
Known for
Acting
Born
February 6, 1951
Birthplace
Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
Died
January 28, 2005 (aged 53)
Jacques Villeret (6 February 1951 – 28 January 2005) was a French actor, best known internationally for his role as François Pignon in the comedy Le Dîner de Cons. During his career, he earned many awards including the prestigious medal and title of Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur.
Villeret was born Jacky Boufroura in Loches, Indre-et-Loire, France, to an Algerian father and a French mother. He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris (CNSAD) in the same class as Louis Seigner, the grandfather of Emmanuelle Seigner and Mathilde Seigner. While he was most famous for his role as François Pignon in Le Dîner de Cons; both on the stage and in the film, his other celebrated roles included the extra...
2025
as Self (archive footage)
2023
as Self (archive footage)
2022
2022
2022
as Self (archive footage)
2015
2005
as lucien
2005
as Le juge Mierck
2005
as André Morin
2005
as Haroun El Poussah
2004
as Jacques Rézeau
2004
as Gaspard
2003
as le Furet
2003
as Jacques Pouzay
2001
as Jean-Pierre
2001
as Jojo Braconnier
2000
as Jacques Villeret
1999
as Henri Pignol, aka Riton
1998
as Frère Benoît
1998
1998
as François Pignon
1997
as Georges Mandel
1997
as Georges Dandin
1996
as Antoine Bonvoisin
1994
as Le pompiste