Deceased
How Did Jean-Pierre Melville Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 55Jean-Pierre Grumbach, known professionally as Jean-Pierre Melville, was a French filmmaker. Considered a spiritual godfather of the French New Wave, he was one of the first fully-independent French filmmakers to achieve commercial and critical success. His works include the crime dramas Bob le flambeur (1956), Le Doulos (1962), Le Samouraï (1967), and Le Cercle Rouge (1970), and the war films Le Silence de la mer (1949) and Army of Shadows (1969).
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Les Rois de la comédieMovie | Self (archive footage) | 106 |
| 2022 | Belmondo: The IncorrigibleMovie | — | 105 |
| 2019 | Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableauMovie | Self (archive footage) | 102 |
| 2017 | Belmondo, le magnifiqueMovie | Self (archive footage) | 100 |
| 2011 | Melville-Delon: Honor and NightMovie | Self (archive footage) | 94 |
| 1977 | Urgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisanteMovie | Self (archive footage) | 60 |
| 1972 | Midi trenteSeries | Self (archive footage) | 55 |
| 1971 | Jean-Pierre Melville: Portrait in 9 PosesMovie | Himself | 54 |
| 1966 | Jean-Pierre Melville on the Set of Le Deuxième SouffleMovie | Self - Interviewee | 49 |
| 1963 | BluebeardMovie | Clemenceau's Aide | 46 |
| 1962 | Sign of the LionMovie | Un Consommateur (uncredited) | 45 |
| 1962 | Le Combat dans l'îleMovie | Un membre de l'organisation (uncredited) | 45 |
| 1960 | BreathlessMovie | Parvulesco the Writer | 43 |
| 1959 | Two Men in ManhattanMovie | Moreau | 42 |
| 1957 | A Girl in a PocketMovie | Commissioner | 40 |
| 1956 | CinépanoramaSeries | Self | 39 |
| 1950 | OrpheusMovie | Hotel Manager (uncredited) | 33 |