Jean Gaven (16 January 1922 – 5 May 2014) was a French actor. He appeared in more than sixty films between 1945 and 1996.
Born in Saint-Rome-de-Cernon, France on January 16, 1922, Gaven began acting sometime after the end of World War II, amassing a filmography of more than 60 motion pictures during a career spanning more than five decades. Married to the actress Dominique Wilms, he died at the age of 92 in Paris, France, on May 5, 2014.
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Known For
Rider on the Rain
(1970)
Inspector Toussaint
The Story of O
(1975)
Pierre
One Deadly Summer
(1983)
Leballech, boss of the sawmill
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
(1978)
Salpetre
Full Filmography
Acting
Les Cadets de l'océan
(1945)
Albertini, dit Tino
Dropped from Heaven
(1946)
Robert
The Murderer Is Not Guilty
(1946)
Young inspector Gustave Perkinson
Son of France
(1946)
Lieutenant Brévannes
Six Hours to Lose
(1947)
Antoine
History of Singing
(1947)
Jack Bing
Rapide de nuit
(1948)
One of the two accomplices
At the Grand Balcony
(1949)
Belfort
La Bataille du feu
(1949)
Jacques Legrand
Tomorrow We Get Divorced
(1951)
Johnny Buck
Duel à Dakar
(1951)
Fred
La peau d’un homme
(1951)
Moussac
Les quatre sergents du Fort Carré
(1952)
Finot
Feather in the Wind
(1952)
François Bontemps
They Were Five
(1952)
Marcel - le boxeur
Le crime du Bouif
(1952)
Michel
The Wild Oat
(1953)
l'abbé Daniel
Obsession
(1954)
Alexandre Buisson
The Big Flag
(1954)
Lieutenant Lachenal
The Babes Make the Law
(1955)
Frédéric Langlet, le mari de Christine
La Môme Pigalle
(1955)
Félix Michaux, l'inspecteur de la PJ infiltré
Girl on the Third Floor
(1955)
Ernest Sapinaud
La madone des sleepings
(1955)
Don Armando Félix
If All the Guys in the World...
(1956)
Jos - il secondo
Law of the Streets
(1956)
André Remoulin "Dédé la Glace"
Young Girls Beware
(1957)
Petit Jo
The River of Three Junks
(1957)
Capitaine Brichet
The Witches of Salem
(1957)
Peter Corey
Adventures in Indochina
(1958)
Le Scaph
Minuit treize
(1959)
Le commissaire Bignon
Riff Raff Girls
(1959)
Henri / James
Visa to Hell
(1959)
Carlos
Amour, autocar et boîtes de nuit
(1960)
Leon Garros Is Looking for His Friend
(1961)
Grégoire
Emile's Boat
(1962)
un pêcheur
A Trap for Cinderella
(1965)
Gabriel
Our Men in Bagdad
(1966)
General Yuri Fiodorenko
Pasha
(1968)
Marc, un inspecteur
Rider on the Rain
(1970)
Inspector Toussaint
Where Did Tom Go?
(1971)
Anton Caras
One Way Ticket
(1971)
Dietrich
And Hope to Die
(1972)
Rizzio
The Story of O
(1975)
Pierre
Bad Starters
(1976)
The Groper
(1976)
Sicilian killer
Madame Claude
(1977)
Gustave Lucas
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
(1978)
Salpetre
Signé Furax
(1981)
L'agent sans panier à salade
One Deadly Summer
(1983)
Leballech, boss of the sawmill
Venus on Fire
(1984)
Waldo
Fred connexion
(1986)
Juillet en septembre
(1988)
Monsieur Challe
L'Œil écarlate
(1993)
Etienne Delvaux
The Eagle and the Horse
(1994)
Les Bidochon
(1996)
Maître Nerval