Jacques Marin
Acting
Biography
Jacques Marin (9 September 1919 – 10 January 2001) was a French actor on film and television. Marin's fluency in English and his instantly recognisable features made him a familiar face in some major American and British productions (Charade, The Train, Marathon Man), and Disney movies (The Island at the Top of the World and Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo). Source: Article "Jacques Marin" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Born: September 9, 1919
Place of Birth: Paris, France
Known For
The Beautiful Trip
She dragged out a more than mediocre life in the port of Antwerp; he is a renowned pianist-virtuoso. These two solitary beings, totally different, meet by chance on a liner and gradually realize that they complement each other harmoniously.
Une enquête du commissaire Prévôt
Forbidden Games
Orphaned after a Nazi air raid, Paulette, a young Parisian girl, runs into Michel, an older peasant boy, and the two quickly become close. Together, they try to make sense of the chaotic and crumbling world around them, attempting to cope with death as they create a burial ground for Paulette's deceased pet dog. Eventually, however, Paulette's stay with Michel's family is threatened by the harsh realities of wartime.
Charade
After Regina Lampert falls for the dashing Peter Joshua on a skiing holiday in the French Alps, she discovers upon her return to Paris that her husband has been murdered. Soon, she and Peter are giving chase to three of her late husband's World War II cronies, Tex, Scobie and Gideon, who are after a quarter of a million dollars the quartet stole while behind enemy lines.
The 25th Hour
A Romanian peasant fights to get back to his family after he's imprisoned by the Nazis.The picture is based on real events. It includes Hungary's government in collaboration with the Nazis, the encroachment of Romania by Stalin's troopers, and other happenings.
The Fugitives
During the Second World War, in 1943, two French prisoners, François and Michel, escape from Stalag B377 in northern Germany near the Baltic Sea. They meet another escaped compatriot, Pierre, who has donned the uniform of a German officer and joins them. Their goal: to reach neutral Sweden. To get there, they'll have to walk part of the way, then take a train to the coast and, from there, find a way to cross the sea to the shores of Sweden.
The Truth
As Dominique Marceau is being tried for the murder of Gilbert Tellier, accounts by different witnesses paint a picture of the kind of relationship the two used to share.
The Train
As the Allied forces approach Paris in August 1944, German Colonel Von Waldheim is desperate to take all of France's greatest paintings to Germany. He manages to secure a train to transport the valuable art works even as the chaos of retreat descends upon them. The French resistance however wants to stop them from stealing their national treasures but have received orders from London that they are not to be destroyed. The station master, Labiche, is tasked with scheduling the train and making it all happen smoothly but he is also part of a dwindling group of resistance fighters tasked with preventing the theft. He and others stage an elaborate ruse to keep the train from ever leaving French territory.
How to Steal a Million
A woman must steal a statue from a Paris museum to help conceal her father's art forgeries.
Gigot
A poignant comedy about a mute who befriends Nicole, the little daughter of a prostitute. Gleason shows his considerable talents as an actor without uttering a sound as he plays the bumbling, kind-hearted janitor, Gigot. Gleason wrote the original story and music for this film.
Filmography
as Raymond
as Self
as Ducreux, taxi driver
as Hercule (Voice)
as Albert
as Hochwürden Harry
as Hercule (Voice)
as Corvino
as Mac Goland
as Massenet
as J.L. Beauché
as Achille
as Landlord
as L'inspecteur de police
as Gaston
as Inspector Bouchet
as le bistrotier
as LeClerc
as Moreau, prison guard
as Le gradé de la police
as Le patron de l'agence de location de voitures
as Owner of the inn in Saint-Rémy
as Adair
as Self
as Captain Brieux
as Dussautoy
as The banner bearer
as Lucas, the gardener
as Lafayette
as Le bistrot
as Le commissaire
as Cusset
as L'épicier, collaborateur avant l'heure
as Ricoux
as Driver
as Bernard Lockwood
as Antoine Simonet
as Andrieux
as Penpal
as Major Duvalle
as Scholar #1 (voice)
as Fernand
as Félix Lechat
as Bartender
as Pump Attendant
as Un Déménageur
as Le soldat chez Debresco (uncredited)
as Policeman (segment "Aujourd'hui") (uncredited)
as Chief Guard
as Mayor
as Bouvreuil
as Agent de police ferroviaire
as L'acquéreur du mobilier (sketch "La Fermeture")
as Le père
as segment 1 'La Bestiole'
as Noel Bernard
as Jacques
as (uncredited)
as Dupond / Dupont (voice)
as Barman
as Edouard Grandpierre
as Jean
as Raoul
as Desmoulins
as Inspector Larpin (uncredited)
as Trochu
as Gaston, le chauffeur de car et guide
as M. Gaspard, l'épicier
as Le conducteur du bus
as Marceau
as The butcher
as Le contôleur du train (segment "Le Mariage")
as Gendarmerie brigadier on a bicycle (uncredited)
as Watchman
as Mr. Verdier
as Tropmann
as Albert
as Controller
as The inspector
as Albert
as Casino employee who searches under the table
as Cerisot
as Rouille
as Hippolyte Félix
as Trianon Hotel Receptionist
as Taxi driver (uncredited)
as Waiter (uncredited)
as Le pêcheur à la ligne
as Monsieur Madeleine's secretary
as Thérese
as Le policier motard (uncredited)
as An Inspector (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
as Cousin (uncredited)
as Le policier de garde
as (uncredited)
as Owner of the restaurant Saint Martin
as L'agent de police (uncredited)
as L'inspecteur Lacoste
as Gendarmerie Brigadier
as Armand - le routier qui fesse Clotilde
as Pub Regular
as le gendarme au commissariat
as Le garagiste (uncredited)
as Le policier
as Un prisonnier
as Un policier
as Un spectateur (uncredited)
as Police inspector
as Agent chasing Carmen and La Hurlette
as Gaston, neighbor on the sixth floor, under the roofs
as Lucien
as Georges Dolle
as Un homme du village (uncredited)
as Bartender (uncredited)
as A thug