Jean Gabin
Known for Acting · 117 credits
- Born
- 1904-05-17
- Died
- 1976-11-15
- Place of birth
- Paris, France
- Also known as
- Jean-Alexis MoncorgĂ© · Jean MoncorgĂ© · Jean Gabin Alexis MoncorgĂ© · ÚŰ§Ù ÚŻŰ§ŰšÙ Â· ĐĐ°Đœ ĐлДĐșŃĐžŃ ĐĐŸĐœĐșĐŸŃжД
Biography
Jean Gabin Alexis MoncorgĂ© (born Jean-Alexis MoncorgĂ©), known as Jean Gabin (17 May 1904 â 15 November 1976), was a French actor and singer. Considered a key figure in French cinema, he starred in several classic films, including PĂ©pĂ© le Moko (1937), La grande illusion (1937), Le Quai des brumes (1938), La bĂȘte humaine (1938), Le jour se lĂšve (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 LĂ©gion d'honneur in recognition of the important role he played in French cinema.
Gabin was born Jean-Alexis Moncorgé in Paris, the son of Madeleine Petit and Ferdinand Moncorgé, a cafe owner and cabaret entertainer whose stage name was Gabin, which is a first name in French. He grew up in the village of Mériel in the Seine-et-Oise (now Val-d'Oise) département, about 22 mi (35 km) north of Paris. He attended the Lycée Janson de Sailly. Gabin left school early, and worked as a laborer until the age of 19 when he entered show business with a bit part in a Folies BergÚre production. He continued performing in a variety of minor roles before going into the military.
After completing his military service in the Fusiliers marins, he returned to the entertainment business, working under the stage name of Jean Gabin at whatever was offered in the Parisian music halls and operettas, imitating the singing style of Maurice Chevalier, which was the rage at the time. He was part of a troupe that toured South America, and upon returning to France found work at the Moulin Rouge. His performances started getting noticed, and better stage roles came along that led to parts in two silent films in 1928.
Two years later Gabin made the transition to sound films in a 1930 PathĂ© FrĂšres production, Chacun sa chance. Playing secondary roles, he made more than a dozen films over the next four years, including films directed by Maurice and Jacques Tourneur. But he only gained real recognition for his performance in Maria Chapdelaine, a 1934 production directed by Julien Duvivier. He was then cast as a romantic hero in the 1936 war drama La Bandera; this second Duvivier-directed film established him as a major star. The next year he teamed up with Duvivier again in the highly successful PĂ©pĂ© le Moko. Its popularity brought Gabin international recognition. That same year he starred in Jean Renoir's La Grande Illusion, an antiwar film that ran at a New York City theatre for an unprecedented six months. This was followed by another of Renoir's major works, La BĂȘte Humaine (The Human Beast), a film noir tragedy based on the novel by Ămile Zola and starring Gabin and Simone Simon, as well as Le Quai Des Brumes (Port of Shadows), one of director Marcel CarnĂ©'s classics of poetic realism. His rugged charisma could be compared with Humphrey Bogart and James Cagney.
He divorced his second wife in 1939. ...
Known For
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self (archive footage)
Spécial cinéma
1974
as Self (archive footage)
Cinépanorama
1956
as Self
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
as Self
Cérémonie des César
1976
as Self - President
Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma
1978
as Self (archive footage)
TV Shows (7)
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self (archive footage)
Spécial cinéma
1974
as Self (archive footage)
Cinépanorama
1956
as Self
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
as Self
Cérémonie des César
1976
as Self - President
Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma
1978
as Self (archive footage)
The Century of Icons
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Movies (110)
Napoleon
1955
as Marshal Jean Lannes
Les Misérables
1958
as Jean Valjean / Champmathieu
The Sicilian Clan
1969
as Vittorio Manalese
The Tattoo
1968
as Comte Enguerand de Montignac,alias « Legrain »
Moontide
1942
as Bobo
The Impostor
1944
as Clément / Maurice Lafarge
Grand Illusion
1937
as Le lieutenant Maréchal
Pépé le Moko
1937
as Pépé le Moko
Stormy Waters
1941
as Le capitaine André Laurent
French Cancan
1955
as Henri Danglard
Razzia
1955
as Henri Ferré dit 'Le Nantais'
Pasha
1968
as Comissaire Joss, le Pacha
The Gardener of Argenteuil
1966
as M. Martin dit « Le pÚre Tulipe »
Two Men in Town
1973
as Germain Cazeneuve
The Night Affair
1958
as Georges Vallois
Le Tunnel
1933
as Mac Allan
Any Number Can Win
1963
as Charles
The Old Guard
1960
as Jean-Marie Pejat, bicycle repairer
Touchez Pas au Grisbi
1954
as Max dit Max le Menteur
Under the Sign of the Bull
1969
as Albert Raynal
La Traversée de Paris
1956
as Grandgil, artist painter
La BĂȘte Humaine
1938
as Lantier
The Moment of Truth
1952
as Dr Pierre Richard
Deadlier Than the Male
1956
as André Chatelin
Monsieur
1964
as Monsieur
Love Is My Profession
1958
as André Gobillot
Maigret Sets a Trap
1958
as Commissioner Jules Maigret
Storms
1953
as il professore Antonio Sanna
Port of Shadows
1938
as Jean
The Dominici Affair
1973
as Gaston Dominici
Daybreak
1939
as François
Belmondo: The Incorrigible
2022
Action Man
1967
as Denis Ferrand
Speaking of Murder
1957
as Louis Bertain/Louis le blond
Le Plaisir
1952
as Joseph Rivet
Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case
1959
as Commissioner Jules Maigret
La Bandera
1935
as Pierre Gilieth
The Horse
1970
as Auguste Maroilleur
The Counterfeiters of Paris
1961
as Ferdinand Maréchal, aka 'le Dabe'
Jean Gabin, le dernier des géants
2015
as Self (archive footage)
A Monkey in Winter
1962
as Albert Quentin
The Image Book
2018
as (archive footage)
Jury of One
1974
as Leguen
Holy Year
1976
as Max Lambert
The Walls of Malapaga
1949
as Pierre Arrignon
Belmondo, il Ă©tait une fois le beau monde
2011
as Self (archive footage)
Blood to the Head
1956
as François Cardinaud
The Magnificent Tramp
1959
as Joseph, Hugues Guillaume Boutier-Blainville dit : ArchimĂšde
Martin Roumagnac
1946
as Martin Roumagnac
Maigret Sees Red
1963
as Commissioner Jules Maigret
Rue de Paris
1959
as Henri Neveu
Crime and Punishment
1956
as Commissaire Gallet
The Baron of the Locks
1960
as Baron JérÎme Napoléon Antoine
The Possessors
1958
as Noël Schoudler, le patriarche financier
Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau
2019
as Self (archive footage)
The Truth About Bebe Donge
1952
as François Donge
Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song
2002
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Black Flag Waves Over the Scow
1971
as Victor Ploubaz
The Lower Depths
1936
as Pepel Wasska
The Gentleman from Epsom
1962
as Richard Briand-Charmery
Killer
1972
as Commissioner Le Guen
The President
1961
as Ămile Beaufort
Zouzou
1934
as Jean
The Cat
1971
as Julien Bouin
Air of Paris
1954
as Victor Le Garrec
Marie of the Port
1950
as Henri Chatelard
People of No Importance
1956
as Jean Viard
The Bardot mystery
2012
Rhine Virgin
1953
as Martin Schmidt, alias Jacques Ledru
Varieté
1935
as Georges
The Upper Hand
1966
as Paul Berger dit Paulo les Diam's
Golgotha
1935
as Ponce Pilate
Quand Jean devint Renoir
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Hi-Jack Highway
1955
as Jean Chape
Twelve Hours to Live
1950
as Carlo Bacchi
House on the Waterfront
1955
as Commander Lequévic
The Little Rebels
1955
as Julien Lamy
Happy Hearts
1932
as Charles
La Belle Ăquipe
1936
as Jean dit Jeannot
Lilac
1932
as Martousse
MĂ©phisto
1931
as Jacques Miral
The Messenger
1937
as Nicolas Dange
The Case of Dr. Laurent
1957
as le docteur Laurent
God's Thunder
1965
as LĂ©andre Brassac
Their Last Night
1953
as Pierre Ruffin
Mireille Darc, la femme libre
2018
as Monsieur (archive footage)
L'Ătoile de Valencia
1933
as Pedro Savedra
For One Night..!
1932
as Jean
Mirror
1947
as Pierre Lussac
That Tender Age
1964
as Ămile Malhouin
Coral Reefs
1939
as Ted "Trott" Lennard
Fun in the Barracks
1932
as Fricot
Goodbye Beautiful Days
1933
as Pierre Lavernay
All That Is Not Worth Love
1931
as Jean Cordier
Lino Ventura, la part intime
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Michel Audiard et le mystĂšre du triangle des Bermudes
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Gloria
1931
as Robert Nourry
Les lions
1928
Everyone Has Their Chance
1930
as Marcel Grivot
Jean Gabin, une ùme française
2015
as Self (archive footage)
The Night Is My Kingdom
1951
as Raymond Pinsard
Victor
1951
as Victor
Maria Chapdelaine
1934
as François Paradis
Lady Killer
1937
as Lucien Bourrache, dit 'Gueule d'Amour'
The Beautiful Sailor
1932
as Le capitaine
The Crowd Roars
1932
as Joe Greer
The Darling of Paris
1931
as Bob
High and Low
1933
as Charles Boulla
Jean MoncorgeÌ, la face cacheÌe de Jean Gabin
2010
as Self (archive footage)
Ohé! Les valises
1928
About Jean Gabin
Jean Gabin Alexis MoncorgĂ© (born Jean-Alexis MoncorgĂ©), known as Jean Gabin (17 May 1904 â 15 November 1976), was a French actor and singer. Considered a key figure in French cinema, he starred in several classic films, including PĂ©pĂ© le Moko (1937), La grande illusion (1937), Le Quai des brumes (1938), La bĂȘte humaine (1938), Le jour se lĂšve (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, re⊠With 117 credits spanning from 1928 to 2022, Jean Gabin has appeared in 110 films and 7 TV shows.
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- Napoleon (1955) â as Marshal Jean Lannes
- Les MisĂ©rables (1958) â as Jean Valjean / Champmathieu
- The Sicilian Clan (1969) â as Vittorio Manalese
- The Tattoo (1968) â as Comte Enguerand de Montignac,alias « Legrain »
- Moontide (1942) â as Bobo
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