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Jacques Dumesnil


1904 - 1998

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The actor Jacques Dumesnil was born as Marie Emile Eugène André Joly in Paris.
 
In the film business he appeared for the first time in the movie "Danton" (32). In the next years he took part in other well-known productions like "La belle de nuit" (34), "L'or" (34), "Le roi des Champs-Elysées" (34), "Lucrèce Borgia" (35), "Les pirates du rail" (38) and "Retour à l'aube" (39).
 
He continued his career successfully in the 40s and 50s.
To his most popular movies of that time belong "L'empreinte du Dieu" (40), "Boléro" (42), "Secrets" (43), "La grande meute" (45), "Rumeurs" (47), "Julie de Carneilhan" (50), "Il visconte di Bragelonne" (54), "Naploéon" (55), "Si Paris nous était conté" (56), "Le septième commandement" (57) and "La vie à deux" (58).
 
Jacques Dumesnil remained active till the old age, his last film he shot at the age of 76.
to his last cinematical works belong "La tricheuse" (61), "La planque" (62), "Horace" (63), "Pour Vermeer" (73), the serial "Le village englouti" (76), "Il y a encore des noisetiers" (78) and an episode of the serial "Les enquêtes du commissaire Maigret: Maigret et l'ambassadeur" (80).
 
His son Pierre Dumesnil was a successful swimmer, he was among other French champion and he took part at the Olympic Games in 1952.
 

Other movies with Jacques Dumesnil: 
Rivaux de la piste (33) Le maître de forges (33) Trois de la marine (34) Un homme de trop à bord (35) Bach détective (36) Puits en flammes (37) Prisons de femmes (38) Derrière la façade (39) Yamilé sous les cèdres (39) L'homme du Niger (40) Le mariage de Chiffon (42) La fuasse maîtresse (42) Les ailes blanches (43) Malaria (43) Pierre et Jean (43) Graine au vent (44) Le bal des passants (44) Service de nuit (44) Le père Serge (45) Jeux de femmes (46) La dernière chevauchée (47) Les trafiquants de la mer (47) 56, rue Pigalle (49) La ferme des sept péchés (49) Anna (51) Ulisse (54) En effeuillant la marguerite (56) Mistou ou Comment l'esprit vient aux filles... (56) La p...sentimentale (58) Première brigade criminelle (60) Pena de muerte (61) Amours célèbres (61) Dossier 1413 (62)Les tontons flingueurs (63) Que personne ne sorte (64) Le boeuf clandestin (69) Serie "Au théâtre ce soir: Affaire vous concernant" (69) Serie "L'inconnue du vol 141" (72) Serie "Le chirurgien de Saint-Chad" (76) Le lauzun de la Grande Mademoiselle (76) Serie "Au plaisir de Dieu" (77) Serie "Les héritiers: Le codicille" (78)


 
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