ACTOR

Jean Marais

1913 - 1998

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Jean-Alfred Villain-Marais (11 December 1913 – 8 November 1998), known professionally as Jean Marais (French: [ʒɑ̃ maʁɛ]), was a French actor, film director, theatre director, painter, sculptor, visual artist, writer and photographer. He performed in over 100 films and was the lover, muse and friend of acclaimed director Jean Cocteau. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean Marais has received more than 861,543 page views. His biography is available in 67 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 62 in 2019). Jean Marais is the 74th most popular actor (up from 86th in 2019), the 206th most popular biography from France (up from 242nd in 2019) and the 8th most popular French Actor.

Jean Marais is most famous for his portrayal of the title character in the Jean Cocteau classic "Beauty and the Beast."

Memorability Metrics

  • 860k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 73.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 67

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.00

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jean Marais ranks 74 out of 13,578. Before him are Kirk Douglas, Alan Alda, Henry Fonda, Johnny Depp, Ian McKellen, and Maggie Smith. After him are Steven Seagal, Tom Selleck, Roger Moore, John Wayne, Denzel Washington, and Hedy Lamarr.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Jean Marais ranks 8. Before him are Albert Camus, Gerald Ford, Vivien Leigh, Menachem Begin, Willy Brandt, and Rosa Parks. After him are Robert Capa, Josef Bican, Claude Simon, Jesse Owens, Klaus Barbie, and Gustáv Husák. Among people deceased in 1998, Jean Marais ranks 4. Before him are Pol Pot, Akira Kurosawa, and Frank Sinatra. After him are Halldór Laxness, Todor Zhivkov, Carlos Castaneda, Ernst Jünger, Octavio Paz, Jean-François Lyotard, Niklas Luhmann, and Yang Shangkun.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean Marais ranks 206 out of 6,770. Before him are Guy of Lusignan (1150), Charles the Bold (1433), François Truffaut (1932), Alexis de Tocqueville (1805), Letizia Ramolino (1750), and Nicolas Sarkozy (1955). After him are Jean-Luc Godard (1930), Roland Barthes (1915), Margaret of Valois (1553), Charles IV of France (1294), François-René de Chateaubriand (1768), and Prince Eugene of Savoy (1663).

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Among ACTORS In France

Among actors born in France, Jean Marais ranks 8. Before him are Brigitte Bardot (1934), Sarah Bernhardt (1844), Louis de Funès (1914), Jean-Paul Belmondo (1933), Catherine Deneuve (1943), and Gérard Depardieu (1948). After him are Jean Gabin (1904), Jean-Louis Trintignant (1930), Philippe Noiret (1930), Gérard Philipe (1922), Jean Renoir (1894), and Fernandel (1903).

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Television and Movie Roles

Fantomas
Fantômas / Fandor / Lord Shelton / Vieux gardien de la prison
Fantômas is a man of many disguises. He uses maquillage as a weapon. He can impersonate anyone using an array of masks and can create endless confusion by constantly changing his appearance.
Nov 4o 19646.842 / 10
Beauty and the Beast
La Bête / Le Prince / Avenant
The story of a gentle-hearted beast in love with a simple and beautiful girl. She is drawn to the repellent but strangely fascinating Beast, who tests her fidelity by giving her a key, telling her that if she doesn't return it to him by a specific time, he will die of grief. She is unable to return the key on time, but it is revealed that the Beast is the genuinely handsome one. A simple tale of tragic love that turns into a surreal vision of death, desire, and beauty.
Oct 29o 19467.5 / 10
Fantomas Unleashed
Fantômas / Fandor / Professeur Lefèvre / Marquis de Rostelli
In the second episode of the trilogy Fantômas kidnaps distinguished scientist professor Marchand with the aim to develop a super weapon that will enable him to menace the world. Fantômas is also planning to abduct a second scientist, professor Lefebvre.
Dec 8o 19656.765 / 10