Gérard Jugnot
Actor
Biography
Gérard Jugnot (born 4 May 1951 in Paris) is a French actor, film director, screenwriter and producer.
Jugnot was one of the founders of the comedy troupe Le Splendid in the 1970s, along with, among others, his high-school friends Christian Clavier, Thierry Lhermitte, and Michel Blanc. The group adapted a number of its stage hits for the cinema, was extremely successful in films such as Les Bronzés (1978), Les Bronzés font du ski (1979) and Le Père Noël est une ordure (1982).
Jugnot gained international fame for his lead role in Les Choristes in which he played Clément Mathieu. The last movie he directed was Rose et Noir (2008).
Jugnot is the father of comedian Arthur Jugnot, born in 1980 to Jugnot and wardrobe designer Cécile Magnan.
He was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur in 2004.
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Filmography
The Chorus
as Clément Mathieu 2004
Babysitting
as M. Schaudel 2014
Asterix & Obelix: God Save Britannia
as Le capitaine Barbe-Rouge 2012
French Fried Vacation 2
as Bernard Morin 1979
The Tenant
as Office Clerk 1976
Little Nicholas
as Choir director Clément Mathieu 2009
Santa Claus Is a Stinker
as Félix 1982
French Fried Vacation
as Bernard Morin 1978
City Hunter
as Le Psy 2019
French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever
as Bernard Morin 2006
Camping 3
as Charmillard 2016
Spoiled Brats
as Francis Bartek 2021
Going Places
as Family vacationer 1974
War of the Buttons
as Père l'Aztec 2011
Alibi.com 2
as Daniel 2023
Gramps Is in the Resistance
as Adolfo Ramirez, dit « Rami » 1983
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
as Waiter 1977