Jean Le Poulain
Jean Le Poulain (12 September 1924 – 1 March 1988) was a French stage actor and stage director. He attended the cours Simon in Paris and won the first prize of Comedy at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique in 1949. He was then recruited by Jean Vilar at the Théâtre national populaire and in 1952 he appeared with Gérard Philipe in The Prince of Homburg by Heinrich von Kleist at the théâtre des Champs-Élysées. He began as an actor both in theatre and cinema in 1947 and often appeared on the regular theatre show of the French television Au théâtre ce soir created in 1966. He joined the Comédie-Française in 1978, where he became sociétaire in 1980, then General administrator from septembre 1986 until his death, where he portrayed Monsieur Jourdain in Le Bourgeois gentilhomme by Molière. Source: Article "Jean Le Poulain" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Filmography
Ferveur - Comédie Française
as Self
Ferveur - Comédie Française
as Self
Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme
Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme
Le Malade imaginaire
as Argan
Le Malade imaginaire
as Argan
Le Voyage de monsieur Perrichon
as Monsieur Perrichon
Le Voyage de monsieur Perrichon
as Monsieur Perrichon
Signé Furax
as Klakmuf
Signé Furax
as Klakmuf
La Dame de chez Maxim
as le Général Petypon du Grêlé
La Dame de chez Maxim
as le Général Petypon du Grêlé
I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs
as Drouillard
I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs
as Drouillard
Volpone
as Volpone
Volpone
as Volpone
La Puce à l'oreille
as Victor-Emmanuel Chandebise et Poche
La Puce à l'oreille
as Victor-Emmanuel Chandebise et Poche
Miam-miam ou le Dîner d'affaires
as Lucien Beix
Miam-miam ou le Dîner d'affaires
as Lucien Beix
Les deux timides
as Thibaudier
Les deux timides
as Thibaudier
Le Faiseur
as M. Mercadet
Le Faiseur
as M. Mercadet
Le noir te va si bien
as John Mac Lesby / Jules Trombonne
Le noir te va si bien
as John Mac Lesby / Jules Trombonne
Divine
as Bobovitch
Divine
as Bobovitch
The Red Ibis
as Margos
The Red Ibis
as Margos
Around the World in 80 Days
as Phileas Fogg
Around the World in 80 Days
as Phileas Fogg
Ursule and Grelu
Ursule and Grelu
The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot
as Brother Albaret
The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot
as Brother Albaret
La Nuit des rois
as Malvolio
La Nuit des rois
as Malvolio
De doux dingues
as Paul Lecuyer
De doux dingues
as Paul Lecuyer
Fric-Frac
as Jo
Fric-Frac
as Jo
Sortie de secours
as Harpagon
Sortie de secours
as Harpagon
Et qu'ça saute !
as Don Pedro
Et qu'ça saute !
as Don Pedro
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
as Monsieur Jourdain
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
as Monsieur Jourdain
She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks
as Gruson
She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks
as Gruson
Le minotaure
as Michou
Le minotaure
as Michou
Azaïs
as Le baron Wurtz
Azaïs
as Le baron Wurtz
Salut Berthe !
as Step Dad
Salut Berthe !
as Step Dad
A Strange Kind of Colonel
as Pastor
A Strange Kind of Colonel
as Pastor
Interdit au public
as Hervé Montagne
Interdit au public
as Hervé Montagne
Seventeenth Heaven
as L'homme à la voiture
Seventeenth Heaven
as L'homme à la voiture
Les Gorilles
as The stage director
Les Gorilles
as The stage director
Un coup dans l'aile
as Levaillant
Un coup dans l'aile
as Levaillant
Le Roi du village
Le Roi du village
The Empire of Night
as David Balkis, Emperor of the night
The Empire of Night
as David Balkis, Emperor of the night
The Mysteries of Paris
as The schoolmaster
The Mysteries of Paris
as The schoolmaster
The Deadly Decoy
as Lehurit aka 'L'Archevêque'
The Deadly Decoy
as Lehurit aka 'L'Archevêque'
Arsène Lupin vs. Arsène Lupin
as Le préfet de police
Arsène Lupin vs. Arsène Lupin
as Le préfet de police
Sign of the Lion
as Le Clochard
Sign of the Lion
as Le Clochard
Les Livreurs
as Professor Alexis Schmutz
Les Livreurs
as Professor Alexis Schmutz
Sahara on Fire
Sahara on Fire
The Hunchback of Paris
as Peyrolles
The Hunchback of Paris
as Peyrolles
Le Voyage de monsieur Perrichon
as M. Mathieu, ex-Commandant au Deuxième Zouave
Le Voyage de monsieur Perrichon
as M. Mathieu, ex-Commandant au Deuxième Zouave
Les Aventures des Pieds-Nickelés
Les Aventures des Pieds-Nickelés