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French actor
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Jean-Alexis Moncorgé, known as Jean Gabin (French:[ʒɑ̃gabɛ̃]; 17 May 1904 – 15 November 1976), was a French actor and singer. Considered a key figure in French cinema, he starred in several classic films, including Pépé le Moko (1937), La grande illusion (1937), Le Quai des brumes (1938), La bête humaine (1938), Le jour se lève (1939), and Le plaisir (1952). During his career, he twice won the Silver Bear for Best Actor from the Berlin International Film Festival and the Volpi Cup for Best Actor from the Venice Film Festival, respectively. Gabin was made a member of the Légion d'honneur in recognition of the important role he played in French cinema.
Jean-Alexis Moncorgé, known as JeanGabin (French: [ʒɑ̃ gabɛ̃]; 17 May 1904 – 15 November 1976), was a French actor and singer. Considered a key figure...
Illusion, one of his better-known films, starring Erich von Stroheim and JeanGabin. A film on the theme of brotherhood, relating a series of escape attempts...
directed by Jean Delannoy, starring JeanGabin as Maigret Le Baron de l'écluse (France, 1960), directed by Jean Delannoy and starring JeanGabin Maigret (UK...
notable actors have portrayed the role on screen, including Fredric March, JeanGabin, Frank Finlay, Georges Géret, Richard Jordan, Lino Ventura, Liam Neeson...
France. He developed a passion for weapons and the actor was captivated by JeanGabin in Touche pas au grisbi, a film he saw in the Indochinese capital. After...
Auguste Le Breton. The film was directed by Henri Verneuil and stars JeanGabin, Lino Ventura and Alain Delon, whose casting led to the film's box-office...
Jacques Becker who was looking for an Italian actor to play opposite JeanGabin in a gangster movie called Touchez pas au grisbi (1954). Becker offered...
of them proved excellent vehicles for old-timers JeanGabin and Fernandel, and newcomers such as Jean-Paul Belmondo and Alain Delon. Verneuil was born...
entire male cast of A Separation received the award. Sidney Poitier, JeanGabin, Fernando Fernán Gómez, and Denzel Washington have won the most awards...
(1958) JeanGabin (1959) Fredric March (1960) Peter Finch (1961) James Stewart (1962) Sidney Poitier (1963) Rod Steiger (1964) Lee Marvin (1965) Jean-Pierre...
1940 novel Moon Tide by Willard Robertson. The film features French star JeanGabin, Ida Lupino, Thomas Mitchell and Claude Rains. Charles G. Clarke was nominated...
Gérard Depardieu, Witch Way Love (1997) opposite Jean Reno, Une chance sur deux (1998) co-starring with Jean-Paul Belmondo and Alain Delon, Girl on the Bridge...
(1958) JeanGabin (1959) Fredric March (1960) Peter Finch (1961) James Stewart (1962) Sidney Poitier (1963) Rod Steiger (1964) Lee Marvin (1965) Jean-Pierre...
The Prix JeanGabin was a French award presented each year between 1981 and 2006 to a young and upcoming actor working in the French film industry. The...
(1958) JeanGabin (1959) Fredric March (1960) Peter Finch (1961) James Stewart (1962) Sidney Poitier (1963) Rod Steiger (1964) Lee Marvin (1965) Jean-Pierre...
by Marlon Brando, a $3.2 million Pablo Picasso painting and a $9 million Jean-Michel Basquiat collage. According to the online portal Box Office Mojo and...
even a lyrical short feature film. Frequent stars of these films were JeanGabin, Michel Simon, Simone Signoret, and Michèle Morgan. Poetic realism films...
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