Jacques Bernard (actor)

Jacques Bernard
Born	(1929-05-07)May 7, 1929 Paris, France
Died	February 18, 2024(2024-02-18) (aged 94) France
Occupation(s)	Actor, playwright
Notable work	Les Enfants terribles, Darling Caroline

Jacques Bernard (7 May 1929–18 February 2024) was a French actor. He appeared in Les Enfants terribles (1950) by Jean-Pierre Melville and Darling Caroline (1951). He was born in Paris. His mother, Josyane, was a motion picture actress active from the end of the 1920s until the beginning of sound film. Bernard died on 18 February 2024, at the age of 94.

Theatre

Author

• 1961: Niki-Nikou by Jacques Bernard, directed by Christian-Gérard, Théâtre de la Potinière
• 1977: Une femme presque fidèle by Jacques Bernard, directed by Claude Brosset, Élysée Montmartre

Comedian

• Fin des années 1950: tournées classiques, festivals
• 1958: Faust by Paul Valéry, directed by Yves Gasc, Théâtre Gramont
• 1961: Horace by Pierre Corneille, directed by Jean-François Rémi, Alliance française
• 1961: Niki-Nikou by Jacques Bernard, directed by Christian-Gérard, Théâtre de la Potinière
• 1973: Seul le poisson rouge est au courant by Jean Barbier and Dominique Nohain, directed by Dominique Nohain, Théâtre Charles de Rochefort, Théâtre des Nouveautés, then Théâtre des Capucines
• 1977: Une femme presque fidèle by Jacques Bernard, directed by Claude Brosset, Élysée Montmartre

Filmography

Actor

Film

• 1950: Les Enfants terribles by Jean-Pierre Melville: Gérard
• 1951: Darling Caroline by Richard Pottier: Henri de Bièvre
• 1953: Horizons sans fin by Jean Dréville: Pigeon
• 1953: Quintuplets in the Boarding School by René Jayet: Francis
• 1953: Le Grand Pavois by Jack Pinoteau
• 1955: Chantage by Guy Lefranc
• 1955: Marguerite de la nuit by Claude Autant-Lara
• 1955: Tamango by John Berry
• 1957: Police judiciaire by Maurice de Canonge
• 1960: Love and the Frenchwoman: Narrator
• 1960: Normandie-Niémen by Jean Dréville: Perrier
• 1961: Alerte au barrage by Jacques Daniel-Norman
• 1962: Le Scorpion
• 1963: Tante Aurore viendra ce soir: Léonard Berdiller
• 1966: Le Chien fou by Eddy Matalon: The inspector
• 1966: Les Combinards by Jean-Claude Roy: Claude
• 1967: Comment les séduire by Jean-Claude Roy
• 1967: Réseau secret by Jean Bastia
• 1968: The Black Hand by Max Pécas
• 1970: Les Amours particulières (or Malaise) by Gérard Trembasiewicz: Georges Garais
• 1973: L'Insolent by Jean-Claude Roy: L’élégant
• 1973: Le Sang des autres
• 1973: Les Confidences érotiques d'un lit trop accueillant by Michel Lemoine
• 1974: Les petites saintes y touchent by Michel Lemoine
• 1976: Les Nuits chaudes de Justine by Jean-Claude Roy
• 1977: La Grande Extase
• 1981: Madame Claude 2: Pelletier

Television

• 1961: Épreuves à l'appui, épisode 21 de la série TV Les Cinq Dernières Minutes directed by Claude Loursais
• 196: Les Cinq Dernières Minutes, episode La Chasse aux grenouilles directed by Claude Loursais
• 1968: Tarif de nuit (Les Cinq Dernières Minutes, episode 46, TV) by Guy Séligmann
• 1972: Figaro-ci, Figaro-là (telefilm): La Blache
• 1973: Joseph Balsamo, television serial by André Hunebelle: The dolphin
• 1973: La Ligne d'ombre (television film): Gabriel
• 1974: Cadoudal (television film): Thriot
• 1974: Le Fol Amour de Monsieur de Mirabeau (TV serial): Saint-Mauris
• 1976: Au théâtre ce soir: Une femme presque fidèle by Jacques Bernard, mise en scène Jacques Mauclair, directed by Pierre Sabbagh, Théâtre Édouard VII
• 1977: Les Enquêtes du commissaire Maigret, episode: Maigret and Monsieur Charles by Jean-Paul Sassy
• 1982: La Tendresse by Bernard Queysanne

Dubbing

• Jackie Chan in:
  • New Fist of Fury: A Lung
  • To Kill with Intrigue: Hsiao Lei
  • Snake in the Eagle's Shadow: Chien Fu
  • Drunken Master: Wong Fei-hung
  • Spiritual Kung Fu: Yi-Lang
  • The Fearless Hyena: Shing Lung
  • Dragon Fist: Tang How-yuen
  • Half a Loaf of Kung Fu: Jiang
  • Fantasy Mission Force: Sammy
  • Dragon Lord: Dragon
  • Project A: Dragon Mi Yong
  • My Lucky Stars: Muscle
• Game of Death II: Billy Lo (Kim Tai Chung)

Discography

Songs written and interpreted by Jacques Bernard

• 1982: Fidèle à ma façon, composed by Jacky Reggan
• 1982: Les bas noirs, composed by Jacky Reggan
• Jacques Bernard is also the author of songs interpreted by Rika Zaraï, Anne Vanderlove and Jean-Claude Pascal

Publications

• Le présent du passé: souvenirs d’un acteur, L'Harmattan, (2012, 200 p. ISBN 9782296968141

External links

• Jacques Bernard at IMDb
• Notice Jacques Bernard sur Les Gens du Cinéma
• Interview de Jacques Bernard sur La Gazette du doublage
• 30 films liés à Jacques Bernard sur CinéRessources.net