962IMDb rating 6.3Cassel as Raymond (segment "Avarice, L'")Wilson as Valentin (segment "Gourmandise, La")
Christopher Lee3 films together, 1973 to 1989
Christopher Lee's page The Return of the Musketeers1989IMDb rating 5.9Cassel as Cyrano de BergeracLee as Rochefort
The Four Musketeers1974IMDb rating 6.9Cassel as Louis XIIILee as Rochefort
The Three Musketeers1973IMDb rating 7.1Cassel as Louis XIIILee as Rochefort
Oliver Reed3 films together, 1973 to 1989
Oliver Reed's page The Return of the Musketeers1989IMDb rating 5.9Cassel as Cyrano de BergeracReed as Athos
The Four Musketeers1974IMDb rating 6.9Cassel as Louis XIIIReed as Athos
The Three Musketeers1973IMDb rating 7.1Cassel as Louis XIIIReed as Athos
Jacqueline Bisset3 films together, 1974 to 1991
Jacqueline Bisset's page The Maid1991IMDb rating 5.9Cassel as C.P. OlivierBisset as Nicole Chantrelle
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?1978IMDb rating 6.4Cassel as KohnerBisset as Natasha
Murder on the Orient Express1974IMDb rating 7.2Cassel as PierreBisset as Countess Andrenyi
Geraldine Chaplin3 films together, 1973 to 1989
Geraldine Chaplin's page The Return of the Musketeers1989IMDb rating 5.9Cassel as Cyrano de BergeracChaplin as Queen Anne
The Four Musketeers1974IMDb rating 6.9Cassel as Louis XIIIChaplin as Queen Anne of Austria
The Three Musketeers1973IMDb rating 7.1Cassel as Louis XIIIChaplin as Anna of Austria
Richard LesterDirector, 3 films, 1973 to 1989
All films by Richard Lester The Return of the Musketeers1989IMDb rating 5.9Cassel as Cyrano de Bergerac
The Four Musketeers1974IMDb rating 6.9Cassel as Louis XIII
The Three Musketeers1973IMDb rating 7.1Cassel as Louis XIII
Claude ChabrolDirector, 2 films, 1962 to 1994
All films by Claude Chabrol Torment1994IMDb rating 7.0Cassel as M. Vernon
The Seven Deadly Sins1962IMDb rating 6.3Cassel as Raymond (segment "Avarice, L'")
Also three films together4 more actors
- Anthony PerkinsMurder on the Orient Express (1974), Is Paris Burning? (1966) and Goodbye Again (1961)
- Roy KinnearThe Return of the Musketeers (1989), The Four Musketeers (1974) and The Three Musketeers (1973)
- Frank FinlayThe Return of the Musketeers (1989), The Four Musketeers (1974) and The Three Musketeers (1973)
- Richard ChamberlainThe Return of the Musketeers (1989), The Four Musketeers (1974) and The Three Musketeers (1973)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Jean-Pierre Cassel's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$262 million
11 of the 27 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 27 films: 11 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 11 figure not found.
- 11Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 11Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$132M50.3% of the total
- 2$36M13.6% of the total
- 3Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes1965as Pierre Dubois$30M11.4% of the total
- 4$22M8.4% of the total
- 5$20M7.5% of the total
- 6$11M4.3% of the total
- 7$8.8M3.3% of the total
- 8$1.6M0.6% of the total
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