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Jesse Beryle Hahn (October 29, 1921 – June 29, 1998) was an American-French character actor who mostly starred in French films.
Jess Hahn | |
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| Born | Jesse Beryle Hahn October 29, 1921 Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | June 29, 1998 (aged 76) Saint-Malo, France |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1953–1989 |
Biography
editAfter serving with the Marines in the Second World War, he moved to France in 1949 and took French citizenship.
Firstly a musician, he became an actor and starred in film noirs and westerns. A large man, Hahn often appeared in "strong man" roles, such as in Cartouche and Topkapi. Seen mostly as a character actor in French films, he played a rare leading role in Éric Rohmer's The Sign of Leo. Hahn was employed by French movie-maker Jean-Marie Pallardy, becoming one of his recurrent actors, until his retirement. Hahn died at age 76 in Saint-Malo, France.
Selected filmography
edit- Deux de l'escadrille (1953)
- La môme vert-de-gris (1953) - Le marin-geôlier
- The Most Wanted Man (1953) - Walter le Vicieux, un truand
- Act of Love (1953) - Un soldat (uncredited)
- The Pirates of the Bois de Boulogne (1954) - Le marin américain
- Father Brown - Minor Role (uncredited)
- Ça va barder (1955) - Un Marin Américain au 'Paradise' (uncredited)
- L'impossible Monsieur Pipelet (1955) - Jerome K. Smith, l'américain
- Girl on the Third Floor (1955) - L'Américain (uncredited)
- Tant qu'il y aura des femmes (1955)
- Madelon (1955) - Le général américain Gibson
- Les Hussards (1955) - Un hussard (uncredited)
- The Best Part (1955) - Karl - un mineur
- Meeting in Paris (1956) - Henry
- Ces sacrées vacances (1956) - Richard Brown - l'Américain
- Fernand cow-boy (1956) - Jim Harlan, Saloon manager
- The Lebanese Mission (1956) - Le valet
- The Happy Road (1957) - MP Sgt. Morgan
- Le colonel est de la revue (1957) - Jess
- Action immédiate (1957) - Kalpannen
- The Vintage (1957) - André Morel (uncredited)
- Let's Be Daring, Madame (1957) - Edward Butterfield dit 'Eddy'
- Send a Woman When the Devil Fails (1957) - La Couture
- Le triporteur (1957) - Daniel (uncredited)
- Nathalie (1957) - Sam
- Le désert de Pigalle (1958) - Bill
- Chéri, fais-moi peur (1958) - Chris Craft, L'espion américain
- Le Sicilien (1958) - Raffles
- Time Bomb (1959) - Le marin blessé
- The Tiger Attacks (1959) - Donald
- La femme et le Pantin (1959) - Sidney
- Le Sahara brûle (1961) - Jeff Gordon
- The Big Gamble (1961) - First Mate
- Dynamite Jack (1961) - Sergeant Bob
- Cartouche (1962) - La Douceur
- The Sign of Leo (1962) - Pierre Wesselrin
- Mon oncle du Texas (1962) - Brad
- Mandrin (1962) - Bertrand le braco
- The Trial (1962) - Second Assistant Inspector
- Une blonde comme ça (1963) - Sam
- People in Luck (1963) - Un chauffeur de taxi (segment "Le repas gastronomique") (uncredited)
- Verspätung in Marienborn (1963) - Sgt. Torre
- Que personne ne sorte (1964) - Bugsy Weis
- Topkapi (1964) - Hans Fisher
- The Great Spy Chase (1964) - Le Commodore O'Brien
- The Gorillas (1964) - Boris, Alexis Alexevitch, le maquilleur
- Cent briques et des tuiles (1965) - Palmoni
- What's New Pussycat? (1965) - Mr. Werner
- The Wise Guys (1965) - Nénesse
- Up to His Ears (1965) - Cornelius Ponchabert
- Secret Agent Super Dragon (1966) - Baby Face
- The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen (1966) - Fêtard, le milliardaire noctambule
- Le facteur s'en va-t-en guerre (1966) - Jess Parker
- Le Saint prend l'affût (1966) - Hoppy Uniatz
- Triple Cross (1966) - Commander Braid
- L'homme qui valait des milliards (1967) - Henry
- The Crazy Kids of the War (1967) - Maj. Bill Hocks
- Your Turn to Die (1967) - Boris
- Le démoniaque (1968) - Floyd Delaney
- The Fuller Report (1968) - Eddy Bennet
- The Night of the Following Day (1969) - Friendly
- L'ardoise (1970) - Bob Daniels
- Atlantic Wall (1970) - Le colonel anglais
- Les Novices (1970) - L'Américain
- Laisse aller... c'est une valse (1971) - Congo
- Captain Apache (1971) - Father Rodriguez (uncredited)
- Boulevard du Rhum (1971) - Piet aka "Big Dutch"
- Bad Man's River (1971) - Tom Odie
- L'ingénu (1972) - Le capitaine
- Decameron proibitissimo (Boccaccio mio statte zitto) (1972) - Prior (uncredited)
- The Sicilian Connection (1972) - Sacha
- The Grand Duel (1972) - Bighorse the Stagecoach Driver
- La isla misteriosa y el capitán Nemo (1973) - Bonaventure Pencroft
- Mean Frank and Crazy Tony (1973) - Jeannot
- Three Tough Guys (1974) - The Bartender
- Un linceul n'a pas de poches (1974) - Walter
- The Man from Chicago (1975) - Jeff
- Jackpot (1975)
- Le point de mire (1977) - Général Harris
- Johnny West (1977) - Manager
- State Reasons (1978) - agent de la CIA
- Mama Dracula (1980) - Le commissaire
- Teheran 43 (1981) - Second Terrorist
- Par où t'es rentré? On t'a pas vu sortir (1984) - Mac Douglas
- Vivre pour survivre (1985) - Sam
- La galette du roi (1986) - Morrisson - un réalisateur TV
- Overdose (1987) - The Doctor