Portrait of Jean Gaven

Acting

Jean Gaven

Career

Active from 1946 to 1988, busiest in 1952 and 1955 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
13
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for One Deadly Summer
One Deadly Summer
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jean Gaven Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.1, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.3, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Wholesome
    2.2, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • French Cinema 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Historical Drama 2
  • French Crime Drama 2
  • Slow-Burn Narrative 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

57
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

2 titles
Les Bidochon
Les Bidochon (1996)

as Maître Nerval

L'Œil écarlate
L'Œil écarlate (1993)

as Etienne Delvaux

1980s

4 titles · average score 61
Juillet en septembre
Juillet en septembre (1988)

as Monsieur Challe

Venus on Fire
Venus on Fire (1984)

as Waldo

One Deadly Summer
One Deadly Summer (1983)
GoodWatch score 72

as Leballech, boss of the sawmill

Signé Furax
Signé Furax (1981)
GoodWatch score 50

as L'agent sans panier à salade

1970s

11 titles · average score 58
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978)
GoodWatch score 71

as Salpetre

Madame Claude
Madame Claude (1977)
GoodWatch score 42

as Gustave Lucas

Bad Starters
Bad Starters (1976)

as Gargantua

The Groper
The Groper (1976)

as Sicilian killer

The Story of O
The Story of O (1975)
GoodWatch score 42

as Pierre

L'Illustre Maurin
L'Illustre Maurin (1974)

TV show · as Maurin

And Hope to Die
And Hope to Die (1972)
GoodWatch score 66

as Rizzio

Where Did Tom Go?
Where Did Tom Go? (1971)

as Anton Caras

One Way Ticket
One Way Ticket (1971)
GoodWatch score 56

as Dietrich

Rider on the Rain
Rider on the Rain (1970)
GoodWatch score 72

as Inspector Toussaint

Maurin des Maures
Maurin des Maures (1970)

TV show · as Maurin

1960s

8 titles · average score 64
Pasha
Pasha (1968)
GoodWatch score 67

as Marc, un inspecteur

Our Men in Bagdad
Our Men in Bagdad (1966)

as General Yuri Fiodorenko

A Trap for Cinderella
A Trap for Cinderella (1965)
GoodWatch score 62

as Gabriel

La Route
La Route (1963)

TV show · as Dupuy

Emile's Boat
Emile's Boat (1962)
GoodWatch score 64

as Fisherman

Leon Garros Is Looking for His Friend
Leon Garros Is Looking for His Friend (1961)

as Grégoire

Vingt mille lieues sur la Terre
Vingt mille lieues sur la Terre (1961)

as Grégoire

Amour, autocar et boîtes de nuit
Amour, autocar et boîtes de nuit (1960)

as Paul

1950s

23 titles · average score 68
Visa to Hell
Visa to Hell (1959)

as Carlos

Adventures in Indochina
Adventures in Indochina (1958)

as Le Scaph

The River of Three Junks
The River of Three Junks (1957)

as Capitaine Brichet

Young Girls Beware
Young Girls Beware (1957)

as Petit Jo

If All the Guys in the World...
If All the Guys in the World... (1956)
GoodWatch score 69

as Jos - il secondo

Law of the Streets
Law of the Streets (1956)

as André Remoulin aka 'Dédé la Glace'

Girl on the Third Floor
Girl on the Third Floor (1955)

as Ernest Sapinaud

La Madone des sleepings
La Madone des sleepings (1955)

as Don Armando Félix

The Babes Make the Law
The Babes Make the Law (1955)

as Frédéric Langlet, le mari de Christine

Obsession
Obsession (1954)

as Alexandre Buisson

The Wild Oat
The Wild Oat (1953)
GoodWatch score 66

as Abbot Daniel, village vicar

They Were Five
They Were Five (1952)

as Marcel - le boxeur

1940s

9 titles
At the Grand Balcony
At the Grand Balcony (1949)

as Belfort

La Bataille du feu
La Bataille du feu (1949)

as Jacques Legrand

Rapide de nuit
Rapide de nuit (1948)

as One of the two accomplices

Six Hours to Lose
Six Hours to Lose (1947)

as Antoine

History of Singing
History of Singing (1947)

as Jack Bing

The Murderer Is Not Guilty
The Murderer Is Not Guilty (1946)

as Young inspector Gustave Perkinson

Dropped from Heaven
Dropped from Heaven (1946)

as Robert

Son of France
Son of France (1946)

as Lieutenant Brévannes

Les Cadets de l'océan
Les Cadets de l'océan (1945)

as Albertini, dit Tino