Jean-Louis Trintignant

    Actor, Writer, Director

    Birthdate: Dec 11, 1930

    Birthplace: Piolenc, Vaucluse, France

    Died: Jun 17, 2022

    Born 1930 in Piolenc in south France as son of a wealthy industrialist. Studied law in Aix-en-Provence. Started theatrical acting in 1950, but was regarded untalented at first, until Roger Vadim discovered him for the movies. When the press stalked him 1956 because of rumors of an affair with Brigitte Bardot his partner in ...And God Created Woman (1956), he fled into the army. Ten years later he had his first big success with A Man and a Woman (1966). Since then he has starred in more than 100 movies, with a special talent for the dark characters like murderers or jealous husbands. In his late career he preferred theater to movies.

    Known For

    Amour
    Amour

    (2012)

    Z
    Z

    (1969)

    Three Colors: Red
    Three Colors: Red

    (1994)

    Jean-Louis Trintignant Movies

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    • 2025 |

      A Man and a Woman

      asJean-Louis Duroc
    • 2024 |
      The Most Precious of Cargoesas Narrator
    • 2022 |

      Deep Water

      asVic Allen
    • 2020 |

      The Whistlers

      asJean-Louis Trintignant
    • 2019 |
      The Best Years of a Lifeas Jean-Louis Duroc
    • 2019 |

      Playing with Fire

      asFranz
    • 2018 |

      The Great Silence

      asGordon
    • 2017 |

      Happy End

      asGeorges Laurent
    • 2013 |
      Michael H. Profession: Director
    • 2013 |
      Michelas Narrator
    • 2012 |
      Amouras Georges
    • 2010 |
      Boris Vian, swing à Saint-Germain des Prés
    • 1962 |
      Le combat dans l'îleas Clément Lesser
    • 1969 |
      Zas Le juge d'instruction
    • 2003 |
      Janis and Johnas M. Cannon
    • 1998 |
      Those Who Love Me Can Take the Trainas Lucien Emmerich
    • 1996 |
      A Self-Made Heroas Albert Dehousse (old)
    • 1996 |
      C'est jamais loinas Elliot Spencer
    • 1996 |
      Un homme est tombé dans la rue
    • 1995 |
      Fiestaas Colonel Masagual
    • 1994 |
      Ernesto Che Guevara, the Bolivian Diaryas Narrator (french version)
    • 1994 |
      See How They Fallas Marx
    • 1994 |
      Three Colors: Redas Le juge
    • 1993 |
      L'instinct de l'angeas Colonel Édouard
    • 1993 |
      L'oeil écarlateas René Montijoux
    • 1991 |
      Merci La Vieas SS Officer
    • 1989 |
      Bunker palace hôtelas Holm
    • 1987 |
      La vallée fantômeas Paul
    • 1987 |
      Le moustachuas Le général Gougeard
    • 1986 |
      A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Lateras Jean-Louis Duroc
    • 1986 |
      Mémoires pour Simone
    • 1986 |
      The Woman of My Lifeas Pierre
    • 1985 |
      L'homme aux yeux d'argentas Mayene
    • 1985 |
      L'été prochainas Paul
    • 1985 |
      Partir, reveniras Roland Rivière
    • 1985 |
      Rendez-vousas Scrutzler
    • 1985 |
      Sortüz egy fekete bivalyértas Fodó tanár úr
    • 1984 |
      Femmes de personneas Michel Gilquin
    • 1984 |
      Le bon plaisiras Le Président de la République
    • 1984 |
      Long Live Lifeas François Gaucher
    • 1983 |
      Confidentially Yoursas Julien Vercel
    • 1983 |
      Cover Upas Christian Lacassagne
    • 1982 |
      Boulevard des assassinsas Daniel Salmon
    • 1982 |
      Colpire al cuoreas Dario
    • 1982 |
      The Big Pardonas Le commissaire Duché
    • 1981 |
      Dead Certainas Louis Faguet
    • 1981 |
      Malevilas Fulbert
    • 1981 |
      Passion of Loveas Doctor
    • 1981 |
      Un assassin qui passeas Ravic
    • 1980 |
      I Love You Allas Julien Tellier
    • 1980 |
      La terrazzaas Enrico D'Orsi
    • 1980 |
      The Lady Bankeras Horace Vannister
    • 1979 |
      Le maître nageuras Le jardinier de Zopoulos
    • 1979 |
      Melancoly Babyas Pierre
    • 1978 |
      Other People's Moneyas Henri Rainier
    • 1977 |
      Faces of Loveas Victor
    • 1977 |
      The Passengersas Alex Moineau
    • 1976 |
      The Desert of the Tartarsas Il maggiore medico Rovine
    • 1976 |
      The Honeymoon Tripas Paul Carter
    • 1976 |
      The Probability Factoras Fred Malone
    • 1975 |
      Act of Aggressionas Paul Varlin
    • 1975 |
      Flic Storyas Emile Buisson
    • 1975 |
      Rain over Santiagoas Le sénateur
    • 1975 |
      The Sunday Womanas Massimo Campi
    • 1974 |
      Escapadeas Ferdinand
    • 1974 |
      Les violons du balas Lui (Michel)
    • 1974 |
      Love at the Topas Nicolas Mallet
    • 1974 |
      Successive Slidings of Pleasureas Le commissaire de police
    • 1974 |
      The Secretas David Daguerre
    • 1973 |
      A Full Day's Work
    • 1973 |
      Défense de savoiras Jean-Pierre Laubray
    • 1973 |
      The Last Trainas Julien Maroyeur
    • 1972 |
      Last Tango in Paris
    • 1972 |
      ...And Hope to Dieas Antoine Cardot aka Froggy
    • 1972 |
      Jean Vilar, une belle vie
    • 1972 |
      The French Conspiracyas François Darien - un intellectuel instable
    • 1972 |
      The Outside Manas Lucien Bellon
    • 1971 |
      Without Apparent Motiveas Stéphane Carella
    • 1970 |
      Ramparts of Clayas Entrepreneur
    • 1970 |
      Secret Intentionsas Miguel
    • 1970 |
      The Crookas Simon Duroc dit 'le Suisse'
    • 1970 |

      The Conformist

      asMarcello Clerici
    • 1969 |
      Crime Thiefas Jean Girod
    • 1969 |
      L'Américainas Bruno
    • 1969 |
      Love Circleas Michele
    • 1969 |
      My Night at Maud'sas Jean-Louis
    • 1969 |
      So Sweet... So Perverseas Jean Reynaud
    • 1968 |
      Death Laid an Eggas Marco
    • 1968 |
      Les Bichesas Paul Thomas
    • 1968 |
      The Libertineas Dr. Carlo De Marchi
    • 1968 |
      The Man Who Liesas Jan Robin
    • 1967 |
      A Man to Killas Raphael
    • 1967 |
      I Am What I Amas Bernard
    • 1967 |
      My Love, My Loveas Vincent Falaise
    • 1966 |
      A Man and a Womanas Jean-Louis Duroc
    • 1966 |
      Diamond Safarias Raphaële Vincente
    • 1966 |
      La longue marcheas Philippe
    • 1966 |
      Trans-Europ-Expressas Elias
    • 1966 |
      Un garçon, une fille. Le dix-septième cielas François
    • 1965 |
      Merveilleuse Angéliqueas Claude le Petit, dit Le poète croté
    • 1965 |
      The Sleeping Car Murderas Éric Grandin - un amant d'Eliane
    • 1964 |
      Mata Hari, agent H21as Le capitaine François Lasalle
    • 1964 |
      The Last Stepsas Georges Guichard
    • 1963 |
      Il successoas Sergio
    • 1963 |
      Le chemin de la mauvaise routeas Récitant
    • 1963 |
      Nutty, Naughty Chateauas Frederic
    • 1962 |
      The Easy Lifeas Roberto Mariani
    • 1962 |
      The Fabiani Affairas Joseph Fabiani
    • 1961 |
      Journey Beneath the Desertas Pierre
    • 1961 |
      Spotlight on a Murdereras Jean-Marie de Kerloguen
    • 1960 |
      Le coeur battantas François
    • 1960 |
      The Thousandth Windowas Georges Desvignes
    • 1959 |
      Dangerous Liaisonsas Danceny
    • 1959 |
      Violent Summeras Carlo Caremoli
    • 1956 |
      ...And God Created Womanas Michel Tardieu
    • 1956 |
      Club of Womenas Michel
    • 1956 |
      If All the Guys in the World...as Jean-Louis
    • 1956 |
      Law of the Streetsas YvesTréguier dit Le Breton