Jean Le Poulain

Jean Le Poulain

Born: September 12, 1924
Died: March 1, 1988
in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Jean Le Poulain (12 September 1924 – 1 March 1988) was a French stage actor and stage director.

He attended the cours Simon in Paris and won the first prize of Comedy at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique in 1949. He was then recruited by Jean Vilar at the Théâtre national populaire and in 1952 he appeared with Gérard Philipe in The Prince of Homburg by Heinrich von Kleist at the théâtre des Champs-Élysées. He began as an actor both in theatre and cinema in 1947 and often appeared on the regular theatre show of the French television Au théâtre ce soir created in 1966. He joined the Comédie-Française in 1978, where he became sociétaire in 1980, then General administrator from septembre 1986 until his death, where he portrayed Monsieur Jourdain in Le Bourgeois gentilhomme by Molière.

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Le Malade imaginaire
Title: Le Malade imaginaire
Character: Argan
Released: February 22, 1986
Type: Movie
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Le Voyage de monsieur Perrichon
Title: Le Voyage de monsieur Perrichon
Character: Monsieur Perrichon
Released: November 11, 1982
Type: Movie
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Title: Champs-Elysées
Character: Self
Released: January 16, 1982
Type: TV
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Signé Furax
Title: Signé Furax
Character: Klakmuf
Released: April 1, 1981
Type: Movie
The notorious and mysterious criminal Furax steals France's famous monuments, replacing them with replicas.
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La Dame de chez Maxim
Title: La Dame de chez Maxim
Character: le Général Petypon du Grêlé
Released: February 12, 1981
Type: Movie
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Volpone
Title: Volpone
Character: Volpone
Released: December 8, 1978
Type: Movie
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La Puce à L'oreille
Title: La Puce à L'oreille
Character: Victor-Emmanuel Chandebise et Poche
Released: December 1, 1978
Type: Movie
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Miam-miam ou le Dîner d'affaires
Title: Miam-miam ou le Dîner d'affaires
Character: Lucien Beix
Released: September 8, 1978
Type: Movie
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Les deux timides
Title: Les deux timides
Character: Thibaudier
Released: March 26, 1978
Type: Movie
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Le Faiseur
Title: Le Faiseur
Character: M. Mercadet
Released: March 12, 1977
Type: Movie
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Title: 30 millions d'amis
Character: Self
Released: January 6, 1976
Type: TV
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Le noir te va si bien
Title: Le noir te va si bien
Character: John
Released: December 22, 1975
Type: Movie
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Divine
Title: Divine
Character: Bobovitch
Released: June 10, 1975
Type: Movie
Olivier, a young man, falls in love with Marion Renoir, theatre and screen star, to the despair of his fiancée Antonia. The latter goes to find the actress and asks her to invent a ploy to help her win back her lover's heart. The actress gets caught up in the game and ventures into an intrigue where simulation and sincerity are dangerously confused.
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The Red Ibis
Title: The Red Ibis
Character: Margos
Released: May 21, 1975
Type: Movie
A mentally disturbed man named Jérémie is scouring the area in search of women he can strangle with his scarf, which is embroidered with an ibis.
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Title: Système 2
Character: Self
Released: January 19, 1975
Type: TV
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Title: Midi Première
Character: Self
Released: January 6, 1975
Type: TV
Midi Première is a French variety show presented by Danièle Gilbert, directed by Jacques Pierre and broadcast from January 6, 1975 until January 1, 1982 on TF1. The program was generally broadcast between 12:15 p.m. and 12:55 p.m., then giving way to the 1:00 p.m. TV news. However, the broadcast schedule could change, depending on the guests, and the setting where the recording of the program was shot. Certain performances by artists who have become cult like the one where Ringo jostles with a demonstrator in interpretation (1977), that of Dalida with the title There is always a song with the soundtrack that does not start, twice, at the right speed (1978), Claude François and his Clodettes, who, in the provinces, are unable to join "the set" in order to interpret his song, the latter being taken by the crowd of delirious fans (summer 1977) . The group Supertramp performed there with the title "Dreamer" on March 8, 1975.
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The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot
Title: The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot
Released: October 24, 1973
Type: Movie
Colinot's world is turned upside down when his fiancee is kidnapped.
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La Nuit des rois
Title: La Nuit des rois
Character: Malvolio
Released: May 18, 1973
Type: Movie
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De doux dingues
Title: De doux dingues
Character: Paul Lecuyer
Released: January 24, 1972
Type: Movie
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Title: Le Grand Échiquier
Character: Self
Released: January 12, 1972
Type: TV
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Fric-Frac
Title: Fric-Frac
Character: Jo
Released: October 14, 1971
Type: Movie
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Title: Samedi soir
Character: Self
Released: January 9, 1971
Type: TV
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Sortie de secours
Title: Sortie de secours
Released: September 30, 1970
Type: Movie
A failed actress sinks into neurosis and mythomania. To give relief to her dismal existence, she engages in all kinds of activities ranging from false testimony to occasional prostitution.
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Et qu'ça saute !
Title: Et qu'ça saute !
Character: Don Pedro
Released: September 11, 1970
Type: Movie
A uranium deposit brings turmoil to the small South American republic of Guatalpa. Between two revolutions, the government tries unsuccessfully to decide whether the Americans, Soviets or Cubans will exploit the concession. Delegates from these nations spy on and betray each other to achieve their goal.
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Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
Title: Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
Character: Monsieur Jourdain
Released: May 7, 1970
Type: Movie
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She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks
Title: She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks
Character: Gruson
Released: April 17, 1970
Type: Movie
Housemaid Georgette loves to gossip and this causes major trouble to people around her.
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Le minotaure
Title: Le minotaure
Character: Michou
Released: March 7, 1969
Type: Movie
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Title: À bout portant
Character: Self
Released: December 16, 1968
Type: TV
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Azaïs
Title: Azaïs
Character: Le baron Wurtz
Released: November 9, 1968
Type: Movie
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Salut Berthe !
Title: Salut Berthe !
Released: August 20, 1968
Type: Movie
Adrien Chautard, a major industrialist from Abidjan, has been chosen to replace an expert on the official Ivory Coast delegation sent to Paris to discuss the country's association with the Common Market. Chautard is delighted at the prospect of this trip, where he will be reunited with the woman of his dreams: Elisabeth. Alas, at Abidjan airport, a nasty surprise awaits him: Berthe, his lawful wife, has decided to leave with him to consult a leading cardiologist in the capital.
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Salut Berthe !
Title: Salut Berthe !
Character: Beau Papa
Released: August 20, 1968
Type: Movie
Adrien Chautard, a major industrialist from Abidjan, has been chosen to replace an expert on the official Ivory Coast delegation sent to Paris to discuss the country's association with the Common Market. Chautard is delighted at the prospect of this trip, where he will be reunited with the woman of his dreams: Elisabeth. Alas, at Abidjan airport, a nasty surprise awaits him: Berthe, his lawful wife, has decided to leave with him to consult a leading cardiologist in the capital.
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A Strange Kind of Colonel
Title: A Strange Kind of Colonel
Released: April 24, 1968
Type: Movie
Barton and Cutterfeet, two London mobsters, team up with stripper Marina to pull off the big jobs. But the arrival of a rival who signs his crimes "The Angel" takes away all their profits. The three friends hope to get their revenge when they steal a diamond.
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Interdit au public
Title: Interdit au public
Character: Hervé Montagne
Released: December 22, 1966
Type: Movie
Backstage at a Paris theater, a famous, exasperatingly fatuous playwright learns that the actress who was to play the lead in his play is expecting a child. No great actress is available to take on the role. Except the famous actress Gabrielle Tristan, to whom he was married for ten years and to whom he no longer speaks. But their love of theater and their playfulness outweigh all their grudges, and Gabrielle takes on her ex-husband's play.
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Title: At Theatre Tonight
Character: Le baron Wurtz
Released: July 21, 1966
Type: TV
At Theater tonight is a TV show broadcasted from 25th August 1966 to 21st September 1985. The show is broadcast plays recorded in two or three days, during public performances at the Théâtre Marigny on the Champs-Élysées, or sometimes Edouard VII theater.
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Title: At Theatre Tonight
Character: Hervé Montagne
Released: July 21, 1966
Type: TV
At Theater tonight is a TV show broadcasted from 25th August 1966 to 21st September 1985. The show is broadcast plays recorded in two or three days, during public performances at the Théâtre Marigny on the Champs-Élysées, or sometimes Edouard VII theater.
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Seventeenth Heaven
Title: Seventeenth Heaven
Character: L'homme à la voiture
Released: April 27, 1966
Type: Movie
The brave and moody François, a window washer by trade, has fallen head over heels in love with a delicious woman he spotted while working on the 17th floor of a building. From that moment on, all his dreams turn to the woman he doesn't dare approach. Fortunately, he finally meets her in Perros-Guirec, after following her on a train journey. She calls herself a chatelaine; he introduces himself as a writer. Will love triumph over these pious lies?
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Les Gorilles
Title: Les Gorilles
Character: The stage director
Released: December 23, 1964
Type: Movie
A confused pair of airport luggage carriers get involved in the disappearance of some suitcases.
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Un coup dans l'aile
Title: Un coup dans l'aile
Character: Levaillant
Released: December 31, 1963
Type: Movie
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Le roi du village
Title: Le roi du village
Released: June 22, 1963
Type: Movie
Moïse, a foundling, is raised by the inhabitants of a village and grows good and strong, well-liked by everyone, loved in silence by Agnese, a girl in the same conditions. One day, however, four graceful Parisians come to the village for a short vacation, and with their light-hearted behavior, they upset Moses and the villagers, who are quick to make the unwelcome guests return to the capital.
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The Empire of Night
Title: The Empire of Night
Released: December 5, 1962
Type: Movie
Usually cast as secret agent/private eye Lemmy Caution, Eddie Constantine plays "Eddie" in The Empire of Night. This time, Constantine is a cabaret singer at odds with a criminal gang. When the villains try to take over every nightclub in town for their own nefarious purposes, Eddie sings a new tune with his fists. The story takes several unexpected turns, but Constantine remains in charge throughout.
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The Mysteries of Paris
Title: The Mysteries of Paris
Character: The schoolmaster
Released: October 4, 1962
Type: Movie
The Marquis Rodolphe de Sombrueil accidentally runs over a working man with his carriage and helps his widow -- unjustly accused of robbery -- to find her missing daughter.
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The Deadly Decoy
Title: The Deadly Decoy
Released: October 3, 1962
Type: Movie
The directors of a company threatened by a railroad construction project in Africa decide to have the General Secretary of the Franco-African consortium killed. Géo Paquet, known as "Le Gorille", a DST spy, attempts to infiltrate the gang.
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Arsène Lupin vs. Arsène Lupin
Title: Arsène Lupin vs. Arsène Lupin
Character: le préfet de police
Released: August 29, 1962
Type: Movie
André Laroche, an industrialist, has just passed away. Face to his grave, as he is being buried, Anne de Vierne, the wife of a magistrate, confesses to her son François that Laroche was in fact Lupin and that he is his natural child. But he is not the gentleman thief's only offspring! Lupin had indeed another son by a housemaid, Gérard Dagmar, a dancer, magician and - occasionally - burglar. Which complicates the task of François who, to respect the last wishes of the testator, has gone in search of the treasure of Poldavia. For he keeps finding Gérard on his way and his efforts are constantly thwarted by his half-brother. Will Gérard prevent François from becoming the worthy successor to their father or will the two young men decide to join forces? That is the question.
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Sign of the Lion
Title: Sign of the Lion
Character: Le Clochard
Released: May 3, 1962
Type: Movie
An American in Paris lives by sponging off his working friends, and throws a party using borrowed money when his rich American aunt dies, believing firmly in his horoscope.
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Les livreurs
Title: Les livreurs
Released: July 24, 1961
Type: Movie
These two friendly delivery boys from a Parisian department store not only take their job to heart as much as possible, but also consider themselves responsible for the happiness of the customers they have to deliver to. This leads them successively to help, at the cost of incredible acrobatics, a young couple celebrating the first anniversary of their marriage, to mingle with the clientele of a rather disquieting doctor, to almost perish in an ambush that was of course not intended for them, and to avoid a domestic quarrel.
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Sahara on Fire
Title: Sahara on Fire
Released: January 18, 1961
Type: Movie
A young engineer, Lucien Rombeau, is sent to the Sahara by the oil company that employs him, which wants to put an end to drilling that it considers unproductive. He ends up agreeing with the chief prospector, who refuses to stop the work and is convinced that prospecting will not be in vain.
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The Hunchback of Paris
Title: The Hunchback of Paris
Character: Peyrolles
Released: November 26, 1959
Type: Movie
Duke Philippe de Nevers is an influential and popular man who is married to a beautiful wife called Aurore. His rival Philippe de Gonzague hates him enough to organise an attempt on him. The Duke is accompagnied by Henri de Lagardère when de Gonzague's henchmen altogether attack him. Lagardère cannot save his friend because the both of them are hopelessly outnumbered. He has to escape in order to save the Duke's daughter and swears revenge. Together with his old buddy Passepoil he raises the little girl in Spain. At the same time he returns frequently to France where he detects confronts his friend's murderers and puts them to the sword one by one until only their former leader is left. Finally he discovers that Philippe de Gonzague is the man for whom he is looking.
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Le Voyage de monsieur Perrichon
Title: Le Voyage de monsieur Perrichon
Character: M. Mathieu, ex-Commandant au Deuxième Zouave
Released: December 25, 1958
Type: Movie
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Les Aventures des Pieds-Nickelés
Title: Les Aventures des Pieds-Nickelés
Released: February 1, 1948
Type: Movie
Sherlock Coco, famous detective, tries to thwart the machiavellian plans of the trio of shock. Croquignol, Ribouldingue and Filochard must be extra vigilant, but the profit motive is too strong. As a corollary, the famous pink diamond is also of interest to their legendary enemy, Jo Papillon. But always inventive, they will work out multiple scams and tricks to reach their goals.