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

A Cop

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

The 25th Hour

as Le ministre (uncredited)

The Assassination of Trotsky

as Alfred Rosmer

Heads or Tails

as Bourgon-Massenet, directeur de la police