ACTOR

Jean-Pierre Cassel

1932 - 2007

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Jean-Pierre Cassel (born Jean-Pierre Crochon; 27 October 1932 – 19 April 2007) was a French actor and dancer. A popular star of French cinema, he was initially known for his comedy film appearances, though he also proved a gifted dramatic actor, and accrued over 200 film and television credits in a career spanning over 50 years. He worked with many notable directors, including Luis Buñuel, Abel Gance, Jean Renoir, Claude Chabrol, Sidney Lumet, Joseph Losey, Chantal Akerman and Robert Altman. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean-Pierre Cassel has received more than 951,674 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Jean-Pierre Cassel is the 379th most popular actor (down from 365th in 2019), the 781st most popular biography from France (down from 749th in 2019) and the 34th most popular French Actor.

Jean-Pierre Cassel is most famous for his role as the villain in the James Bond film "For Your Eyes Only."

Memorability Metrics

  • 950k

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  • 64.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jean-Pierre Cassel ranks 379 out of 13,578. Before him are Frances Farmer, Patrick Stewart, F. Murray Abraham, Jane Russell, Lana Turner, and Bela Lugosi. After him are Giancarlo Giannini, George Kennedy, Burgess Meredith, Joan Fontaine, Ray Liotta, and Douglas Fairbanks.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Jean-Pierre Cassel ranks 38. Before him are Melvin Schwartz, Michel Legrand, Sirikit, Adolfo Suárez, Ryszard Kapuściński, and Raisa Gorbacheva. After him are Zito, Donald Rumsfeld, Valentino, Roy Scheider, Ted Kennedy, and Pat Morita. Among people deceased in 2007, Jean-Pierre Cassel ranks 21. Before him are Carlo Ponti, Sidney Sheldon, Benazir Bhutto, Kai Siegbahn, Maurice Béjart, and Ryszard Kapuściński. After him are Sri Chinmoy, Ernst Otto Fischer, Albert Ellis, Nils Liedholm, Abdul Rahman Arif, and Richard Rorty.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean-Pierre Cassel ranks 781 out of 6,770. Before him are Frontinus (30), Jacques Callot (1592), André Michel Lwoff (1902), Jean Nicot (1530), François l'Olonnais (1635), and Margaret of Provence (1221). After him are Stéphanie de Beauharnais (1789), Louis de Montfort (1673), Émile Loubet (1838), Sebastian Brant (1458), Léonin (1135), and Maurice Quentin de La Tour (1704).

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Among ACTORS In France

Among actors born in France, Jean-Pierre Cassel ranks 34. Before him are Robert Hossein (1927), Michèle Mercier (1939), Marie Laforêt (1939), Juliette Gréco (1927), Fanny Ardant (1949), and Mylène Demongeot (1935). After him are Vincent Cassel (1966), Bourvil (1917), Jean-Pierre Léaud (1944), Bruno Cremer (1929), Emmanuelle Riva (1927), and Françoise Dorléac (1942).

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Television and Movie Roles

Asterix at the Olympic Games
Panoramix
Astérix and Obélix have to win the Olympic Games in order to help their friend Alafolix marry Princess Irina. Brutus uses every trick in the book to have his own team win the game, and get rid of his father Julius Caesar in the process.
Jan 25o 20085.2 / 10
The Crimson Rivers
Dr. Bernard Chernezé
Two French policemen, one investigating a grisly murder at a remote mountain college, the other working on the desecration of a young girl's grave by skinheads, are brought together by the clues from their respective cases. Soon after they start working together, more murders are committed, and the pair begin to discover just what dark secrets are behind the killings.
Sep 27o 20006.934 / 10
Murder on the Orient Express
Pierre Paul Michel
In 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before.
Nov 22o 19747.14 / 10