Portrait of Jean Pâqui

Jean Pâqui

Acting

Biography

Jean-François d'Orgeix (15 April 1921 – 4 July 2006) was a French equestrian, actor and Olympic medalist. He was born in Cap-d'Ail. He competed in show jumping at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he won a bronze medal in the individual contest. He also competed in show jumping at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, and placed fifth with the French team. Under the name of Jean Pâqui he appeared in more than twenty films between 1933 and 1958. Source: Article "Jean-François d'Orgeix" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Born: April 15, 1921

Place of Birth: Cap d'Ail, Alpes Maritime, France

Filmography

1958
Serenade of Texas

as Abner Dawson

1956
If Paris Were Told to Us

as Le Comte d'Orgeix

1954
The Beautiful Otero

as D'Herbecourt

1954
The Rebels of Lomanach

as Monsieur de Kervalet

1954
The Rebels of Lomanach

as Mr. de Kervalet

1953
A Caprice of Darling Caroline

as Captain de Cépoys

1951
Dakota 308

as André Villeneuve

1951
1950
Here Is the Beauty

as Renaud, the engineer

1945
Girl with Grey Eyes

as Doctor Bernier

1945
Les Cadets de l'océan

as Laurent Le Gall

1944
Life of Pleasure

as François de Lormel

1943
The Roquevillards

as Maurice Roquevillard

1942
Business Is Business

as Xavier Lechat

1942
The House of the Seven Maidens

as Gérard de Boëldieu

1939
The Mayor's Dilemma

as Pierre Rossignol

1938
Mother Love

as Gilbert Quercy

1937
Mama Hummingbird

as Paul de Rysbergue