Jacques Brel
Actor · Original Music Composer · Director · Writer
Born Apr 8, 1929 · Schaerbeek, Brussels, Belgium
Active 1965–1978
Jacques Romain Georges Brel (8 April 1929 – 9 October 1978) was a Belgian singer, songwriter, actor and director who composed and performed literate, thoughtful, and theatrical songs that generated a large, devoted following—initially in…
Filmography
A Pain in the Ass (1973) — François Pignon · Original Music ComposerMoney Money Money (1972) — JacquesTintin and the Temple of the Sun (1969) — SongsRisky Business (1967) — Jean Doucet · Original Music ComposerMy Uncle Benjamin (1969) — Benjamin Rathery · Original Music ComposerJacques Brel - Les Adieux à l'Olympia (1966) — MusicUltra, je t'aime (1967) — NarrateurThe Man Who Dares (1967) — IntroducerLaw Breakers (1971) — Investigating Judge Bernard LevelFranz (1972) — Léon · Director · Writer · Original Music ComposerFar West (1973) — Jacques · Director · Screenplay · Original Music ComposerBonnot's Gang (1968) — Raymond la ScienceNe me quitte pas (2013) — SongsMan of La Mancha (1998) — TranslatorJacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (1975) — Theatre Play · Original Music ComposerThe Bar at the Crossing (1972) — Vincent Van Horst · Original Music ComposerMont-Dragon (1970) — Georges Dormond - un aspirant dégradéPitié pour une ombre (1967) — NarratorLe testament de Mr Breggins (1965) — NarrateurBrel (1985) — Music · LyricistJenny Arean: Gescheiden Vrouw op Oorlogspad (1986) — LyricistChita: A Legendary Celebration (2020) — SongsI'm a Gigolo (1994) — Songs