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Jean-Claude Deret(1921-2016)

  • Writer
  • Actor
  • Director
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Jean-Claude Deret was born on 11 July 1921 in Paris, France. He was a writer and actor, known for An American Werewolf in Paris (1997), Poor Bastards (2019) and The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish (1991). He was married to Céline Léger and Jean Dunn. He died on 12 December 2016 in Paris, France.
BornJuly 11, 1921
DiedDecember 12, 2016(95)
BornJuly 11, 1921
DiedDecember 12, 2016(95)
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Julie Delpy, Edgar Kohn, Alan McKenna, Jochen Schneider, Tom Everett Scott, and Hervé Sogne in An American Werewolf in Paris (1997)
An American Werewolf in Paris
5.1
  • Professor Martin
  • 1997
Agnès Akopian, Christophe Alévêque, Philippe Chevallier, Philippe Collin, Albert Delpy, Jean-Claude Deret, Arielle Dombasle, Guillaume Dreujou, Jean-Marie Dreujou, Charles Dubois, Sophie Forte, Jacques Frantz, Husky Kihal, Wolfgang Kleinertz, Patrice Leconte, Virginie Lemoine, Guy Louret, Jean-Pierre Malignon, Frédéric Marboeuf, Phil Marboeuf, Christine Murillo, Serge Riaboukine, François Rollin, Zabou Breitman, Chraz, Sylvia Gnahoua, Nealson Bourgade, Laurent Biras, Boris Abaza, Laurent Violet, Thibaud Houdinière, Serena Minaldi Reinaldi, Mathilde Cathelin, Olivier Breitman, Christophe Hustache-Marmon, Mathieu De Montgrand, GiedRé, Jérémie Duvall, Prescillia Andreani, Julie Guio, Miguel-Ange Sarmiento, Lucid Beausonge, Noelann Bourgade, Nadia Kozlowski Bourgade, Virginie Gritten, Bérengère Jean, Jeanne Chartier, Muriel Lemarquand, and Albert Meslay in Poor Bastards (2019)
Poor Bastards
5.2
  • Writer
  • 2019
Jeff Goldblum, Bob Hoskins, Natasha Richardson, and Michel Blanc in The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish (1991)
The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish
6.1
  • Grandfather
  • 1991
Race for the Bomb (1987)
Race for the Bomb
7.8
TV Mini Series
  • Niels Bohr

Credits

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Writer

  • Agnès Akopian, Christophe Alévêque, Philippe Chevallier, Philippe Collin, Albert Delpy, Jean-Claude Deret, Arielle Dombasle, Guillaume Dreujou, Jean-Marie Dreujou, Charles Dubois, Sophie Forte, Jacques Frantz, Husky Kihal, Wolfgang Kleinertz, Patrice Leconte, Virginie Lemoine, Guy Louret, Jean-Pierre Malignon, Frédéric Marboeuf, Phil Marboeuf, Christine Murillo, Serge Riaboukine, François Rollin, Zabou Breitman, Chraz, Sylvia Gnahoua, Nealson Bourgade, Laurent Biras, Boris Abaza, Laurent Violet, Thibaud Houdinière, Serena Minaldi Reinaldi, Mathilde Cathelin, Olivier Breitman, Christophe Hustache-Marmon, Mathieu De Montgrand, GiedRé, Jérémie Duvall, Prescillia Andreani, Julie Guio, Miguel-Ange Sarmiento, Lucid Beausonge, Noelann Bourgade, Nadia Kozlowski Bourgade, Virginie Gritten, Bérengère Jean, Jeanne Chartier, Muriel Lemarquand, and Albert Meslay in Poor Bastards (2019)
    Poor Bastards
    5.2
    • Writer
    • 2019
  • Se souvenir des belles choses (2001)
    Se souvenir des belles choses
    7.2
    • scenario, adaptation and dialogue
    • 2001
  • Winnetous Rückkehr (1998)
    Winnetous Rückkehr
    2.8
    TV Movie
    • idea
    • 1998
  • Henri Garcin, Jean-Marc Thibault, Rosy Varte, and Marthe Villalonga in Maguy (1985)
    Maguy
    5.0
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1986
  • Marcel Leboeuf in Une aurore boréale (1981)
    Une aurore boréale
    TV Movie
    • adaptation
    • 1981
  • Winnetou le mescalero (1980)
    Winnetou le mescalero
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1980
  • Les Aventures Electriques de Zeltron (1979)
    Les Aventures Electriques de Zeltron
    TV Series
    • screenplay
    • 1979
  • Thierry la Fronde (1963)
    Thierry la Fronde
    6.5
    TV Series
    • idea
    • screenplay (as J.C. Deret)
    • 1963–1966
  • La revue des feuilletons (1963)
    La revue des feuilletons
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1963
  • Grandville, P.Q.
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1956
  • Bistro
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1950

Actor

  • The Swallows of Kabul (2019)
    The Swallows of Kabul
    7.5
    • Nazish (voice)
    • 2019
  • Jean-Claude Deret and Marina Vlady in Maxence & Clara (2016)
    Maxence & Clara
    Short
    • Maxence
    • 2016
  • Incomplete (2015)
    Incomplete
    Short
    • The Old Man
    • 2015
  • Bleu Blanc Gris (2014)
    Bleu Blanc Gris
    7.5
    Short
    • Mr. Rossignol
    • 2014
  • Games of Clouds & Rain (2013)
    Games of Clouds & Rain
    7.2
    • Le vieil homme
    • 2013
  • Bandits (2011)
    Bandits
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • 2011
  • Eric Schaeffer and Lizzie Brocheré in After Fall, Winter (2011)
    After Fall, Winter
    6.4
    • Man on Bridge
    • 2011
  • J'aurais pu être une pute (2011)
    J'aurais pu être une pute
    6.7
    Short
    • Monsieur Boyer
    • 2011
  • R.I.S. Police scientifique (2006)
    R.I.S. Police scientifique
    4.1
    TV Series
    • Henri
    • 2010
  • Julie Depardieu in The Invisible Woman (2009)
    The Invisible Woman
    5.4
    • Le prêtre
    • 2009
  • Un grain de beauté
    Short
    • L'horloger
    • 2008
  • Chapitö (2007)
    Chapitö
    Short
    • Balthazar
    • 2007
  • The Nativity Story (2006)
    The Nativity Story
    6.8
    • Bethlehem Townsperson (as Jean-Claude Breitman-Deret)
    • 2006
  • Petit (2006)
    Petit
    Short
    • Le Grand-Père
    • 2006
  • C'est mieux comme ça
    Short
    • 2003

Director

  • Agnès Akopian, Christophe Alévêque, Philippe Chevallier, Philippe Collin, Albert Delpy, Jean-Claude Deret, Arielle Dombasle, Guillaume Dreujou, Jean-Marie Dreujou, Charles Dubois, Sophie Forte, Jacques Frantz, Husky Kihal, Wolfgang Kleinertz, Patrice Leconte, Virginie Lemoine, Guy Louret, Jean-Pierre Malignon, Frédéric Marboeuf, Phil Marboeuf, Christine Murillo, Serge Riaboukine, François Rollin, Zabou Breitman, Chraz, Sylvia Gnahoua, Nealson Bourgade, Laurent Biras, Boris Abaza, Laurent Violet, Thibaud Houdinière, Serena Minaldi Reinaldi, Mathilde Cathelin, Olivier Breitman, Christophe Hustache-Marmon, Mathieu De Montgrand, GiedRé, Jérémie Duvall, Prescillia Andreani, Julie Guio, Miguel-Ange Sarmiento, Lucid Beausonge, Noelann Bourgade, Nadia Kozlowski Bourgade, Virginie Gritten, Bérengère Jean, Jeanne Chartier, Muriel Lemarquand, and Albert Meslay in Poor Bastards (2019)
    Poor Bastards
    5.2
    • Director
    • 2019

Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • France's national library catalogue
    • Theater org
  • Alternative names
    • Jean-Claude Breitman-Deret
  • Born
    • July 11, 1921
    • Paris, France
  • Died
    • December 12, 2016
    • Paris, France(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Céline LégerOctober 26, 1962 - December 12, 2016 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
    • Zabou Breitman

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    Father of three children: Barbara, Isabelle (actress Zabou Breitman) and Arthur.

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