Jean Le Poulain
Jean Le Poulain (12 September 1924 – 1 March 1988) was a French stage actor and stage director. He attended the cours Simon in Paris and won the first prize of Comedy at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique in 1949. He was then recruited by Jean Vilar at the Théâtre national populaire and in 1952 he appeared with Gérard Philipe in The Prince of Homburg by Heinrich von Kleist at the théâtre des Champs-Élysées. He began as an actor both in theatre and cinema in 1947 and often appeared on the regular theatre show of the French television Au théâtre ce soir created in 1966. He joined the Comédie-Française in 1978, where he became sociétaire in 1980, then General administrator from septembre 1986 until his death, where he portrayed Monsieur Jourdain in Le Bourgeois gentilhomme by Molière. Source: Article "Jean Le Poulain" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Filmography (53 titles)
Ferveur - Comédie Française
Self · 1987
MovieLe Bourgeois Gentilhomme
1986
MovieLe Malade imaginaire
Argan · 1986
8.0MovieLe Voyage de monsieur Perrichon
Monsieur Perrichon · 1982
6.8ShowChamps-Elysées
Self · 1982
5.0MovieSigné Furax
Klakmuf · 1981
MovieLa Dame de chez Maxim
le Général Petypon du Grêlé · 1981
5.2MovieI've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs
Drouillard · 1979
7.0MovieVolpone
Volpone · 1978
MovieLa Puce à l'oreille
Victor-Emmanuel Chandebise et Poche · 1978
MovieMiam-miam ou le Dîner d'affaires
Lucien Beix · 1978
6.0MovieLes deux timides
Thibaudier · 1978
MovieLe Faiseur
M. Mercadet · 1977
6.2Show30 millions d'amis
Self · 1976
Le Tour du monde en 80 jours
Phileas Fogg · 1975
8.3MovieLe noir te va si bien
John Mac Lesby / Jules Trombonne · 1975
5.7MovieDivine
Bobovitch · 1975
5.6MovieThe Red Ibis
Margos · 1975
Système 2
Self · 1975
9.0ShowMidi Première
Self · 1975
Around the World in 80 Days
Phileas Fogg · 1975
6.3MovieUrsule and Grelu
1974
4.9MovieThe Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot
Brother Albaret · 1973
MovieLa Nuit des rois
Malvolio · 1973
6.5MovieDe doux dingues
Paul Lecuyer · 1972
8.0ShowLe Grand Échiquier
Self · 1972
5.2MovieFric-Frac
Jo · 1971
Samedi soir
Self · 1971
7.0MovieSortie de secours
Harpagon · 1970
9.0MovieEt qu'ça saute !
Don Pedro · 1970