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Jean-Pierre Cassel

1932 - 2007

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Jean-Pierre Cassel (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ pjɛʁ kasɛl]; born Jean-Pierre Crochon; 27 October 1932 – 19 April 2007) was a French actor and dancer. A popular star of French cinema, he was initially known for his comedy film appearances, though he also proved a gifted dramatic actor, and accrued over 200 film and television credits in a career spanning over 50 years. He worked with many notable directors, including Luis Buñuel, Abel Gance, Jean Renoir, Claude Chabrol, Sidney Lumet, Joseph Losey, Chantal Akerman and Robert Altman. He was nominated for a César Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in La Cérémonie (1995). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean-Pierre Cassel is the 481st most popular actor (down from 379th in 2019), the 895th most popular biography from France (down from 781st in 2019) and the 37th most popular French Actor.

Jean-Pierre Cassel is most famous for his role as the villain in the James Bond film "For Your Eyes Only."

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Among actors, Jean-Pierre Cassel ranks 481 out of 13,578. Before him are Magda Schneider, Lillian Gish, Chow Yun-fat, Karl Malden, Kenneth Branagh, and Emmanuelle Riva. After him are Harold Ramis, Walter Matthau, Powers Boothe, Sondra Locke, Linda Hamilton, and Bradley Cooper.

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Among people born in 1932, Jean-Pierre Cassel ranks 48. Before him are Zito, Anthony Perkins, Roy Scheider, Houari Boumédiène, Pat Morita, and Valentino. After him are Adolfo Suárez, V. S. Naipaul, Algirdas Brazauskas, Little Richard, Vladimir Ivashko, and Vytautas Landsbergis. Among people deceased in 2007, Jean-Pierre Cassel ranks 30. Before him are Ralph Asher Alpher, Gian Carlo Menotti, István Sándorfi, Barry Nelson, Jerry Falwell, and Deborah Kerr. After him are Arthur Kornberg, Paul Tibbets, Nils Liedholm, Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, Ryszard Kapuściński, and Abdul Rahman Arif.

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Among people born in France, Jean-Pierre Cassel ranks 895 out of 6,770. Before him are Sigismund of Burgundy (500), Frédéric Bastiat (1801), Saint Remigius (437), Edmond de Goncourt (1822), Emmanuelle Riva (1927), and Prince Philippe, Count of Paris (1838). After him are François Achille Bazaine (1811), Paul Mauriat (1925), Émile Borel (1871), Jean-Marie Balestre (1921), Theuderic II (587), and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (1974).

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Among ACTORS In France

Among actors born in France, Jean-Pierre Cassel ranks 37. Before him are Jean-Pierre Léaud (1944), Maria Schneider (1952), Marina Vlady (1938), Mylène Demongeot (1935), Vincent Cassel (1966), and Emmanuelle Riva (1927). After him are Juliette Gréco (1927), Bruno Cremer (1929), Marie Laforêt (1939), Françoise Dorléac (1942), Claudette Colbert (1903), and Christian Clavier (1952).

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