
Jean Poiret
Biography
Jean Poiret, born Jean Poiré, (17 August 1926 – 14 March 1992) was a French actor, director, and screenwriter. He is primarily known as the author of the original play La Cage Aux Folles. Jean Poiret was born in Paris, France, where he died of a heart attack in 1992. He is buried at the Cimetière du Montparnasse in Paris. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean Poiret, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

The Last Metro
as Jean-Loup Cottins
1980

Three Men on a Horse
as Freddy
1969

The Other One's Mug
as Jean-Louis Constant
1979

The Dance
as Vieux
1962

Cop au Vin
as Inspecteur Jean Lavardin
1985

Clara and the Villains
as Chantuer
1958

Sisi/Last Minute
as Herzog Max in Bayern
1991

Atlantic Wall
as Armand, resistance leader and double agent
1970

Thank Heaven for Small Favors
as Raoul
1963

Oh! What a Mambo
as L'inspecteur Sapin
1959

Inspector Lavardin
as Inspecteur Jean Lavardin
1986

I Hate Actors
as Orlando Higgins
1986

Miracle Healing
as Papu
1987

The Virgins
as Banker Marchaix
1963

The Seasons of Pleasure
as Bernard Germain
1988

That Naughty Girl
as Inspector Rémy
1956
La Malle volante
as M. Grapillon
1959

The Seventh Target
as Jean Michelis
1984

The Men in the Family
as Bernard Le Gall
1968

Murderers and Thieves
as Philippe d'Artois, le riche oisif
1956
TV Appearances

At Theatre Tonight
as Albino, l'instituteur
1966

At Theatre Tonight
as Le jeune homme
1966

Spécial cinéma
as Self
1974

Spécial cinéma
as Self (archive footage)
1974
Midi trente
as Self
1972

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self
1975

Numéro un
as Self
1975
Système 2
as Self
1975

Champs-Elysées
as Self
1982

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
as Self (archive footage)
2022

The Secret Files of Inspector Lavardin
as Inspecteur Jean Lavardin
1988

Discorama
as Self
1959