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Acting

Jacques Villeret

Career: Active from 1973 to 2005, busiest in 1978 and 1983 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles: 45
top three billing

Average score: 59/100

Highest rated: Danton
79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 30 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Jacques Villeret Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Adrenaline
3.5, average 4.8
Scare
1.4, average 2.6
Tension
5.0, average 6.0
Mystery
3.0, average 4.0

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 5
French Cinema 5
French Comedy 4
Historical Drama 3
Physical Humor 2
Escapist Entertainment 2
Witty Dialogue 2
Social Satire 2
Psychological Drama 2
Class Conflict 2
Psychological Tension 2
Human Connection 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

73

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2000s

11 titles · average score 55

Grey Souls

52

as Le juge Mierck

Iznogoud

31

as Haroun El Poussah

The Antidote

52

as André Morin

The Do-Gooders

55

as lucien

Malabar Princess

56

as Gaspard

Viper in the Fist

64

as Jacques Rézeau

Le Furet

47

as le Furet

Strange Gardens

75

as Jacques Pouzay

A Crime in Paradise

65

as Jojo Braconnier

One Way Ticket

45

as Jean-Pierre

Actors

61

as Jacques Villeret

1990s

14 titles · average score 63

The Children of the Marshland

78

as Henri Pignol, aka Riton

The Dinner Game

76

as François Pignon

Mookie

48

as Frère Benoît

Le Dernier Été

as Georges Mandel

Golden Boy

as Antoine Bonvoisin

Wacko

as Le pompiste

The Drummer of Ravel's Boléro

63

as Le batteur

The Son of the Mekong

as Durieux

588 rue Paradis

70

as Alexandre Pagès

Le Bal des casse-pieds

56

as Jérôme, le présentateur de la météo

The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish

64

as Lingerie Man

Three Years

as Alexandre Guillermen

1980s

27 titles · average score 59

Nailcruncher

as Salomon

L'été en pente douce

65

as Maurice Leheurt aka Mo

Black Mic Mac

55

as Michel Le Gorgues

Drôle de samedi

57

as Maurice, the butcher

Hold-up

58

as Jeremie Blanchet, chauffeur de taxi

The Vultures

60

as Brigadier Béral

Waiter!

62

as Gilbert, Alex's friend

Danton

79

as François-Joseph Westermann

$Effraction$

as Valentin Tralande, truand violent

Edith and Marcel

42

as Jacques Barbier

Move Along, There Is Nothing to See!

51

as Pelissier

The Cabbage Soup

65

as L'Oxien (La Denrée)

1970s

21 titles · average score 61

Us Two

63

as Tonton Musique

Dumb But Disciplined

47

as Jacques Cardot

Out of Whack

as Henri Fisserman / Paul Flantier / Bouli / Dr. Delomien, ...

Mountain Pass

62

as Georges

Robert et Robert

63

as Robert Villiers

Un Balcon en forêt

as Gourcuff

Mon Premier Amour

as Jacques Labrousse

The Castaways of Turtle Island

61

as Bernard Dupoirier, dit « Petit Nono »

The Good and the Bad

61

as Simon

Nono Nénesse

as Nono

The Common Man

72

as Gérald

Nothing to Report

63

as Soldat Girot