Jean Desailly (August 24, 1920, Paris – June 11, 2008) was a French actor. He was a member of the Comédie-Française from 1942 – 1946, and later participated in about ninety movies.

Desailly was married to the French actress Simone Valère.

[edit] Selected filmography

• 1946: Patrie, directed by Louis Daquin
• 1955: Les Grandes manoeuvres, directed by René Clair
• 1958: Les Grandes Familles, directed by Denys de La Patellière
• 1964: The Soft Skin, directed by François Truffaut (as Pierre Lachenay) (nominated for the Golden Palm at the Cannes Film Festival in 1964; received the Bodil Award for Best European Film in 1965)
• 1972: Un flic
• 1981: Le Professionnel (as Le ministre) (won the Golden Screen Award, 1983)^[1]
• 1994: Le Radeau de la Méduse (as La Tullaye)

[edit] Awards and nominations

• 1960: Nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 1960, for his role in Maigret tend un piège.
• 2002: Awarded the Molière acting prize.^[2]

[edit] External links

• Jean Desailly at the Internet Movie Database

[edit] References

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