Portrait of Jess Hahn

Jess Hahn

Acting

Biography

Jess Hahn's career is a bit of an oddity, being one of very few American actors to establish himself in French cinema in the early 1960's. He acted exclusively in French productions for the duration of his career with the exception of the Marlon Brando vehicle "The Night of the Following Day" in 1968, which was filmed in France. He also appeared in several international coproductions and low budget films by French exploitation director Jean Marie Pallardy, for which he is arguably best-known to contemporary audiences.

Born: October 29, 1921

Place of Birth: Terre Haute, Indiana, USA

Filmography

1989
Overdose

as Le docteur

1986
La Galette du roi

as Morrisson - TV Director

1984
1981
Teheran '43

as terrorist on airplane

1981
Treize

as Bob

1980
Mama Dracula

as The Superintendent

1977
Johnny West

as Manager

1974
Three Tough Guys

as The Bartender

1973
Mysterious Island

as Bonaventure Pencroft

1973
The Mysterious Island

as Bonaventure Pencroft

1972
The Grand Duel

as Bighorse

1972
Sexy Sinners

as Prior (uncredited)

1972
The Artless One

as Captain

1971
Bad Man's River

as Tom Odie

1971
Rum Runners

as Piet aka "Big Dutch"

1971
Supergirl

as Polonsky

1971
Troubleshooters

as Kongo, La brute américaine

1971
1970
Atlantic Wall

as British colonel

1970
The Novices

as L'Américain

1970
1968
The Woman Is a Stranger

as Floyd Delaney

1967
Rita the Field Marshal

as Major Bill Hocks

1967
1967
1966
Triple Cross

as Commander Braid

1966
The Saint Lies in Wait

as Hoppy Uniatz

1966
1966
1966
The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen

as Fêtard, le milliardaire noctambule

1965
Up to His Ears

as Cornelius

1965
The Wise Guys

as Calderon aka "Nénesse"

1965
What's New Pussycat?

as Peter Werner

1965
How Not to Rob a Department Store

as Palmoni (uncredited)

1964
Les Gorilles

as Boris Alexis Alexevich, the make-up artist

1964
The Great Spy Chase

as Commodore O'Brien

1964
Topkapi

as Hans

1964
1962
Mandrin

as Bertrand, 'le braco'

1962
The Trial

as Assistant Inspector #2

1962
Sign of the Lion

as Pierre Wesselrin

1962
Cartouche

as La Douceur

1961
Dynamite Jack

as Sergeant Bob

1961
Sahara on Fire

as Jeff Gordon

1959
Tonight We Kill

as Dave, Larry's friend

1959
Gorilla's Waltz

as Ted the Hook

1959
1959
Time Bomb

as Le marin blessé

1958
1958
The Sicilian

as Raffles

1958
Honey, Scare Me

as Chris Craft, the American spy

1958
1958
1958
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes

as L'ami de Gaucher

1957
Nathalie

as Sam

1957
1957
When a Woman Meddles

as 'La Couture'

1957
The Happy Road

as MP Sgt. Morgan

1957
Let's Be Daring, Madame

as Edward Butterfield dit 'Eddy'

1957
The Vintage

as André Morel (uncredited)

1957
To Catch a Spy

as Kalpannen

1956
1956
Fernand cow-boy

as Jim Harlan, Saloon manager

1956
1955
1955
La Madelon

as American General Gibson

1955
Girl on the Third Floor

as L'Américain (uncredited)

1955
Give 'em Hell

as American sailor in 'Paradise' (uncredited)

1954
1953
Poison Ivy

as Le marin-geôlier