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Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Deceased

How Did Jacques-Yves Cousteau Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 87
Also known asJacques Cousteau, J.Y. CousteauGenderMaleNationalityFranceBorn11/06/1910Born inSaint-André-de-Cubzac, Gironde, FranceDied25/06/1997 (aged 87)Died in17th arrondissement of ParisCauseacute myocardial infarctionWikidataQ83233 ↗TMDb#230786 ↗

Jacques-Yves Cousteau was a French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author. He co-invented the first successful open-circuit self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (SCUBA), called the Aqua-Lung, which assisted him in producing some of the first underwater documentaries.

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Filmography49 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2021Becoming CousteauMovieSelf (archive footage)111
2011My Father the Captain: Jacques-Yves CousteauMovieSelf (archive footage)101
2009Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePantsMovieSelf (archive footage)99
1997Lake Baikal: Pearl of SiberiaMovieSelf87
1996Titanic's Lost SisterMovieSelf86
199530 Years of National Geographic SpecialsMovieSelf (archive footage)85
1995The Cousteau Collection N°42-1 | Desert Diamonds: South Africa (Part 1)MovieSelf85
1991The Cousteau Collection N°14-1 | Australia: The People of Water and FireMovieSelf81
1991The Cousteau Collection N°44-1 | Australia: Treasures of the SeaMovieSelf81
1990The Cousteau Collection N°11-1 | Scandal in ValdezMovieSelf80
1987Le monde est à vousSeriesSelf77
1987The Cousteau Collection N°16-1 | Strait Islands: The Waters of DiscordMovieSelf77
1985Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 YearsMovieSelf75
1985The Cousteau Collection N°21-1 | A Reluctant Ally: The Mississippi (Part 1)MovieSelf75
1985The Cousteau Collection N°20-1 | Alcyone: Daughter of the WindMovieSelf75
1984The Cousteau Collection N°19-1 | Amazon: Snowstorm in the JungleMovieSelf74
1983The Cousteau Collection N°17-1 | Amazon: In the Land of a Thousand RiversMovieSelf73
1983The Cousteau Collection N°17-2 | Amazon: The Enchanted RiverMovieSelf73
1983The Cousteau Collection N°18-1 | Fleeing Shadows: Indians of the AmazonMovieSelf73
1982Champs-ElyséesSeriesSelf72
1981The Cousteau Collection N°37-1 | Warm Blood in the SeaMovieSelf71
1980The Cousteau Collection N°36-1 | Clipperton: Island of SolitudeMovieSelf70
1978The Cousteau Collection N°23-1 | The Easter Island TestamentMovieSelf68
1978The Cousteau Collection N°11-2 | Ultimatum Under the SeaMovieSelf68
1976Voyage to the Edge of the WorldMovieSelf66
1975ApostrophesSeriesSelf65
1975Midi PremièreSeriesSelf65
1975Numéro unSeriesSelf65
1974The Cousteau Collection N°4-2 | The Flight of the PenguinMovieSelf64
1973The Cousteau Collection N°26-1 | 500 Million Years Under the SeaMovieSelf63
1972Le Grand ÉchiquierSeriesSelf62
1972Midi trenteSeriesSelf62
1972The Cousteau Collection N°2-1 | The Song of the DolphinsMovieSelf62
1971Samedi soirSeriesSelf61
1971Vetenskapens världSeriesSelf61
1971The Cousteau Collection N°31-1 | The Fate of Sea OttersMovieSelf61
1970The Cousteau Collection N°15-1 | The Lagoon of Lost ShipsMovieSelf60
1969The Cousteau Collection N°3-1 | Desert WhalesMovieSelf59
1968The Dick Cavett ShowSeriesSelf - Guest58
1968The Undersea World of Jacques CousteauSeriesSelf - Host58
1968The Cousteau Collection N°34-1 | The Legend of Lake TiticacaMovieSelf58
1967The Cousteau Collection N°35-1 | The SharksMovieSelf57
1966The Cousteau Collection N°32-1 | The Precontinent Adventure (Precontinent III)MovieSelf56
1964World Without SunMovieSelf (uncredited)54
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSeriesSelf52
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeriesSelf52
1956The Silent WorldMovieSelf46
1955Was bin ich?SeriesSelf45
1948BambiSeriesSelf38