Jean Rochefort was born in Dinan , a town of Côtes-d'Armor , France. He was 19 years old when he entered the ''Centre d'Art Dramatique de la rue Blanche''. Later he joined the '' Conservatoire National ''. After his National Service , in 1953, he worked with the ''Compagnie Grenier Hussenot'' as a theatre actor for seven years. There he was noticed for his ease in playing both Drama and Comedy . He then became a television and cinema actor. He has also worked as director.
In his 30s, during the shooting of '' Cartouche '', he discovered his passion for horses and Equitation . He has been a Horse Breeder since then and now owns Le Haras de Villequoy. His passion led him to become a horse consultant for French television in 2004.
In 1960 he married Alexandra Moscwa, with whom he fathered two children: a girl, Marie (1962), and a boy, Julien (1965).
He has won two for '' Que La Fête Commence ''; and in 1978, Best Actor for '' Le Crabe-Tambour ''.
He was to play the title character in The Man Who Killed Don Quixote , after being found as "the perfect Quixote" by director Terry Gilliam . Rochefort learned English just for the part. Unfortunately, amongst other production problems, he began suffering from a prostate infection. Unable to film for months, production was cancelled.
French title / English title when available (year)
- ''Les Dalton'' / ''The Daltons'' (2004)
- ''RRRrrrr!!!'' (2004)
- ''Les Clefs de bagnole'' / ''The Car Keys'' (2003)
- ''Il était une fois Jean-Sébastien Bach'' (2003)
- '' L'homme Du Train '' (2003)
- ''Fanfan la tulipe'' (2003)
- '' Lost In La Mancha '' (2002)
- ''Blanche'' (2002)
- ''L'homme du train'' / ''The Man on the Train'' (2002)
- ''La Vie sans secret de Walter Nions'' (2001)
- ''Honolulu Baby'' (2001)
- ''Le Placard'' / ''The Closet'' (2001)
- ''Rembrandt'' (1999)
- ''Le Vent en emporte autant'' / ''Wind with the Gone''(1998)
- ''Le Serpent a mangé la grenouille'' (1998)
- ''Barracuda'' (1997)
- ''Never Ever'' (1996)
- '' Ridicule '' (1996)
- ''Les Grands ducs'' / ''The Grand Dukes'' (1996)
- ''Palace'' (1996)
- ''Même heure, l'année prochaine'' / ''Once a Year, Every Year'' (1995)
- ''Tom est tout seul'' (1995)
- ''Prêt-à-Porter'' / ''Ready to Wear'' (1994)
- ''Et ensuite, le feu'' / ''Next Time the Fire'' (1994)
- ''Tombés du ciel'' / ''Lost in Transit'' (1993)
- ''Cible émouvante'' / ''Wild Target''(1993)
- ''Tango'' (1993)
- ''L'atlantide'' (1992)
- ''Le Visionarium'' / ''From Time to Time'' (1992)
- ''The Long Winter'' (1992)
- ''Le Bal des casse-pieds'' (1992)
- ''Amoureux fou'' / ''Madly in Love'' (1991)
- ''Le Château de ma mère'' / ''My Mother's Castle'' (1990)
- ''Le Mari de la coiffeuse'' / ''The Hairdresser's Husband'' (1990)
- ''Je suis le seigneur du château'' / ''I'm the King of the Castle'' (1989)
- ''Le Moustachu'' / ''The Field Agent'' (1987)
- ''Tandem'' (1987)
- ''La Galette du roi'' (1986)
- ''David, Thomas et les autres'' / ''A Volley for a Black Buffalo'' (1985)
- ''Réveillon chez Bob'' (1984)
- ''Frankenstein 90'' (1984)
- ''L'Ami de Vincent'' / ''A Friend of Vincent'' (1983)
- ''Un dimanche de flic'' / ''A Cops' Sunday'' (1983)
- ''L'Honneur d'un capitaine'' / ''A Captain's Honor'' (1982)
- ''Le Grand frère'' / ''The Big Brother'' (1982)
- ''L'Indiscrétion'' (1982)
- ''Il faut tuer Birgit Haas'' / ''Birgit Haas Must Be Killed'' (1981)
- ''Un étrange voyage'' (1981)
- ''Je hais les blondes'' / ''I Hate Blondes'' (1980)
- ''Chère inconnue'' / ''I Sent a Letter to My Love'' (1980)
- ''French Postcards'' (1979)
- ''Courage fuyons'' / ''Courage - Let's Run'' (1979)
- ''Grandison'' (1979)
- ''Le Cavaleur'' / ''Practice Makes Perfect'' (1979)
- ''La Grande Cuisine'' / ''Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?'' (1978)
- ''Le Diable dans la boîte'' / ''The Devil in the Box'' (1977)
- ''Le Crabe-tambour'' / ''Drummer-Crab'' (1977)
- ''Nous irons tous au paradis'' / ''We Will All Meet in Paradise'' (1977)
- ''Un éléphant ça trompe énormément'' / ''An Elephant Can Be Extremely Deceptive'' (1976)
- ''Les Magiciens'' / ''Death Rite'' (1976)
- ''Calmos'' / ''Cool, Calm and Collected'' (1976)
- ''Les Vécés étaient fermés de l'interieur'' (1976)
- ''Isabelle devant le désir'' / ''Isabelle and Lust'' (1975)
- ''Un divorce heureux'' / ''A Happy Divorce'' (1975)
- ''Les Innocents aux mains sales'' / ''Dirty Hands'' (1975)
- ''Que la fête commence...'' / ''Let Joy Reign Supreme'' (1974)
- ''Retour du grand blond'' / ''The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe'' (1974)
- ''Le Fantôme de la liberté'' / ''The Phantom of Liberty'' (1974)
- ''Comment réussir... quand on est con et pleurnichard'' / ''How to Make Good When One Is a Jerk and a Crybaby'' (1974)
- ''L'Horloger de Saint-Paul'' / ''The Clockmaker of St. Paul'' (1974)
- ''L'Homme aux nerfs d'acier'' / ''Escape from Death Row'' (1973)
- ''Salut l'artiste'' / ''Hail The Artist'' (1973)
- ''Le Complot'' / ''The Conspiracy'' (1973)
- ''Bel ordure'' / ''Lovely Swine'' (1973)
- ''L'Héritier'' / ''The Inheritor'' (1973)
- ''Les Feux de la chandeleur'' / ''Hearth Fires'' (1972)
- ''L'Oeuf'' / ''The Egg'' (1972)
- ''Le Grand blond avec une chaussure noire'' / ''The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe'' (1972)
- ''Céleste'' (1970)
- ''La Liberté en croupe'' (1970)
- ''Le Temps de mourir'' / ''The Time to Die'' (1970)
- ''Le Diable par la queue'' / ''The Devil by the Tail'' (1969)
- ''Ne jouez pas avec les Martiens'' / ''Don't Play with Martians'' (1967)
- ''À coeur joie'' / ''Two Weeks in September'' (1967)
- ''Le Facteur s'en va-t-en guerre'' / ''The Postman Goes to War'' (1966)
- ''Qui êtes-vous, Polly Maggoo?'' / ''Who Are You, Polly Magoo?'' (1966)
- ''Angélique et le roy'' / ''Angelique and the King'' (1966)
- ''Les Tribulations d'un chinois en Chine'' / ''Chinese Adventures in China'' (1965)
- ''Merveilleuse Angélique'' / ''Angelique: The Road to Versailles'' (1965)
- ''Trouble Among Widows'' (1964)
- ''Angélique, marquise des anges'' / ''Angélique''(1964)
- ''Les Pieds nickelés'' (1964)
- ''Du grabuge chez les veuves'' / ''Trouble Among Widows'' (1964)
- ''La Foire aux cancres'' / ''The Blockhead Fair'' (1963)
- ''La Porteuse de pain'' / ''The Bread Peddler'' (1963)
- ''Symphonie pour un massacre'' / ''Symphony for a Massacre'' (1963)
- ''Fort-du-fou'' / ''Outpost in Indo-china'' (1963)
- ''Le Masque de fer'' / ''The Iron Mask'' (1962)
- ''Le Soleil dans l'oeil'' / ''Sun in Your Eyes'' (1962)
- ''Climats'' / ''Climates of Love'' (1962)
- ''Cartouche'' / ''Swords of Blood'' (1962)
- ''Capitaine Fracasse'' (1961)
- ''Vingt mille lieues sur la terre'' / ''20,000 Leagues Across the Land'' (1961)
- ''Une balle dans le canon'' / ''A Bullet in the Gun Barrel'' (1958)
- ''Rencontre à Paris'' / ''Meeting in Paris'' (1956)
- To write him:
Jean Rochefort
c/o Artmedia
20, avenue Rapp
75007 Paris
- Was the singer of " Le chien abandonné " in 1984 .
- Was the owner of the horse Nashville.
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