About
Jacques Villeret (6 February 1951 – 28 January 2005) was a French actor, best known internationally for his role as François Pignon in the comedy Le Dîner de Cons. During his career, he earned many awards including the prestigious medal and title of Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur. Villeret was born Jacky Boufroura in Loches, Indre-et-Loire, France, to an Algerian father and a French mother. He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris (CNSAD) in the same class as Louis Seigner, the grandfather of Emmanuelle Seigner and Mathilde Seigner. While he was most famous for his role as François Pignon in Le Dîner de Cons; both on the stage and in the film, his other celebrated roles included the extra terrestrial in La soupe aux choux, the autistic Mo in L'été en pente douce, and marshal Ludwig von Apfelstrudel in Papy fait de la résistance. At the time of making the film Un aller simple...
Known for
Ciné regardsSeries • 1978
Gramps Is in the ResistanceMovie • 1983
The Dinner GameMovie • 1998
First Name: CarmenMovie • 1983
DantonMovie • 1983
The Cabbage SoupMovie • 1981
ActorsMovie • 2000
Hold-upMovie • 1985
L'été en pente douceMovie • 1987
The Children of the MarshlandMovie • 1999
A Crime in ParadiseMovie • 2001
Malabar PrincessMovie • 2004
BoleroMovie • 1981
The AntidoteMovie • 2005
The Mouth AgapeMovie • 1974
Another Man, Another ChanceMovie • 1977
588 rue ParadisMovie • 1992
Strange GardensMovie • 2003
MalevilMovie • 1981
IznogoudMovie • 2005
Waiter!Movie • 1983
Viper in the FistMovie • 2004
The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big FishMovie • 1991
The Castaways of Turtle IslandMovie • 1976