Jacques Charon carries the professional label of French actor, though the information on record about his career is limited. The bulk of the listed work is comedy. The credit count is respectable at 30, even if the titles are not widely known. He features in 'Cartouche', playing Le colonel. 'The Red Inn' is another title on the record. The trail starts in 1941.
Jacques Charon
55 years (Feb 27, 1920 – Oct 15, 1975)Paris, France
29 Movies1 Series
Jacques Charon carries the professional label of French actor, though the information on record about his career is limited. The bulk of the listed work is comedy. The credit count is respectable at 30, even if the titles are not widely known. He features in 'Cartouche', playing Le colonel. 'The Red Inn' is another title on the record. The trail starts in 1941.
Jacques Charon (27 February 1920 – 15 October 1975) was a French actor and film director.
Born in Paris, Charon trained at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique (CNSAD) and made his début at the Comédie-Française in 1941. During his time there which lasted until his death, he played over 150 roles in the classical and modern repertoire.
Charon directed the 1968 feature film A Flea in Her Ear and the 1973 television movie Monsieur Pompadour.
He played Spalanzani in the complete recording of The Tales of Hoffmann (Decca, 1971).
Charon died in Paris and is buried in the Cimetière de Montmartre.