Jacques Brel
Birthday
1929/04/08
Day of death
1978/10/09 (49 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Schaerbeek, Brussels, Belgium
Also know as
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Biography
Jacques Romain Georges Brel (8 April 1929 – 9 October 1978) was a Belgian singer, songwriter, actor and director who composed and performed literate, thoughtful, and theatrical songs that generated a large, devoted following—initially in Belgium and France, later throughout the world. He is considered a master of the modern chanson. Although he recorded most of his songs in French and occasionally in Dutch, he became an influence on English-speaking songwriters and performers, such as Scott Wal...Read more
Acting
(1969) My Uncle Benjamin
as Benjamin Rathery
(1971) Law Breakers
as Investigating Judge Bernard Level
(1967) Risky Business
as Jean Doucet
(1972) Franz
as Léon
(1973) A Pain in the Ass
as François Pignon
(1972) Money Money Money
as Jacques
(1968) Bonnot's Gang
as Raymond la Science
(1970) Mont-Dragon
as Georges Dormond - un aspirant dégradé
(1972) The Bar at the Crossing
as Vincent Van Horst
(1975) Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
as Self
(2008) J’aime les Belges !
as Self (archive footage)
(1969) Brel, Brassens, Ferré, trois hommes sur la photo
as Self
(1985) Brel, un cri
as Self (archive footage)
(2015) Jacques Brel, une vie à mille temps
as Self (archive footage)
(1973) Far West
as Jacques
(2003) Jacques Brel - Comme quand on était beau
as Self
(2017) Jacques Brel, fou de vivre
as Self (archive footage)
(1982) Brel
as Self (archive footage)
(2008) Brel à Knokke
as Self
(1962) Petit Jour
as Self
(1966) Jacques Brel - Les Adieux à l'Olympia
as Self
(2018) Lino Ventura, la part intime
as Self (archive footage)
(2015) La Folle Histoire de François Pignon - De La chèvre au Dîner de cons
as Self (archive footage)
(2007) Scott Walker: 30 Century Man
as Self (archive footage)
(1963) Jacques Brel à Knokke-le-Zoute, 1963
as Self
(1967) Pitié pour une ombre
as Narrator
(1965) Le testament de Mr Breggins
as Narrateur
(1967) Ultra, je t'aime
as Narrateur
(1972) Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
(2006) Legends
as Self (archive footage)
(1982) Champs-Elysées
as Self (archive footage)
(1987) Le monde est à vous
as Self (archive footage)
(1959) Discorama
as Self
(1971) Samedi soir
as Self
(1972) Midi trente
as Self
(1987) Sacrée Soirée
as Self (archive footage)
(1969) Unsere kleine Show - Musik zur blauen Stunde
as Self