Death of the actor-director Jacques Perrin
The man of cinema and television Jacques Perrin died on April 21, 2022. Son of a theater actress and a stage manager, he appeared for the first time in the cinema at the age of 5 in the Gates of the Night a film by Marcel Carné. From 1957 onwards, he played a series of roles in dozens of films until the 2000s. He also lends his voice to many documentaries, often related to nature. Also a producer and director, he remained active until his death, acting in the film Goliath released in 2022.
Famous maritime roles and documentaries on the marine environment
Jacques Perrin's artistic career is closely linked to the maritime world. His filmography includes famous sailor roles, both light and more serious. He is Maxence in the musical comedy of Jacques Demy Les Demoiselles de Rochefort . In 1977, he played the title role in the film The Crab-Drum of Pierre Schoendoerffer which evokes the great fishing on the banks of Newfoundland. In 1982, he plays Julien Dantec in the film The Roaring Forties by Christian de Chalonge, inspired by Donald Crowhurst, a sailor who disappeared during the Golden Globe, the first solo round-the-world race.
But his attraction for the sea is also expressed in his participation in documentaries on the marine world, as narrator, producer or director: La Planète Bleue, Voyageurs du ciel et de la mer, Océans, Le peuple des Océans, Tabarly ...
In 2015, he was named Official Painter of the Navy the second man of cinema after Jean Gaumy to receive this prestigious title.
