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Jacques Dufilho

Jacques Dufilho

Actor · Died August 28, 2005, aged 91 · Bègles, Gironde, France

Jacques Dufilho is a French comedian, born February 19, 1914 in Bègles (Gironde, France) and died August 28, 2005 in Ponsampère (Gers, France). Originally from the south-west of France, Jacques Jacques-Gabriel Dufilho studied agriculture then went to Paris to live his passion for painting and sculpture. It was there that he met Charles Dullin, a great man from the theater world who passed on his passion for the stage to him and made his cabaret-theatre debut in 1951 with Agnès Capri. Jacques Dufilho then begins by playing sketches before turning to the big screen. In 1939, he participated in Marc Allégret's project in the film "Le Corsaire" but the film remained unfinished. Jacques Dufilho is not worried about it as two years later, he plays the role of a lumberjack in André Zwobada's feature film "Croisières Sidérales". Subsequently, the actor chained the roles in the cinema but it was in 1949 that he was noticed by the general public in "La Ferme des Sept Péchés" by Jean-Devaivre. Jacques Dufilho also went to the theater and went on stage for the first time in Dostoyevsky's play, "The Brothers Karamazov" directed by André Barsacq. When the Second World War broke out, Jacques Dufilho was part of the 2nd Hussard Regiment, particularly in the 29th infantry division reconnaissance group as he received the Legion of Honor in 1998. In 1953, he played in the play by Molière "The Doctor Despite Him" under the direction of Jean-Pierre Darras. The following year, he returned with André Barsacq to the Théâtre de l'Atelier in "Colombe" by Jean Anouilh. He still plays in the cinema as in "Marie-Antoinette, Reine De France" by Jean Delannoy in 1956. Same year, same director, he plays in "Notre-Dame De Paris". In 1961 and 1962, Jacques Dufilho returned to the stage with André Barsacq in "Les Maxibules" by Marcel Aymé and "L'Avare" by Molière. The actor made an impression in "The Guardian", adapted from the English play "The Caretaker" by Harold Pinter. The year 1978 marks a new turning point in the career of Jacques Dufilho, with the film "Le Crabe-Tambour" by Pierre Schoendoerffer, thanks to his interpretation of the role of the chief mechanic in the film, he will be rewarded with a César in the Best Supporting Actor category. In 1980, he played Adrien Dussart in "A bad son" by Claude Sautet, which earned him a second César award, still in the same category. At the theater, in 1988 the actor was awarded the Molière du Comédien for his role in Herb Gardner's play "Je Ne Suis Pas Rappaport" directed by Georges Wilson. Over the years, Jacques Dufilho will play under the direction of Louis Malle, Claude Chabrol, André Hunebelle, Yves Robert and many others. In 1999, he played in "C'est Quoi La Vie?" by François Dupeyron, which earned him a new nomination for the Césars. On television, he received the Seven d'Or for best actor after his role in the film "Une Femme Innocente". In 2003 he released his autobiography "Les Sirènes Du Bateau-Loup" published by Fayard. The actor died on August 28, 2005 in Ponsampère at the age of 91 after playing his last role in "Up There, A King Above The Clouds" by Pierre Schoendoerffer.

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Born
February 19, 1914
Died
August 28, 2005 (aged 91)
From
Bègles, Gironde, France
Works as
Actor
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 138 credits in all

What are Jacques Dufilho's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 13 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 1

A split, not a type: Gentle 9 · Charged 5 · Intense 2

A split, not a type: Steady 8 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 9

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 2

Casual 11 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Mentor
2 of 3
Shapeshifter
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
9
Warm
8
Absurd
6
Melancholic
4
Tense
3
Other
9

How their films end

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jacques Dufilho's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Jacques Dufilho's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

138 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Above the Clouds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as le recteur

  • Jeanne, Marie et les autres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Frantz

  • C'est quoi la vie ? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Noël

  • Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
  • Homer: Portrait of the Artist as an Old Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • Ne coupez pas mes arbres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Sir William Belmont

  • Le Galopin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Edouard de Robert

  • Pétain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Maréchal Philippe Pétain

  • Shipwrecked Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Petit Louis

  • Les Bottes de sept lieues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as le Marchand

  • Orages d'été, avis de tempête (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 9 episodes · as Léon

  • La Vouivre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Urbain

  • Le Vent des moissons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 7 episodes · as Alexandre Leclerc

  • Nailcruncher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Mattathias

  • To Our Late Husband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Romeo

  • L'Homme qui n'était pas là (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Strosser

  • Jofroi de la Maussan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Jofroi de la Maussan

  • La Fièvre monte à Castelnau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • Sogni e bisogni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 11 episodes · as Il Male

  • Voglia di Volare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Father of Davide

  • Doctor Lerne, Subgod (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Le docteur Lerne

  • L'Intoxe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Monsieur Doucet

  • The Mill of M. Fabre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Felix Fabre

  • Is There a Frenchman in the House? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Jean-Marie, the blackmailer

  • Talou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as von Krapp

  • A Bad Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Adrien Dussart

  • The Horse of Pride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Alain, le grand-père

  • Les aiguilleurs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Alfred

  • Fantômas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 4 episodes · as Inspektor Juve

  • Rue du Pied de Grue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Le commissaire

  • Pierrot mon ami (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Mounnezergues

  • Les Insulaires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as M. Palladion

  • Nosferatu the Vampyre(1979)

    as Captain

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Le Crabe-Tambour(1977)

    as Chief mechanic

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • Von Buttiglione Sturmtruppenführer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Colonnello Von Buttiglione

  • Vow of Chastity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Annibale

  • Dimmi che fai tutto per me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as 'Dodo' Spinacroce

  • Black and White in Color(1976)

    as Paul Rechampot

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • Il medico... la studentessa(1976)

    as Colonel Oreste Raselli

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
  • Soldier of Fortune(1976)

    as Mariano de Trani

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • Milady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Commander Gardefort

  • Buttiglione diventa capo del servizio segreto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Colonnello Rambaldo Buttiglione

  • Cher Victor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Victor Lasalle

  • Erotomania (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Prof. Pazzoni

  • How Colonel Buttiglione Became a General (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Colonnello Rambaldo Buttiglione

  • Un ufficiale non si arrende mai nemmeno di fronte all'evidenza, firmato Colonnello Buttiglione (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Colonel Buttiglione

  • Basta con la guerra... facciamo l'amore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Gustavo

  • Professore venga accompagnato dai suoi genitori (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as prof. Gustavo Negroni

  • The Funny Guys in a Crazy World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Le vicomte Célestin Galmiche de Quibedec

  • Supermen Against the Orient(1973)

    as American Consul

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
  • The Heavenly Bodies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as The priest

  • The Lonely Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Antonio

  • A Full Day's Work (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Jean Rousseau

  • La Brigade en folie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Commissaire Richard

  • Chut ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Fritz Ducharrel

  • La Chavalanthrope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Actor

  • Les Bidasses en folie(1971)

    as Colonel

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • Diamond Bikini(1971)

    as Oncle Noé

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
  • Call Me Mathilde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Petitjean

  • A Golden Widow(1969)

    as Joseph

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
  • Un merveilleux parfum d'oseille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Job, le domestique

  • Le Huguenot récalcitrant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Marshall Jérémie Boutre

  • Le Bossu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Les Aventures de Lagardère (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Amable Passepoil

  • Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • The Hotheads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Dante

  • Lagardère (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 6 episodes · as Passepoil

  • The Unknown Man of Shandigor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Shoskatovich, chef des Russes

  • And Tomorrow? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Jeroom

  • James Tont Operation T.W.O. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Y

  • Lady L(1965)

    as Bealu

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • Public School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Le paysan

  • L'Or du duc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Annibal

  • Andy... Andy Silly Andy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Rogier, de pyromaan

  • The Big Scare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Clémentine chérie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Spanish maid

  • The Visit(1964)

    as Police Officer Fisch

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Mission to Venice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as César, majordome

  • Auto-stop – Les cinq grandes constitutions psychopathiques (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Hitchhiker

  • La prima donna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Reader of "Dimanche Echo" (voice)

  • L'assassin connaît la musique (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Le docteur Hublot, médecin légiste

  • Sweet and Sour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Monsieur Alfonso

  • The Bamboo Stroke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Le chauffeur de taxi

  • L'Auberge de l'ange gardien (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Bournier Aîné

  • Un clair de Lune à Maubeuge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Le directeur de la 'Maison de la Radio'

  • The Doll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Theodora, old Indian woman

  • Snobs! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Lambotte & his brother

  • War of the Buttons(1962)

    as L'Aztec's father

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Le fossoyeur

  • The Black Monocle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Charvet, le guide

  • In the Mouth of the Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Paul Prunier

  • Amazons of Rome(1961)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
  • Zazie in the Metro(1960)

    as Ferdinand Grédoux

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • Premeditated (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Martinot

  • Work and Freedom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Agent Grosjean

  • Signé: Arsène Lupin(1959)

    as Albert, manservant

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • Julie la rousse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Le garçon d'hôtel / Waiter

  • The Overtaxed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Prison superintendent

  • Bobosse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Gaston, manservant

  • Maxime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Flick

  • Taxi, Trailer and Corrida(1958)

    as Taxi Customer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
  • The Little Professor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Head of the civil status department

  • Et ta sœur… (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Puymartin

  • Hardboiled Egg Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Jules Grandvivier

  • Chéri, fais-moi peur(1958)

    as Emile, the floor boy

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
  • The Fast Set (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Pedro Avendetti

  • The Happy Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Michel Bertrand (uncredited)

  • That damn Amédée (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Placard

  • Que les hommes sont bêtes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as L'inspecteur

  • Until the Last One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Pépé

  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame(1956)

    as Guillaume Rousseau

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • Slightly Ahead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Le garçon d'écurie

  • Life is beautiful (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as le chef de la fanfare

  • Plaisir du théâtre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Me Pachevin, le huissier

  • My Priest Among the Poor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Fernand

  • Cadet Rousselle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Carlos

  • Love in a Hot Climate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Chispa

  • Saadia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Bandit leader

  • A Caprice of Darling Caroline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Giuseppe

  • The Road to Damascus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Pierre

  • Crimson Curtain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as An actor

  • Ma femme, ma vache et moi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Two Pennies Worth of Violets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as L'employé du gaz (uncredited)

  • Dear Caroline(1951)

    as Le valet de Pont-Bellanger

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
  • Bibi Fricotin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Oncle unijambiste

  • Vendetta in Camargue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Zacramir

  • Vagabonds imaginaires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director · as Shepherd (segment 'The Stars')

  • Unusual Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as The Drunken Conscript

  • The Farm of Seven Sins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as François Sovignant

  • The Execrable Fate of Guillemette Babin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Monk

  • The Figurehead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Commander Clement

  • Criminal Brigade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Lucien

  • Le Bateau à soupe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Zélize

  • First in Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Fernand Lourtier

  • Adieu Léonard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Chestnut merchant (uncredited)

  • Sideral Cruises (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Lumberjack (uncredited)

  • Vincendon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Vincendon

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 138 titles, 137 of them dated from 1942 to 2003; peak year 1963.

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19422003

Peak 1963 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1956Screen debut· The Hunchback of Notre Dame
  • 1962First top-billed film· War of the Buttons
  • 1962Breakout· War of the Buttons
  • 1962Career best· War of the Buttons

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting138 of 138: 137 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score44thDirecting1 of 138: 0 only directing, 1 with another role

By decade

1940s9 · acting1950s34 · 34 acting · 1 crew1960s36 · acting1970s29 · acting1980s18 · acting1990s9 · acting2000s2 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 6% of 18 roles
5666

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Jacques Dufilho's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed8

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Jacques Dufilho work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jacques Dufilho's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jacques Perrin shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles