Jacques Monod
1918–1985 · French actor
Biography
Jacques Monod (1918-1985) was a French actor whose career unfolded largely within the French film industry. According to the reference material, he appeared in more than one hundred films between 1947 and 1985, the year of his death, which makes him a highly active performer over nearly four decades.
His filmography spans a wide range of titles, from The 400 Blows (1959) and the comedy Knock (1951) to The Stranger (1967) and the thriller Two Men in Town (1973). Working across such different genres and periods suggests a career built on steady craft rather than on a single defining role.
The available sources do not detail his acting method or his collaborations with particular directors, so his legacy is best seen through the sheer number and variety of his films. He remains a familiar supporting presence in postwar French cinema and in the decades that followed.
Key films
- The 400 Blows (1959)
- Knock (1951)
- The Stranger (1967)
- Two Men in Town (1973)
- Seven Capital Sins (1962)
On Cinematopedia
The 400 Blows1959
The Tenant1976
The Stranger1967
Two Men in Town1973
The Seven Deadly Sins1962
Marco the Magnificent1965
The Oldest Profession1967125 Rue Montmartre1959125 Rue Montmartre1959
Lucky Luciano1973The Possessors1958The Possessors1958Thérèse Desqueyroux1962Thérèse Desqueyroux1962Rue des Prairies1959Rue des Prairies1959- Dr. Knock 1951 · cast
- The Possessors 1958 · cast
- The 400 Blows 1959 · cast
- 125 Rue Montmartre 1959 · cast
- Rue des Prairies 1959 · cast
- The Passion of Slow Fire 1960 · cast
- The President 1961 · cast
- The Seven Deadly Sins 1962 · cast
- Thérèse Desqueyroux 1962 · cast
- Emile's Boat 1962 · cast
- The Seventh Juror 1962 · cast
- And Satan Calls the Turns 1962 · cast
- The Ravishing Idiot 1963 · cast
- Don't Tempt the Devil 1963 · cast
- Enough Rope 1963 · cast
- Two Are Guilty 1963 · cast
- Germinal 1963 · cast
- Coplan Takes Risks 1964 · cast
- Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise 1964 · cast
- Marco the Magnificent 1965 · cast
- Crime on a Summer Morning 1965 · cast
- Heaven on One's Head 1965 · cast
- Mademoiselle 1966 · cast
- Black Sun 1966 · cast
- Trap for the Assassin 1966 · cast
- The Game Is Over 1966 · cast
- The Stranger 1967 · cast
- The Oldest Profession 1967 · cast
- Dirty Heroes 1967 · cast
- Dear Caroline 1968 · cast
- Under the Sign of the Bull 1969 · cast
- The Daydreamer 1970 · cast
- The Troubles of Alfred 1972 · cast
- Two Men in Town 1973 · cast
- Lucky Luciano 1973 · cast
- The Seventh Company Has Been Found 1975 · cast
- The Tenant 1976 · cast
- Schools Falling Apart 1981 · cast
Original Cinematopedia text based on Wikipedia (en) and Wikidata.