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Jean Poiret
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 19
TMDB ID: 18778
IMDb ID: nm0688497
Known for: Acting
Born: August 17, 1926
Died: March 14, 1992
Age: 65
Place of birth: Paris, France
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1953 - 2024
Years active: 72
Average TMDB rating: 5.96
Wikidata: Q1685772
Also known as
Jean Poiré
Frequent jobs
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Biography
Jean Poiret, born Jean Poiré, (17 August 1926 – 14 March 1992) was a French actor, director, and screenwriter. He is primarily known as the author of the original play La Cage Aux Folles. Jean Poiret was born in Paris, France, where he died of a heart attack in 1992. He is buried at the Cimetière du Montparnasse in Paris. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean Poiret, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Jean Poiret.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Jean Poiret.
as Jean-Loup Cottins
The Last Metro
1980 • Movie
Original Film Writer
The Birdcage
1996 • Movie
Theatre Play
La Cage aux Folles
1978 • Movie
as Armand, resistance leader and double agent
Atlantic Wall
1970 • Movie
as Inspecteur Jean Lavardin
Cop au Vin
1985 • Movie
Characters
La Cage aux Folles II
1980 • Movie
Writer
Happy Easter
1984 • Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Jean Poiret.
Original Film Writer
The Birdcage
1996 • Movie
Director
Le Zèbre
1992 • Movie
as Inspector Rémy
That Naughty Girl
1956 • Movie
as Pinglet
L'Hôtel du libre échange
1979 • Movie
as Le calife
Liberté, égalité, choucroute
1985 • Movie
as Inspecteur Jean Lavardin
Inspector Lavardin
1986 • Movie
as André
Les baratineurs
1965 • Movie
as Jean-Loup Cottins
The Last Metro
1980 • Movie
as Allard
The Elegant Criminal
1990 • Movie
as Raoul
Thank Heaven for Small Favors
1963 • Movie
as Gérard Blanville
Nina
1959 • Movie
as Renard (segment "Le corbeau et le renard")
The Four Truths
1962 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Jean Poiret.
as Self • 3 eps
Spécial cinéma
1974 • Series
as Self • 6 eps
Sacrée soirée
1987 • Series
as Self • 11 eps
Champs-Elysées
1982 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
Midi trente
1972 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Numéro un
1975 • Series
as Albino, l'instituteur • 1 eps
At Theatre Tonight
1966 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Discorama
1959 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Stars 90
1990 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Aujourd'hui la vie
1982 • Series
as Self (archive footage) • 2 eps
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
2022 • Series
as Inspecteur Jean Lavardin • 4 eps
The Secret Files of Inspector Lavardin
1988 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Jean Poiret.
Author
Poiret Serrault - Extraits extra
2024 • Movie
Author
Joyeuses Pâques
2023 • Movie
Adaptation
C'est encore mieux l'après-midi
2019 • Movie
Theatre Play
Joyeuses Pâques
2014 • Movie
Author
La Cage aux folles
2011 • Movie
Adaptation
Tailleur pour dames
2008 • Movie
Writer
Joyeuses Pâques
2002 • Movie
Original Film Writer
The Birdcage
1996 • Movie
Adaptation
Tailleur pour Dames
1993 • Movie
Adaptation
Rumeurs
1991 • Movie
Characters
La Cage aux Folles 3
1985 • Movie
Writer
Happy Easter
1984 • Movie
Writer
Frohe Ostern
1983 • Movie
Characters
La Cage aux Folles II
1980 • Movie
Screenplay
The Other One's Mug
1979 • Movie
Writer
Féfé de Broadway
1979 • Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Jean Poiret.
as Self / Georges (archive footage)
Merci Zaza - La Folle Histoire de la Cage aux Folles
2023 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
2009 • Movie
as Cyril Dujardin
Sup de fric
1992 • Movie
as Herzog Max in Bayern
Sisi/Last Minute
1991 • Movie
as Monsieur Hubert
La Méthode Barnol
1991 • Movie
as Alain Margolf
Rumeurs
1991 • Movie
as Allard
The Elegant Criminal
1990 • Movie
as Martin Morel
La Petite Amie
1988 • Movie
as Octave Leroi
Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale
1988 • Movie
as Bernard Germain
The Seasons of Pleasure
1988 • Movie
as Papu
Miracle Healing
1987 • Movie
as Orlando Higgins
I Hate Actors
1986 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Jean Poiret.
as Self (archive footage) • 2 eps
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
2022 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Stars 90
1990 • Series
as Inspecteur Jean Lavardin • 4 eps
The Secret Files of Inspector Lavardin
1988 • Series
as Self • 6 eps
Sacrée soirée
1987 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Aujourd'hui la vie
1982 • Series
as Self • 11 eps
Champs-Elysées
1982 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Numéro un
1975 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975 • Series
as Self • 3 eps
Spécial cinéma
1974 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
Midi trente
1972 • Series
as Albino, l'instituteur • 1 eps
At Theatre Tonight
1966 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Discorama
1959 • Series