Jean Desailly

Biography

Jean Desailly (August 24, 1920, Paris – June 11, 2008) was a French actor. He was a member of the Comédie-Française from 1942 – 1946, and later participated in about ninety movies. Desailly was married to the French actress Simone Valère.

Known For

The Professional

as Ministre

Le Doulos

as Superintendant Clain

Un Flic

as Distinguished Man

The Soft Skin

as Pierre Lachenay

Maigret Sets a Trap

as Marcel Maurin

The Inheritor

as Jean-Pierre Carnavan

125 rue Montmartre

as Commissaire Dodelot

Heads or Tails

as Bourgon-Massenet, directeur de la police

The Assassination of Trotsky

as Alfred Rosmer

The 25th Hour

as Le ministre (uncredited)