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Jacques Spiesser

Jacques Spiesser

Actor · Born June 7, 1947 (79) · Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France

Jacques Spiesser (born 7 June 1947) is a French actor. He stars as detective Simon Magellan in the television series Commissaire Magellan. which ran for six seasons in France. After having taken courses at the Conservatoire, he made his film debut in 1972 in Nina Companeez's Faustine et le bel été with Muriel Catala. He is best known to English-speaking audiences for playing the role of Gilles in Priceless. Source: Article "Jacques Spiesser" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

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Born
June 7, 1947 (79)
From
Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France
Works as
Actor
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 119 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 31% in 30 days

What are Jacques Spiesser's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st 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
21%
Bonds
18%
Self
15%
Society
8%
Survival
6%
Justice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 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 6 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 6 · Intense 2

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 5 · 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 5 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 8 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 4 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Warm
4
Contemplative
4
Melancholic
4
Romantic
3
Other
10

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4

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 Spiesser's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jacques Spiesser'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

119 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The King's Favorite(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · as Philibert de l'Orme

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Everyday Portabella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Quand sort la recluse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Danglard

  • Quand sort la recluse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Danglard

  • Duplicity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Alexandre Caussey

  • Mongeville et Magellan : Un amour de jeunesse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Magellan

  • Captain Marleau(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Octave Duplessis · as Thibault Le Preux

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Entre vents et marées (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ferdinand Lebovitz

  • Entre vents et marées (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Ferdinand Lebovitz

  • The Last Diamond(2014)

    as Pierre Neuville

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • A Place on Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Monsieur Morin

  • La solitude du pouvoir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Stéphane Prévost

  • Mon frère Yves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Le commandant

  • La baie d'Alger(2012)

    as Louis

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Gordji Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Edouard Balladur

  • Here Below (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as L'évêque

  • A Bad Encounter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Teacher

  • Bouquet final (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Gabriel

  • Accusé Mendès France (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as President Perré

  • Berlin 1885: The Division of Africa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Otto Von Bismarck

  • Lily Sometimes(2010)

    as Odile, Pierre's Father

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • A Dubious Place (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Adrien Danglard

  • The Blonde with Bare Breasts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Victor Durieux

  • Mom Lost It! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Sam

  • Magellan(2009)

    Show 40 episodes · as Commissaire Simon Magellan

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Seeking Whom He May Devour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Adrien Danglard

  • The Chalk Circle Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Adrien Danglard

  • Coco(2009)

    as Le préfet

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Mourir d'aimer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Le medecin

  • A Man and His Dog(2008)

    as le libraire

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Die Jahrhundertlawine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Pfarrer Josef

  • La Veuve tatouée (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Guy

  • Marie-Octobre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Roland Herbelin

  • Collection Fred Vargas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 9 episodes · as Adrien Danglard

  • Sous les vents de Neptune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · as Adrien Danglard

  • Le Vrai Coupable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Inspecteur Barton

  • Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as le juge (uncredited)

  • In Your Wake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Ruiz

  • The Missing Granddaughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Meunier

  • Fissures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Le père de Charlotte

  • Priceless(2006)

    as Gilles

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • My Best Friend(2006)

    as Letellier

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • A City Is Beautiful at Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Le manager

  • One Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Paulo Granral adult

  • Research Unit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Daniel Pérez

  • Le Grand Charles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Pierre Pflimlin

  • Le temps de la désobéissance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as le divisionnaire

  • The Accursed Kings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Charles de Valois

  • Itinéraires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Guy Chartrier

  • Celle qui reste (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Gallard

  • D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bonacieux

  • D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Bonacieux

  • Péril imminent: Mortel chahut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Commissioner Jourdan

  • The Hook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Kouznetov

  • Zodiac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 5 episodes · as Etienne Lefort

  • Nature contre nature (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Mr. Lorieux

  • Les Thibault (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 4 episodes · as Docteur Hequet

  • L'Affaire Dominici (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Juge Péries

  • L'Affaire Dominici (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Juge Péries

  • She's One of Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Danjard

  • Jean Moulin, une affaire française (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Lassagne

  • Jean Moulin, une affaire française (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lassagne

  • The Red Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 5 episodes · as Robert Lantier

  • Le gave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Yves Chabrière

  • C'est la vie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Jean-Louis

  • Quatre copains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Charles Biraud

  • De l'histoire ancienne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Didier

  • Duval (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Duval

  • After the Reconciliation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Arthur

  • Le Grand Patron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 15 episodes · as Vincent Fresnay

  • The Blue Bicycle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 3 episodes · as Adrien Delmas

  • Modern Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Désormières

  • Dessine-moi un jouet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Raoul Monge

  • Chère Marianne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Coste

  • Life Doesn't Scare Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Stella's father

  • Rembrandt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Joost Van den Vondel

  • Victor Schoelcher, l'abolition(1998)

    as Pécoul

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Madame Jacques on the Croisette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Jo

  • Une femme en blanc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 6 episodes · as Barillet

  • Lulu, roi de France (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Victor

  • Le Mas Théotime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as L'inspecteur

  • L'impossible Monsieur Papa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Ludovic

  • Les Cordier, juge et flic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Pierre Aubin

  • Tout ça... pour ça!(1993)

    as Zuckmeyer, le directeur de l'hôtel

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • L'Affaire Seznec (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Petitcolas

  • Maigret(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Comte de Saint-Fiacre

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • L’homme imaginé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as L'homme

  • El Corazón de las Tinieblas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Manon Roland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Claude

  • Gueule d'arnaque (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Michel

  • Thick Skinned (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Gérard

  • Baxter(1989)

    as Michel Ferrer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Preuve d'amour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Bernard

  • On a volé Charlie Spencer ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as L'inspecteur

  • Folie suisse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Nicholas' father

  • Diane Lanster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Trout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Galuchat

  • Le Sang des Atrides (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Le juge Chabrand

  • Même les mômes ont du vague à l'âme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Martin

  • La boucle d'oreille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Pascal Riveau

  • Monsieur Saint-Saëns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Camille Saint-Saëns

  • Autopsie d’un complot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Jean-Marie Bigot

  • Claudine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as M. Maria

  • Le juge Fayard dit Le Shériff(1977)

    as Jacques Steiner

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Black and White in Color(1976)

    as Hubert Fresnoy

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Devil in the Heart(1976)

    as Éric Bouvier

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Je suis Pierre Rivière (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Pierre Rivière

  • Little Marcel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Marcel

  • Lumière (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Saint-Loup

  • Un animal doué de déraison (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Jacques

  • Serious as Pleasure(1975)

    as L'homme au km 103

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

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

    as The clown sphinx

  • The Slap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Rémy Abeillé

  • Stavisky(1974)

    as Michel Grandville

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Irony of Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Jean Rimbert

  • The Man Who Sleeps(1974)

    as Man

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Nothing to Report (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Rémy March

  • Faustine and the Beautiful Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Florent

  • Neptunes Thunder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Adrien Danglard

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 119 titles, 118 of them dated from 1972 to 2022; peak year 2005.

Biggest box office

Priceless (2006)

$28M worldwide

Highest rated

The Man Who Sleeps (1974)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Captain Marleau (2014)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19722022

Peak 2005 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.

  • 1973Screen debut· Nothing to Report
  • 1973First top-billed film· Nothing to Report
  • 1974Breakout· The Man Who Sleeps

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting119 of 119: 119 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score56th

By decade

1970s19 · acting1980s11 · acting1990s16 · acting2000s49 · acting2010s21 · acting2020s2 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 11% of 18 roles
738808

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 Spiesser's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 20 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned2
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

La baie d'Alger (2012)

67th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Man Who Sleeps (1974)

Midcredits 96th · 82% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 47. 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 Jacques Spiesser'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 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does Jacques Spiesser work with?

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

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles