JH

Jean Herman

Actor, Writer, Director, Additional Credits
Born May 17, 1933Died June 16, 2015 (82 years)
Jean Vautrin (17 May 1933 – 16 June 2015), real name Jean Herman, was a French writer, filmmaker and film critic.

After studying literature at Auxerre, he took first place in the Id'HEC competition. He studied French literature at the University of Bombay; he became assistant director to Roberto Rossellini. Back in France, he produced five feature films.

He became famous among the general public in 1989, winning the Prix Goncourt for his novel Un grand pas vers le bon Dieu. He also won the 1986 Prix Goncourt de la Nouvelle for Baby-boom. In 1987, with writer Dan Franck, he created a press photographer character with a big heart called Boro (the "model" most likely was Robert Capa).

Source: Article "Jean Vautrin" from Wikipedia in english, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For

  • Under Suspicion
  • Farewell, Friend
  • Cop or Hood
  • Le Guignolo
  • The Outsider
  • The Grilling
  • Dog Day
  • Barbarous Street
  • Jeff
  • The Big Operator
  • Popsy Pop
  • Bleu comme l'enfer
  • The Last Men
  • Count Yoster does the honors
  • Roberto Rossellini, più di una vita

Filmography

2025
1985
Billy Ze Kick · as Le Prêtre
1984
Black Sequence (TV Series) · as Le Commissaire Tardieu
1983
The Outsider · as Cast
1960
Breathless · as Soldier On The Champs-Elysées

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