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Jacques Herlin

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Jacques Herlin
Herlin at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival
Born
Jacques de Jouette

(1927-08-17)17 August 1927[1]
Le Vésinet, France[2]
Died7 June 2014(2014-06-07) (aged 86)[2]
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationActor
Years active1956–2014

Jacques Herlin (17 August 1927 – 7 June 2014) was a French character actor of stage, film, and television.[1][2]

Early life and education

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Born as Jacques de Jouette in Le Vésinet, France[2], Jacques Herlin grew up in Toulon and moved to Paris in 1951 where he studied dramatic art for a year in Raymond Girard's class.[1]

Career

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Herlin began acting on stage after moving from Toulon to Paris in 1951, mostly in smaller theaters with roles in classic plays, for one to two years. Herlin visited larger theaters, eventually meeting comedian Pierre Fresnay at Théâtre de la Michodière, and signed on to a play with Yvonne Printemps. His stage work continued for more than a decade.[1]

In 1962, Herlin traveled to Italy to work in the play Tueur Sans Gages (The Killer),[3] and Elio Petri offered him a role, after which he had continuous Cinecittà film work for more than seventeen years. Herlin played the uncredited role of Masoch Club Owner in Petri's The 10th Victim (1965).[1] He also appeared in another uncredited role in Alberto Lattuada's La Mandrágora (The Mandrake, 1965), having been on-set for only one day.[1] Herlin and Philippe Leroy-Beaulieu were friends and both appeared in the Tinto Brass western Yankee (1966).[4]

Besides French, Italian and English language roles, Herlin also traveled to Germany for film roles, particularly comedies. Although he did not speak the language; he lived with a German girl who coached him using simultaneous translation.[4]

During the 1970s, his roles included a Bank Clerk in Petri's Property Is No Longer a Theft (1973),[1] and a Magician in the television miniseries Moses the Lawgiver (1974).

In the early 1980s, Herlin moved back to Paris, France after the free-fall decline of Italian cinema.[3][1] In 1982 his agent offered a role in Umberto Lenzi's Ironmaster (1983), one of Herlin's last Italian film roles.[4] He played Paul Reynaud, the French Prime Minister in the television miniseries The Winds of War (1983).[5] Herlin had a recurring role as Igor in Frankenstein's Aunt (1987).[6]

In the 1990s, Herlin appeared as a Judge on Counterstrike (1990), as Savant in Jefferson in Paris (1995), and as Virgil Baptiste on Julie Lescaut (1996).[2]

During the 2000s, Herlin had a voice role in the French fantasy/comedy Astérix and Obélix: God Save Britannia (2012).[2] That same year he played Marquis de Vaucouleurs in the drama, Farewell, My Queen (2012).

Herlin remained active on stage, film, and television up until his final role as Dominik Silva in Me and Kaminski, released posthumous in 2015.[7][8][3][2]

Death

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Herlin died in 2014 at the age of 86.[7][2]

Filmography

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Film

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Television

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ACTOR television credits
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1974 Moses the Lawgiver Magician TV miniseries
1983 The Winds of War Paul Reynaud, French Prime Minister TV miniseries [5]
1987 Frankenstein's Aunt Igor 7 episodes [6]
1990 Counterstrike Judge Cardono Episode: "Son with a Gun"
1996 Julie Lescaut Virgil Baptiste 1 episode [2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Françaix, Pascal; Durand, Frédérick (1997). "A Frenchman in Italy: Jacques Herlin Interview". European Film Review. p. 2. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Actor Jacques Herlin Dead At 86 Archived 3 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b c Françaix, Pascal; Durand, Frédérick (1997). "A Frenchman in Italy: Jacques Herlin Interview". European Film Review. p. 1. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  4. ^ a b c Françaix, Pascal; Durand, Frédérick (1997). "A Frenchman in Italy: Jacques Herlin Interview". European Film Review. p. 3. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  5. ^ a b Mitchell, Charles P. (11 July 2015). The Hitler Filmography: Worldwide Feature Film and Television Miniseries Portrayals, 1940 Through 2000. McFarland. p. 242. ISBN 9781476609843. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  6. ^ a b Françaix, Pascal; Durand, Frédérick (1997). "A Frenchman in Italy: Jacques Herlin Interview". European Film Review. p. 4. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Mort de l'acteur Jacques Herlin, second rôle prolifique". Le Monde. 8 June 2014.
  8. ^ Enrico Lancia, Fabio Melelli. Attori stranieri del nostro cinema. Gremese Editore, 2006. pp. 92–93.
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