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Jean Sorel
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Sorel in Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971)
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Jean Bernard Antoine de Chieusses de Combaud de Roquebrune
25 September 1934 Marseille, France
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| Alma mater | École normale supérieure |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1959–present |
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| Relatives | François de Menthon (uncle) |
Jean Sorel (born September 25, 1934) is a French actor. He was a very popular actor in European movies during the 1960s and 1970s. Many people thought he looked and acted a bit like another famous actor, Alain Delon.
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About Jean Sorel
Early Life and Family
Jean Sorel was born in Marseille, France. His full birth name is Jean Bernard Antoine de Chieusses de Combaud de Roquebrune. His family had a long history in France. His father, Guy de Combaud de Roquebrune, worked as a newspaper publisher. He was also part of the French Resistance, a group that fought against the occupation of France during World War II. Sadly, his father died during the war. Jean Sorel's uncle was François de Menthon, a well-known person in France.
Before becoming an actor, Jean Sorel thought about becoming a diplomat. He studied international relations at a famous school called the École normale supérieure. He even worked for a short time as a clerk in an embassy in French Algeria from 1956 to 1957.
His Acting Journey
Jean Sorel started his acting career in 1957 with a film called ... on Your Graves. After acting in a few French movies, he became very well-known in Italian cinema in 1960. He starred in movies like Sweet Deceptions and From a Roman Balcony.
Over the next twenty years, Jean Sorel appeared in many important films. These included A View from the Bridge and The Four Days of Naples (both from 1962). He also starred in Sandra (1965) and Belle de jour (1967). He worked with many famous directors such as Luis Buñuel and Luchino Visconti. Early in his career, he often played charming and romantic main characters.
In the late 1960s, Jean Sorel started acting in a type of suspenseful mystery film called "giallo." These movies made him popular with fans of thrilling films around the world. He starred in movies like One on Top of the Other, A Lizard in a ... Skin, and Short Night of Glass Dolls.
In 1973, Jean Sorel played a real-life character, Jean Bastien-Thiry, in the exciting thriller film The Day of the Jackal.
Since 1980, he has mostly worked in television shows. He also performed in a play called Alice par des chemins obscurs in 1984. In 2016, he appeared in the film The Origin of Violence.
Awards and Recognition
In 2011, Jean Sorel was given a special honor. He was made a Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters. This award recognizes people who have contributed a lot to arts and literature in France.
Personal Life
Jean Sorel was married to Italian actress Anna Maria Ferrero. They were married from 1962 until she passed away in 2018. Later in 2018, he married Patricia Balme.
Filmography
- 1959: ... on Your Graves as Elmer
- 1960: Les Lionceaux as Patrice
- 1960: Sweet Deceptions as Renato
- 1960: From a Roman Balcony as David
- 1961: Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love! as Prince de Condé
- 1961: Amelie or The Time to Love as Alain
- 1961: Gold of Rome as Massimo
- 1962: A View from the Bridge as Rodolpho
- 1962: Disorder as Andrea
- 1962: Adorable Julia as Tom Fennel
- 1962: The Four Days of Naples as Livornese (uncredited)
- 1962: Hypnosis as Erik Stein
- 1963: Germinal as Étienne Lantier
- 1963: Highway Pickup as Paul Genest
- 1963: Un marito in condominio as Renato Carcaterra
- 1964: Amori pericolosi as Il legionario (segment "La ronda")
- 1964: Circle of Love as Le comte
- 1964: All About Loving as Antoine
- 1965: The Dolls as Vincenzo (segment "Monsignor Cupido")
- 1965: Sandra as Gianni Wald-Luzzati
- 1965: Made in Italy as Orlando (segment 3 'La Donna', episode 3)
- 1965: Weekend, Italian Style as Sergio
- 1966: The Man Who Laughs as Angelo / Astorre Manfredi
- 1966: ... Quartet as Luigi (segment "Fata Elena")
- 1967: Belle de jour as Pierre Serizy
- 1967: Kill Me Quick, I'm Cold as Franco
- 1968: The Sweet ... of Deborah as Marcel
- 1968: Adélaïde as Frédéric Cornault
- 1968: Love Problems as Giorgio
- 1968: The Protagonists as Roberto
- 1969: A Complicated Girl as Alberto
- 1969: One on Top of the Other as Dr. George Dumurrier
- 1969: L'amica as Franco Raimondi
- 1969: Model Shop as Secretary
- 1970: Kill the Fatted Calf and Roast It as Cesare Merlo
- 1970: A Quiet Place to Kill as Maurice Sauvage
- 1970: Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Fifth Floor Neighbour as Pedro Andreu
- 1971: A Lizard in a ... Skin as Frank Hammond
- 1971: Short Night of Glass Dolls as Gregory Moore
- 1971: In the Eye of the Hurricane as Paul
- 1971: The Double as Giovanni
- 1972: One Billion for a Blonde as Lt. Barney Holmes
- 1973: The Day of the Jackal as Bastien-Thiry
- 1973: Trader Horn as Emil DuMond
- 1973: Murder in a Blue World as Dr. Victor Sender
- 1973: The Great Kidnapping as Aloisi
- 1974: La profanazione as Dr. Banti
- 1975: Une vieille ... (TV) as Ryno de Marigny
- 1977: Death Haunts Monica as Federico
- 1977: Les Enfants du placard as Berlu
- 1978: L'Affaire Suisse as Paul Suter
- 1978: The Man in the Rushes as Robert
- 1979: The Bronte Sisters as Leyland
- 1980: La Naissance du jour (TV) as Vial
- 1981: Quatre femmes, quatre vies: La belle alliance (TV) as Michel
- 1981: The Wings of the Dove as Lukirsh
- 1981: Aimée as Pierre Ménard
- 1981: Une mère russe (TV) as Le fils de 20 à 55 ans
- 1982: Aspern as Jean Decaux
- 1982: Le Cercle fermé (TV) as Jérôme Baron / Fabien Moreau
- 1982: La Démobilisation générale (TV) as Serge Boncourt
- 1982: Bonnie and Clyde Italian Style as The Captain
- 1983: Par ordre du Roy (TV) as Le marquis de Ganges (segment "La marquise des Anges")
- 1985: L'Herbe rouge (TV) as Wolf
- 1986: Affari di famiglia (TV) as Enrico
- 1986: Rosa la rose, fille publique as Gilbert
- 1987: Il Burbero as Giulio Machiavelli
- 1988: Le Crépuscule des loups (TV) as Werner
- 1988: Le Clan (feuilleton TV) as Giorgio Stivale
- 1989: Casablanca Express as Major Valmore
- 1990: Speaking of the Devil as Holy father
- 1990: Come una mamma (TV)
- 1990: Prigioniera di una vendetta (TV series) as Marc (1990)
- 1991: Millions as Leo Ferretti
- 1992: Les Cœurs brûlés (TV series)
- 1993: La scalata (TV series) as Alain Morrà
- 1993: Una madre come te (TV)
- 1995: Butterfly (TV series)
- 1995: Il prezzo della vita (TV)
- 1995: Fils unique
- 1995: Laura (TV)
- 1997: Desert of Fire (TV miniseries) as Miller
- 1997: Mamma per caso (TV series) as Giorgio
- 1997: Dove comincia il sole (TV series) as Antonio Amati
- 1998: À nous deux la vie (TV) as David
- 2004: Tout va bien c'est Noël! (TV) as Maxime
- 2005: I Colori della vita (TV)
- 2008: L'ultimo Pulcinella
- 2014: A Good Season (TV miniseries)
- 2016: Zambezia as Georges
- 2016: The Origin of Violence as Charles Wagner (final film role)
See also
In Spanish: Jean Sorel para niños
