Jacques Brel

1929-1978

Biography: life and films

Jacques Brel was a Belgian actor and singer. He was born in Brussels, Belgium on 8th April 1929 and died in Bobigny, France on 9th October 1978, aged 49.

His best films as an actor include Marcel Carné's Les Assassins de l'ordre (1971), Edouard Molinaro's comedy L'Emmerdeur (1973) and Frédéric Rossif's Brel (1982), and whose best work as a film director include Franz (1971).

Jacques Brel appeared in 15 films, supplied the music for 9 films, scripted 5 films and directed 3 films.

He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Edouard Molinaro (2 films).

His most frequent genres include: drama (6 films), comedy (5) and comedy-drama (2).

Our average rating for Jacques Brel over all films is: 2.8

Filmography

Key: a = actor; d = director; w = writer; m = musician

Un roi sans divertissement (1963) [m]

Les Risques du métier (1967) [a,m]

La Bande à Bonnot (1968) [a,m]

Mon oncle Benjamin (1969) [a,m]

Franz (1971) [a,d,w,m]

Les Assassins de l'ordre (1971) [a]

Mont-Dragon (1971) [a]

L'Aventure, c'est l'aventure (1972) [a]

Le Bar de la fourche (1972) [a,m]

Far West (1973) [a,d,w,m]

L'Emmerdeur (1973) [a,m]

Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (1975) [a,w]

Brel (1982) [a]

Barbara (2017) [a]



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