Jean Gabin
Jean Gabin Alexis Moncorgé (born Jean-Alexis Moncorgé), known as Jean Gabin (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. 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 Bergère 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 Pathé Frères 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 Pépé 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 Bête Humaine (The Human Beast), a film noir tragedy based on the novel by Émile Zola and starring Gabin and Simone Simon, as well as Le Quai Des Brumes (Port of Shadows), one of director Marcel Carné's classics of poetic realism. His rugged charisma could be compared with Humphrey Bogart and James Cagney. He divorced his second wife in 1939. ... Source: Article "Jean Gabin" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Filmography
Belmondo: The Incorrigible
Belmondo: The Incorrigible
Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau
as Self (archive footage)
Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau
as Self (archive footage)
The Image Book
as (archive footage)
The Image Book
as (archive footage)
Mireille Darc, la femme libre
as Monsieur (archive footage)
Mireille Darc, la femme libre
as Monsieur (archive footage)
Jean Gabin, une âme française
as Self (archive footage)
Jean Gabin, une âme française
as Self (archive footage)
Jean Gabin, le dernier des géants
as Self (archive footage)
Jean Gabin, le dernier des géants
as Self (archive footage)
The Bardot mystery
The Bardot mystery
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde
as Self (archive footage)
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde
as Self (archive footage)
Jean Moncorgé, la face cachée de Jean Gabin
as Self (archive footage)
Jean Moncorgé, la face cachée de Jean Gabin
as Self (archive footage)
Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes
as Self (archive footage)
Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes
as Self (archive footage)
Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Holy Year
as Max Lambert
Holy Year
as Max Lambert
Jury of One
as Leguen
Jury of One
as Leguen
Two Men in Town
as Germain Cazeneuve
Two Men in Town
as Germain Cazeneuve
The Dominici Affair
as Gaston Dominici
The Dominici Affair
as Gaston Dominici
Killer
as Commissioner Le Guen
Killer
as Commissioner Le Guen
The Black Flag Waves Over the Scow
as Victor Ploubaz
The Black Flag Waves Over the Scow
as Victor Ploubaz
The Cat
as Julien Bouin
The Cat
as Julien Bouin
The Horse
as Auguste Maroilleur
The Horse
as Auguste Maroilleur
The Sicilian Clan
as Vittorio Manalese
The Sicilian Clan
as Vittorio Manalese
Under the Sign of the Bull
as Albert Raynal
Under the Sign of the Bull
as Albert Raynal
The Tattoo
as Comte Enguerand de Montignac,alias « Legrain »
The Tattoo
as Comte Enguerand de Montignac,alias « Legrain »
Pasha
as Comissaire Joss, le Pacha
Pasha
as Comissaire Joss, le Pacha
Action Man
as Denis Ferrand
Action Man
as Denis Ferrand
The Gardener of Argenteuil
as M. Martin dit « Le père Tulipe »
The Gardener of Argenteuil
as M. Martin dit « Le père Tulipe »
The Upper Hand
as Paul Berger dit Paulo les Diam's
The Upper Hand
as Paul Berger dit Paulo les Diam's
God's Thunder
as Léandre Brassac
God's Thunder
as Léandre Brassac
That Tender Age
as Émile Malhouin
That Tender Age
as Émile Malhouin
Monsieur
as Monsieur
Monsieur
as Monsieur
Maigret Sees Red
as Commissioner Jules Maigret
Maigret Sees Red
as Commissioner Jules Maigret
The Gentleman from Epsom
as Richard Briand-Charmery
The Gentleman from Epsom
as Richard Briand-Charmery
A Monkey in Winter
as Albert Quentin
A Monkey in Winter
as Albert Quentin
The Counterfeiters of Paris
as Ferdinand Maréchal, aka 'le Dabe'
The Counterfeiters of Paris
as Ferdinand Maréchal, aka 'le Dabe'
The Old Guard
as Jean-Marie Pejat, bicycle repairer
The Old Guard
as Jean-Marie Pejat, bicycle repairer
The Baron of the Locks
as Baron Jérôme Napoléon Antoine
The Baron of the Locks
as Baron Jérôme Napoléon Antoine
Rue de Paris
as Henri Neveu
Rue de Paris
as Henri Neveu
Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case
as Commissioner Jules Maigret
Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case
as Commissioner Jules Maigret
The Magnificent Tramp
as Joseph, Hugues Guillaume Boutier-Blainville dit : Archimède
The Magnificent Tramp
as Joseph, Hugues Guillaume Boutier-Blainville dit : Archimède
The Possessors
as Noël Schoudler, le patriarche financier
The Possessors
as Noël Schoudler, le patriarche financier
Love Is My Profession
as André Gobillot
Love Is My Profession
as André Gobillot
The Night Affair
as Georges Vallois
The Night Affair
as Georges Vallois
Les Misérables
as Jean Valjean / Champmathieu
Les Misérables
as Jean Valjean / Champmathieu
Maigret Sets a Trap
as Commissioner Jules Maigret
Maigret Sets a Trap
as Commissioner Jules Maigret
Speaking of Murder
as Louis Bertain/Louis le blond
Speaking of Murder
as Louis Bertain/Louis le blond
The Case of Dr. Laurent
as le docteur Laurent
The Case of Dr. Laurent
as le docteur Laurent
Crime and Punishment
as Commissaire Gallet
Crime and Punishment
as Commissaire Gallet
La Traversée de Paris
as Grandgil, artist painter
La Traversée de Paris
as Grandgil, artist painter
People of No Importance
as Jean Viard
People of No Importance
as Jean Viard
The Little Rebels
as Julien Lamy
The Little Rebels
as Julien Lamy
Hi-Jack Highway
as Jean Chape
Hi-Jack Highway
as Jean Chape
House on the Waterfront
as Commander Lequévic
House on the Waterfront
as Commander Lequévic
French Cancan
as Henri Danglard
French Cancan
as Henri Danglard
Razzia
as Henri Ferré dit 'Le Nantais'
Razzia
as Henri Ferré dit 'Le Nantais'
Napoleon
as Marshal Jean Lannes
Napoleon
as Marshal Jean Lannes
Touchez Pas au Grisbi
as Max dit Max le Menteur
Touchez Pas au Grisbi
as Max dit Max le Menteur
Rhine Virgin
as Martin Schmidt, alias Jacques Ledru
Rhine Virgin
as Martin Schmidt, alias Jacques Ledru
Their Last Night
as Pierre Ruffin
Their Last Night
as Pierre Ruffin
Storms
as il professore Antonio Sanna
Storms
as il professore Antonio Sanna
The Moment of Truth
as Dr Pierre Richard
The Moment of Truth
as Dr Pierre Richard
Le Plaisir
as Joseph Rivet
Le Plaisir
as Joseph Rivet
The Truth About Bebe Donge
as François Donge
The Truth About Bebe Donge
as François Donge
Twelve Hours to Live
as Carlo Bacchi
Twelve Hours to Live
as Carlo Bacchi
Marie of the Port
as Henri Chatelard
Marie of the Port
as Henri Chatelard
The Walls of Malapaga
as Pierre Arrignon
The Walls of Malapaga
as Pierre Arrignon
Mirror
as Pierre Lussac
Mirror
as Pierre Lussac
Martin Roumagnac
as Martin Roumagnac
Martin Roumagnac
as Martin Roumagnac
The Impostor
as Clément / Maurice Lafarge
The Impostor
as Clément / Maurice Lafarge
Moontide
as Bobo
Moontide
as Bobo
Stormy Waters
as Le capitaine André Laurent
Stormy Waters
as Le capitaine André Laurent
Daybreak
as François
Daybreak
as François
Coral Reefs
as Ted "Trott" Lennard
Coral Reefs
as Ted "Trott" Lennard
La Bête Humaine
as Lantier
La Bête Humaine
as Lantier
Port of Shadows
as Jean
Port of Shadows
as Jean
The Messenger
as Nicolas Dange
The Messenger
as Nicolas Dange
Pépé le Moko
as Pépé le Moko
Pépé le Moko
as Pépé le Moko
The Lower Depths
as Pepel Wasska
The Lower Depths
as Pepel Wasska
La Belle Équipe
as Jean dit Jeannot
La Belle Équipe
as Jean dit Jeannot
Varieté
as Georges
Varieté
as Georges
Zouzou
as Jean
Zouzou
as Jean
Maria Chapdelaine
as François Paradis
Maria Chapdelaine
as François Paradis
Le Tunnel
as Mac Allan
Le Tunnel
as Mac Allan
High and Low
as Charles Boulla
High and Low
as Charles Boulla
Happy Hearts
as Charles
Happy Hearts
as Charles
Lilac
as Martousse
Lilac
as Martousse
The Darling of Paris
as Bob
The Darling of Paris
as Bob
Les lions
Les lions
Ohé! Les valises
Ohé! Les valises
Marlene Dietrich: Home Movies
as Himself
Marlene Dietrich: Home Movies
as Himself