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Jean-Claude Dreyfus

Date of birth: 1946-02-18

Place of birth: Paris, France

Known for: Acting

Also known as: J. C. Dreyfus, Jean Claude Dreyfus, Jean-Claude Dreyfuss

Jean-Claude Dreyfus

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Jean-Claude Dreyfus (born February 18, 1946, Paris) is a French actor. He began his career in film acting in 1973 in the film Comment réussir quand on est con et pleurnichard. Dreyfus is notable for his portrayal of a butcher in the black comedy Delicatessen by Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet. He collaborated again with Jeunet and actor Dominique Pinon in the films The City of Lost Children and A Very Long Engagement. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean-Claude Dreyfus licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movie Credits

Delicatessen
3.7

Delicatessen

1991-04-17

In a post-apocalyptic world, the residents of an apartment above the butcher shop receive an occasio

The City of Lost Children
3.6

The City of Lost Children

1995-05-17

A scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow hi

Shadow of Angels
1.9

Shadow of Angels

1976-09-03

Beautiful, detached, laconic, consumptive Lily Brest is a streetwalker with few clients. She loves h

Bonsoir
1.6

Bonsoir

1994-01-19

Having first lost his wife then his job as a tweed tailor, Alex Ponttin has devised a novel way to k

Two Brothers
3.5

Two Brothers

2004-04-07

Two tigers are separated as cubs and taken into captivity, only to be reunited years later as enemie

The Extravagant Little Life of Jean-Claude D. Dreyfus
0

The Extravagant Little Life of Jean-Claude D. Dreyfus

2021-09-25

Self-taught magician, transformist at the Grande Eugène cabaret, man of theater, television and cine

A Very Long Engagement
3.7

A Very Long Engagement

2004-10-27

Young Frenchwoman Mathilde searches for the truth about her missing fiancé, lost during World War I,

The Lady and the Duke
3.2

The Lady and the Duke

2001-09-07

Grace Dalrymple Elliot is a British aristocrat trapped in Paris during the French Revolution. Determ

Un portrait d’Armande Altaï
0

Un portrait d’Armande Altaï

2023-02-15

Armande Altaï, an artist, a free woman, a singer, a former singing teacher at Star Academy and an un

Coco Chanel
3.3

Coco Chanel

2008-09-13

Fashion icon Coco Chanel, steeped in wealth and fame, still issues game-changing designs and collect

Jean de La Fontaine, le défi
2.4

Jean de La Fontaine, le défi

2007-04-18

The Beautiful Story
3.5

The Beautiful Story

1992-03-18

A film with emphasis on visuals and music, the plot concerns characters who meet in present time, ma

Son of Gascogne
2.2

Son of Gascogne

1995-02-18

You're a provincial kid in Paris and suddenly you're the center of attention: Movie stars, famous di

Ugly Melanie
2.9

Ugly Melanie

2008-11-12

This is the story of too nice girl who one day decides to become evil. And who will find out it is n

Anne of Brittany - Live at Castle of the Dukes of Brittany
0

Anne of Brittany - Live at Castle of the Dukes of Brittany

2009-06-29

Rock opera.

Love Affairs Usually End Badly
2.8

Love Affairs Usually End Badly

1993-04-28

Zina, young theater opener, hesitates between the love of Slim, taxi driver who hopes to become a la

Immoral Women
2.4

Immoral Women

1979-03-07

The first episode – featuring frequent Borowczyk muse Marina Pierro – is the longest and, in a way,

Take Your Bible and Get the Fuck Out of Here!
2.3

Take Your Bible and Get the Fuck Out of Here!

2023-05-20

A small village in the north of France is plagued by zombies after a meteorite landed. 3 Homeless pe

Last cigarette
0

Last cigarette

2006-01-15

David buys a pack of cigarettes, smokes one, takes the metro and gives the rest of the pack to Franç

Lovely Rita
1.6

Lovely Rita

2003-09-24

Edgar Lamarck - an accountant and auditor is coming to the the shipyard on Cote d'Azur in order to c

Philosophale
2

Philosophale

2001-01-01

Krim
0

Krim

1995-05-31

A prize-fighter spends 16 years in prison for killing his wife during a blind rage. Upon his release

Tandem
3.5

Tandem

1987-06-17

Michel Mortez travels around France hosting a radio game show he created 25 years ago. He is famous

Autumn
2.4

Autumn

2004-09-10

Jean-Pierre is a hit man in Paris. He wants to stop; an incentive is reconnecting to Michelle, a chi

The Curious Boy
2.5

The Curious Boy

2004-04-28

Clement, nine, curious about everything, wants to understand life. Camera in hand, he walks the stre

How to Make Good When One Is a Jerk and a Crybaby
2.7

How to Make Good When One Is a Jerk and a Crybaby

1974-06-19

A story about a guy who still lives with his mother and sells some really awful alcohol to bartender

25 décembre 58, 10h36
0

25 décembre 58, 10h36

1991-01-01

Two children are cycling in a street of the Butte Montmartre, one of them falls and kills himself on

Le Prince de ce monde
2.5

Le Prince de ce monde

2008-06-18

Abbé Donato believed he could live a quiet little life, far from all temptation, in the village of S

Radio corbeau
2.8

Radio corbeau

1989-02-01

This fast-paced mystery is in part based on a novel by Yves Ellena and is at least equally based on

Limited Edition
3.3

Limited Edition

1997-01-22

Edward is an editor in a small English publishing house. The story concerns what happens when he rec

The Boy Soldier
3.7

The Boy Soldier

1981-03-04

In the 1930s a young fellow, Simon Chalumet, is sent to a military school by his overbearing father,

Monsieur Max
2.8

Monsieur Max

2007-01-27

Portrait of a homosexual bohemian who converted from Judaism to Catholicism and was captured by the

Sugar
3.4

Sugar

1978-10-15

Civil servant Adrien Courtois comes to Paris in order to make his money bear fruits.

Bless Me, Father
0

Bless Me, Father

2020-01-01

A man goes to the church in order to confess his last sin to an exasperated young priest.

Black Mic Mac 2
2.4

Black Mic Mac 2

1988-11-08

In the African district of Paris, a man tries by all means to find his jacket, accidentally lost, wh

One Man Against the Organization
1.9

One Man Against the Organization

1975-11-12

An airport employee switches a pack of drugs for baking soda and absconds to Barcelona, meanwhile th

Mayday
0

Mayday

1995-03-14

This a beautiful May evening. The sun has just set behind the hill. Tonight the inhabitants of the L

The Girl in the Air
3.2

The Girl in the Air

1992-05-26

Who would have expected Brigitte to marry a prisoner with a long sentence in the first place? In thi

Too Loud A Solitude
3.8

Too Loud A Solitude

1995-03-30

An elderly paper-crusher branded a fool in Prague secretly stashes condemned books, preserving their

English Education
2

English Education

1983-06-07

After losing both her parents, young Sylvie is enrolled in a strict boarding school of Victorian En

Dernier Voyage improvisé
0

Dernier Voyage improvisé

2011-03-02

L'Affaire Salengro
2

L'Affaire Salengro

2009-04-13

July 1936. Leon Blum's (Daniel Mesguich) left-wing coalition government is facing one of the hardest

Coyote
1.5

Coyote

1992-06-26

Story of a wild first love that takes place at the mouth of the St. Lawrence River between the refin

Le Portrait de Dorian Gray
2.5

Le Portrait de Dorian Gray

1977-07-27

Basil Hallward is a mediocre painter. His exhibitions owe their success to his social position and n

La Ballade de Titus
0

La Ballade de Titus

1997-07-17

Once upon a time, Titus was locked up in a cellar by his adoptive parents with only a television set

The Adventures of Pinocchio
2.6

The Adventures of Pinocchio

1996-07-26

One of puppet-maker Geppetto's creations comes magically to life. This puppet, Pinocchio, has one ma

Michel Serrault, un clown en liberté
0

Michel Serrault, un clown en liberté

2015-06-04

Le Bénévole
1

Le Bénévole

2007-05-16

In a Mediterranean city, the association of volunteers The Rescue is expecting a new director. A for

Death and the Winemaker
3.6

Death and the Winemaker

2021-07-03

In a fairy tale world, a winemaker creates the most exquisite wine in the world. When Death herself

Les Cerfs-volants
4.3

Les Cerfs-volants

2007-09-15

Normandy, 1934. Ludo, raised by his uncle Ambroise, a kite maker, befriends little Lila. For five ye

The Orphan Plus Minus an Arm
1

The Orphan Plus Minus an Arm

2012-01-11

Eléonore is a gorgeous twenty-year-old who has lost her parents and one of her arms in an accident.

The Target
2.8

The Target

1997-04-23

A young French sailor falls in love with a Russian tourist during a passion-filled three-day furloug

Un ange au paradis
0

Un ange au paradis

1973-10-11

A bored undertaker, married to an ex prostitute, falls in love with a transsexual.

The Adventures of Zadig
2.4

The Adventures of Zadig

1970-12-29

In the time of King Moabdar, in ancient Babylon, the young philosopher, Zadig, undergoes many misadv

How Wang-Fo Was Saved
3.5

How Wang-Fo Was Saved

1987-01-01

Wang Fo, the greatest master of medieval China, aided by his assistant who has given up everything t

Bernard Duvert, l'Esprit souffle où il veut
0

Bernard Duvert, l'Esprit souffle où il veut

2024-05-01

A Carcass
0

A Carcass

2015-01-02

An attempt to illustrate in animation Baudelaire's poem "A Carcass". A mixture of horror and irony,

Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers
2.5

Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers

1984-07-27

Two brothers who can feel each others' pain and pleasure mess up the French revolution.

Attila Marcel
3.4

Attila Marcel

2013-11-06

Paul is a sweet man-child, raised — and smothered — by his two eccentric aunts in Paris since the de

The Prize of Peril
3.2

The Prize of Peril

1983-01-25

In a futuristic society, contestants pit their survival skills against each other in a fight to the

Pétain
3

Pétain

1993-05-05

During second world war,Philippe Pétain gets absolute powers.The war ends with the arrival of allied

Ville étrangère
0

Ville étrangère

1988-07-24

An Austrian diplomat assigned to Paris wakes up after having a strange nightmare and finds himself e

Die Weihnachts-GmbH
0

Die Weihnachts-GmbH

2009-12-25

Ukiyo-e: Floating World Images
3

Ukiyo-e: Floating World Images

2008-08-26

400 years ago, in Japan, a revolutionary art was born and would influence the greatest Western artis

L'art des Thanatier
2.5

L'art des Thanatier

2012-12-04

Sélection Officielle
0.9

Sélection Officielle

2017-05-17

Ulysses, an idealistic, novice film director, invites Clothilde, his young and pretty neighbor, to a

Vive la crise !
2

Vive la crise !

2017-05-10

In a futuristic France, computers decide the fate of the unemployed and the homeless.

3 Guys, 1 Girl, 2 Weddings
2.2

3 Guys, 1 Girl, 2 Weddings

2004-05-29

Romance meets farce against the backdrop of a quiet campaign to legalize gay marriage. Laurent loves

The Great Vincent
0

The Great Vincent

2008-03-25

Memoirs of a French Whore
3

Memoirs of a French Whore

1979-10-17

Marie is nineteen and bored in her little suburban life with no future. In a café, she meets the cha

Menina
3.1

Menina

2017-10-19

An 8-year old Portuguese child fled with her parents to France in the early seventies. But the Portu

All the Mornings of the World
3.5

All the Mornings of the World

1991-12-18

Following the death of his wife, a renowned musician ostracises himself from the outer world and ded

Requiem for a Killer
2.5

Requiem for a Killer

2011-02-23

Lucretia is a killer for hire. Specialised in poisoning and passionate about opera, she'll have to f

Two Snails Set Off
3

Two Snails Set Off

2017-06-08

A forest full of animated animals encourage a pair of snails, who are fully clad in black because th

Necrologies
3.3

Necrologies

2018-06-01

After getting into a cemetery to take pictures for his website, Ludovic is caught by the old grave k

To Each His Own Cinema
3.2

To Each His Own Cinema

2007-10-31

Commissioned to mark the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival, "To Each His Own Cinema" brou

Le deal
0

Le deal

2007-03-14

Damia: Concert en velours noir
0

Damia: Concert en velours noir

1989-01-01

Documentary on the singer Damia made for TV.

The Alarm Clock
3.5

The Alarm Clock

1996-05-05

t's 6:20 a.m. The camera pans a slew of alarm clocks that start to ring simultaneously, all set to a

Dog Day
2.6

Dog Day

1984-01-10

A criminal shows up at a farmhouse with the law on his heels and several million dollars in his poss

The Outsider
3.4

The Outsider

1983-10-26

Philippe Jordan is a policeman prone to advancing the cause of justice by any means necessary. On hi

Our Story
3.1

Our Story

1984-05-23

Robert Avranche, a middle-aged, alcoholic garage owner, is sitting on a train, reflecting on the emp

Cache Cash
2.6

Cache Cash

1994-02-09

Antoine, 11, is on holiday with his grandfather. One night he catches thieves hiding their booty in

Le fou du roi
1.1

Le fou du roi

1984-05-16

Dieudonné, poet and dreamer, is the opposite of his father, the famous D'Artagnan, as he hates walks

Fitzcarraldo
3.8

Fitzcarraldo

1982-03-02

Fitzcarraldo is a dreamer who plans to build an opera house in Iquitos, in the Peruvian Amazon, so,

The Voice
0

The Voice

1992-09-14

The tale of two lovers spending time in Rome when, suddenly, in a restaurant, the man believes he re

Street of the Damned
2.5

Street of the Damned

1984-01-04

In a desolate Paris suburb, no one dares challenge crime boss Hagen, who rules his turf with an iron

Le péril rampant
0

Le péril rampant

1982-10-22

The film follows the villain “The Serpent” in his fight to conquer the world at any cost. Close to t

Une année au front : dans les coulisses de "Un long dimanche de fiançailles"
0

Une année au front : dans les coulisses de "Un long dimanche de fiançailles"

2005-04-27

I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs
2.5

I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs

1979-04-04

In this satire, a police detectiveis investigating the disappearance and kidnapping of the host of a

Flash Drive
0

Flash Drive

2025-06-25