Jess Hahn
Actor · died at 76
Profile
| Age | died at 76 |
|---|---|
| Birth date | October 29, 1921 |
| Birthplace | Terre Haute |
| Died | June 29, 1998 |
| Profession | Actor |
| Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
Jess Hahn — Biography
Born Jesse Beryle Hahn, he came into the world on 29 October 1921 in Terre Haute, Indiana. He studied English and physical education at Murray State University in Kentucky, where he also began learning French. During the Second World War he served in the U.S. Army as a physical instructor and took part in the Normandy landings. In 1949 he settled in Paris, working first as a jazz musician before moving into acting, shortening his name to "Jess" because it was easier to pronounce in French. He made his film debut in La Môme Vert-de-Gris (1953), opposite Eddie Constantine's Lemmy Caution, and his imposing build and American-accented French led him to be cast repeatedly as gangsters or tough military men. He also worked in theatre, debuting at the Théâtre Fontaine in 1954 and touring France in The Odd Couple in 1968. Later in his career he was regularly employed by director Jean-Marie Pallardy, retiring from acting in 1989 with Le retour de Lemmy Caution. He lived on a farm in Dinard with his wife Marcelline, a radiologist, and died in Saint-Malo on 29 June 1998 at age 76; a street there was later named in his honor.
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Filmography / Projects
- 1975 The Man from Chicago (Belalı tatil)
- 1977 Le Point de mire
- 1957 The Foxiest Girl in Paris
- 1956 The Lebanese Mission
- 1984 White Fire
- 1974 Un linceul n'a pas de poches
- 1964 The Gorillas
- 1971 Troubleshooters
- 1962 Cartouche
- 1968 The Woman is a Stranger
- 1962 Mandrin, bandit gentilhomme
- 1965 Up to His Ears
- 1957 Le Triporteur
- 1962 The Trial (Dava)
- 1958 Chéri, fais-moi peur
- 1953 Poison Ivy
- 1967 The Saint Lies in Wait
- 1959 La Femme et le Pantin
- 1978 State Reasons
- 1987 Overdose
- 1989 Lemmy Caution's Return (Le retour de Lemmy Caution) (translated)
- 1966 Secret Agent Super Dragon
- 1959 Sign of the Lion
- 1986 La Galette du roi
- 1955 Madelon
- 1955 Les Hussards
- 1984 Par Où T'es Rentré? On T'a Pas Vu Sortir
- 1966 Triple Cross
- 1964 The Great Spy Chase
- 1971 Bad Man's River
- 1953 Deux de l'escadrille
- 1956 Ces sacrées vacances
- 1974 Three Tough Guys
- 1961 The Big Gamble
- 1981 Teheran 43
- 1955 L'impossible Monsieur Pipelet
- 1965 The Wise Guys
- 1970 L'ardoise
- 1953 The Most Wanted Man
- 1957 The Happy Road
- 1958 Le Sicilien
- 1966 Le facteur s'en va-t-en guerre
- 1954 Les Corsaires du Bois de Boulogne
- 1970 Les Novices
- 1980 Mama Dracula
- 1956 Meeting in Paris
- 1973 Mean Frank and Crazy Tony
- 1967 The Crazy Kids of the War
- 1972 Storm Rider
- 1957 The Vintage
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