Filmography (62)

Who Am I Laughing at?

(2005)

The Do-Gooders

(2004)

Grey Souls

(2004)

The Antidote

(2004)

Iznogoud

(2004)

Viper in the Fist

(2004)

Malabar princess

(2004)

Le Furet

(2003)

Strange Gardens

(2002)

Un aller simple

(2000)

A Crime in Paradise

(2000)

Actors

(2000)

Children of the Marshland

(1999)

Mookie

(1998)

The Dinner Game

(1998)

Golden Boy

(1995)

Wacko

(1994)

The Bolero Drummer

(1992)

Le Fils du Mékong

(1991)

Le Bal des casse-pieds

(1991)

588 rue Paradis

(1991)

Les Secrets professionnels du Dr Apfelgluck

(1991)

Trois années

(1990)

La Petite amie

(1988)

Mangeclous

(1988)

Sale temps

(1987)

Keep Your Right Up

(1987)

Downhill Summer

(1987)

Last Summer in Tangiers

(1987)

Les Frères Pétard

(1986)

Black Mic Mac

(1986)

Blind Race

(1985)

La Galette du roi

(1985)

Hold-Up

(1985)

Drôle de samedi

(1985)

The Vultures

(1984)

Les Folles Années du twist

(1983)

First Name: Carmen

(1983)

Waiter!

(1983)

Move Along, There's Nothing to See

(1983)

Edith et Marcel

(1983)

$Effraction$

Effraction

(1983)

The Big Brother

(1982)

La Soupe aux choux

(1981)

Bolero

(1981)

Malevil

(1981)

Out of Whack

(1979)

Dumb But Disciplined

(1979)

Us Two

(1979)

Un balcon en forêt

(1978)

Heart to Heart

(1978)

Passe-montagne

(1978)

My First Love

(1978)

Robert et Robert

(1978)

Another Man, Another Chance

(1977)

Second Chance

(1976)

Les Naufragés de l'île de la Tortue

(1976)

The Good and the Bad

(1975)

Serious About Pleasure

(1974)

And Now my Love

(1974)

The Common Man / Rape of Innocence

(1974)

Nothing to Report

(1972)

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Starting out at the Tours Conservatoire, while continuing his studies in Latin and Greek, Jacques Villeret joined the Paris Drama Academy in 1969. He studied under Louis Seigner and worked with Marcelle Tassencourt's theater company.
He began his professional theater work in 1972 (in productions such as "Occupe-toi d'Amélie," "Les fourberies de Scapin") and performed one-man shows. He made his move into the movies with "R.A.S.," directed by Yves Boisset (1972). His first major role was in "The Good Guys and the Bad Guys" by Claude Lelouch, a director with whom he was to make eight films, from "And Now My Love" (1974) to "Edith and Marcel" (1983).
"La Soupe aux choux" (1981) made Villeret a comedy star in the eyes of French audiences. In 1997, "The Dinner Game" by Francis Veber, a screen adaption of a stage play of the same name in which Jacques Villeret was an original cast member, was a major hit. The role of Francis Pignon earned Villeret a Cesar award for Best Actor, with the film attracting over 9 million spectators in France.