Biography: life and films
Jacques Villeret (real name: Mohammed Boufroura) was a French film actor. He was born in Tours, France on 6 February 1951 and died in Évreux, France on 28 January 2005. One of France's most respected actors, Villeret made his film debut in Yves Boisset's R.A.S. (1973) and went on to show his versatility in a wide range of comic and dramatic roles, on stage and screen. He is best known for playing the schmuck François Pignon in Francis Veber's comedy Le Dîner de cons (1998), the role for which he won a Best Actor César.© James Travers 2017
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Filmography
Key: a = actor
R.A.S. (1973) [a]
Sérieux comme le plaisir (1975) [a]
Le Bon et les méchants (1976) [a]
Les Naufragés de l'île de la Tortue (1976) [a]
Si c'était à refaire (1976) [a]
Un autre homme, une autre chance (1977) [a]
Mon premier amour (1978) [a]
Bête mais discipliné (1979) [a]
Confidences pour confidences (1979) [a]
Un balcon en forêt (1979) [a]
Les Uns et les autres (1981) [a]
Malevil (1981) [a]
Circulez y'a rien à voir (1983) [a]
Effraction (1983) [a]
Garçon! (1983) [a]
Papy fait de la résistance (1983) [a]
Hold-Up (1985) [a]
La Galette du roi (1986) [a]
Les Folles années du twist (1986) [a]
Dernier été à Tanger (1987) [a]
L'Été en pente douce (1987) [a]
La Petite amie (1988) [a]
Mangeclous (1988) [a]
Trois années (1990) [a]
Le Fils du Mékong (1991) [a]
Les Secrets professionnels du Dr Apfelglück (1991) [a]
The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish (1991) [a]
Le Bal des casse-pieds (1992) [a]
Parano (1994) [a]
Golden Boy (1996) [a]
Mookie (1998) [a]
Les Enfants du marais (1999) [a]
Un aller simple (2001) [a]
Un crime au paradis (2001) [a]
Effroyables jardins (2003) [a]
Le Furet (2003) [a]
Iznogoud (2005) [a]
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