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Jean Gaven

Jean Gaven

Actor · Died May 5, 2014, aged 92 · Saint-Rome de Cernon, Aveyron, France

Jean Gaven (16 January 1922 – 5 May 2014) was a French actor. He appeared in more than sixty films between 1945 and 1996. Born in Saint-Rome-de-Cernon, France on January 16, 1922, Gaven began acting sometime after the end of World War II, amassing a filmography of more than 60 motion pictures during a career spanning more than five decades. Married to the actress Dominique Wilms, he died at the age of 92 in Paris, France, on May 5, 2014. Source: Article "Jean Gaven" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 16, 1922
Died
May 5, 2014 (aged 92)
From
Saint-Rome de Cernon, Aveyron, France
Works as
Actor
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 59 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 28% in 30 days

What are Jean Gaven's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

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.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
33%
Power
24%
Self
17%
Bonds
9%
Survival
8%
Ideas
6%
Society
3%
Identity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Melancholic
5
Dread
3
Thrilling
2
Cold
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Unsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous3

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 Jean Gaven's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jean Gaven'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

59 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Les Bidochon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Maître Nerval

  • The Eagle and the Horse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • L'Œil écarlate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Etienne Delvaux

  • Juillet en septembre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Monsieur Challe

  • Fred connexion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • Venus on Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Waldo

  • One Deadly Summer(1983)

    as Leballech, boss of the sawmill

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Signé Furax(1981)

    as L'agent sans panier à salade

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?(1978)

    as Salpetre

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Madame Claude(1977)

    as Gustave Lucas

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Groper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Sicilian killer

  • Bad Starters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Gargantua

  • The Story of O(1975)

    as Pierre

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • L'Illustre Maurin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 26 episodes · as Maurin

  • ...And Hope to Die(1972)

    as Rizzio

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Where Did Tom Go? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Anton Caras

  • One Way Ticket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Dietrich

  • Maurin des Maures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 26 episodes · as Maurin

  • Rider on the Rain(1970)

    as Inspector Toussaint

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Pasha(1968)

    as Marc, un inspecteur

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Our Men in Bagdad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as General Yuri Fiodorenko

  • A Trap for Cinderella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Gabriel

  • La Route (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 15 episodes · as Dupuy

  • Emile's Boat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Fisherman

  • Leon Garros Is Looking for His Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Grégoire

  • Vingt mille lieues sur la Terre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Grégoire

  • Amour, autocar et boîtes de nuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Paul

  • Minuit treize (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Le commissaire Bignon

  • Visa to Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Carlos

  • Riff Raff Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Henri / James

  • Adventures in Indochina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Le Scaph

  • Young Girls Beware (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Petit Jo

  • The Crucible(1957)

    as Peter Corey

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The River of Three Junks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Capitaine Brichet

  • Law of the Streets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as André Remoulin aka 'Dédé la Glace'

  • If All the Guys in the World... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Jos - il secondo

  • La Môme Pigalle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Félix Michaux, l'inspecteur de la PJ infiltré

  • Girl on the Third Floor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Ernest Sapinaud

  • La Madone des sleepings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Don Armando Félix

  • The Babes Make the Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Frédéric Langlet, le mari de Christine

  • Obsession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Alexandre Buisson

  • The Big Flag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Lieutenant Lachenal

  • The Wild Oat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Abbot Daniel, village vicar

  • Feather in the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as François Bontemps

  • Le Crime du Bouif (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Michel

  • They Were Five (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Marcel - le boxeur

  • Les Quatre Sergents du Fort Carré (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Finot

  • Duel à Dakar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Fred

  • La Peau d’un homme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Moussac

  • Tomorrow We Get Divorced (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Johnny Buck

  • At the Grand Balcony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Belfort

  • La Bataille du feu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Jacques Legrand

  • Rapide de nuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as One of the two accomplices

  • History of Singing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Jack Bing

  • Six heures à perdre(1947)

    as Antoine

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Dropped from Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Robert

  • The Murderer Is Not Guilty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Young inspector Gustave Perkinson

  • Son of France (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Lieutenant Brévannes

  • Les Cadets de l'océan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Albertini, dit Tino

Career shape

Star power in the 86th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 59 titles from 1945 to 1996; peak year 1969.

Highest rated

One Deadly Summer (1983)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

The Story of O (1975)

Film career

19451996

Peak 1969 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.

  • 1957Screen debut· The Witches of Salem
  • 1983Career best· One Deadly Summer

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting59 of 59: 59 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score62nd

By decade

1940s9 · acting1950s23 · acting1960s8 · acting1970s11 · acting1980s5 · acting1990s3 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 7 roles

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.

How do Jean Gaven's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 10; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Six heures à perdre (1947)

67th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

One Deadly Summer (1983)

Midcredits 86th · 76% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 50. 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.

Is Jean Gaven's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 66 · intenseMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Jean Gaven work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jean Gaven's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sébastien Japrisot shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers