
Jean-Claude Brialy
Known for Acting · 209 credits
- Born
- 1933-03-30
- Died
- 2007-05-30
- Place of birth
- Aumale, Alger, France [now Sour el Ghozlane, Algeria]
- Also known as
- J.C. Brialy · Jean Claude Brialy
Biography
Jean-Claude Brialy (30 March 1933 – 30 May 2007) was a French actor and film director.
Brialy was born in Aumale (now Sour El-Ghozlane), French Algeria, where his father was stationed with the French Army. Brialy moved to mainland France with his family in 1942. He was an alumnus of the Prytanée National Militaire. When he was 21 years old, he went to Paris to work as an actor.
In 1956, Brialy acted in his first role in the short film Le coup du berger (Fool's Mate) by Jacques Rivette.
By the late 1950s, he'd become one of the most prolific actors in the French nouvelle vague and a star. He appeared in films of nouvelle vague directors such as Claude Chabrol (Le Beau Serge, 1958; Les Cousins, 1959), Louis Malle (Ascenseur pour l'échafaud, 1958; Les Amants, 1958), François Truffaut (Les 400 Coups, 1959), Jean-Luc Godard, (Une femme est une femme, 1961), Éric Rohmer (Claire's Knee, 1970), as well as in films of other filmmakers such as Jean Renoir (Elena et les hommes 1958), Roger Vadim (La ronde, 1964), Philippe de Broca (Le Roi de cœur, 1966), Luis Buñuel (Le Fantôme de la liberté, 1974), and Claude Lelouch (Robert et Robert, 1978).
In 2006, he appeared in his last role, as the eponymous character of the TV film Monsieur Max, directed by Gabriel Aghion. Godard described him as "the French Cary Grant," while Brialy's self-described "life models" had reportedly been actor Sacha Guitry and director Jean Cocteau.
Known For
TV Shows (32)

Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self

Vivement dimanche
1998
as Self

Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self

Fort Boyard
1990
as Self

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self

Numéro un
1975
as Self / Self - Host / Self (archive footage)

Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
Midi trente
1972
as Self / Self (archive footage)

Fan School
1977
as Self - Host

Discorama
1959
as Self

Cinépanorama
1956
as Self
Samedi soir
1971
as Self

30 millions d'amis
1976
as Self

Stars 90
1990
as Self

Coucou c'est nous !
1992
as Self

On n'est pas couché
2006
as Self - Guest

Cérémonie des César
1976
as Self - Host

The Count of Monte Cristo
1998
as Morrel's Father

Reflets de Cannes
1954
as Self

À bout portant
1968
as Self

Les Nuls, l'émission
1990
as Self - Guest
Matin Bonheur
1987
as Self

The Accursed Kings
2005
as Hugues de Bouville

The Blue Bicycle
2000
as Raphaël Mahl

Archives secrètes
2021
as Self (archive footage)

Colpo di coda
1993
as Piantoni

Ferbac
1991
as Éric Ferbac

Mozart
1982
as Le comte d'Affiglio

Arsène Lupin joue et perd
1980
as Arsène Lupin / ...

Le Président Ferrare
2004
as Guillaume Ferrare

Die schöne Wilhelmine
1984
as Casanova

La Grande Béké
1998
as Dupont Menard
Movies (177)

The 400 Blows
1959
as L' Homme dans la rue

Cléo from 5 to 7
1962
as The Nurse (uncredited)

As Luck Would Have It
2002
as Jean-Pierre Muller

The Monster
1994
as Roccarotta

Queen Margot
1994
as Coligny

Elevator to the Gallows
1958
as Le Jeune Homme du Motel (uncredited)

Christine
1958
as Theo Kaiser

The Phantom of Liberty
1974
as Mr. Foucault

I Knew Her Well
1965
as Dario Marchionni

One Hundred and One Nights
1995
as The Japanese Guide

The Lady Banker
1980
as Paul Cisterne

Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
2014

The Devil and the Ten Commandments
1962
as Didier Marin

The Lovers
1958
as Boy on a ride (uncredited)

The Accuser
1977
as Le Rantec

A Woman Is a Woman
1961
as Émile Récamier

Love at Sea
1965
as The Disenchanted Man

Bolero
1981
as Le directeur du Lido

The Seven Deadly Sins
1962
as Arthur (segment "L'avarice")

The Innocents
1987
as Klotz

Gramps Is in the Resistance
1983
as Le joueur de tennis flagorneur

The Bride Wore Black
1968
as Corey

An Impudent Girl
1985
as Sam

Sarah
1983
as Gabriel Larcange

Lamiel
1967
as Le comte d'Aubigné

Stella
1983
as Roland

The Oldest Profession
1967
as Philibert (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi")

Operation San Pietro
1967
as Cajella

Deadly Circuit
1983
as Voragine

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
2022
as Self (archive footage)

Sentimental Education
1962
as Frédéric Moreau

Claire's Knee
1970
as Jérôme

King of Hearts
1966
as Duke of Clover

The Mandrake
1965
as Ligurio

That Night of Varennes
1982
as Monsieur Jacob

Adieu Philippine
1962
as Self - sur le plateau de 'Montserrat' (uncredited)

Circle of Love
1964
as Alfred

South Kensington
2001
as Ferdinando

Illegal Cargo
1958
as Jean, le jeune journaliste assassiné

Swimming Instructor
1979
as Logan

Manon 70
1968
as Jean-Paul

The Judge and the Assassin
1976
as Avocat Villedieu

Le Débutant
1986
as Willy

The Telephone Always Rings Twice
1985
as Le commissaire

Beaumarchais the Scoundrel
1996
as Abbot

Famous Love Affairs
1961
as Eric Torring

To the Extreme
2000
as L'avocat

A French Woman
1995
as Arnoult

Fiancés on the Bridge
1962
as Nurse

Male Companion
1964
as The Prince

The Girl from Trieste
1982
as Professor Martin

Cinq-Mars
1981
as l'historien

Le Moustachu
1987
as Leroy

A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later
1986
as Un spectateur de '40 ans déjà'

Carom Shots
1963
as Paul Martin

Paris Belongs to Us
1961
as Jean-Marc

People in Luck
1963
as L'automobiliste (segment "Le Gros Lot")

My New Partner II
1990
as Le banquier

The Cousins
1959
as Paul

A Very Private Affair
1962
as Narrateur

The Car Keys
2003
as Actor who refuses to film with Laurent

Malady of Love
1987
as Frédéric

Catherine & Co.
1975
as Guillaume

Unfair Competition
2001
as Mattia Della Rocca

Les Enfoirés 2001 - L'odyssée des Enfoirés
2001

Actors
2000
as Jean-Claude Brialy

Edith and Marcel
1983
as Loulou Barrier

Anna
1998
as Serge

Our Husbands
1966
as Ottavio Pelagatta

Le Beau Serge
1959
as François

Follow My Gaze
1986
as Freddy Langlois

Et ta sœur…
1958
as Brice

Double Murder
1977
as Van Nijlen

Cap Canaille
1983
as Me Samuel Kebadjan

Cover Up
1983
as Le contrôleur Jean-François Rambert

Claude Chabrol, the Maverick
2019
as Self - Actor (archive footage)

Loving in the Rain
1974
as Seducer

The Sword and the Balance
1963
as Jean-Philippe

The Fourth Power
1985
as PDG de la chaîne

The Big Night
1959
as Scintillone

Holy Year
1976
as Pierre Bizet

Le Bel Âge
1960
as Jean-Claude

No Fear, No Die
1990
as Pierre Ardennes

People : Jet Set 2
2004
as Minimo
Michel Sardou - Show Sardou
1994
as Self - Co-Host

Pinot simple-flic
1984
as Morcy

The Tricyclist
1957
as Jean-Claude

Shock Troops
1967
as Jean

Way of Youth
1959
as Paul Tiercelin

Shadow Play
1996
as Rene Sandre

Special Delivery
2002
as Robert Fresnel

Levy & Goliath
1987
as Bijou / Delaroche

Three Faces of Sin
1961
as Laurent Lénaud

Hitch-Hike
1962
as Jean-Claude, le marchand de brosses

The Burning Court
1962
as Marc Desgrez

Les Siffleurs
1964
as Jean-Claude Brialy

Tonio Kröger
1964
as Tonio Kröger als Erwachsener

A Murder Is a Murder
1972
as Paul Kastner

A Girl in a Pocket
1957
as Jean-Loup

Greed
1962
as Arthur

Son of Gascogne
1995
as Self

De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de nulle part ailleurs
2004
as Self (archive footage)

A Story of Water
1961
as The Young Man

Nutty, Naughty Chateau
1963
as Sébastien

Fool’s Mate
1956
as Claude

Inspector Lavardin
1986
as Claude Alvarez

Like a Pot of Strawberries
1974
as Norbert

Male Hunt
1964
as Antoine Monteil

Le Fantôme de Laurent Terzieff
2020
as Self (archive footage)

How Not to Rob a Department Store
1965
as Marcel

Kennedy et moi
1999
as Benny Grimaldi

Vivement Truffaut
1985
as Self / Corey (archive footage)

A Night at the Opera
2020

Alain Delon, la beauté du diable et les femmes...
2019
as Self (archive footage)

The Song of Roland
1978
as Le Seigneur

Demon Is on the Island
1983
as Dr Paul Henry Marshall

A Friend of the Family
1957
as Philippe Lemonnier

Les Filles à papa
2001
as Robert, dit « Bob »

Août
1992
as Martin

Tight Skirts, Loose Pleasures
1965
as Figurant
About Jean-Claude Brialy
Jean-Claude Brialy (30 March 1933 – 30 May 2007) was a French actor and film director. Brialy was born in Aumale (now Sour El-Ghozlane), French Algeria, where his father was stationed with the French Army. Brialy moved to mainland France with his family in 1942. He was an alumnus of the Prytanée National Militaire. When he was 21 years old, he went to Paris to work as an actor. In 1956, Brialy acted in his first role in the short film Le coup du berger (Fool's Mate) by Jacques Rivette. By the late 1950s, he'd become one of the most prolific ac… With 209 credits spanning from 1954 to 2022, Jean-Claude Brialy has appeared in 177 films and 32 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jean-Claude Brialy Movies
- The 400 Blows (1959) — as L' Homme dans la rue
- Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962) — as The Nurse (uncredited)
- As Luck Would Have It (2002) — as Jean-Pierre Muller
- The Monster (1994) — as Roccarotta
- Queen Margot (1994) — as Coligny
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