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Jean-Claude Dreyfus

Born: 18th Feb 1946 Paris, France
Dept: Acting
​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.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 97
Film: 92 (95%)
Television: 5 (5%)
Remaining genres not in graph: Music, War, Horror, Science Fiction, Mystery, TV Movie

Filmography

Gregor Animation, Thriller, Drama
(No release date supplied. Possibly still in production.)
The discovery of a human skull fragment plunges Gregor into a hallucinatory thriller blending violence, power, and extreme fantasies... ... view
Character:
Flash Drive Action, Thriller
2025
Character:
L'agent Pit - Chef du service action à la CIA
Character:
Self
Take Your Bible and Get the Fuck Out of Here! Comedy, Science Fiction, Horror
Original title: Prends ta bible et tire-toi !
2023
A small village in the north of France is plagued by zombies after a meteorite landed. 3 Homeless peoples must fight for there lives and if zombies we ... view
Character:
Philippe Rougeard
2023
Armande Altaï, an artist, a free woman, a singer, a former singing teacher at Star Academy and an underground hero, cross over Paris from sidewalks t ... view
Character:
Lui-mëme
Original title: L'extravagante petite vie de Jean-Claude D. Dreyfus
2021
Self-taught magician, transformist at the Grande Eugène cabaret, man of theater, television and cinema, Jean-Claude D. Dreyfus has been dragging his ... view
Character:
Self
Death and the Winemaker Animation, Fantasy
Original title: Le Vigneron et la Mort
2021
In a fairy tale world, a winemaker creates the most exquisite wine in the world. When Death herself wants to taste the wine, he discovers that his bri ... view
Character:
Mathilde's Father
2020
A man goes to the church in order to confess his last sin to an exasperated young priest. ... view
Character:
The Man
Necrologies Fantasy, Horror
Original title: Nécrologies
2018
After getting into a cemetery to take pictures for his website, Ludovic is caught by the old grave keeper. Waiting for the police, he shows Ludovic hi ... view
Character:
The Cemetery Guardian
Menina Drama
2017
An 8-year old Portuguese child fled with her parents to France in the early seventies. But the Portuguese terror travels along with her, with an alcoh ... view
Character:
M. Sertin
Two Snails Set Off Animation, Family, Fantasy
Original title: Deux escargots s’en vont
2017
A forest full of animated animals encourage a pair of snails, who are fully clad in black because they are in mourning for a dead leaf, to celebrate t ... view
Character:
(voice)
2017
Ulysses, an idealistic, novice film director, invites Clothilde, his young and pretty neighbor, to accompany him to the Love Film Festival on Réunion ... view
Character:
Michel Rivière
2017
In a futuristic France, computers decide the fate of the unemployed and the homeless. ... view
Character:
Montaigne
Character:
Self
A Carcass Animation
Original title: Une charogne
2015
An attempt to illustrate in animation Baudelaire's poem "A Carcass". A mixture of horror and irony, sacred and profane, life and death. ... view
Character:
Attila Marcel Comedy, Drama
2013
Paul is a sweet man-child, raised — and smothered — by his two eccentric aunts in Paris since the death of his parents when he was a toddler. Now ... view
Character:
M. Kruzinsky
2012
Character:
Prosper Thanatier (voice)
The Orphan Plus Minus an Arm Drama, Horror, Comedy, Thriller
Original title: L'Orpheline avec en plus un bras en moins
2012
Eléonore is a gorgeous twenty-year-old who has lost her parents and one of her arms in an accident. She lives in an orphanage in Burgandy. ... view
Character:
Éléonore
Original title: Requiem Pour Une Tueuse
2011
Lucretia is a killer for hire. Specialised in poisoning and passionate about opera, she'll have to fulfill a difficult contract in the heart of the Sw ... view
Character:
Le maître de chant
Character:
Original title: Anne de Bretagne - Live au chateau des ducs de Bretagne
2009
Rock opera. ... view
Character:
Le narrateur
L'Affaire Salengro History, TV Movie
2009
July 1936. Leon Blum's (Daniel Mesguich) left-wing coalition government is facing one of the hardest strikes paralyzing the whole country's economy. B ... view
Character:
Henri Béraud
Ugly Melanie Comedy
Original title: Vilaine
2008
This is the story of too nice girl who one day decides to become evil. And who will find out it is not so easy to do wrong when you have always been n ... view
Character:
le narrateur
Coco Chanel Drama, Romance
2008
Fashion icon Coco Chanel, steeped in wealth and fame, still issues game-changing designs and collections. The audience is taken backwards in time to t ... view
Character:
Paul Poiret
Original title: Ukiyo-e, Images Du Monde Flottant
2008
400 years ago, in Japan, a revolutionary art was born and would influence the greatest Western artists of the late nineteenth century, the Ukiyo-E "fl ... view
Character:
(voice)
Le Prince de ce monde Fantasy, Thriller
2008
Abbé Donato believed he could live a quiet little life, far from all temptation, in the village of Sainte-Urulle, well placed in the race for the tit ... view
Character:
Debruges
The Great Vincent Fantasy, Comedy, Drama
2008
Character:
Pierre
To Each His Own Cinema Comedy, Drama
Original title: Chacun son cinema ou Ce petit coup au coeur quand la lumiere s'eteint et que le film commence
2007
Commissioned to mark the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival, "To Each His Own Cinema" brought together 33 of the world's pre-eminent filmmak ... view
Character:
The husband (segment "Cinéma érotique")
Les Cerfs-volants Drama, Romance
2007
Normandy, 1934. Ludo, raised by his uncle Ambroise, a kite maker, befriends little Lila. For five years he loses sight of her, but when they meet agai ... view
Character:
The Count
2007
In a Mediterranean city, the association of volunteers The Rescue is expecting a new director. A former trade unionist, Birgos, who’s just escaped f ... view
Character:
Docteur Museau
Character:
Châteauneuf
Le deal Comedy
2007
Character:
Hervé Radius
Monsieur Max Drama, History, TV Movie
2007
Portrait of a homosexual bohemian who converted from Judaism to Catholicism and was captured by the Gestapo in the 1940s. ... view
Character:
Sacha Guitry
Original title: Dernière cigarette
2006
David buys a pack of cigarettes, smokes one, takes the metro and gives the rest of the pack to François, whom he meets on the platform, before walkin ... view
Character:
L'homme énervé
A Very Long Engagement Drama, Romance, War
Original title: Un long dimanche de fiançailles
2004
Young Frenchwoman Mathilde searches for the truth about her missing fiancé, lost during World War I, and learns many unexpected things along the way. ... view
Character:
Commander Lavrouye
Autumn Drama, Crime
Original title: Automne
2004
Jean-Pierre is a hit man in Paris. He wants to stop; an incentive is reconnecting to Michelle, a childhood friend. He's ready to commit himself to her ... view
Character:
Hugo
Original title: 3 garçons, 1 fille, 2 mariages
2004
Romance meets farce against the backdrop of a quiet campaign to legalize gay marriage. Laurent loves his roommate Dan, who's straight and a playboy. L ... view
Character:
Camille's Father
The Curious Boy Comedy, Family
Original title: Le p'tit curieux
2004
Clement, nine, curious about everything, wants to understand life. Camera in hand, he walks the streets of his small provincial town, following and st ... view
Character:
Mr. Dubois
Two Brothers Adventure, Drama, Family
Original title: Deux Frères
2004
Two tigers are separated as cubs and taken into captivity, only to be reunited years later as enemies by an explorer (Pearce) who inadvertently forces ... view
Character:
Eugène Normandin
Lovely Rita Comedy
Original title: Lovely Rita, sainte patronne des cas désespérés
2003
Edgar Lamarck - an accountant and auditor is coming to the the shipyard on Cote d'Azur in order to check the statements. After completing his mission, ... view
Character:
l'antiquaire
The Lady and the Duke Drama, History, Romance, War
Original title: L'Anglaise et le Duc
2001
Grace Dalrymple Elliot is a British aristocrat trapped in Paris during the French Revolution. Determined to maintain her stiff upper lip and pampered ... view
Character:
Le duc d'Orléans
Philosophale Crime, Action, Thriller
2001
Character:
Les Enfants du printemps Drama, Family
May 2000 (first aired)
Character:
Serge (3 ep.)
H Comedy
Oct 1998 (first aired)
At a dysfunctional hospital in Paris, three bumbling, eccentric medical employees embark on zany misadventures with surgical imprecision. ... view
Character:
Cyril (1 ep.)
1997
Once upon a time, Titus was locked up in a cellar by his adoptive parents with only a television set, a VCR... and five hundred cartoon tapes... Twent ... view
Character:
Shrink
The Target Comedy
Original title: La Cible
1997
A young French sailor falls in love with a Russian tourist during a passion-filled three-day furlough, but is whisked away for a months worth of subma ... view
Character:
Le Préfet
Limited Edition Thriller, Drama
Original title: Tiré à part
1997
Edward is an editor in a small English publishing house. The story concerns what happens when he receives a very good manuscript from Nicholas, an old ... view
Character:
Georges Récamier
The Adventures of Pinocchio Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Drama
1996
One of puppet-maker Geppetto's creations comes magically to life. This puppet, Pinocchio, has one major desire and that is to become a real boy someda ... view
Character:
Foreman
Original title: Le réveil
1996
t's 6:20 a.m. The camera pans a slew of alarm clocks that start to ring simultaneously, all set to awaken a solitary middle-aged man. The alarms are e ... view
Character:
The Man
Krim Drama
1995
A prize-fighter spends 16 years in prison for killing his wife during a blind rage. Upon his release, he wanders the grim streets of an empty French h ... view
Character:
Maître d'hôtel / Transvestite
The City of Lost Children Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adventure
Original title: La Cité des enfants perdus
1995
A scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow his aging process. ... view
Character:
Marcello
Too Loud A Solitude Comedy, Drama
Original title: Příliš hlučná samota
1995
An elderly paper-crusher branded a fool in Prague secretly stashes condemned books, preserving their contents and extrapolating from them eccentric sc ... view
Character:
Boss
Original title: En mai, fais ce qu'il te plaît
1995
This a beautiful May evening. The sun has just set behind the hill. Tonight the inhabitants of the Le Corbusier housing unit are going to experience a ... view
Character:
Daniel
Son of Gascogne Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Original title: Le Fils de Gascogne
1995
You're a provincial kid in Paris and suddenly you're the center of attention: Movie stars, famous directors and sexy women are doting on you because t ... view
Character:
Marco Garciano
Cache Cash Adventure, Comedy, Crime
1994
Antoine, 11, is on holiday with his grandfather. One night he catches thieves hiding their booty in a pond. Antoine seizes the 40 million. But Liza, h ... view
Character:
Max Desartre, malfrat dans le fourgon blindé
Bonsoir Comedy
1994
Having first lost his wife then his job as a tweed tailor, Alex Ponttin has devised a novel way to keep himself in touch with society. He admits himse ... view
Character:
Inspecteur Bruneau
Pétain War, History
1993
During second world war,Philippe Pétain gets absolute powers.The war ends with the arrival of allied forces by Petainism has not been put on trial. ... view
Character:
Dumoulin
Original title: Les histoires d'amour finissent mal... en général
1993
Zina, young theater opener, hesitates between the love of Slim, taxi driver who hopes to become a lawyer and that of Frederic, who holds the poster at ... view
Character:
Dennard
The Voice Drama
Original title: La Voix
1992
The tale of two lovers spending time in Rome when, suddenly, in a restaurant, the man believes he recognizes the voice of a woman he once loved... rem ... view
Character:
Maitre d'hôtel
Coyote Comedy, Drama
1992
Story of a wild first love that takes place at the mouth of the St. Lawrence River between the refineries at Pointe-Au-Trembles and the rock culture o ... view
Character:
M. Poireau
The Girl in the Air Crime, Drama, Thriller
Original title: La Fille de l'air
1992
Who would have expected Brigitte to marry a prisoner with a long sentence in the first place? In this romantic action movie, that is only the first in ... view
Character:
Marcel
May 1992 (first aired)
In search of freedom, Duchess Alexandra, cousin of Empress Sissi, leaves Austria and her violent husband to settle incognito in Paris. ... view
Character:
Worth (2 ep.)
The Beautiful Story Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Original title: La Belle Histoire
1992
A film with emphasis on visuals and music, the plot concerns characters who meet in present time, mainly the male gypsy Jesus, and the female thief an ... view
Character:
L'inspecteur du grand magasin
All the Mornings of the World Drama, History, Music, Romance
Original title: Tous les matins du monde
1991
Following the death of his wife, a renowned musician ostracises himself from the outer world and dedicates his life to music. However, his life change ... view
Character:
Abbe Mathieu
Nestor Burma Drama, Mystery, Crime, Comedy
Sep 1991 (first aired)
Cynical private detective Nestor Burma investigating murders, missing persons, kidnapping and extortion cases in every arrondissement of Paris. ... view
Character:
Charles Baurenot (4 ep.)
Delicatessen Comedy, Science Fiction, Fantasy
1991
In a post-apocalyptic world, the residents of an apartment above the butcher shop receive an occasional delicacy of meat, something that is in low sup ... view
Character:
Clapet
1991
Two children are cycling in a street of the Butte Montmartre, one of them falls and kills himself on the spot. The witnesses of the tragedy meet again ... view
Character:
De l'autre côté Animation
May 1989 (first aired)
Animation TV magazine. ... view
Character:
(Voice) (1 ep.)
Radio corbeau Mystery, Crime, Drama
1989
This fast-paced mystery is in part based on a novel by Yves Ellena and is at least equally based on the 1943 classic Le Corbeau, which in 1951 was pro ... view
Character:
Rosati, le boucher
1989
Documentary on the singer Damia made for TV. ... view
Character:
Self
1988
In the African district of Paris, a man tries by all means to find his jacket, accidentally lost, which contains a winning lotto ticket. ... view
Character:
1988
An Austrian diplomat assigned to Paris wakes up after having a strange nightmare and finds himself emotionally distanced from his world. He feels abso ... view
Character:
Taxi driver
Tandem Comedy
1987
Michel Mortez travels around France hosting a radio game show he created 25 years ago. He is famous among the average Frenchmen. Rivetot, his assistan ... view
Character:
Le conseiller
How Wang-Fo Was Saved Drama, Animation, Fantasy
Original title: Comment Wang-Fô fut sauvé
1987
Wang Fo, the greatest master of medieval China, aided by his assistant who has given up everything to follow him, desperately seeks aesthetic perfecti ... view
Character:
L'empereur (voice)
1984
Two brothers who can feel each others' pain and pleasure mess up the French revolution. ... view
Character:
Marquis Du Hickey
Our Story Drama, Comedy, Romance
Original title: Notre histoire
1984
Robert Avranche, a middle-aged, alcoholic garage owner, is sitting on a train, reflecting on the emptiness of his life. An attractive young woman, Don ... view
Character:
Un voisin
Le fou du roi Adventure, Comedy
1984
Dieudonné, poet and dreamer, is the opposite of his father, the famous D'Artagnan, as he hates walks and duels. ... view
Character:
Courtemise
Dog Day Action, Crime, Drama
Original title: Canicule
1984
A criminal shows up at a farmhouse with the law on his heels and several million dollars in his possession. ... view
Character:
Le Barrec
Street of the Damned Crime, Action
Original title: Rue Barbare
1984
In a desolate Paris suburb, no one dares challenge crime boss Hagen, who rules his turf with an iron fist. That includes his former friend Chet, who v ... view
Character:
Un homme de main de Hagen, surnommé « Nez-de-Bœuf »
The Outsider Action, Crime, Thriller
Original title: Le Marginal
1983
Philippe Jordan is a policeman prone to advancing the cause of justice by any means necessary. On his agenda is a powerful drug cartel working out of ... view
Character:
Un travesti au commissariat
English Education Comedy, Drama
Original title: Éducation anglaise
1983
After losing both her parents, young Sylvie is enrolled in a strict boarding school of Victorian English education. The school readily and willingly ... view
Character:
Georges / Georgina
The Prize of Peril Action, Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
Original title: Le Prix du danger
1983
In a futuristic society, contestants pit their survival skills against each other in a fight to the death for cash prizes, and the contest is aired li ... view
Character:
Bertrand
Le péril rampant Mystery, Thriller
1982
The film follows the villain “The Serpent” in his fight to conquer the world at any cost. Close to the best B series, Yaccelini runs through its p ... view
Character:
Le Serpent
Fitzcarraldo Drama, Adventure
1982
Fitzcarraldo is a dreamer who plans to build an opera house in Iquitos, in the Peruvian Amazon, so, in order to finance his project, he embarks on an ... view
Character:
Opera 'Ernani' - Sarah Bernhardt
The Boy Soldier Drama, War
Original title: Allons z'enfants
1981
In the 1930s a young fellow, Simon Chalumet, is sent to a military school by his overbearing father, an ex-soldier who has little sympathy for his son ... view
Character:
Capitaine Maryla
Original title: La Dérobade
1979
Marie is nineteen and bored in her little suburban life with no future. In a café, she meets the charismatic and beautiful Gerard. Blinded by adorati ... view
Character:
Original title: Je te tiens, tu me tiens par la barbichette
1979
In this satire, a police detectiveis investigating the disappearance and kidnapping of the host of a television dance show. However, instead of findin ... view
Character:
L'adjoint De Chodaque
Original title: Les héroïnes du mal
1979
The first episode – featuring frequent Borowczyk muse Marina Pierro – is the longest and, in a way, most substantial: it’s set in Renaissance Ro ... view
Character:
Bini
Sugar Comedy
Original title: Le Sucre
1978
Civil servant Adrien Courtois comes to Paris in order to make his money bear fruits. ... view
Character:
Mimine
Le Portrait de Dorian Gray Drama, Fantasy, Horror
1977
Basil Hallward is a mediocre painter. His exhibitions owe their success to his social position and nothing more. But one day Basil meets Dorian Gray, ... view
Character:
Le prêcheur
Original title: Schatten der Engel
1976
Beautiful, detached, laconic, consumptive Lily Brest is a streetwalker with few clients. She loves her idle boyfriend, Raoul, who gambles away what li ... view
Character:
Zwerg
Original title: L'uomo che sfidò l'organizzazione
1975
An airport employee switches a pack of drugs for baking soda and absconds to Barcelona, meanwhile the drug-runners are on his trail. ... view
Character:
Lady Rebecca Rosenbaum
Original title: Comment réussir quand on est con et pleurnichard
1974
A story about a guy who still lives with his mother and sells some really awful alcohol to bartenders. The only way for him to do this is to cry and i ... view
Character:
Le transformiste du cabaret
1973
A bored undertaker, married to an ex prostitute, falls in love with a transsexual. ... view
Character:
Transvestite from the Grande Eugène (uncredited)
The Adventures of Zadig Comedy, Adventure
Original title: Les Aventures de Zadig
1970
In the time of King Moabdar, in ancient Babylon, the young philosopher, Zadig, undergoes many misadventures. ... view
Character: