René-Jean Chauffard
Acting
Biography
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Born: August 24, 1920
Place of Birth: Paris, France
Known For
French Cancan
Nineteenth-century Paris comes vibrantly alive in Jean Renoir’s exhilarating tale of the opening of the world-renowned Moulin Rouge. Jean Gabin plays the wily impresario Danglard, who makes the cancan all the rage while juggling the love of two beautiful women—an Egyptian belly-dancer and a naive working girl turned cancan star.
The Albatross
A prisoner escapes and kidnaps a woman with her he falls in love. He's involved in a bad business where politicians and underworld are leading the dance. He'll die like the albatross in Baudelaire's poem.
Girl with Grey Eyes
A village lost in the mountains where Catherine called L'Airelle's love affair takes place with a young doctor. Catherine's father is the local bonesetter whose wife threw herself into a glacier out of despair of love and whose body reappears intact twenty years later. In addition, the pharmacist of the country is accused of having seduced a young girl who is avenged by her mother. The bonesetter also dies, the village fortunately continues to live.
The Lovers of the Pont Saint-Jean
On the banks of the Rhône, not far from Tain l'Hermitage, Alcide Garonne, an old ferryman - and incidentally a poacher - lives out of wedlock with Victorine Rousset nicknamed Maryse, a colorful tramp. When Garrone's son, Pilou, a worker, falls in love with Augusta, the mayor's daughter, the unconventional old couple tries to protect the unconventional young pair from the disapproval of self righteous villagers.
Thank Heaven for Small Favors
Bad financial conditions compel an aristocratic family to do strange work.
The War Is Over
Diego is one of the chiefs of the Spanish Communist Party. On his way from Madrid to Paris, he is arrested at the border for an ID check but manages to get free. When he arrives in Paris, he starts searching for one of his comrades to prevent him from going to Madrid where he could be arrested.
Order of the Daisy
Matou is an innocuous, gentle-looking man. He is married to a formidable, even a frightening woman, who is as dissatisfied with him as he is with her. He knows everything there is to know about restoring and authenticating manuscripts, particularly ancient ones, through his job at the museum. One day, it occurs to him that his skills could be put to use in a more personal way, and he embarks on a private career of re-arranging the documents of people who have had the misfortune to be married to the wrong people.
Beauties of the Night
A daydreaming French composer sees himself as a fine figure dashing through history.
Solo
During an orgy, Some old and wealthy notables are being murdered by a small group of leftist young revolutionaries. Very soon the police are tracking down Virgile Cabral, the leader of the group. Meanwhile, Virgile's brother and only relative, Vincent, a violinist (and a thief), comes back to Paris. They have not seen each other for three years. Vincent does not believe in the revolution. He only tries to live as he wishes to live. But by looking for his hunted down brother, he has no other choice than to be involved in a fight that is not his.
The Big Wash
Sickened to see his students always sleeping in class, a teacher with a colleague and an anarchist start a war against the television. They climbed on Paris roofs to coat the T.V. antennas with a special product cutting the signal reception.
Filmography
as Judge
as Commissioner Gaber
as Director of the bank
as Le rouquin
as Doctor Finus
as L'homme barbu
as Commissioner Aiglefin
as Bookstore
as Récitant (voice)
as Le commissaire Rudel
as A Clochard
as Academician
as The jeweler who looks for snails
as Inspector guarding Raoul
as Paulin
as Dr. Verari
as (uncredited)
as The cookie (uncredited)
as Blynn
as Un homme au vernissage (uncredited)
as L'inspecteur de police (uncredited)
as Neighbor of the building
as M. de Villebois, le mari d'Edmée (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
as Binet, le chimiste de la Police Judiciaire
as The post office clerk
as Oscar de Saint-Choul
as Joiner