The National Treasure of France from Theater/Cinema, Jean Rochefort Dies at 87
Jean Rochefort with Delphine Seyrig and Simone Signoret
Lost in La Mancha’s Jean Rochefort, veteran French actor, dies at 87
Rochefort, who scored a major international success in The Hairdresser’s Husband, was also cast as Don Quixote in Terry Gilliam’s ill-fated Cervantes adaptation
On his return to Paris, he started performing in cabaret and in plays, on stage and on television. In 1960, with Delphine Seyrig, Rochefort appeared in a number of plays primarily by British playwrights, including Harold Pinter, James Saunders and Peter Nichols, but from 1970 he devoted himself almost entirely to films.
Man on the Train (with Johnny Hallyday) directed by Patrice Leconte.
Ridicule was also directed by Patrice Leconte.
Jean Rochefort – who loved horses complained how Terry Gillium starved the horse when he was filming.. from here.