Jean Carmet

Jean Carmet
Jean Carmet in 1993
Born	(1920-04-25)25 April 1920 Bourgueil, Indre-et-Loire, France
Died	20 April 1994(1994-04-20) (aged 73) Sèvres, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1941–1994

Jean Carmet (25 April 1920 — 20 April 1994) was a French actor.

Life and career

Jean Carmet began working on stage and then in film in the early 1940s becoming a very popular comedic actor in his native country. He is best known internationally for his role as a French colonist in the 1976 film, La Victoire en Chantant (Black and White in Color).

Because of his good-natured manner, he was as popular with members of the film crew as he was with the audiences. During his long career, he appeared in more than 200 films, and although he played dramatic parts, he usually acted in a supporting role as a comedic character.

He was nominated for the César Award for Best Actor for his leading role in the 1986 film, Miss Mona. Twice he won the César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and was nominated on two other occasions. In February 1994, to celebrate his 50th year in film, he was honored by the French motion picture industry with a special César Award. Just a few months later, Jean Carmet died of a heart attack.

Jean Carmet is interred in the Cimetière du Montparnasse in Paris. In his birthplace of Bourgueil, a theater and an avenue were named in his honor.

Awards

• 1995 - 7 d'Or for his role in Eugénie Grandet
• 1994 - Honorary César Award
• 1992 - César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for the film Merci la vie
• 1983 - César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for the film Les Misérables

Nominations

• 1988 - César Award for Best Actor for the film Miss Mona
• 1987 - César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for the film Les Fugitifs
• 1979 - César Award for Best Actor for the film Le sucre
• 1979 - César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for the film Le sucre

Filmography

• Eugénie Grandet (1993)
• Merci la vie (1991)
• Germinal (1993)
• Le Moine et la sorcière (1987)
• Mon beau-frère a tué ma soeur (1986)
• Sac de noeuds (1985)
• Dog Day (1984)
• Papy fait de la résistance (1983)
• Les Misérables (1982)
• La soupe aux choux (1981)
• Buffet froid (1979)
• Un si joli village (1979)
• Gros-Câlin (1979)
• Violette Nozière (1978)
• Le sucre (1978)
• The More It Goes, the Less It Goes (1977)
• Alice ou la dernière fugue (1977)
• La Victoire en Chantant (1976)
• Scrambled Eggs (1976)
• Les Gaspards (1975)
• The Common Man (1975)
• Comment réussir quand on est con et pleurnichard (1974)
• Le Concierge (1973)
• Le Viager (1972)
• Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire (1972)
• La Rupture (1970)
• The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir (1970)
• Alexandre le bienheureux (1967)
• Roger la Honte (1966)
• Les Pas perdus (1964)
• The Gorillas (1964)
• The Counterfeit Constable (1964)
• Any Number Can Win (1963)
• Nous irons à Deauville (1962)
• Un clair de lune à Maubeuge (1962)
• The Three Musketeers (1961)
• Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild Women (1959)
• The Amorous Corporal (1958)
• Three Sailors (1957)
• Bébés à gogo (1956)
• Bonjour sourire (1956)
• Monsieur Leguignon Lampiste (1952)
• Monsieur Taxi (1952)
• Elle et moi (1952)
• Ils étaient cinq (1952)
• Dr. Knock (1951)
• Not Any Weekend for Our Love (1950)
• Dieu a besoin des hommes (1950)
• Monsieur Vincent (1948)
• Dropped from Heaven (1946)
• François Villon (1945)
• Le journal tombe à cinq heures (1942)
• Le Pavillon brûle (1941)

References

• Adapted from the article Jean Carmet, from Wikinfo, licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.

External links

• Jean Carmet at IMDb