Actor
Jean-Claude Brialy
Born 30 March 1933 · Aumale, Alger, France [now Sour el Ghozlane, Algeria] — died 30 May 2007
Jean-Claude Brialy (1933–2007) was a French actor and occasional director, born in French Algeria. He became one of the most recognisable faces of the French New Wave, working with Chabrol, Truffaut, Godard, Malle and Rohmer, and later with Buñuel. His charm and versatility sustained a career of decades.
Key films
Le Beau Serge (1959)On Cinespective
Claude Chabrol's debut feature, often counted among the first New Wave films, gave Brialy an early starring role.
The Cousins (1959)
Another Chabrol drama, in which Brialy played the charming, dissolute Parisian cousin.
A Woman Is a Woman (1961)
Godard's playful musical comedy tied Brialy to the New Wave's experimental side.
Claire's Knee (1970)
Eric Rohmer's conversational comedy showed Brialy's maturity as a leading actor.
The Phantom of Liberty (1974)
Buñuel's surreal episodic satire showed Brialy's range beyond New Wave cinema.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 187
- 1956Fool’s Mate · as ClaudeActor
- 1956The Kreutzer Sonata · as TrukhacevskijActor
- 1957The Tricyclist · as Jean-ClaudeActor
- 1957Young Girls Beware · as Sexy-bar customer (uncredited)Actor
- 1957Anyone Can Kill Me · as Un inspecteur de policeActor
- 1957A Girl in a Pocket · as Jean-LoupActor
- 1957A Friend of the Family · as Philippe LemonnierActor
- 1958Elevator to the Gallows · as Le Jeune Homme du Motel (uncredited)Actor
- 1958The Lovers · as Boy on a ride (uncredited)Actor
- 1958The Mischief Makers · as The man in the filmActor
- 1958Christine · as Theo KaiserActor
- 1958The Overworked · as JimmyActor
- 1958Et ta sœur… · as BriceActor
- 1958School for Coquettes · as RobertActor
- 1958Illegal Cargo · as Jean, le jeune journaliste assassinéActor
- 1959The 400 Blows · as L' Homme dans la rueActor
- 1959The Cousins · as PaulActor
- 1959Le Beau Serge · as FrançoisActor
- 1959All the Boys Are Called Patrick · as PatrickActor
- 1959The Big Night · as ScintilloneActor
- 1959Way of Youth · as Paul TiercelinActor
- 1959Eyes of Love · as Pierre SégurActor
- 1960The Army Game · as CapitaineActor
- 1960Le Bel Âge · as Jean-ClaudeActor
- 1960The Gigolo · as JackyActor
- 1961A Woman Is a Woman · as Émile RécamierActor
- 1961Paris Belongs to Us · as Jean-MarcActor
- 1961A Story of Water · as The Young ManActor
- 1961The Lions Are Loose · as Didier MarèzeActor
- 1961Wise Guys · as RonaldActor
- 1961Famous Love Affairs · as Eric TorringActor
- 1961Three Faces of Sin · as Laurent LénaudActor
- 1962Cléo from 5 to 7 · as The Nurse (uncredited)Actor
- 1962Fiancés on the Bridge · as NurseActor
- 1962Adieu Philippine · as Self - sur le plateau de 'Montserrat' (uncredited)Actor
- 1962A Very Private Affair · as NarrateurActor
- 1962The Devil and the Ten Commandments · as Didier MarinActor
- 1962The Seven Deadly Sins · as Arthur (segment "L'avarice")Actor
- 1962Sentimental Education · as Frédéric MoreauActor
- 1962Arsène Lupin vs. Arsène Lupin · as François de VierneActor
- 1962The Burning Court · as Marc DesgrezActor
- 1962Hitch-Hike · as Jean-Claude, le marchand de brossesActor
- 1962La banda Casaroli · as Corrado MinguzziActor
- 1962Greed · as ArthurActor
- 1963Carom Shots · as Paul MartinActor
- 1963People in Luck · as L'automobiliste (segment "Le Gros Lot")Actor
- 1963The Sword and the Balance · as Jean-PhilippeActor
- 1963Nutty, Naughty Chateau · as SébastienActor
- 1964Male Hunt · as Antoine MonteilActor
- 1964Circle of Love · as AlfredActor
- 1964Male Companion · as The PrinceActor
- 1964How to Make a French Dish · as JacquotActor
- 1964Tonio Kröger · as Tonio Kröger als ErwachsenerActor
- 1964Comment épouser un premier ministre · as Philippe LambertActor
- 1964Les Siffleurs · as Jean-Claude BrialyActor
- 1965I Knew Her Well · as Dario MarchionniActor
- 1965Love at Sea · as The Disenchanted ManActor
- 1965The Mandrake · as LigurioActor
- 1965Tight Skirts, Loose Pleasures · as FigurantActor
- 1965The Real Bargain · as The gigoloActor
- 1965How Not to Rob a Department Store · as MarcelActor
- 1966King of Hearts · as Duke of CloverActor
- 1966Our Husbands · as Ottavio PelagattaActor
- 1967Shock Troops · as JeanActor
- 1967The Oldest Profession · as Philibert (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi")Actor
- 1967Operation San Pietro · as CajellaActor
- 1967Lamiel · as Le comte d'AubignéActor
- 1968The Bride Wore Black · as CoreyActor
- 1968Anna · as SergeActor
- 1968Manon 70 · as Jean-PaulActor
- 1968Dear Caroline · as Le comte de BoimussyActor
- 1970Claire's Knee · as JérômeActor
- 1970Le Bal du comte d'Orgel · as Count Anne d'OrgelActor
- 1971A Season in Hell · as Paul VerlaineActor
- 1971Mafia Things · as Domenico 'Mimì' GargiuloActor
- 1971Côté cour, côté champsActor
- 1972A Murder Is a Murder · as Paul KastnerActor
- 1972ÉglantineDirector
- 1973Closed ShuttersDirector
- 1973A Rare BirdDirector
- 1974The Phantom of Liberty · as Mr. FoucaultActor
- 1974Loving in the Rain · as SeducerActor
- 1974Loving in the RainDirector
- 1974Like a Pot of Strawberries · as NorbertActor
- 1975Catherine & Co. · as GuillaumeActor
- 1975Dreyfus: The Intolerable Truth · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 1976The Judge and the Assassin · as Avocat VilledieuActor
- 1976Barocco · as WaltActor
- 1976Holy Year · as Pierre BizetActor
- 1976Scrambled Eggs · as BrumaireActor
- 1976Un animal doué de déraison · as ClaudeActor
- 1977Julie pot-de-colle · as Jean-Luc FarlotActor
- 1977The Accuser · as Le RantecActor
- 1977Focal Point · as Michel GaurActor
- 1977Double Murder · as Van NijlenActor
- 1978Robert et Robert · as Jacques MilletActor
- 1978The Song of Roland · as Le SeigneurActor
- 1979Swimming Instructor · as LoganActor
- 1979La nuit de l'étéDirector
- 1980The Lady Banker · as Paul CisterneActor
- 1980The Adventures of Arsène Lupin · as Arsène LupinActor
- 1981Bolero · as Le directeur du LidoActor
- 1981Cinq-MarsDirector
- 1981Cinq-Mars · as l'historienActor
- 1981Les Malheurs de SophieDirector
- 1982That Night of Varennes · as Monsieur JacobActor
- 1982The Girl from Trieste · as Professor MartinActor
- 1983Gramps Is in the Resistance · as Le joueur de tennis flagorneurActor
- 1983Deadly Circuit · as VoragineActor
- 1983Cover Up · as Le contrôleur Jean-François RambertActor
- 1983Edith and Marcel · as Loulou BarrierActor
- 1983Demon Is on the Island · as Dr Paul Henry MarshallActor
- 1983Cap Canaille · as Me Samuel KebadjanActor
- 1983Stella · as RolandActor
- 1983A Good Little DevilDirector
- 1983Sarah · as Gabriel LarcangeActor
- 1983Notre Dame de la Croisette · as SelfActor
- 1983Père Noël et fils · as ThomasActor
- 1984Pinot simple-flic · as MorcyActor
- 1985An Impudent Girl · as SamActor
- 1985The Telephone Always Rings Twice · as Le commissaireActor
- 1985Marriage of the Century · as KaffenbergActor
- 1985The Fourth Power · as PDG de la chaîneActor
- 1985Vivement Truffaut · as Self / Corey (archive footage)Actor
- 1985L'Herbe rouge · as Abbot GrilActor
- 1986Inspector Lavardin · as Claude AlvarezActor
- 1986A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later · as Un spectateur de '40 ans déjà'Actor
- 1986Le Débutant · as WillyActor
- 1986Follow My Gaze · as Freddy LangloisActor
- 1987The Innocents · as KlotzActor
- 1987Levy & Goliath · as Bijou / DelarocheActor
- 1987Malady of Love · as FrédéricActor
- 1987Grand Guignol · as M. AlbertActor
- 1987Le Moustachu · as LeroyActor
- 1987Maschenka · as KolinActor
- 1989Comédie d'été · as GastonActor
- 1990My New Partner II · as Le banquierActor
- 1990No Fear, No Die · as Pierre ArdennesActor
- 1990There Was a Castle with Forty Dogs · as Il giudiceActor
- 1990Forgery and the Use of Forgeries · as Charles LaumièreActor
- 1992Août · as MartinActor
- 1992La Jalousie · as Albert BlondelActor
- 1992La JalousieDirector
- 1992Tous les garçons...Actor
- 1994The Monster · as RoccarottaActor
- 1994Queen Margot · as ColignyActor
- 1994Michel Sardou - Show Sardou · as Self - Co-HostActor
- 1995One Hundred and One Nights · as The Japanese GuideActor
- 1995A French Woman · as ArnoultActor
- 1995Son of Gascogne · as SelfActor
- 1996Beaumarchais the Scoundrel · as AbbotActor
- 1996Shadow Play · as Rene SandreActor
- 1997La dame aux caméliasDirector
- 1997Georges Dandin de MolièreDirector
- 1999Kennedy et moi · as Benny GrimaldiActor
- 1999Man of My Life · as Lucien VilnerActor
- 1999Letter to my brother Guy Gilles, filmmaker who passed away too soon · as SelfActor
- 2000Actors · as Jean-Claude BrialyActor
- 2000To the Extreme · as L'avocatActor
- 2000Tribute to Alfred Lepetit · as SelfActor
- 2001Unfair Competition · as Mattia Della RoccaActor
- 2001South Kensington · as FerdinandoActor
- 2001Les Enfoirés 2001 - L'odyssée des EnfoirésActor
- 2001Nadia Coupeau, dite Nana · as VandoeuvresActor
- 2001Les Filles à papa · as Robert, dit « Bob »Actor
- 2002Special Delivery · as Robert FresnelActor
- 2002As Luck Would Have It · as Jean-Pierre MullerActor
- 2003The Car Keys · as Actor Refusing to Film with LaurentActor
- 2003Claude Chabrol: Mon premier film · as SelfActor
- 2003Les filles, personne s'en méfie · as ProjectionistActor
- 2004People : Jet Set 2 · as MinimoActor
- 2004De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de nulle part ailleurs · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2005Quartier V.I.P. · as FerdinandActor
- 2005Quoi? L'éternité. · as SelfActor
- 2005Les Contes secrets ou les Rohmériens · as SelfActor
- 2007Monsieur Max · as Max JacobActor
- 2007Arletty, Lady Paname · as SelfActor
- 2007Vous êtes de la police ? · as Alfred LamproieActor
- 2010Jean Gabin intime · as SelfActor
- 2014Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'huiActor
- 2014Jean-Claude Brialy, l'homme qui voulait tant être aimé · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2019Claude Chabrol, the Maverick · as Self - Actor (archive footage)Actor
- 2019Alain Delon, la beauté du diable et les femmes... · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2020A Night at the Opera · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2020Nana Mouskouri, Momente ihres Lebens · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2020Le Fantôme de Laurent Terzieff · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2022La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président · as Self (archive footage)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.