Jean Vilar
Actor · Writer
Born Mar 25, 1912 · Sète, Hérault, France
Active 1946–1971
Jean Vilar was a French actor and theatre director. He was the founder of the Festival d'Avignon and the Théâtre National Populaire.
Filmography
Gates of the Night (1946) — Le clochard / La fortuneDescription of a Struggle (1960) — Narrator (voice)Justice Is Done (1950) — Priest at the printing pressRaphael or the Debauched One (1971) — HoraceCarrefour du crime (1948) — Inspector DominiqueJocelyn (1952) — The Superior of the new seminaryEnclosure (1961) — Narrator (voice)Troubled Waters (1949) — UlysseThe Farm of Seven Sins (1949) — L'homme grisBold Adventure (1956) — Duke of AlbeThe Bouquinquant Brothers (1948) — PriestWench (1948) — L'innocentThirst of Men (1950) — TypographerThe Sharks of Gibraltar (1947) — Percy CartersHappy Arenas (1958)Le Théâtre National Populaire (1956) — WriterCasabianca (1951) — Submarine Commandant Jean L'HerminierLe Petit Matin (1971) — PaulJean Vilar, le rêve du théâtre pour tous (2021) — Lui-mêmeLes mousquetaires du roi (1951) — Richelieu