Jean Carmet, born 25 April 1920 in Bourgueil, Indre-et-Loire, France; died 20 April 1994 in Sèvres, Hauts-de-Seine, was a French actor.

Biography

Jean Carmet began working on stage and then in film in the early 1940s becoming a very popular comedic actor in his native country. He is best known internationally for his role as a French colonist in the 1976 film, La Victoire en Chantant (Black and White in Color).

Because of his good-natured manner, he was as popular with members of the film crew as he was with the audiences. During his long career, he appeared in more than 200 films, and although he played dramatic parts, he usually acted in a supporting role as a comedic character.

He was nominated for the César Award for Best Actor for his leading role in the 1986 film, Miss Mona. Twice he won the César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and was nominated on two other occasions. In February 1994, to celebrate his 50th year in film, he was honored by the French motion picture industry with a special César Award. Just a few months later, Jean Carmet died of a heart attack.

Jean Carmet is interred in the Cimetière du Montparnasse in Paris. In his birthplace of Bourgueil, a theater and an avenue were named in his honor.

Awards

• 1994 - Honorary César Award
• 1992 - César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for the film Merci la vie
• 1983 - César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for the film Les Misérables

• 1988 - César Award for Best Actor for the film Miss Mona
• 1987 - César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for the film Les Fugitifs
• 1979 - César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for the film Le Sucre

Filmography

• Eugénie Grandet (1993)
• Merci la vie (1991)
• Germinal (1993)
• Le Moine et la sorcière (1987)
• Mon beau-frère a tué ma soeur (1986)
• Sac de noeuds (1985)
• Les Misérables (1982)
• La soupe aux choux (1981)
• Buffet froid (1979)
• Un si joli village (1979)
• Violette Nozière (1978)
• Alice ou la dernière fugue (1977)
• La Victoire en Chantant (1976)
• Scrambled Eggs (1976)
• Les Gaspards (1975)
• The Common Man (1975)
• Comment réussir quand on est con et pleurnichard (1974)
• Le Concierge (1973)
• Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire (1972)
• La Rupture (1970)
• The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir (1970)
• Alexandre le bienheureux (1967)
• Les Pas perdus (1964)
• The Counterfeit Constable (1964)
• Any Number Can Win (1963)
• Nous irons à Deauville (1962)
• Un clair de lune à Maubeuge (1962)
• The Three Musketeers (1961)
• Bébés à gogo (1956)
• Bonjour sourire (1956)
• Monsieur Leguignon Lampiste (1952)
• Monsieur Taxi (1952)
• Elle et moi (1952)
• Ils étaient cinq (1952)
• Dr. Knock (1951)
• Not Any Weekend for Our Love (1950)
• Dieu a besoin des hommes (1950)
• Monsieur Vincent (1948)
• Le Pavillon brûle (1941)