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Jacques Charrier

ジャック・シャリエ　/　じゃっく・しゃりえ

Film actor from France

November 6, 1936 (age 89)　・　Metz, Moselle, France

Moselle
film actor
film producer
painter

My Take

What moves me about Jacques Charrier is the second act. Plenty of actors simply fade when the spotlight moves on; he deliberately walked away from it, trading cinema for the quieter disciplines of painting and ceramics. Born in Metz in 1936, he had the looks and the credits of a French screen star, plus producing work behind the camera, yet he clearly valued making things over being seen. There is a stubborn integrity in choosing the studio over the red carpet, and his long life, which ended in September 2025 at 88, reads like proof the choice suited him. I find that trajectory quietly admirable.

Overview

Jacques Charrier (6 November 1936 – 3 September 2025) was a French actor, film producer, painter and ceramist.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Jacques Charrier
Name (Japanese): ジャック・シャリエ
Reading: じゃっく・しゃりえ
Born: November 6, 1936 (age 89)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Scorpio / Rat
Origin: Metz, Moselle, France
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: film actor / film producer / painter / actor / stage actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
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4. Personality

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques%20Charrier

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