Patrice Laffont

Patrice Laffont

Born: August 21, 1940
in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Patrice Laffont (born 21 August 1939 in Marseille) is a French television presenter, actor and entertainer.

During the 1960s Laffont had a passion for acting, where he became a star on stage and screen with his friends Michel Fugain and Michel Sardou. During the 1970s he joined Europe 1 where most of his programmes were produced by Armand Jammot. His television career includes hosting Des chiffres et des lettres (French original of the UK's Countdown) which he did between 1972 and 1989. Laffont hosted the French version of Fort Boyard until 1999 and Pyramid between 1990 and 1997. Laffont hosted the 2005 edition of Intervilles and presented poker tournaments for Direct 8.

Laffont is the father of Axelle Laffont and Mathilde Laffont.

Source: Article "Patrice Laffont" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Movies for Patrice Laffont...

Dernier tour de piste
Title: Dernier tour de piste
Character: Daniel Franco
Released: February 17, 2022
Type: Movie
After insulting a contract worker, young Joshua is sent to do his Community Service in a retirement home, run by a couple whose name is Thenardier, and whose residents are all former forgotten comedians. Among them, two strong heads, who have lost none of their youthful enthusiasm: Julien Dorval, big mouth with tall verb and flowery language, and his best friend, the nice Daniel ... Joshua will quickly realize that something is wrong with the "Bleuets", and will try to make the lives of his residents smoother, by offering them one last lap ...
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La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
Title: La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 7, 2022
Type: Movie
In May 1974, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing became President of the Republic and wanted to bring about a new era of modernity. One of his first decisions was to break up the ORTF with the creation of three new television channels: TF1, Antenne 2 and FR3. Three new public channels but autonomous and competing. It is a race for the audience which is engaged then, and from now on the channels will make the war! This competition will give birth to a real golden age for television programs, with variety shows in the forefront. The stars of the song are going to invade the living rooms of the French for their biggest pleasure. This unedited documentary tells the story of the metamorphosis of this television of the early 1970s, between freedom of tone, scandals, political intrigues and programs that have become mythical.
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Bloody Oranges
Title: Bloody Oranges
Character: Le responsable du concours
Released: November 17, 2021
Type: Movie
Simultaneously, a retired couple overwhelmed by debt tries to win a dance contest, as the minister of economy is suspected of tax evasion, and a teenage girl encounters a sexual maniac, while a young lawyer attempts to climb the social ladder. When the shoe drops, the winner won’t necessarily be the one we expected.
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La Grande Histoire de l'Eurovision
Title: La Grande Histoire de l'Eurovision
Character: Self
Released: May 16, 2020
Type: Movie
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Title: La Télé des années 90
Character: Self
Released: January 11, 2019
Type: TV
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Title: Fort Boyard, toujours plus fort !
Character: Self
Released: July 7, 2018
Type: TV
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Title: Fort Boyard, toujours plus fort !
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: July 7, 2018
Type: TV
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Gentlemen déménageurs
Title: Gentlemen déménageurs
Released: June 20, 2018
Type: Movie
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Title: Les 5 Anneaux d'Or
Character: Self - Guest
Released: August 24, 2017
Type: TV
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Un chapeau de paille d'italie
Title: Un chapeau de paille d'italie
Character: Vezinet, sourd
Released: December 25, 2016
Type: Movie
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L'hôtel du libre échange
Title: L'hôtel du libre échange
Character: Monsieur Mathieu
Released: December 22, 2015
Type: Movie
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Title: La Parenthèse inattendue
Character: Self
Released: October 31, 2012
Type: TV
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Zapping Family
Title: Zapping Family
Character: Robert Daniel
Released: December 23, 2005
Type: Movie
A French family comments on what's on TV tonight.
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Un fil à la patte
Title: Un fil à la patte
Character: General Irrigua
Released: June 28, 2005
Type: Movie
Bois d'Enghien, engaged to a young girl from a good family, has to break up with Lucette Gautier, his mistress, a dilettante of salons. Not having been able to tell her of his break-up, he finds her at her fiancée's house, invited for the event. A Mexican general, jealous of his rivals, arrives and complicates the situation, as does a notary clerk, Bouzin, a singer in his spare time.
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Beaumarchais the Scoundrel
Title: Beaumarchais the Scoundrel
Character: Officier des douanes
Released: March 20, 1996
Type: Movie
Beaumarchais the Scoundrel is a biopic film based on the life of the French playwright, financier and spy Pierre Beaumarchais depicting his activities during the American War of Independence and his authorship of the Figaro trilogy of plays.
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Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy
Title: Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy
Character: Patrice Laffont
Released: March 9, 1994
Type: Movie
A second-class horror movie has to be shown at Cannes Film Festival, but, before each screening, the projectionist is killed by a mysterious fellow, with hammer and sickle, just as it happens in the film to be shown.
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The Beautiful Story
Title: The Beautiful Story
Character: Himself
Released: March 18, 1992
Type: Movie
A film with emphasis on visuals and music, the plot concerns characters who meet in present time, mainly the male gypsy Jesus, and the female thief and con-artist Odona, who share parallel experiences from lives 2000 years in the past. These stories are juxtaposed.
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Title: Fort Boyard
Character: Maître du Fort
Released: July 7, 1990
Type: TV
A game show set and filmed on the real Fort Boyard in France. The contestants have to complete in physical and endurance challenges to win prize money.
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Title: Fort Boyard
Character: Self
Released: July 7, 1990
Type: TV
A game show set and filmed on the real Fort Boyard in France. The contestants have to complete in physical and endurance challenges to win prize money.
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Title: Le Juste Prix
Character: Présentateur (2001-2002)
Released: December 13, 1987
Type: TV
Le Juste Prix is a French adaptation of the American game show The Price Is Right that airs on TF1. It first premiered in 1988 and ran until the original version was canceled in 2001. In 2002 a brief sequel, Le Juste Euro, ran on France 2 and was hosted by Patrice Laffont, it only ran for two episodes. On July 27, 2009 a new version of Le Juste Prix premiered on TF1. The current version is hosted by Vincent Lagaf with Gerard Vivès as announcer.
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Title: Victoires de la musique
Character: Self
Released: November 23, 1985
Type: TV
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Title: La Chance aux chansons
Character: Self
Released: March 26, 1984
Type: TV
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For 200 Grand, You Get Nothing Now
Title: For 200 Grand, You Get Nothing Now
Character: Un journaliste qui couvre le hold-up de Sam et Paul (uncredited)
Released: May 12, 1982
Type: Movie
After getting screwed over by life (again), two losers decide that enough is enough. Using stolen ski masks and stolen toy guns, they take hostages in their local bank, holding them for ransom. Things go well until the hostages learn what's going on, and demand a piece of the action for themselves.
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Title: Champs-Elysées
Character: Self
Released: January 16, 1982
Type: TV
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The Associate
Title: The Associate
Character: Un présentateur de télévision
Released: August 22, 1979
Type: Movie
An unemployed investor creates a fictious business partner to attempt to improve business. Eventually, his creation gets out of control as his business becomes successful and his wife announces that she is in love with the partner and his son wishes the partner was his father -- although no one has ever seen him. To regain control, the man decides to "kill" his imaginary partner and is arrested for the murder.
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Title: Apostrophes
Character: Self
Released: January 10, 1975
Type: TV
Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and hosted by Bernard Pivot. It ran for fifteen years (724 episodes) from January 10, 1975, to June 22, 1990, and was one of the most watched shows on French television (around 6 million regular viewers). It was broadcast on Friday nights on the channel France 2 (which was called "Antenne 2" from 1975 to 1992). The hourlong show was devoted to books, authors and literature. The format varied between one-on-one interviews with a single author and open discussions between four or five authors.
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Ces messieurs de la gâchette
Title: Ces messieurs de la gâchette
Character: Luigi Lombardi
Released: April 8, 1970
Type: Movie
Gabriel Pelletier's life is no bed of roses. Not because of his job: he is a successful sales manager. But on account of the various wrongdoings committed by his kin. First, there is his daughter Nicole, who has just developed an infatuation with a young man who is not only a revolutionary student but the the son of a Sicilian mobster as well. Then he has to cope with Bernard, his brother-in-law, a ladies'man who has been vamped by one of the sexy daughters of the Sicilian. Let's not forget Albert, his own brother, an avant-garde filmmaker also in trouble with Lombardi, the omnipresent gangster. To crown it all, Maryse, his domestic worker, is a Maoist militant!... In the end, poor Gabriel can't take it anymore. He hits the road and calls it quits.
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Title: Des chiffres et des lettres
Character: Self - Host
Released: September 19, 1965
Type: TV
Letters in the mess ... Who will find the longest word? Mixed numbers ... Who will solve the mathematical operation and exclaim "the account is good"? TV game based on math and vocabulary skills of candidates.
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Under Your Hat
Title: Under Your Hat
Character: Guy Tannait
Released: September 3, 1965
Type: Movie
An illegal gambling den where players can lose millions... and the owners make their fortune.
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Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez
Title: Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez
Character: Jean-Luc
Released: September 8, 1964
Type: Movie
The ambitious police officer Cruchot is transferred to St. Tropez. He's struggling with crimes such as persistent nude swimming, but even more with his teenage daughter, who's trying to impress her rich friends by telling them her father was a millionaire and owned a yacht in the harbor.
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The Virgins
Title: The Virgins
Character: Rémi
Released: May 22, 1963
Type: Movie
The story of five girls that lose their virginity.
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Font-aux-Cabres
Title: Font-aux-Cabres
Character: Leonel
Released: November 13, 1962
Type: Movie
Font-aux-cabres is the name of an Andalusian village, benefiting the Commander of the Order of Calatrava, who supports Juana Beltraneja, the pretender to the throne of Castile, against the Catholic Monarchs. The Commander's tyranny is felt throughout the country, subjecting village women and girls to his whims by threat or violence. Laurencia, who dares to refuse him, is kidnapped on her wedding day, and her fiancé Frondoso is imprisoned.
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The Suitor
Title: The Suitor
Character: Stella's Son
Released: November 12, 1962
Type: Movie
Absent-minded yet cultured, Pierre answers his parents demands to wed by ignoring both astronomy and the housemaid, instead falling head-over-heels for rich damsels.