About

Known credits:
58
Birthday:
1903-11-09
Place of birth:
Paris, France
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Jacques Dumesnil

Overview

Jacques Dumesnil (born Marie Émile Eugène André Joly ; 9 November 1903 – 8 May 1998) was a French film and television actor. Jacques Dumesnil was born as Marie Émile Eugène André Joly on November 9, 1903, in Paris, France. Before becoming an actor, he received training as a mechanical engineer. After starting as a secretary at the aviation school, he became an industrial designer, a profession he left to devote himself to the theater.

He adopted the pseudonym Dumesnil because of the admiration he had to French actor Camille Dumény. He started out as a fanciful singer in a café located in Paris Place de l'Hôtel de Ville , he was paid in sandwiches and glasses of beer.

Dumesnil started on stage in 1927 and divided his career between theater and cinema. Having spent two years at the Comédie-Française , he played among other things in Les Tontons flingueurs and provided the French voice of Charlie Chaplin in Monsieur Verdoux (1947) and A King in New York (1957).

His role as Duke of Plessis-Vaudreuil in the television series Au Plaisir de Dieu , earned him a resurgence of popularity and the 7 d'Or for best actor.

Jacques Dumesnil had a son, Pierre Joly dit Dumesnil , who was a French swimming champion and participated in the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki , Finland.

Known for

Acting
1977 Au plaisir de Dieu Actor Duc Sosthène de Plessis-Vaudreuil N/A
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1976 Le village englouti Actor Alphonse Delamoniaz N/A
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1964 Que personne ne sorte Actor Le directeur de la police 58
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1963 Crooks in Clover Actor Louis « le Mexicain » 67
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1963 Horace 62 Actor Old Horace N/A
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1962 The Hideout Actor Garnier, le directeur N/A
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1961 Secret File 1413 Actor Docteur Pira 58
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1961 Famous Love Affairs Actor Hans, le bourreau 58
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1961 Première brigade criminelle Actor Commissioner Masson N/A
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1961 ¿Pena de muerte? Actor 59
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1960 La tricheuse Actor N/A
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1958 La P..... sentimentale Actor Pierre Berger 58
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1958 Life Together Actor Le docteur Henri Girane 59
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1957 The Seventh Commandment Actor Gilbert Odet N/A
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1956 All the World's Memory Actor Self / Narrator (voice) 59
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1956 Plucking the Daisy Actor General Dumont 58
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1956 If Paris Were Told to Us Actor Richelieu 59
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1955 Napoleon Actor Marshal Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte 59
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1954 The Count of Bragelonne Actor d'Artagnan 58
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1954 Ulysses Actor Alicinous 60
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1951 Anna Actor Professor Ferri 59
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1950 Julie de Carneilhan Actor Léon de Carneilhan N/A
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1949 The Farm of Seven Sins Actor Paul-Louis Courier 59
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1949 56, rue Pigalle Actor Jean Vigneron 58
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1947 Trafiquants de la mer Actor L'inspecteur principal Gardy N/A
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1947 La dernière chevauchée Actor N/A
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1947 Rumors Actor Jean N/A
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1946 Women's Games Actor Stanislas N/A
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1945 Father Serge Actor N/A
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1945 The Great Pack Actor Côme de Lambrefaut 59
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1944 Night Shift Actor Pierre Jansen N/A
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1944 Le bal des passants Actor Claude Amadieu N/A
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1944 Sowing the Wind Actor The sculptor Bruno Horp N/A
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1943 Pierre and Jean Actor Marchat 59
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1943 Malaria Actor N/A
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1943 Secrets Actor Pierre 59
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1943 White Wings Actor Gérard Clairval N/A
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1942 Twisted Mistress Actor 58
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1942 The Marriage of Chiffon Actor Max de Bray 59
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1942 Boléro Actor Georges 59
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1940 African Diary Actor Le lieutenant Parent 58
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1940 Two Women Actor Gomar 59
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1939 Yamilé Under the Cedars Actor Osman Hel Hussein N/A
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1939 Behind the Facade Actor Albert Durant, stockbroker and poker player 59
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1938 Return at Dawn Actor Dick Farmer aka 'Keith' 59
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1938 Marked Girls Actor 58
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1938 Rail Pirates Actor Rolland 58
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1937 Le cœur dispose Actor Baron Houzier N/A
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1936 Bach the Detective Actor Stefani N/A
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1935 Lucrezia Borgia Actor Giannino Sforza, Duke of Milano 59
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1935 Un homme de trop à bord Actor Clay N/A
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1934 The King of the Champs-Élysées Actor 59
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1934 3 of the navy Actor N/A
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1934 L’or Actor Malescot 59
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1934 La Belle de Nuit Actor Jean Fournier 58
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1933 The Ironmaster Actor Gaston de Bligny 59
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1932 Danton Actor N/A
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1932 Mon amant l'assassin Actor Bondizi N/A
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