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
(2011) D'un film à l'autre
as Self (archive footage)
(1969) My Uncle Benjamin
as Benjamin Rathery
(1971) Law Breakers
as 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 ---
(1985) Brel, un cri
as Self (archive footage)
(2015) Jacques Brel, une vie à mille temps
as Jacques Brel
(1973) Far West
as Jacques
(2004) 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
(2007) Scott Walker: 30 Century Man
as Self (archive footage)
(1963) Jacques Brel à Knokke-le-Zoute, 1963
as Self
(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)
(1969) Unsere kleine Show
as Self
(1959) Discorama
as Self
(1971) Samedi soir
as Self
(1972) Midi trente
as Self