14 Facts About Jacques Perrin

Jacques Perrin is the nephew of the actor Antoine Balpetre, who was his sister's godfather.

Three years later, Jacques Perrin enrolled in acting classes at the Conservatoire National Superieur d'Art Dramatique.

Jacques Perrin's first film role was an un-credited part in the 1946 film Les Portes de la nuit.

Jacques Perrin became one of Zurlini's favorite actors acting for him in the role of Marcello Mastroianni's brother in Cronaca Familiare which was internationally released under the title Family Diary.

Jacques Perrin then played roles in films by Henri-Georges Clouzot and Mauro Bolognini, and leading roles in four films by Pierre Schoendoerffer: La 317e Section, Le Crabe-tambour, A Captain's Honor and La-haut, un roi au dessus des nuages.

Jacques Perrin appeared in two musical movies by Jacques Demy: The Young Girls of Rochefort and Donkey Skin, both with Catherine Deneuve.

Jacques Perrin produced the Costa-Gavras films Etat de Siege and Section speciale.

Jacques Perrin was cast as the adult Salvatore in Cinema Paradiso, an international success.

Jacques Perrin was the producer of Microcosmos in 1995 and producer and co-director of Winged Migration in 2001, Oceans in 2009 and Seasons in 2015.

On screen, Jacques Perrin played the part of the old Pierre Morhange, narrator of the internationally successful film The Chorus, which he produced.

Jacques Perrin received distinctions such as the Commander of the Legion of Honour and Commander of the National Order of the Merit.

Jacques Perrin subsequently married Valentine Marie Monique Florence Perrin on 1 December 1995 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.

Jacques Perrin is a producer best known for 1999 TV documentary series La 25e Heure and 2021 film Le loup et le lion The couple had two sons, Mathieu, Maxence who was born on 1 April 1995, and Lancelot, who was born 2000.

Jacques Perrin died on April 21,2022, aged 80, peacefully, according to his family.