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Jean-Pierre Cassel

Jean-Pierre Cassel

27 movies on Netflix

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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  1. 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.

  2. 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   In 2006, at age 74, Cassel returned to the stage for a Serge Gainsbourg retrospective that included three previously unpublished songs intended for a 1964 television show.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

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Army of Shadows1969 Drama, Waras Jean François Jardie

    IMDb rating 8.130K votes

  2. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly2007 Biography, Dramaas Père Lucien et le Vendeur

    IMDb rating 8.0113K votes

  3. Murder on the Orient Express1974as Pierre

    IMDb rating 7.275K votes

  4. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie1972as Henri Sénéchal

    IMDb rating 7.751K votes

  5. Ready to Wear1994as Olivier de la Fontaine

    IMDb rating 5.217K votes

  6. Asterix at the Olympic Games2008as Panoramix

    IMDb rating 5.335K votes

  7. Is Paris Burning?1966as Lieutenant Henri Karcher

    IMDb rating 6.85.6K votes

  8. The Three Musketeers1973as Louis XIII

    IMDb rating 7.121K 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.

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Films together

Box office

What Jean-Pierre Cassel's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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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. 1
    $132M50.3% of the total
  2. 2
    $36M13.6% of the total
  3. 3
    $30M11.4% of the total
  4. 4
    The Three Musketeers1973as Louis XIII
    $22M8.4% of the total
  5. 5
    The Diving Bell and the Butterfly2007as Père Lucien et le Vendeur
    $20M7.5% of the total
  6. 6
    Ready to Wear1994as Olivier de la Fontaine
    $11M4.3% of the total
  7. 7
    The Four Musketeers1974as Louis XIII
    $8.8M3.3% of the total
  8. 8
    Goodbye Again1961as Dancer
    $1.6M0.6% of the total
Army of Shadows (1969), $906,133The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972), $103,230Torment (1994), $39,003

$1.0 millionfrom the other 3 films with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total