Actor
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Born 11 December 1930 · Piolenc, Vaucluse, France — died 17 June 2022
Jean-Louis Trintignant (1930–2022) was a French actor regarded as one of the leading dramatic performers of post-war European cinema. Known for a quiet, intense screen presence, he worked with directors such as Lelouch, Costa-Gavras, Bertolucci, Kieślowski and Haneke, and stayed active on stage and screen for decades.
Key films
A Man and a Woman (1966)On Cinespective
Lelouch's romantic drama made him an international star.
Z (1969)
Political thriller by Costa-Gavras that earned him the Best Actor prize at Cannes.
The Conformist (1971)
Bertolucci's acclaimed drama gave him a defining role as a man drawn into fascism.
Three Colors: Red (1994)
Kieślowski's final film in the trilogy, with a memorable late-career turn as a retired judge.
Amour (2012)
Haneke's drama marked a celebrated late-career return and won him the César.
Key awards
- 1968 Silver Bear for Best Actor, Berlin International Film Festival (The Man Who Lies)
- 1969 Best Actor, Cannes Film Festival (Z)
- 2013 César Award for Best Actor (Amour)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 173
- 1956...And God Created Woman · as Michel TardieuActor
- 1956If All the Guys in the World... · as Jean-LouisActor
- 1956Club of Women · as MichelActor
- 1956Law of the Streets · as Yves Tréguier aka 'Le Breton'Actor
- 1959Violent Summer · as Carlo CaremoliActor
- 1959Dangerous Love Affairs · as DancenyActor
- 1960Austerlitz · as Ségur filsActor
- 1960The French Game · as FrançoisActor
- 1960The Thousandth Window · as Georges DesvignesActor
- 1961Spotlight on a Murderer · as Jean-Marie de KerloquenActor
- 1961The Game of Truth · as Guy de FleuryActor
- 1961Journey Beneath the Desert · as PierreActor
- 1961Three Faces of Sin · as Guest at the openingActor
- 1962Il Sorpasso · as Roberto MarianiActor
- 1962Le Combat dans l'île · as Clément LesserActor
- 1962The Seven Deadly Sins · as Bernard Duparc (segment "La luxure")Actor
- 1962Lust · as Bernard DuparcActor
- 1962The Fabiani Affair · as Joseph FabianiActor
- 1962Un jour à ParisActor
- 1962Parisienne... Parisiennes · as Récitant (voice)Actor
- 1963Il successo · as SergioActor
- 1963Nutty, Naughty Chateau · as FrédéricActor
- 1963Way of the Wrong RoadActor
- 1963L'un d'entre vous · as René DézangeActor
- 1964Mata Hari, Agent H21 · as Captain François LasalleActor
- 1964The Last Steps · as Georges GuichardActor
- 1964Les Siffleurs · as Jean-Louis TrintignantActor
- 1964Avatar · as OctaveActor
- 1965Angelique: The Road to Versailles · as Claude le Petit, dit Le poète crotéActor
- 1965The Sleeping Car Murders · as Éric Grandin, étudiant vétérinaireActor
- 1965I Kill, You Kill · as Gianni Santi (segment "La donna che viveva sola")Actor
- 1965The Real Bargain · as Jacques DanzacActor
- 1965Fragilité, ton nom est femmeActor
- 1966A Man and a Woman · as Jean-Louis DurocActor
- 1966Is Paris Burning? · as Captain SergeActor
- 1966Trans-Europ-Express · as EliasActor
- 1966Seventeenth Heaven · as FrançoisActor
- 1966Diamond Safari · as Raphaël VincenteActor
- 1966Long March · as PhilippeActor
- 1967Deadly Sweet · as BernardActor
- 1967A Man to Kill · as RaphaëlActor
- 1967My Love, My Love · as Vincent FalaiseActor
- 1968The Great Silence · as SilenceActor
- 1968Les Biches · as Paul ThomasActor
- 1968Death Laid an Egg · as MarcoActor
- 1968The Man Who Lies · as Jan Robin / Boris VarissaActor
- 1968The Libertine · as Dr. Carlo De MarchiActor
- 1968Western, Italian Style · as SelfActor
- 1968La société est une fleur carnivore · as NarratorActor
- 1969Z · as Examining MagistrateActor
- 1969My Night at Maud's · as Jean-LouisActor
- 1969So Sweet... So Perverse · as Jean ReynaudActor
- 1969Love Circle · as MicheleActor
- 1969Crime Thief · as Jean GirodActor
- 1969The American · as BrunoActor
- 1970The Crook · as Simon the SwissActor
- 1970Ramparts of Clay · as L'entrepreneurActor
- 1970Opium and the Stick · as ChaudierActor
- 1970Las secretas intenciones · as MiguelActor
- 1971The Conformist · as Marcello ClericiActor
- 1971Without Apparent Motive · as Stéphane CarellaActor
- 1972The Outside Man · as Lucien BellonActor
- 1972The Assassination · as François DarienActor
- 1972And Hope to Die · as TonyActor
- 1973The Last Train · as Julien MaroyeurActor
- 1973A Full Day's Work · as Le Metteur en scène de la troupe des 'Enfants du Gard'Actor
- 1973A Full Day's WorkDirector
- 1973Défense de savoir · as Jean-Pierre LaubrayActor
- 1974Successive Slidings of Pleasure · as The Police CommissionerActor
- 1974Love at the Top · as Nicolas MalletActor
- 1974The Secret · as David DaguerreActor
- 1974Violins at the Ball · as Him (Michel)Actor
- 1974Escapade · as FerdinandActor
- 1975Flic Story · as Émile BuissonActor
- 1975The Sunday Woman · as Massimo CampiActor
- 1975Playing with Fire · as FranzActor
- 1975Rain over Santiago · as Le SénateurActor
- 1975Act of Aggression · as Paul VarlinActor
- 1976The Desert of the Tartars · as Magg. Med. RovineActor
- 1976The Probability Factor · as Fred MaloneActor
- 1976The Honeymoon Trip · as Paul CarterActor
- 1977The Passengers · as Alex MoineauActor
- 1977Faces of Love · as VictorActor
- 1978Other People's Money · as Henri RainierActor
- 1979Swimming Instructor · as le jardinierActor
- 1979Swimming InstructorDirector
- 1979Melancoly Baby · as PierreActor
- 1980The Terrace · as Enrico D'OrsiActor
- 1980The Lady Banker · as Horace VannisterActor
- 1980I Love You All · as Julien TellierActor
- 1981Deep Water · as VicActor
- 1981Malevil · as FulbertActor
- 1981Passion of Love · as Le médecin majorActor
- 1981A Business of Men · as Louis FaguetActor
- 1981An Assassin Passes By · as RavicActor
- 1982The Big Pardon · as Le commissaire DuchéActor
- 1982That Night of Varennes · as Monsieur SauceActor
- 1982Blow to the Heart · as DarioActor
- 1982Boulevard des assassins · as Daniel SalmonActor
- 1983Confidentially Yours · as Julien VercelActor
- 1983Under Fire · as Marcel JazyActor
- 1983Cover Up · as Christian LacassagneActor
- 1983Credo · as Prof. LenskiActor
- 1984Le Bon Plaisir · as Le Président de la RépubliqueActor
- 1984Long Live Life · as François GaucherActor
- 1984Femmes de personne · as Michel GilquinActor
- 1985Rendez-vous · as ScrutzlerActor
- 1985Going and Coming Back · as Roland RivièreActor
- 1985L'Homme aux yeux d'argent · as MayeneActor
- 1985Next Summer · as PaulActor
- 1985Volley for a Black Buffalo · as Mr. Fodó, teacherActor
- 1986A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later · as Jean-Louis DurocActor
- 1986The Woman of My Life · as PierreActor
- 1986August 15thActor
- 1987The Ghost Valley · as PaulActor
- 1987Le Moustachu · as le général GougeardActor
- 1989Bunker Palace Hotel · as HolmActor
- 1989Pour un oui ou pour un non · as H1Actor
- 1990Julie de Carneilhan · as Herbert d'EspivantActor
- 1991Thank You, Life · as le colonel SSActor
- 1992Dispute in Valladolid · as Ginèse de SepúlvedaActor
- 1992The Big Pardon 2 · as Le Commissaire Duché (archive footage)Actor
- 1993L'Œil écarlate · as René MontijouxActor
- 1993Angel's Wing · as Colonel ÉdouardActor
- 1993L'Interdiction · as Marquis d'EspardActor
- 1994Three Colors: Red · as The JudgeActor
- 1994See How They Fall · as MarxActor
- 1994Ernesto Che Guevara, the Bolivian Diary · as Narrator (French version)Actor
- 1994Shattered Lives · as Récitant (texte de Paul Éluard) (voice)Actor
- 1994Kieślowski Cannes 94 · as SelfActor
- 1995The City of Lost Children · as L'oncle Irvin (voice)Actor
- 1995Fiesta · as Colonel MasagualActor
- 1996A Self-Made Hero · as Albert Dehousse (old)Actor
- 1996Tykho Moon · as Le chirurgienActor
- 1996C'est jamais loin · as Elliot SpencerActor
- 1996L'insoumise · as RoquepenneActor
- 1998Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train · as Lucien Emmerich / Jean-Baptiste EmmerichActor
- 1999Albert Camus, la tragédie du bonheur · as Narration (Voice)Actor
- 2002Zinédine Zidane - Comme dans un rêve · as NaratorActor
- 2003Janis and John · as Monsieur CannonActor
- 2005Les Contes secrets ou les Rohmériens · as SelfActor
- 2005The Western World of Ferdinando Baldi · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2009Jean-Louis Trintignant, "an honest man" · as SelfActor
- 2009Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of FranceActor
- 2010Vittorio racconta Gassman: Una vita da mattatore · as SelfActor
- 2010Le Miracle du silence · as SelfActor
- 2011Agnès Varda: From Here to There · as SelfActor
- 2012Amour · as GeorgesActor
- 2012Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen · as (archive footage)Actor
- 2012Close Up · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2012Jean-Louis Trintignant, pourquoi que je vis · as SelfActor
- 2013Michael H. – Profession: Director · as SelfActor
- 2013Bardot, The MisunderstandingActor
- 2013Michel · as NarratorActor
- 2013Making of Amour · as SelfActor
- 2014Cinéma Jacques Perrin · as SelfActor
- 2017Happy End · as Georges LaurentActor
- 2017Filming Silenzio · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2018Jacques Deray, j'ai connu une belle époque · as SelfActor
- 2018Making of Happy End · as SelfActor
- 2019The Best Years of a Life · as Jean-Louis DurocActor
- 2019André Téchiné: A Passion for Cinema · as Self - Actor (archive footage)Actor
- 2021Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained · as Self - Actor (archive footage)Actor
- 2021Trintignant by Trintignant · as SelfActor
- 2021Marie Trintignant : Le Choix du jeu · as SelfActor
- 2021Morceaux de CannesActor
- 2021Hossein, Ronet, Trintignant : Confidences de trois acteurs inoubliables · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2022Romy, A Free Woman · as Self - Julien Maroyeur (archive footage)Actor
- 2022Shoot to Live · as SelfActor
- 2022Jean-Louis Trintignant - Mystérieux et insaisissable · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2024The Most Precious of Cargoes · as Narrateur (voice)Actor
- 2026Igor and AfterActor
- 2026One Hero, The People · as Excerpt from the film Z (archive footage)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.