Deceased

How Did Jean Marais Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 84

Also known asЖан Марэ, Жан Маре, Jean Alfred Villain-MaraisGenderMaleNationalityFranceBorn11/12/1913Born inCherbourg, Manche, FranceDied08/11/1998Died inCannesCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ168359 ↗Buried atVallauris old cemeteryTMDb#9741 ↗

Jean-Alfred Villain-Marais, known professionally as Jean Marais, was a French actor, theatre director, painter, sculptor, visual artist, writer and photographer. In 1937, Marais became the lover of acclaimed poet, playwright and film director Jean Cocteau, who considered him his muse and directed him in multiple plays and films, notably Beauty and the Beast (1946). Following their relationship, Marais and Cocteau remained close friends and Marais later endeavored to keep Cocteau's legacy alive.

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Filmography62 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2009	At World's EndMovie	Djoko	96
2000	Federico Fellini's AutobiographyMovie	Self (archive footage)	87
1997	The Silver Screen: Color Me LavenderMovie	Self (archive footage)	84
1996	Stealing BeautyMovie	M. Guillaume	83
1995	Les MiserablesMovie	Mgr Myriel	82
1995	The World of Jacques DemyMovie	Self (archive footage)	82
1989	Damia: Concert en velours noirMovie	Self	76
1987	Sacrée soiréeSeries	Self	74
1987	Lahaye d'honneurSeries	Self	74
1987	Le monde est à vousSeries	Self	74
1978	Ciné regardsSeries	Self	65
1976	Cérémonie des CésarSeries	Self - President	63
1976	30 millions d'amisSeries	Self	63
1975	Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSeries	Self	62
1975	ApostrophesSeries	Self	62
1975	Midi PremièreSeries	Self	62
1972	Le Grand ÉchiquierSeries	Self	59
1972	Midi trenteSeries	Self (archive footage)	59
1970	Donkey SkinMovie	The King	57
1970	The ProvocationMovie	Christian	57
1968	À bout portantSeries	Self	55
1965	Dim Dam DomSeries	Self	52
1965	Thomas the ImpostorMovie	Le narrateur	52
1965	Fantomas UnleashedMovie	Fantômas / Fandor / Professeur Lefèvre / Marquis de Rostelli	52
1964	Friends of the familyMovie	Noël Carradine	51
1962	The Mysteries of ParisMovie	Rodolphe de Sombreuil	49
1961	Romulus and the SabinesMovie	Marte	48
1961	Captain FracasseMovie	Baron Philippe de Sigognac / Captain Fracasse	48
1961	Blood on His SwordMovie	Robert de Neuville	48
1961	Napoléon II, the EagleMovie	General de Montholon	48
1960	The Battle of AusterlitzMovie	Carnot	47
1960	Testament of OrpheusMovie	Oedipe	47
1960	Captain BloodMovie	François de Capestang, aka 'Le Capitan'	47
1959	DiscoramaSeries	Self	46
1958	King on HorsebackMovie	Henri La Tour	45
1957	Le Notti BiancheMovie	L'Inquilino	44
1957	Typhoon Over NagasakiMovie	Pierre Marsac	44
1957	A Girl in a PocketMovie	Prof. Jerome	44
1956	Elena and Her MenMovie	Général François Rollan	43
1956	Goubbiah and the Gipsy GirlMovie	Goubbiah	43
1956	If Paris Were Told to UsMovie	François Ier	43
1955	NapoleonMovie	Count Montholon	42
1955	School for LoveMovie	Eric Walter	42
1954	Reflets de CannesSeries	Self	41
1954	Boom on ParisMovie	lui-même	41
1953	Inside a Girls' DormitoryMovie	Inspecteur Desiré Marco	40
1953	Royal Affairs in VersaillesMovie	Louis XV	40
1953	The Lovers of MidnightMovie	Marcel Dulac	40
1952	LeathernoseMovie	Roger de Tainchebraye	39
1952	Love, MadameMovie	Self (uncredited)	39
1951	Miracles Only Happen OnceMovie	Jérôme	38
1950	OrpheusMovie	Orphée	37
1949	The Secret of MayerlingMovie	L'archiduc Rodolphe d'Autriche-Hongrie	36
1948	The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries	Self	35
1948	BambiSeries	Self	35
1948	The Eagle with Two HeadsMovie	Stanislas	35
1948	The Queen's LoverMovie	Ruy Blas / Don César de Bazan	35
1947	The RoyalistsMovie	Marquis of Montauran	34
1938	Let’s Go Up the Champs-ÉlyséesMovie	L'Abbé-Précepteur	25
1938	The PatriotMovie	(uncredited)	25
1936	The New MenMovie	Le secrétaire	23
1933	The HawkMovie	—	20