Portrait of Jean Yanne

Acting

Jean Yanne

Career

Active from 1964 to 2003, busiest in 1993 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
48
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for This Man Must Die
This Man Must Die
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 37 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jean Yanne Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.7, average 5.4
  • Wholesome
    2.3, average 3.4
  • Fantasy
    1.0, average 1.7
  • Wonder
    2.6, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • French Cinema 8
  • Character-Driven 8
  • Social Commentary 6
  • Character Study 5
  • Psychological Drama 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Absurdist Humor 3
  • Quirky Characters 3
  • Slow-Burn Suspense 2
  • 19th Century France 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

92
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

10 titles · average score 55
Les Thibault
Les Thibault (2003)

TV show · as Oscar Thibault

Payoff
Payoff (2003)
GoodWatch score 49

as Tonton

Small Cuts
Small Cuts (2003)
GoodWatch score 50

as Gérard

Une preuve d'amour
Une preuve d'amour (2003)

as Fantin

Le Champ Dolent, le roman de la terre
Le Champ Dolent, le roman de la terre (2002)

TV show · as Jean-Baptiste

Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes
Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes (2002)

as Narrator

Adolphe
Adolphe (2002)
GoodWatch score 46

as The Count

Brotherhood of the Wolf
Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)
GoodWatch score 68

as Le Comte de Morangias

Vertiges de l'amour
Vertiges de l'amour (2001)

as Le beau-père

Actors
Actors (2000)
GoodWatch score 61

as Doctor Belgoder

1990s

31 titles · average score 61
Je règle mon pas sur le pas de mon père
Je règle mon pas sur le pas de mon père (1999)
GoodWatch score 60

as Bertrand

Hygiène de l'assassin
Hygiène de l'assassin (1999)

as Prétextat Tach

Enfants de salaud
Enfants de salaud (1996)
GoodWatch score 53

as Julius

The Year of Certificate
The Year of Certificate (1996)

as Le Grand-père

The Horseman on the Roof
The Horseman on the Roof (1995)
GoodWatch score 67

as Hawker

See How They Fall
See How They Fall (1994)
GoodWatch score 59

as Simon

À la Mode
À la Mode (1993)
GoodWatch score 60

as Mietek Breslauer

Pétain
Pétain (1993)
GoodWatch score 61

as Pierre Laval

La Légende
La Légende (1993)

as Roland Pikas

Indochine
Indochine (1992)
GoodWatch score 73

as Guy Asselin

La sévillane
La sévillane (1992)

as Polougaievski

Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary (1991)
GoodWatch score 63

as M. Homais

1980s

14 titles · average score 59
Quicker Than the Eye
Quicker Than the Eye (1989)

as Inspector Sutter

Palace
Palace (1988)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Le client qui pêche dans sa baignoire / L'alcoolique anti-tiers monde

Fucking Fernand
Fucking Fernand (1987)
GoodWatch score 50

as André Binet

Bandits
Bandits (1987)
GoodWatch score 57

as L'Expert (Simon Verini)

Cayenne Palace
Cayenne Palace (1987)

as Equateur

The Wolf at the Door
The Wolf at the Door (1986)
GoodWatch score 58

as William Molard

Liberté, égalité, choucroute
Liberté, égalité, choucroute (1985)
GoodWatch score 51

as Marat

Hanna K.
Hanna K. (1983)
GoodWatch score 66

as Victor Bonnet

Gramps Is in the Resistance
Gramps Is in the Resistance (1983)
GoodWatch score 69

as Murat, fonctionnaire à la Kommandantur

Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ
Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ (1982)
GoodWatch score 52

as Paulus

A Day in a Taxi
A Day in a Taxi (1982)

as Michel

Asphalt
Asphalt (1981)
GoodWatch score 55

as Arthur Colonna

1970s

18 titles · average score 62
I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs
I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs (1979)
GoodWatch score 50

as Inspecteur Chodaque

Armageddon
Armageddon (1977)
GoodWatch score 59

as Louis Carrier

Stop Calling Me Baby!
Stop Calling Me Baby! (1977)
GoodWatch score 47

as Max

That's Show Business
That's Show Business (1975)
GoodWatch score 61

as Clément Mastard

Chinese In Paris
Chinese In Paris (1974)
GoodWatch score 63

as Régis Forneret

Moi y'en a vouloir des sous
Moi y'en a vouloir des sous (1973)
GoodWatch score 63

as Benoît Lepape

We Won't Grow Old Together
We Won't Grow Old Together (1972)
GoodWatch score 76

as Jean

Everybody He Is Nice, Everybody He Is Beautiful
Everybody He Is Nice, Everybody He Is Beautiful (1972)
GoodWatch score 65

as Christian Gerber

Angel's Leap
Angel's Leap (1971)
GoodWatch score 60

as Louis Orsini

Troubleshooters
Troubleshooters (1971)
GoodWatch score 62

as Serge Aubin

Fantasia Among the Squares
Fantasia Among the Squares (1971)
GoodWatch score 46

as Doc Noonan

The Butcher
The Butcher (1970)
GoodWatch score 87

as Paul Thomas, aka 'Popaul'

1960s

16 titles · average score 72
This Man Must Die
This Man Must Die (1969)
GoodWatch score 88

as Paul Decourt

Erotissimo
Erotissimo (1969)
GoodWatch score 55

as Philippe

A Strange Kind of Colonel
A Strange Kind of Colonel (1968)

as Barton

The Men in the Family
The Men in the Family (1968)

as Marco Broca

Weekend
Weekend (1967)
GoodWatch score 82

as Roland Durand

The Viscount
The Viscount (1967)

as Billete

The Saint Lies in Wait
The Saint Lies in Wait (1966)

as Mueller-Strasse

Line of Demarcation
Line of Demarcation (1966)
GoodWatch score 66

as M. Tricot

Funny Money
Funny Money (1966)

as Félix

Tight Skirts, Loose Pleasures
Tight Skirts, Loose Pleasures (1965)

as Tropos

Tell Me Whom to Kill
Tell Me Whom to Kill (1965)

as Federucci

Life Upside Down
Life Upside Down (1964)
GoodWatch score 70

as Monsieur Kerbel

1950s

3 titles
Dr. Schweitzer
Dr. Schweitzer (1952)

as (uncredited)

Leathernose
Leathernose (1952)

as Extra (uncredited)

The Road to Damascus
The Road to Damascus (1952)

as Extra (uncredited)