Portrait of Jean Davy

Jean Davy

Acting

Biography

Jean Davy (15 October 1911 – 5 February 2001) was a French film, stage voice actor. He was a Sociétaire of the Comédie-Française. In the premiere production of Antigone in Paris, 1944, Davy created the role of Créon. He was a French voice of Charlton Heston (The Ten Commandments, The Three Musketeers, The Four Musketeers...), Errol Flynn, Orson Welles and Robert Taylor. Source: Article "Jean Davy" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Born: October 15, 1911

Place of Birth: Puteaux, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France

Filmography

2001
In Praise of Love

as Grandfather

1999
Keep It Quiet

as Edmond

1997
Le Dernier Été

as Maréchal Pétain

1995
Fiesta

as Le père Maurel

1992
The Last Season

as Jean Marsan

1990
The Elegant Criminal

as Alphonse Damoiseau

1987
Vaines recherches

as Le procureur

1985
Dom Juan

as Dom Louis

1985
L'Herbe rouge

as 'Le Sénateur' (voice)

1985
Châteauvallon

as Antonin Berg

1982
1977
The Devil in the Box

as Ballancourt

1975
1968
Iphigénie

as Agamemnon

1966
Hamida

as Grandfather

1962
The Iron Mask

as Marchal of Turenne

1958
Christine

as Colonel of the Dragons

1954
Picasso

as Narrator

1954
The March to Glory

as Narrator (voice)

1954
The Adventures of a Blue Fly

as Narrator (voice)

1951
The Real Guilty

as Dr. Delorme

1950
Lost Souvenirs

as Announcer

1950
Cartouche, King of Paris

as Regent Philippe d'Orléans

1949
The Story of Dr. Louise

as Albert Desforges

1949
The Sinners

as Antonin

1949
The Naked Woman

as Ronchard

1949
La louve

as Saint-Ricquier

1948
1948
Judicial Error

as Me Lenoir

1947
La Grande Maguet

as Edmond de Norvaisis

1947
Vertiges

as Dr. Michel Berthier

1947
Criminal Brigade

as Commissaire Chabrier

1946
Special Mission

as Commissioner Chabrier

1945
1945
1945
St. Val's Mystery

as Max Robertal

1945
Farandole

as Lawyer

1944
First in Line

as Hubert de Vallon

1943
1943
Carnival of Sinners

as Le mousquetaire

1943
A Star to the Sun

as Pierre de Merlerault

1941
Mlle. Desiree

as Berthier

1938
Let’s Go Up the Champs-Élysées

as Ludovic Jeune et Jean-Louis Jeune

1938
Sirocco

as Friend of Chervin

1936
Mayerling

as Count Hoyos

1935