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{{short description|Belgian actor (1910–1976)}}
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| name = Jean Servais
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| caption = Jean Servais in trailer for "La fièvre monte à El Pao" (1959)
| caption = Servais in ''[[Prelude to Madness]]'' (1948).
| birth_name = Jean Servais
| birth_date = {{birth date|1910|9|24|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1910|9|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Antwerp, Belgium]]
| birth_place = [[Antwerp]], Belgium
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1976|2|17|1910|9|24}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1976|2|17|1910|9|24}}
| death_place = [[Paris, France]]
| death_place = [[Paris]], France
| yearsactive = 1932–1939, 1948–1973
| yearsactive = 1932–1939, 1948–1973
| spouse = [[Dominique Blanchar]]
| spouse = [[Dominique Blanchar]]<br/>Gilberte Graillot
| occupation = Film and stage actor
| occupation = [[Actor]]
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'''Jean Servais''' ({{IPA-fr|sɛʁvɛ|lang}}; 24 September 1910 &ndash; 17 February 1976) was a Belgian actor trained at the [[Brussels Conservatory of Dramatic Arts]], where he won the Second Prize.
'''Jean Servais''' ({{IPA|fr|ʒɑ̃ sɛʁvɛ|lang}}; 24 September 1910 &ndash; 17 February 1976) was a Belgian film and stage actor.<ref name=imdb>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0785771/ IMDb profile: Jean Servais]</ref> He acted in many 20th century [[French cinema]] productions, from the 1930s through the early 1970s.


He was married to actress [[Dominique Blanchar]] (1952-1953) and later to Gilberte Graillot.<ref name=imdb/>
His acting skills came to the attention of [[Raymond Rouleau]], and he was hired at the [[Théâtre du Marais]], where he acted in ''[[Le mal de jeunesse]]'', which was successful in [[Brussels]] and in Paris. He was also a member of [[Jean-Louis Barrault]]'s [[theatre company]].


==Career==
His first film role was as the simple country dweller who was the victim of an error by the justice system in the film ''[[Criminel]]'' (1932), directed by [[Jack Forrester]]. Servais's film career continued in the 1930s with roles in films such as ''[[La Chanson De L'Adieu]]'' (1934) and ''[[La Vie Est Magnifique]]'' (1938). After a break in acting during [[World War II]], he returned to the screen with roles in films such as ''[[La Danse De Mort]]'' (1948).
Servais trained at the Brussels Conservatory of Dramatic Arts, where he won the Second Prize. His acting skills came to the attention of [[Raymond Rouleau]], and he was hired at the [[Théâtre du Marais]], where he acted in ''Le mal de jeunesse'', which was successful in [[Brussels]] and in Paris. He was also a member of [[Jean-Louis Barrault]]'s [[theatre company]].<ref name=imdb/>


His first film role was as the simple country dweller who was the victim of an error by the justice system in the film ''Criminel'' (1932), directed by Jack Forrester. Servais's film career continued in the 1930s with roles in films such as ''La Chanson De L'Adieu'' (1934) and ''La Vie Est Magnifique'' (1938). After a break in acting during [[World War II]], he returned to the screen with roles in films such as ''La Danse De Mort'' (1948).
In the 1950s, he displayed a brooding, haunted demeanor in the [[crime drama]] ''[[Rififi]]'' (1955) (which [[François Truffaut]] ranked as the best [[film noir]]) directed by [[Jules Dassin]], in which he played an embittered and physically ailing leader of a gang of jewel thieves. He appeared in another film directed by Dassin, ''[[He Who Must Die|Celui qui doit mourir]]'', in 1957. He also appeared in ''[[La fièvre monte à El Pao]]'' (1959), a film written and directed by [[Luis Buñuel]].


In the 1950s, he appeared in the [[crime drama]] ''[[Rififi]]'' <ref name=imdb/><ref name=NYT>{{cite web|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=Rififi (1955) Screen: Tough Paris Crime Story; 'Rififi,' About a Jewel Theft, at Fine Arts|first=Bosley|last=Crowther|authorlink=Bosley Crowther|date=June 6, 1956|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9806EFDF133EE63ABC4E53DFB066838D649EDE}}</ref> (1955), which [[François Truffaut]] ranked as the best [[film noir]],<ref name=latimes>[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-rififi-review-20150904-column.html Los Angeles Times Review: 'Rififi' screening a welcome return of cracking good classic], by Kenneth Turan, 4 September 2015.</ref> directed by American [[Jules Dassin]],<ref name=NYT/><ref name=latimes/> in which he played a leader of a gang of jewel thieves.<ref name=NYT/><ref name=latimes/><ref name=rififi>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048021/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_wr#writers IMDb: Rififi (1955) - Full Cast & Crew]</ref>
In the 1950s and 1960s, Servais rejoined the Renaud-Barrault theatre troupe for several plays, including ''[[La Répétition ou l'Amour puni]]'' (1950), ''[[Volpone]]'' (1955), and ''[[Marat/Sade]]'' (1966). In the 1960s, Servais took small character roles in popular international fare such as ''[[The Longest Day (film)|The Longest Day]]'' (1962), an epic recreation of the [[invasion of Normandy|Allied invasion of Normandy]], and ''[[That Man From Rio]]'' (1964). Other films in which he acted include ''[[Le Sahara Brule]]'' (1960), ''[[Un Soir Par Hasard]]'' (1964) ''[[Avec la Peau des Autres]]'' (1966).


He appeared in another film directed by Jules Dassin in 1957, ''[[He Who Must Die|He Who Must Die (Celui qui doit mourir)]]''. He also appeared in a film written and directed by [[Luis Buñuel]], ''[[La fièvre monte à El Pao]]'' (1959).
He had roles in several films in the early 1970s, such as ''[[The Devil's Nightmare]]'' (1971), an Italian horror series, and ''[[Le Protecteur]]'' (1973), about a recently released prisoner who tries to find his daughter who has fallen into the underworld of prostitution.

In the 1950s and 1960s, Servais rejoined the Renaud-Barrault theatre troupe for several plays, including ''[[La Répétition ou l'Amour puni]]'' (1950), ''[[Volpone]]'' (1955), and ''[[Marat/Sade]]'' (1966).

In the 1960s, Servais took small character roles in popular international fare such as ''[[The Longest Day (film)|The Longest Day]]'' (1962), an epic recreation of the [[invasion of Normandy|Allied invasion of Normandy]], and ''[[That Man from Rio]]'' (1964). Other films in which he acted include ''Le Sahara brûle'' (1961), ''Un Soir Par Hasard'' (1964), and ''Avec la peau des autres'' (1966).

He had roles in several films in the early 1970s, such as ''[[The Devil's Nightmare]]'' (1971), an Italian horror series, and ''Le Protecteur'' (1974), about a recently released prisoner who tries to find his daughter who has fallen into the underworld of prostitution.


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
Films with roles played by Jean Servais include:
[[File:Jean Servais.jpg|225px|thumbnail|Servais in ''Amanti senza amore'' (1948)]]
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* ''[[Mater dolorosa (1932 film)|Mater dolorosa]]'' (1932)
* ''[[Criminel]]'' (1932)
* ''[[Mater dolorosa]]'' (1932)
* ''[[Voix sans visage, La]]'' (1933)
* ''[[Criminal (1933 film)|Criminal]]'' (1933) - Bob Graham
* ''[[Dernière heure]]'' (1934)
* ''[[Youth (1933 film)|Youth]]'' (1933) - Pierre
* ''[[Chanson de l'adieu, La]]'' (1934)
* ''[[The Faceless Voice]]'' (1933) - Gérard
* ''[[Amok]]'' (1934)
* ''[[Les Misérables (1934 film)|Les Misérables]]'' (1934) - Marius Pontmercy
* ''[[Les Misérables (1934 film)|Les Misérables]]'' (1934)
* ''[[Angele (film)|Angèle]]'' (1934) - Albin
* ''[[Jeunesse]]'' (1934)
* ''[[Amok (1934 film)|Amok]]'' (1934) - Jan
* ''[[Angele (film)|Angèle]]'' (1934)
* ''[[Song of Farewell]]'' (1934) - Frédéric Chopin
* ''[[Bourrasque]]'' (1935)
* ''[[Last Hour (1934 film)|Last Hour]]'' (1934) - Jean Benoit
* ''[[Une fille à papa]]'' (1935)
* ''[[Bourrasque]]'' (1935) - Marcel Bardet
* ''[[Valse éternelle]]'' (1936)
* ''[[Rose (1936 film)|Rose]]'' (1936) - Jean Sergent
* ''Valse éternelle'' (1936) - Pierre Kramer
* ''[[Une si jolie petite plage]]'' (1950)
* ''[[Le Chevalier de la nuit]]'' (1953)
* ''Une fille à papa'' (1936) - Henri Guiraud
*''[[The Forsaken (1937 film)|The Forsaken]]'' (1937) - Prieur
* ''[[Rififi]]'' (1955)
* ''Gigolette'' (1937) - Docteur Jacques Bernais
* ''{{ill|it|Heroes and Sinners|Gli eroi sono stanchi|Heroes and Sinners}}'' (1955)
* ''{{Interlanguage link multi|Police mondaine|fr}}'' (1937) - l'ingénieur Philippe Dancourt
* ''[[The Lebanese Mission]]'' (1956)
* ''{{Interlanguage link multi|Terra di fuoco|fr}}'' (1939) - Maxime / Massimo
* ''{{ill|de|World in My Pocket|An einem Freitag um halb zwölf…|World in My Pocket}}'' (1961)
* ''{{Interlanguage link multi|L'Étrange Nuit de Noël|fr}}'' (1939) - Le docteur Maire
* ''[[The Corsican Brothers (1961 film)|The Corsican Brothers]]'' (1961)
* ''[[The Cage (film)|The Cage]]'' (1963)
* ''Quartier sans soleil'' (1939) - Jo
* ''{{Interlanguage link multi|La vie est magnifique|fr}}'' (1940) - Paul
* ''[[Lost Command]]'' (1966)
* ''[[Black Jesus (film)|Black Jesus]]'' (1968)
* ''[[Those of the Sky]]'' (1941) - Monval
* ''[[They Came to Rob Las Vegas]]'' (1968)
* ''Fromont jeune et Risler aîné'' (1941) - Fromont jeune
* ''[[Protecteur, Le]]'' (1974)
* ''[[Patricia (film)|Patricia]]'' (1942) - Fabien
* ''{{Interlanguage link multi|Tornavara|fr}}'' (1943) - Anders
* ''Finance noire'' (1943) - François Carré
* ''[[Mahlia the Mestiza]]'' (1943) - Henri de Roussière -le fils des parents adoptifs de Mahlia
* ''{{Interlanguage link multi|La vie de plaisir|fr}}'' (1944) - Le vicomte Roland de la Chaume - un oisif
* ''[[The Seventh Door]]'' (1947) - Le chauffeur du car
* ''[[Prelude to Madness]]'' (1948) - Enrico Miller - il violinista
* ''[[The Dance of Death (1948 film)|The Dance of Death]]'' (1948) - Kurt
* ''[[Une si jolie petite plage]]'' (1949) - Fred
* ''Mademoiselle de La Ferté'' (1949) - Lord Osborne
* ''Le furet'' (1950) - Stadler
* ''[[The Glass Castle (1950 film)|The Glass Castle]]'' (1950)
* ''[[Une si jolie petite plage]]'' (1950) - Laurent Bertal (French version)
* ''[[Le Plaisir]]'' (1952) - L'ami de Jean / La voix de Maupassant (segment "Le Modèle")
* ''Mina de Vanghel'' (1953) - Ruppert
* ''Rue de l'Estrapade'' (1953) - Jacques Christian
* ''Tourbillon'' (1953) - Fred Maurin
* ''[[Le Chevalier de la nuit]]'' (1953) - Le châtelain
* ''Les crimes de l'amour'' (1953) - Ruppert (segment 1 : 'Mina de Vanghel')
* ''[[Rififi]]'' (1955) - Tony le Stéphanois
* ''[[The Heroes Are Tired (film)|The Heroes Are Tired]]'' (1955) - François Séverin
* ''Le couteau sous la gorge'' (1955) - Marc Hourtin
* ''[[The Lebanese Mission]]'' (1956) - Maj. Charles Hobson
* ''[[He Who Must Die]]'' (1957) - Priest Fotis
* ''[[The Wheel (1957 film)|The Wheel]]'' (1957) - Pierre Pelletier
* ''[[Send a Woman When the Devil Fails]]'' (1957) - Henri Godot
* ''[[Tamango]]'' (1958) - Doctor Corot
* ''[[That Night (1958 film)|That Night]]'' (1958) - André Reverdy
* ''Les Jeux dangereux'' (1958) - Fournier, le détective privé
* ''[[La Fièvre Monte à El Pao]]'' (1959) - Alejandro Gual
* ''[[Murder at 45 R.P.M.]]'' (1960) - Maurice Faugères
* ''Le Sahara brûle'' (1961) - Wagner
* ''[[World in My Pocket]]'' (1961) - Gypo
* ''Les Menteurs'' (1961) - Paul Dutraz
* ''Le jeu de la vérité'' (1961) - Jean-François Vérate
* ''[[The Corsican Brothers (1961 film)|The Corsican Brothers]]'' (1961) - Gerolamo Sagona
* ''[[Le Crime ne paie pas]]'' (1962) - Ernest Vaughan (segment "L'affaire Hugues")
* ''[[The Longest Day (film)|The Longest Day]]'' (1962) - Rear Admiral [[Robert Jaujard]]
* ''[[The Cage (1963 film)|The Cage]]'' (1963) - Rispal
* ''{{Interlanguage link multi|La soupe aux poulets|fr}}'' (1963) - Commissaire Beronnet
* ''{{Interlanguage link multi|Un soir... par hasard|fr}}'' (1963) - Piort
* ''[[Rififi in the City]]'' (1964) - Maurice Leprince
* ''[[That Man from Rio]]'' (1964) - Prof. Norbert Catalan
* ''{{Interlanguage link multi|Sursis pour un espion |fr}}'' (1965) - Dr. Roussel
* ''[[Thomas the Impostor]]'' (1965) - Pasquel-Duport
* ''[[Lost Command]]'' (1966) - General Melies
* ''Avec la peau des autres'' (1966) - Wegelt
* ''Qualcuno ha tradito'' (1967) - Jean
* ''[[Coplan Saves His Skin]]'' (1968) - Saroghu
* ''[[Black Jesus (film)|Black Jesus]]'' (1968) - Commander
* ''[[Better a Widow]]'' (1968) - Baron Misceni
* ''[[They Came to Rob Las Vegas]]'' (1968) - Gino
* ''Peau d'âne'' (1970) - La voix de (voice)
* ''[[The Devil's Nightmare]]'' (1971) - Baron von Rhoneberg
* ''{{Interlanguage link multi|Le Seuil du vide|fr}}'' (1972) - De Gournais, le directeur de la galerie
* ''L'Affaire Crazy Capo'' (1973) - Joseph Marchesi, dit Crazy Capo
* ''Le Protecteur'' (1974) - Ancelin
* ''Un tueur, un flic, ainsi soit-il...'' (1977) - Forzi (final film role)
{{div col end}}


== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
* Yvan Foucart: ''Dictionnaire des comédiens français disparus'', Mormoiron : Éditions cinéma, 2008, p.&nbsp;1185, ISBN 978-2-9531-1390-7

===Further reading===
* Yvan Foucart: ''Dictionnaire des comédiens français disparus'', Mormoiron : Éditions cinéma, 2008, p.&nbsp;1185, {{ISBN|978-2-9531-1390-7}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0785771}}
* {{IMDb name|id=0785771}}


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Latest revision as of 16:44, 2 December 2024

Jean Servais
Servais in Prelude to Madness (1948).
Born(1910-09-24)24 September 1910
Antwerp, Belgium
Died17 February 1976(1976-02-17) (aged 65)
Paris, France
OccupationActor
Years active1932–1939, 1948–1973
Spouse(s)Dominique Blanchar
Gilberte Graillot

Jean Servais (French: [ʒɑ̃ sɛʁvɛ]; 24 September 1910 – 17 February 1976) was a Belgian film and stage actor.[1] He acted in many 20th century French cinema productions, from the 1930s through the early 1970s.

He was married to actress Dominique Blanchar (1952-1953) and later to Gilberte Graillot.[1]

Career

[edit]

Servais trained at the Brussels Conservatory of Dramatic Arts, where he won the Second Prize. His acting skills came to the attention of Raymond Rouleau, and he was hired at the Théâtre du Marais, where he acted in Le mal de jeunesse, which was successful in Brussels and in Paris. He was also a member of Jean-Louis Barrault's theatre company.[1]

His first film role was as the simple country dweller who was the victim of an error by the justice system in the film Criminel (1932), directed by Jack Forrester. Servais's film career continued in the 1930s with roles in films such as La Chanson De L'Adieu (1934) and La Vie Est Magnifique (1938). After a break in acting during World War II, he returned to the screen with roles in films such as La Danse De Mort (1948).

In the 1950s, he appeared in the crime drama Rififi [1][2] (1955), which François Truffaut ranked as the best film noir,[3] directed by American Jules Dassin,[2][3] in which he played a leader of a gang of jewel thieves.[2][3][4]

He appeared in another film directed by Jules Dassin in 1957, He Who Must Die (Celui qui doit mourir). He also appeared in a film written and directed by Luis Buñuel, La fièvre monte à El Pao (1959).

In the 1950s and 1960s, Servais rejoined the Renaud-Barrault theatre troupe for several plays, including La Répétition ou l'Amour puni (1950), Volpone (1955), and Marat/Sade (1966).

In the 1960s, Servais took small character roles in popular international fare such as The Longest Day (1962), an epic recreation of the Allied invasion of Normandy, and That Man from Rio (1964). Other films in which he acted include Le Sahara brûle (1961), Un Soir Par Hasard (1964), and Avec la peau des autres (1966).

He had roles in several films in the early 1970s, such as The Devil's Nightmare (1971), an Italian horror series, and Le Protecteur (1974), about a recently released prisoner who tries to find his daughter who has fallen into the underworld of prostitution.

Selected filmography

[edit]

Films with roles played by Jean Servais include:

References

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  1. ^ a b c d IMDb profile: Jean Servais
  2. ^ a b c Crowther, Bosley (6 June 1956). "Rififi (1955) Screen: Tough Paris Crime Story; 'Rififi,' About a Jewel Theft, at Fine Arts". The New York Times.
  3. ^ a b c Los Angeles Times Review: 'Rififi' screening a welcome return of cracking good classic, by Kenneth Turan, 4 September 2015.
  4. ^ IMDb: Rififi (1955) - Full Cast & Crew

Further reading

[edit]
  • Yvan Foucart: Dictionnaire des comédiens français disparus, Mormoiron : Éditions cinéma, 2008, p. 1185, ISBN 978-2-9531-1390-7
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