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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 16, 1922
Place of Birth:
Saint-Rome de Cernon, Aveyron, France
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Jean Gaven
Biography
Jean Gaven (16 January 1922 – 5 May 2014) was a French actor. He appeared in more than sixty films between 1945 and 1996.
Born in Saint-Rome-de-Cernon, France on January 16, 1922, Gaven began acting sometime after the end of World War II, amassing a filmography of more than 60 motion pictures during a career spanning more than five decades. Married to the actress Dominique Wilms, he died at the age of 92 in Paris, France, on May 5, 2014.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Les Bidochon | Maître Nerval |
| 1994 | The Eagle and the Horse | |
| 1993 | L'Œil écarlate | Etienne Delvaux |
| 1988 | Juillet en septembre | Monsieur Challe |
| 1986 | Fred connexion | |
| 1984 | Venus on Fire | Waldo |
| 1983 | One Deadly Summer | Leballech, boss of the sawmill |
| 1981 | Signé Furax | L'agent sans panier à salade |
| 1978 | Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? | Salpetre |
| 1977 | Madame Claude | Gustave Lucas |
| 1976 | Bad Starters | Gargantua |
| 1976 | The Groper | Sicilian killer |
| 1975 | The Story of O | Pierre |
| 1972 | And Hope to Die | Rizzio |
| 1971 | Where Did Tom Go? | Anton Caras |
| 1971 | One Way Ticket | Dietrich |
| 1970 | Rider on the Rain | Inspector Toussaint |
| 1968 | Pasha | Marc, un inspecteur |
| 1966 | Our Men in Bagdad | General Yuri Fiodorenko |
| 1965 | A Trap for Cinderella | Gabriel |
| 1962 | Emile's Boat | Fisherman |
| 1961 | Leon Garros Is Looking for His Friend | Grégoire |
| 1961 | Vingt mille lieues sur la Terre | Grégoire |
| 1960 | Amour, autocar et boîtes de nuit | Paul |
| 1959 | Visa to Hell | Carlos |
| 1959 | Riff Raff Girls | Henri / James |
| 1959 | Minuit treize | Le commissaire Bignon |
| 1958 | Adventures in Indochina | Le Scaph |
| 1957 | The Witches of Salem | Peter Corey |
| 1957 | Young Girls Beware | Petit Jo |
| 1957 | The River of Three Junks | Capitaine Brichet |
| 1956 | Law of the Streets | André Remoulin aka 'Dédé la Glace' |
| 1956 | If All the Guys in the World... | Jos - il secondo |
| 1955 | La Môme Pigalle | Félix Michaux, l'inspecteur de la PJ infiltré |
| 1955 | La madone des sleepings | Don Armando Félix |
| 1955 | The Babes Make the Law | Frédéric Langlet, le mari de Christine |
| 1955 | Girl on the Third Floor | Ernest Sapinaud |
| 1954 | Obsession | Alexandre Buisson |
| 1954 | The Big Flag | Lieutenant Lachenal |
| 1953 | The Wild Oat | Abbot Daniel, village vicar |
| 1952 | Feather in the Wind | François Bontemps |
| 1952 | Les quatre sergents du Fort Carré | Finot |
| 1952 | Le crime du Bouif | Michel |
| 1952 | They Were Five | Marcel - le boxeur |
| 1951 | Duel à Dakar | Fred |
| 1951 | Tomorrow We Get Divorced | Johnny Buck |
| 1951 | La Peau d’un homme | Moussac |
| 1949 | La Bataille du feu | Jacques Legrand |
| 1949 | At the Grand Balcony | Belfort |
| 1948 | Rapide de nuit | One of the two accomplices |
| 1947 | History of Singing | Jack Bing |
| 1947 | Six Hours to Lose | Antoine |
| 1946 | Son of France | Lieutenant Brévannes |
| 1946 | The Murderer Is Not Guilty | Young inspector Gustave Perkinson |
| 1946 | Dropped from Heaven | Robert |
| 1945 | Les Cadets de l'océan | Albertini, dit Tino |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Midi Première | Self |
| 1974 | L'Illustre Maurin | Maurin |
| 1970 | Maurin des Maures | Maurin |
| 1963 | La Route | Dupuy |
| 1959 | Discorama | Self |