Jean Darcante

French actor and theatre director (1910–1990)
Jean Darcante
Born
Jean-Louis Albassier

1 April 1910
Paris
Died18 March 1990(1990-03-18) (aged 79)
Paris
Occupation(s)Actor, theatre director, theatre manager

Jean Darcante, real name Jean-Louis Albassier, (1 April 1910 – 18 March 1990) was a French actor and theatre director. He was managing director of the théâtre de la Renaissance in Paris from 1946 to 1957.[1]

Filmography

Actor

  • 1936: Girls of Paris (by Claude Vermorel) – Roland
  • 1939: L'Étrange nuit de Noël (by Yvan Noé) – Roger
  • 1942: La Symphonie fantastique (by Christian-Jaque) – Prosper Mérimée (uncredited)
  • 1942: Le Destin fabuleux de Désirée Clary (by Sacha Guitry) – Duphot
  • 1946: Vive la liberté (by Jeff Musso)
  • 1946: Martin Roumagnac (by Georges Lacombe) – L'avocat de la défense
  • 1953: Flukt fra paradiset (by Toralf Sandø) – Trekkspilleren
  • 1959: Two Men in Manhattan (by Jean-Pierre Melville) – Rouvier (final film role)

Dubbing

Theatre

Comedian
Theatre director

Bibliography

  • Jean Darcante, À l'enseigne d'un Dieu malin, Michel Brient éditeur, Paris, 1959.
  • Jean Darcante, Théâtre, la grande aventure, éditions du Sorbier, 1985.

References

  1. ^ Catalogue de la Bnf (accessdate on 23 February 2016)
  • Jean Darcante at IMDb
  • Sa fiche sur Les.Archives du spectacle
Trade union offices
Preceded by
New position
President of the International Federation of Actors
1952–1956
Succeeded by
Gordon Sandison
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