Jacques Weber

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Jacques Weber
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Jacques Weber in 2012
Born (1949-08-23) 23 August 1949 (age 76)
Paris, France
Occupation(s)Actor, director, writer
Years active1970–present
SpouseChristine Weber
Children3, including Stanley Weber

Jacques Weber (born 23 August 1949) [1] is a French actor, director, and writer.

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Life and career

Weber joined the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique at the age of 20, and won the Prix d'Excellence when he left. He joined Robert Hossein in Rheims, and began a rich theatrical career and a sporadic cinema career.

Marcel Cravenne hired him in 1970 for Tartuffe . In 1972, he was Haroun in Faustine et le Bel Été and played the role of Hugo in État de siège by Costa-Gavras. He was seduced by Claude Jade in Le Malin Plaisir (1975), and by Anicée Alvina in Une femme fatale (1976). The young actor with much sex-appeal (he appeared in Le Malin Plaisir completely naked) was in Bel Ami (1983) after the 1885 novel by Guy de Maupassant in the adaptation by Pierre Cardinal. On television, he was, among others, Le Comte de Monte-Cristo by Denys de La Patellière and Judge Antoine Rives in the show by Gilles Béhat. Noticeable on film as Comte de Guiche in Cyrano de Bergerac (1990) and Don Juan (1998), where he seduces Emmanuelle Béart. In 2008, he joined Isabelle Adjani in a televised adaptation of Figaro which he directed for France 3.

From 1979 to 1985, he appeared at the Centre dramatique national in Lyon (Théâtre du 8th), and from 1986 to 2001, the Théâtre de Nice, Centre dramatique national Nice-Côte d'Azur. He has starred and directed in many of the great roles of classical theatre, including Cyrano, where he excelled for many seasons.

Jacques Weber published Des petits coins de paradis in October 2009, his first work, which relates to his work as an artist and his friends. [2]

He is married to Christine Weber and has three children: two sons, Tommy and Stanley, and one daughter, Kim.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes
1970Au théâtre ce soirAlbert Pierre Sabbagh TV series (1 episode)
Lancelot du lac Gawain Claude Santelli TV movie
1971 Raphael, or The Debauched One Michel Deville
Tartuffe Damis Marcel CravenneTV movie
1972MaupratBernardJacques TréboutaTV movie
Faustine et le Bel Été Haroun Nina Companeez
L'humeur vagabonde Édouard Luntz
State of Siege Hugo Costa-Gavras
1973R.A.S.Alain Charpentier Yves Boisset
Hilda MuramerFrédérick von GlaudaJacques Trébouta (2)TV movie
Projection privéePhilippeFrançois Leterrier
1974La femme aux bottes rougesPainter Juan Luis Buñuel
1975 Malicious Pleasure Marc Lancelot Bernard Toublanc-Michel
Aloïse The engineer Liliane de Kermadec
Une femme fatalePhilippe Mathelin Jacques Doniol-Valcroze
1977Les rebellesLéon LarguierPierre BadelTV movie
I baroniCarloGiampaolo Lomi
Le loup blancCaptain DidierJean-Pierre DecourtTV movie
Un amour de sablePierre Gouin Christian Lara
1979Le comte de Monte-Cristo Edmond Dantes/The Count of Monte-Cristo Denys de La Patellière TV Mini-Series (4 episodes)
The Adolescent Jean Jeanne Moreau
Bernard QuesnayBernard Quesnay Jean-François Delassus TV movie
1981Le mariage de FigaroBartholoPierre Badel (2)TV movie
Les amours de Jacques le fatalisteThe MasterJacques OrdinesTV movie
1983 Les Poneys sauvages Georges SavalRobert MazoyerTV Mini-Series
Bel ami Georges Duroy Pierre Cardinal TV Mini-Series
1984 Rive droite, rive gauche Guarrigue Philippe Labro
1985Adolescente, sucre d'amourKarimJocelyn Saab
Escalier CConrad Jean-Charles Tacchella
1986Suivez mon regardThe clientJean Curtelin
A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later Himself Claude Lelouch
1987Vaines recherchesClaude SchneiderNicolas RibowskiTV movie
1988 The Witches' Sabbath Professor Cadò Marco Bellocchio
1989À deux minutes prèsTristanEric Le Hung
Le crime d'AntoineJulien Marc Rivière
Adieu ChristineDoctor Golstein Christopher Frank TV movie
1990 Cyrano de Bergerac Comte de Guiche Jean-Paul Rappeneau César Award for Best Supporting Actor
Haute tensionLucasPatrick DromgooleTV series (1 episode)
Lacenaire Jacques Arago Francis Girod
1991Le dernier motSergeGilles BéhatTV movie
1993Antoine Rives, juge du terrorismeJudge Antoine Rives Philippe Lefebvre, Gilles Béhat (2)TV series (6 episodes)
Rupture(s)The trampChristine Citti
1994Le misanthropeMathias LedouxTV movie
Aventures dans le Grand NordPierreArnaud SélignacTV series (1 episode)
1995Le petit garçonThe father Pierre Granier-Deferre
The Horseman on the Roof Narrator Jean-Paul Rappeneau (2)
1996 Beaumarchais Duke of Chaulnes Édouard Molinaro
Chienne de vieDanielBernard UzanTV movie
Papa est un miragePhilippeDidier GroussetTV movie
La femme de la forêtLucasArnaud Sélignac (2)TV Mini-Series
1998 Don Juan Don Juan Jacques Weber
Que la lumière soit Professor Lang Arthur Joffé
1999Tôt ou tardPierreAnne-Marie Etienne
2000BéréniceAntiochusJean-Daniel VerhaegheTV movie
2001L'affaire KergalenJean LaguennecLaurent JaouiTV movie
Tel père, telle flicCommissioner NordeyEric WorethTV series
Mausolée pour une garceHenri TarideArnaud Sélignac (3)TV movie
2002Ruy Blas Don César de Bazan Jacques Weber (2)TV movie
La panneThe husbandFrédéric CerulliShort
20037 ans de mariageClaude Didier Bourdon
2004Plan BEric GendarmeShort
2006Le poids du silenceDavid BenmussaShort
Les aristos Count Charles Valéran Charlotte de Turckheim
Les ambitieuxSaint-Clair Catherine Corsini
Odette Toulemonde Olaf Pims Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt
2007La lance de la destinéeJacques Beranger Dennis Berry TV Mini-Series
2008FigaroCount AlmavivaJacques Weber (3)TV movie
IntrusionsAndré de Saché Emmanuel Bourdieu
Les héritièresOttavio Della RoccaHarry ClevenTV movie
2009 All About Actresses Himself Maïwenn
Fais-moi plaisir! Elisabeth's father Emmanuel Mouret
Folie douceClaude Monceau Josée Dayan TV movie
2010Ensemble, c'est tropRoger Léa Fazer
HH, Hitler à HollywoodHimselfFrédéric Sojcher
2011Joseph l'insoumis Joseph Wresinski Caroline GlorionTV movie
Le grand restaurant IIA clientGérard PullicinoTV movie
Mystère au Moulin RougeHarold MeyerStéphane KappesTV movie
2012 Sur la piste du Marsupilami Daddy Dan Alain Chabat
Arrête de pleurer PénélopeAimé BadarouxJuliette Arnaud, Corinne Puget
Bienvenue parmi nousMax Jean Becker
Bad Girl Professor LecoqPatrick Mille
2013Un prince (presque) charmantCharles LavantinPhilippe Lellouche
Le grand retournementThe banker WeberGérard Mordillat
Désolée pour hier soirMarcHortense GelinetShort
2014 Les Yeux jaunes des crocodiles Marcel GrobzCécile Telerman
2015Quand je ne dors pasTommy Weber
Le passagerJean-Pierre ToininJérôme CornuauTV Mini-Series
Les Bêtises AndréRose and Alice Philippon
2016 Death in Sarajevo
2017 La Mante Charles CarrotAlexandre LaurentNetflix Original Series
2021 In Therapy AlainEmmanuel Finkiel
2022 The Origin of Evil (L'Origine du mal)SergeSébastien Marnier

Theatre

1970–1979

1980–1989

1990–1999

2000–2009

Audiobooks

Honours

Awards and nominations

References

  1. https://tpa.fr/acteurs-theatre/weber-jacques-389.html
  2. Jacques Weber, Des petits coins de paradis, Edition du Cherche-Midi, Collection Documents, 2009
  3. Decree of 31 December 1996 with promotion and nomination, JORF No. 1 of 1st January 1997, p. 29, NOR PREX9612816D, on Légifrance.
  4. Decree of 11 July 2008 with promotion and nomination, JORF No. 163 of 13 July 2008, p. 11280, text No. 4, NOR PREX0813584D, on Légifrance.