Jean-François Adam

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Jean-François Adam

Acting February 14, 1938

Paris, France

Jean-François Adam (1935/1936 – 14 October 1980) was a French actor and director. Adam was an assistant to French filmmakers François Truffaut and Jean-Pierre Melville. He is kn…

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Jean-François Adam (1935/1936 – 14 October 1980) was a French actor and director. Adam was an assistant to French filmmakers François Truffaut and Jean-Pierre Melville. He is known for having played the small role of Colette's lover in the Antoine Doinel saga, and for playing the philosophy teacher in the French drama film Graduate First (1978), directed by Maurice Pialat. Adam directed the French drama film Return to the Beloved (1979), which stars Isabelle Huppert. He was also a part-time clown. Adam was married to Brigitte Fossey, and had a daughter, the actress Marie Adam. At the age of 44 Adam shot himself. Source: Article "Jean-François Adam" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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  1. 1979
    Return to the Beloved

    Movie Police Inspector Corbin

  2. 1978
    Graduate First

    Movie Philosophy teacher

  3. 1976
    The Game of Solitaire

    Movie Director

  4. 1975
    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    TV show Self

  5. 1974
    The Secret

    Movie Claude Vandal

  6. 1973
    'M' as in Mathieu

    Movie Director

  7. 1968
    Stolen Kisses

    Movie Albert Tazzi (non créditée)

  8. 1966
    Le Deuxième Souffle

    Movie Assistant Director

  9. 1964
    The Soft Skin

    Movie Assistant Director

  10. 1962
    Vivre Sa Vie

    Movie Unit Manager

  11. 1962
    Antoine and Colette

    Movie Albert Tazzi

  12. 1962
    Love at Twenty

    Movie Albert Tazzi (segment "Antoine et Colette")

  13. 1962
    Cléo from 5 to 7

    Movie Unit Production Manager

  14. 1960
    The Army Game

    Movie Un troupier