Jess Hahn

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Jess Hahn

Acting October 29, 1921

Terre Haute, Indiana, USA

Jess Hahn's career is a bit of an oddity, being one of very few American actors to establish himself in French cinema in the early 1960's. He acted exclusively in French productio…

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Great Performances

Great Performances

6.1 1971 TV Show
The Trial

The Trial

7.4 1962 Movie
The Novices

The Novices

4.8 1970 Movie
Topkapi

Topkapi

6.5 1964 Movie
Up to His Ears

Up to His Ears

7.0 1965 Movie
Cartouche

Cartouche

6.3 1962 Movie
What's New Pussycat?

What's New Pussycat?

5.9 1965 Movie
The Great Spy Chase

The Great Spy Chase

6.8 1964 Movie
At Theatre Tonight

At Theatre Tonight

7.0 1966 TV Show
The Wise Guys

The Wise Guys

7.9 1965 Movie
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes

Les Cinq Dernières Minutes

1958 TV Show
Atlantic Wall

Atlantic Wall

6.2 1970 Movie

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Jess Hahn's career is a bit of an oddity, being one of very few American actors to establish himself in French cinema in the early 1960's. He acted exclusively in French productions for the duration of his career with the exception of the Marlon Brando vehicle "The Night of the Following Day" in 1968, which was filmed in France. He also appeared in several international coproductions and low budget films by French exploitation director Jean Marie Pallardy, for which he is arguably best-known to contemporary audiences.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1989
    Overdose

    Movie Le docteur

  2. 1986
    La Galette du roi

    Movie Morrisson - TV Director

  3. 1984
    How Did You Get In? We Didn't See You Leave

    Movie Mac Douglas

  4. 1984
    White Fire

    Movie Sam

  5. 1983
    The Innocents Abroad

    Movie

  6. 1981
    Teheran '43

    Movie terrorist on airplane

  7. 1981
    Treize

    Movie Bob

  8. 1980
    Mama Dracula

    Movie The Superintendent

  9. 1979
    Les 400 Coups de Virginie

    TV show Humphrey

  10. 1977
    Focal Point

    Movie

  11. 1977
    Johnny West

    Movie Manager

  12. 1975
    The Man from Chicago

    Movie Jeff

  13. 1974
    No Pockets in a Shroud

    Movie Walter

  14. 1974
    Three Tough Guys

    Movie The Bartender

  15. 1973
    Mysterious Island

    TV show Bonaventure Pencroft

  16. 1973
    Mean Frank and Crazy Tony

    Movie Jeannot

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  1. 1973
    The Mysterious Island

    Movie Bonaventure Pencroft

  2. 1972
    The Grand Duel

    Movie Bighorse

  3. 1972
    The Sicilian Connection

    Movie Sacha

  4. 1972
    Sexy Sinners

    Movie Prior (uncredited)

  5. 1972
    The Artless One

    Movie Captain

  6. 1971
    Bad Man's River

    Movie Tom Odie

  7. 1971
    Rum Runners

    Movie Piet aka "Big Dutch"

  8. 1971
    Supergirl

    Movie Polonsky

  9. 1971
    Die Sonne angreifen

    Movie Hippolit

  10. 1971
    Troubleshooters

    Movie Kongo, La brute américaine

  11. 1971
    Great Performances

    TV show Blucher

  12. 1970
    Atlantic Wall

    Movie British colonel

  13. 1970
    Docteur Caraïbes

    Movie Jeff

  14. 1970
    The Novices

    Movie L'Américain

  15. 1970
    The Comeuppance

    Movie Bob

  16. 1969
    L'Amour des 4 colonels

    Movie Wesley

  17. 1969
    The Night of the Following Day

    Movie Friendly

  18. 1968
    Fuller Report, Base Stockholm

    Movie Eddy Bennet

  19. 1968
    The Woman Is a Stranger

    Movie Floyd Delaney

  20. 1967
    Rita the Field Marshal

    Movie Major Bill Hocks

  21. 1967
    Million Dollar Man

    Movie Henry

  22. 1967
    Your Turn to Die

    Movie Boris

  23. 1966
    Triple Cross

    Movie Commander Braid

  24. 1966
    The Saint Lies in Wait

    Movie Hoppy Uniatz