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Jean Marais

Acting · Born December 11, 1913 · Cherbourg, Manche, France

Jean-Alfred Villain-Marais (11 December 1913 – 8 November 1998), known professionally as Jean Marais (French: [ʒɑ̃ maʁɛ]), was a French actor, theatre director, painter, sculptor, visual artist, writer and photographer. In 1937, Marais became the lover of acclaimed poet, playwright and film director Jean Cocteau, who considered him his muse and directed him in multiple plays and films, notably Beauty and the Beast (1946). Following their relationship, Marais and Cocteau remained close friends and Marais later endeavored to keep Cocteau's legacy alive. During the post-war period, Marais was one of France's major film stars and performed in various successful swashbuckler films. In 1996, he was awarded the French Legion of Honor for his contributions to French cinema.

Movies with Jean Marais

• Stealing Beauty (1996) — M. Guillaume
• Donkey Skin (1970) — The King
• Fantomas (1964) — Fantômas / Fandor / Lord Shelton / Vieux gardien de la prison
• Beauty and the Beast (1946) — La Bête / Le Prince / Avenant
• Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard (1967) — Fantômas / Fandor / Sir Walter Brown / Giuseppe Luigi
• The Count of Monte Cristo (1954) — Edmond Dantès
• Fantomas Unleashed (1965) — Fantômas / Fandor / Professeur Lefèvre / Marquis de Rostelli
• Orpheus (1950) — Orphée
• The Image Book (2018) — (archive footage)
• White Nights (1957) — L'Inquilino
• Inside a Girls' Dormitory (1953) — Inspecteur Desiré Marco
• Austerlitz (1960) — Carnot

TV shows with Jean Marais

• Joseph Balsamo (1973) — Joseph Balsamo
• Karatékas and Co (1973) — l'Empereur