Where to watch Jean Poiret in the UK
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Jean Poiret, born Jean Poiré, (17 August 1926 – 14 March 1992) was a French actor, director, and screenwriter. He is primarily known as the author of the original play La Cage Aux Folles. Jean Poiret was born in Paris, France, where he died of a heart attack in 1992. He is buried at the Cimetière du Montparnasse in Paris. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean Poiret, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) as Self
- Champs-Elysées (1982) as Self
- Sacrée Soirée (1987) as Self
- Numéro un (1975) as Self
- Spécial cinéma (1974) as Self
- Midi trente (1972) as Self
- Discorama (1959) as Self
- At Theatre Tonight (1966) as Albino, l'instituteur
- Il était une fois Champs-Élysées (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- Système 2 (1975) as Self
- Stars 90 (1990) as Self
- The Birdcage (1996) Original Film Writer
- The Last Metro (1980) as Jean-Loup Cottins
- The Secret Files of Inspector Lavardin (1988) as Inspecteur Jean Lavardin
- La Cage aux Folles (1978) Theatre Play
- La Cage aux Folles II (1980) Characters
- Happy Easter (1984) Writer
- Cop au Vin (1985) as Inspecteur Jean Lavardin
- Love and the Frenchwoman (1960) as L'avocat de Michel (segment "Le Divorce"))
- Your Money or Your Life (1966) as Lucien Pélépan
- The Three Musketeers (1953) Cast
- Liberté, égalité, choucroute (1985) as Le calife
- Inspector Lavardin (1986) as Inspecteur Jean Lavardin
- Atlantic Wall (1970) as Armand, resistance leader and double agent
- The Elegant Criminal (1990) as Allard
- Tales of Paris (1962) as Jean-Pierre Leroy (segment "Antonia")
- Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century (1960) as Le premier policier / Policeman
- La Cage aux Folles 3 (1985) Characters
- That Naughty Girl (1956) as Inspector Rémy
- The Seasons of Pleasure (1988) as Bernard Germain
- The Other One's Mug (1979) as Jean-Louis Constant
- The Virgins (1963) as Banker Marchaix
- Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands! (1982) as Andre Joeuf
- Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4) (2009) as Self (archive footage)
- Le Zèbre (1992) Director
- The Seventh Target (1984) as Jean Michelis
- Thank Heaven for Small Favors (1963) as Raoul
- Les baratineurs (1965) as André
- The Big Wash (1968) as Jean-Michel Lavalette
- Miracle Healing (1987) as Papu
- Auguste (1961) as Georges Flower
- The Big Scare (1964) Cast
- Under Your Hat (1965) as Philippe / Monsieur Paul
- You Have Nothing to Declare? (1959) as Robert de Trivelin
- Teuf-teuf (1963) Cast
- The Innocent with Forty Children (1957) as Maître Bardine
- The Men in the Family (1968) as Bernard Le Gall
- The Four Truths (1962) as Renard (segment "Le corbeau et le renard")
- L'anglais tel qu'on le parle (1959) as Julien Cicandel
- Oh! What a Mambo (1959) as L'inspecteur Sapin
- Ces messieurs de la gâchette (1970) as Bernard Le Gall
- Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale (1988) as Octave Leroi
- I Hate Actors (1986) as Orlando Higgins
- Sisi/Last Minute (1991) as Herzog Max in Bayern
- Hard Boiled Ones (1964) as Louis
- How to Succeed in Love (1962) as Bernard Monod
- The Dance (1962) as Vieux
- The Real Bargain (1965) as Grégoire
- The Bureaucrats (1959) as René Lahrier
- Merci Zaza - La Folle Histoire de la Cage aux Folles (2023) as Self / Georges (archive footage)
- Tailleur pour dames (2008) Adaptation
- The Blockhead Fair (1963) as Collin
- Le Gang des pianos à bretelles (1953) as The presenter of 'La nuit brune' (uncredited)
- Adorables démons (1957) as Julien Willis Jr
- Jaloux comme un tigre (1964) as Doctor Raymond
- What the East Wind Saw (1954) as Charlles-Auguste
- Life is beautiful (1956) as le joueur de maracas
- Qu'est-ce qui fait courir les crocodiles ? (1971) as Gontran
- Clara and the Villains (1958) as Chantuer
- Tailleur pour Dames (1993) Adaptation
- The Terror with Women (1956) as Gendarme
- Joyeuses Pâques (2023) Author
- Nina (1959) as Gérard Blanville
- La Petite Amie (1988) as Martin Morel
- Pour avoir Adrienne (1967) as Le jeune homme
- Tailleur pour dames (1985) Adaptation
- L'Hôtel du libre échange (1979) as Pinglet
- La Coquine (1968) as Albino, l'instituteur
- Sup de fric (1992) as Cyril Dujardin
- Mon bébé (1956) as William Harrisson
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Most-watched Jean Poiret films currently: The Birdcage (1996), The Last Metro (1980), La Cage aux Folles (1978), La Cage aux Folles II (1980), Happy Easter (1984).
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Selected TV credits: Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975), Champs-Elysées (1982), Sacrée Soirée (1987), Numéro un (1975), Spécial cinéma (1974).
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