About

Known credits:
50
Birthday:
1924-09-12
Place of birth:
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Website:
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Jean Le Poulain

Overview

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.

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Known for

Acting
1986 Le Malade imaginaire Actor Argan N/A
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1982 Le Voyage de monsieur Perrichon Actor Monsieur Perrichon N/A
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1981 Signé Furax Actor Klakmuf 58
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1981 La Dame de chez Maxim Actor le Général Petypon du Grêlé N/A
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1978 Volpone Actor Volpone N/A
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1978 La Puce à l'oreille Actor Victor-Emmanuel Chandebise et Poche N/A
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1978 Miam-miam ou le Dîner d'affaires Actor Lucien Beix N/A
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1978 Les deux timides Actor Thibaudier 59
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1977 Le faiseur Actor M. Mercadet N/A
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1975 Le noir te va si bien Actor John 59
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1975 Divine Actor Bobovitch 59
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1975 The Red Ibis Actor Margos 58
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1973 The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot Actor Le frère Albaret 58
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1973 La Nuit des rois Actor Malvolio N/A
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1972 De doux dingues Actor Paul Lecuyer 59
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1971 Fric-Frac Actor Jo 59
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1970 Sortie de secours Actor Harpagon N/A
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1970 Et qu'ça saute ! Actor Don Pedro N/A
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1970 Le Bourgeois gentilhomme Actor Monsieur Jourdain N/A
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1970 She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks Actor Gruson 59
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1969 Le minotaure Actor Michou N/A
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1968 Azaïs Actor Le baron Wurtz 59
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1968 Salut Berthe ! Actor Beau Papa 58
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1968 A Strange Kind of Colonel Actor 59
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1966 Interdit au public Actor Hervé Montagne N/A
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1966 Seventeenth Heaven Actor L'homme à la voiture 58
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1964 Les Gorilles Actor The stage director 59
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1963 Un coup dans l'aile Actor Levaillant 58
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1963 Le roi du village Actor N/A
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1962 The Empire of Night Actor David Balkis, l'Empereur de la nuit 58
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1962 The Mysteries of Paris Actor The schoolmaster 59
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1962 The Deadly Decoy Actor 59
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1962 Arsène Lupin vs. Arsène Lupin Actor le préfet de police 59
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1962 Sign of the Lion Actor Le Clochard 60
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1961 Les livreurs Actor Professeur Alexis Schmutz N/A
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1961 Sahara on Fire Actor N/A
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1959 The Hunchback of Paris Actor Peyrolles 60
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1958 Le Voyage de monsieur Perrichon Actor M. Mathieu, ex-Commandant au Deuxième Zouave 59
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1948 Les Aventures des Pieds-Nickelés Actor 58
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Directing
1988 Move Over, Mrs. Markham Directing Director N/A
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1986 Le Malade imaginaire Directing Director N/A
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1982 Le Voyage de monsieur Perrichon Directing Director N/A
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1978 Les deux timides Directing Stage Director 59
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1975 Le noir te va si bien Directing Director 59
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1974 Pétrus Directing Stage Director N/A
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1973 La Nuit des rois Directing Stage Director N/A
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1972 Huit femmes Directing Stage Director N/A
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1971 Fric-Frac Directing Stage Director 59
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1968 Azaïs Directing Stage Director 59
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1966 Interdit au public Directing Director N/A
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