Birthday
1951/02/06
Day of death
2005/01/28 (54 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
Also know as
Jacky Boufroura
Jacques Villeret (6 February 1951 – 28 January 2005) was a French actor, best known internationally for his role as François Pignon in the comedy Le Dîner de Cons. During his career, he earned many awards including the prestigious medal and title of Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur. Villeret was born Jacky Boufroura in Loches, Indre-et-Loire, France, to an Algerian father and a French mother. He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris (CNSAD) in the same class as Louis Seigner, the grandfather of...Read more
(1983) Danton
as François-Joseph Westermann
(1976) The Good and the Bad
as Jacques
(2004) Viper in the Fist
as Jacques Rézeau
(1998) The Dinner Game
as François Pignon
(1978) Le Rabat-joie
as Léon
(1981) The Cabbage Soup
as L'Oxien (La Denrée)
(2001) One Way Ticket
as Jean-Pierre
(1985) Hold-up
as Jeremie Blanchet, taxi driver
(2005) The Do-Gooders
as lucien
(1999) The Children of the Marshland
as Henri Pignol, aka Riton
(2004) Malabar Princess
as Gaspard
(1998) Mookie
as Frère Benoît
(1981) Bolero: Dance of Life
as Jacques
(2005) Grey Souls
as Le juge Mierck
(1986) Les Folles Années du Twist
as M'sieur John Wayne
(1986) Black Mic Mac
as Michel Le Gorgues
(1987) Last Summer in Tangiers
as Marcus
(1987) L'été en pente douce
as Maurice Leheurt aka Mo
(1976) The Castaways of Turtle Island
as Petit Nono
(1981) Malevil
as Momo
(2005) Iznogoud
as Haroun El Poussah
(1987) Keep Your Right Up
as Individual
(1983) Gramps Is in the Resistance
as Maréchal Ludwig von Apfelstrudel
(2005) The Antidote
as André Morin
(2003) Le Furet
as le Furet
(1991) The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck
as Martineau
(2003) Strange Gardens
as Jacques Pouzay
(1986) The Joint Brothers
as Momo
(1984) The Vultures
as Brigadier Béral
(2001) A Crime in Paradise
as Jojo Braconnier
(1990) Three Years
as Alexandre Guillermen
(1997) Le Dernier Été
as Georges Mandel
(1983) Waiter!
as Gilbert, Alex's friend
(1992) Le bal des Casse-pieds
as Jérôme, le présentateur de la météo
(1979) Us Two
as Tonton Musique
(1983) Move Along, There Is Nothing to See!
as Pelissier
(1992) The Drummer of Ravel's Boléro
as Le batteur
(1992) 588 rue Paradis
as Alexandre Pagès
(1982) The Big Brother
as Inspecteur Coleau
(1977) Another Man, Another Chance
as Customer
(1986) La Galette du roi
as Utte de Danemark
(1973) Nothing to Report
as Soldat Girot
(1978) Mountain Pass
as Georges
(1992) The Son of the Mekong
as Durieux
(1997) Georges Dandin de Molière
as Georges Dandin
(1985) Dialogue de sourds
as The blind
(1979) Heart to Heart
as Sitting student
(2023) L'Âge d'or de la pub
as Self (archive footage)
(1978) Robert et Robert
as Robert Villiers
(1996) Golden Boy
as Antoine Bonvoisin
(1976) A Second Chance
as L'agent immobilier
(1979) Dumb But Disciplined
as Jacques Cardot
(1985) Drôle de samedi
as Maurice, the butcher
(1983) Effraction
as Valentin Tralande, truand violent
(1978) Un Balcon en forêt
as Gourcuff
(1974) The Mouth Agape
as (uncredited)
(1979) Out of Whack
as Henri Fisserman / Paul Flantier / Bouli / Dr. Delomien, ...
(2022) La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
as Self (archive footage)
(1983) Edith and Marcel
as Jacques Barbier
(1988) La Petite Amie
as Guillaume Bertin
(1987) C'est encore mieux l'après-midi
as Georges Pigier
(1988) Nailcruncher
as Salomon
(1972) Detective Story
as Le photographe
(1989) Un fil à la patte
as Bouzin
(1991) The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish
as Lingerie Man
(1978) Mon premier amour
as Jacques Labrousse
(2015) La Folle Histoire de François Pignon - De La chèvre au Dîner de cons
as Self
(1975) Serious as Pleasure
as Le gendarme
(1974) Un amour de pluie
as Guillaume
(2000) Actors
as Self
(1975) The Common Man
as Gérald
(1976) Nono Nénesse
as Nono
(1994) Wacko
as Le pompiste
(2025) Jacques Villeret, drôlement tragique
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1983) First Name: Carmen
as The Man Who Eats Yogurt
(1982) Merci Bernard
as ---
(1987) Nulle part ailleurs
as Self
(1974) Spécial cinéma
as Self
(1972) Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
(1975) Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self
(1975) Numéro un
as Self
(1975) Numéro un
as Self - Host
(1975) Midi Première
as Self
(1982) Champs-Elysées
as Self
(2022) Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
as Self (archive footage)
(1959) Discorama
as Self
(1998) Vivement dimanche
as Self
(1987) Matin Bonheur
as Self
(1987) Sacrée soirée
as Self