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Jean-Pierre Aumont Biography (1913-2001)

Original name, Jean-Pierre Salomons; born January 5, 1913 (some sources say 1909 or 1911), in Paris, France; son of Alexandre and Suzanne (Berr) Aumont; married Blanche Montel (divorced, 1940); married Maria Montez (an actress), July 13, 1943 (died, September 7, 1951); married Marisa Pavan (an actress), March 27, 1956; children: (second marriage) Maria-Christina (an actress under the name Tina Aumont); (third marriage) Jean-Claude, Patrick. Career: Actor and writer. Creator of and performer in cabaret acts at the Persian Room,New York City, and in Chicago, IL, Miami, FL, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, andMexico City, Mexico, all 1966. Also billed as Jean Pierre Aumont. Militaryservice: Free French Forces, 1939-45; received the croix de guerre. Member: Actors' Equity Association, Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. Awards, Honors: New York Critics Poll nomination, Variety, 1963, for Tovarich; named a chevalierof the French Legion of Honor.

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, writer

Birth Details

January 5, 1913

Paris, France

Death Details

January 30, 2001

Saint-Tropez, France

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Jean de la lune, Les Films Armor, 1932
• Un jour viendra, L'Alliance Cinematographique Europeenne, 1933
• Jacques, Dans les rues (also known as Song of the Street),[France], 1933
• Fernand Lagardes, Le voleur, [France], 1934
• Maria Chapdelaine, [France], 1934
• Andre, Tarass Boulba, Societe Sedif, 1935
• Pierre, Les beaux jours, Pathe Consortium Cinema, 1935
• L'Equipage (also known as Flight into Darkness), Pathe/Natan, 1936
• Lac aux dames, Films Sonores Tobis, 1936
• Billy (the milkman), Drole de drama (also known as Bizarre, Bizarre), Lenauer, 1936
• Henri Voisin, Cargaison blanche (also known as Le chemin de Rio and Woman Racket), Chronos-Film/Nero Film, 1937
• Le messager, Pathe Consortium Cinema, 1937
• Maman colibri, Paris Cinema, 1937
• Le paradis de Satan, Les Films Minerva, 1938
• Pierre, Hotel du Nord, Imperial Film, 1938
• Belle etoile, Eclair-Journal, 1938
• Je t'attendrai, Eclair-Journal, 1939
• Karpoff, Les yeux noirs (also known as Dark Eyes), Frank Kassler, 1939
• Le deserteur, 1939
• Paul Marchand, Three Hours, J. H. Hoffberg, 1940
• Bertrand Corlay/Captain Pierre Matard, Assignment in Brittany, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1943
• Paul, The Cross of Lorraine, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1943
• Pierre, Heartbeat, RKO Radio Pictures, 1945
• Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade (also known as Song of Scheherazade), Universal, 1947
• Andre St. Avit, Siren of Atlantis, United Artists, 1948
• Prince Leopold, The First Gentleman (also known as The Affairsof a Rogue), Two Cities, 1948
• Andre Marchand, The Gay Adventure (also known as Golden Arrow and Three Men and a Girl), United Artists, 1949
• The man of today, La vie commence demain (also known as Life Begins Tomorrow), International Pictures, 1950
• Eric, Hans le marin (also known as Hans the Sailor and Wicked City), [France], 1950
• Henri Perlis, L'Homme de joie, Sirius, 1950
• L'ultimo incontro, Lux Film, 1951
• Cyril, Les loups chassent la nuit (also known as La ragazza diTrieste), [France and Italy], 1951
• Marc, Lili, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1952
• Moineaux de Paris, Les Films Maurice Cloche, 1952
• Raoul Vignerte, Koenigsmark, Les Films Minerva, 1952
• Captain Eric Evoir, Charge of the Lancers, Columbia, 1953
• Dix-huit heures d'escale, Vascos Film, 1954
• Renault de Saint-Jean d'Angely, Napoleon (also known as Napoleone and Napoleone Bonaparte), Cinedis, 1955
• Maurice Darnal, Mademoiselle de Paris, Jeannic Films, 1955
• Jacques De Lisle, Hilda Crane, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1956
• Cardinal de Rohan, Royal Affairs in Versailles (also known as Affairs in Versailles, Fabulous Versailles, and Si Versailles m'etait conte), Times, 1957
• Paul Duvelle, The Seventh Sin, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1957
• Gigi, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1958
• King Louis XVI, John Paul Jones, Warner Bros., 1959
• Durand, The Enemy General, Columbia, 1960
• The Blonde from Buenos Aires (also known as Una americana de Buenos Aires), 1960
• Jacques, The Devil at Four O'Clock, Columbia, 1961
• Husband, "Pride," The Seven Capital Sins (also known as The Seven Deadly Sins, I sette peccati capitali, and Les sept peches capitaux), Embassy, 1962
• Una domenica d'estate (also known as Always on a Sunday andA Summer Sunday), [France, Italy, and the United States], 1962
• The Horse without a Head, Walt Disney Productions, 1963
• Jean-Pierre, Vacances portugaises (also known as Les sourires de la destinee, Les egarements, and Os sorrisos do destino),Jad Films, 1963
• Alan Stewart, Le couteau dans la plaie (also known as Five Miles to Midnight, Il coltello nella piaga, La terza dimensione, and La troisieme dimension), United Artists, 1963
• Claude Marchand, Blind Man's Bluff (also known as Cauldron of Blood, Children of Blood, The Corpse Collectors, Death Comes from the Dark, The Shrinking Corpse, and El coleccionista de cadaveres), Cannon, 1967
• Henri Tixier (the comte de Maldorais), Castle Keep, Columbia, 1969
• Monsieur Richard, Cat and Mouse (also known as Seven Suspects for Murder and Le chat et la souris), Grove, 1970
• Marcilly, The Man with the Transplanted Brain (also known as L'Homme au cerveau greffe), Orion/Paramount, 1972
• Alexandre, Day for Night (also known as La nuit americaine), Warner Bros., 1973
• Delgado, Porgi l'altra guancia (also known as The Two Missionaries, I due missionari, and Les deux missionaires), [Italy and France], 1974
• Yves St. Jacques, The Happy Hooker, Cannon, 1975
• Marquis de Puisargue Thomas, Catherine and Co. (also known as Catherine et cie), Warner Bros., 1976
• Christian Rosetti, Mahogany, Paramount, 1976
• Henri, Blackout (also known as New York Blackout, Black-Out a New York, Et la terreur commence, and New York ne repondplus), Cinepix, 1978
• Jean-Claude Tallard, Two Solitudes, Compass, 1978
• Jean-Fidel Mileau, Something Short of Paradise, Orion, 1979
• Allons z'enfants, [France], 1980
• Don't Look in the Attic, 1981
• Muffat, Nana (also known as Nana: The Key of Pleasure and Nana: Le Desir), Cannon, 1983
• Mr. Araya, Sweet Country, Cinema Group, 1987
• Alexandre, A notre regrettable epoux (also known as To Our LateUnlamented Husband), Michel Gue International, 1988
• The Free Frenchman, Central Films, 1990
• Los mares del sur, Cyrkfilms/ICC, 1990
• A Star for Two (also known as Une etoile pour deux), StickFilms International, 1991
• Lamoureux the lover, Crimes et Jardin, Chrysalide Films, 1991
• Captain, Becoming Colette (also known as Colette), Castle Hill, 1991
• Sebastien, Giorgino, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, 1994
• D'Hancarville, Jefferson in Paris, Buena Vista, 1995
• Franz Legendre, The Proprietor, Warner Bros., 1996
• Television Appearances
• Miniseries
• Chief Jean-Claude Raffin, The French Atlantic Affair, ABC, 1979
• Count DeVille, Sins, CBS, 1986
• Windmills of the Gods (also known as Sidney Sheldon's Windmillsof the Gods, CBS, 1988
• Cinema, [France], 1988
• Le Comte de Monte Cristo (also known as Il Conte di Montecristo), [Italy], 1998
• Movies
• Crime and Punishment, 1953
• Beggerman Thief, NBC, 1979
• The Memory of Eva Ryker, CBS, 1980
• Father Dubois, A Time for Miracles, 1980
• Blomart, The Blood of Others (also known as Le sang des autres), HBO, 1984
• Johnny Monroe, [France], 1987
• Le dernier mot (also known as Das Letzte Wort), [France andGermany], 1991
• Also appeared in Hold Back the Dawn and Intermezzo.
• Specials
• Arms and the Man, 1952
• Himself and Alexandre, Vivement Truffaut, 1985
• Dr. Manette, "A Tale of Two Cities" [Great Britain and France], broadcaston Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1989
• Compte de Paris, "Melba," Great Performances, PBS, 1989
• Also appeared in The Tempest.
• Episodic
• "A Softness in the Wind," Goodyear Playhouse, NBC, 1952
• "The Way of the Eagle," The Philco Television Playhouse, NBC, 1953
• The Martha Raye Show, NBC, 1956
• "Family Happiness," The U.S. Steel Hour, CBS, 1959
• "The Imposter," The U.S. Steel Hour, CBS, 1960
• Westinghouse Playhouse, NBC, 1961
• The Patty Duke Show, ABC, 1963
• The Sid Caesar Show, ABC, 1963
• The Name of the Game, NBC, 1968
• The Love Boat, ABC, 1977
• Henri Renard, "C'est Simon," Simon and Simon, CBS, 1984
• Appeared in The Perry Como Show (also known as The ChesterfieldSupper Club and The Kraft Music Hall), NBC and CBS; also appearedin "La troisieme prophetie de l'ange de la mort," Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre, [West Germany, now Germany, and France].
• Other Television Appearances
• No Time for Comedy, 1951
• Also appeared in A Month in the Country.
• Stage Appearances
• Oedipe, La machine infernale, Comedie Champs-Elysees, Paris, France, 1934
• Le coeur, Gymnase Theatre, Paris, France, 1937
• Pelleas, Pelleas et Melisande, Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Paris,France, 1938
• Orlando, As You Like It, Theatre des Champs-Elysees, 1939
• Pierre, Rose Burke, Curran Theatre, San Francisco, CA, 1942
• Otto, Design for Living, Westport Country Playhouse, Westport, CT,1948
• Pierre Renault, L'Empereur de Chine, Theatre des Maturins, Paris,France, 1948
• Mark Antony, Julius Caesar, Arena Theatre, Arles, France, 1953
• Henri and Pierre Belcourt, The Heavenly Twins, Booth Theatre, NewYork City, 1955
• Jupiter, Amphitryon 38, Comedie des Champs-Elysee, 1957
• Mon pere avait raison, Theatre de la Madeleine, Paris, France, 1960
• Farou, Second String, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York City, 1960
• Anatol, The Affairs of Anatol, Boston Arts Festival, Boston, MA, 1961
• Incident at Vichy, Los Angeles, CA, 1962
• Flora, Varietes Theatre, Paris, France, 1962
• Prince Mikail, Tovarich, Broadway Theatre, New York City, 1963
• Emile de Becque, South Pacific, Los Angeles, CA, then San Francisco, CA, 1964
• The Tempest, New York City, 1966
• Hostile Witness, 1967
• There's a Girl in My Soup, 1969
• Jacques Casanova, Camino Real, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New York City, 1970
• Mark Antony, Julius Caesar, Jules Cesar Theatre, Paris, France, 1970
• Dag Hammerskjold, Murderous Angels, Theatre National Populaire, Paris, France, then Playhouse Theatre, New York City, 1971
• Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, Tappan Zee Playhouse, Nyack, NY, 1972
• Nicholas Astrov, Perfect Pitch, Eisenhower Theatre, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, 1974
• Janus, Royal Poinciana Playhouse, Palm Beach, FL, 1975
• Jacques des journees entieres dans les arbres, Ambassador Theatre,New York City, 1976
• Ulysse, La guerre de troie n'aura pas lieu, City Center Theatre, New York City, 1977
• Gigi, 1977
• The Sound of Music, 1978
• Heartbreak House, 1978
• Dr. Paul Marchand, A Talent for Murder, Biltmore Theatre, New YorkCity, 1981
• Major Tours
• Rose Burke, U.S. cities, 1942
• The Sound of Music, U.S. cities, 1978
• WRITINGS
• Writings for the Stage
• L'Empereur de Chine, Theatre des Maturins, 1948
• L'Ile Heureuse, Theatre Edouard VII, Paris, France, 1951
• Un beau dimanche (based on the novel Recontre by Pierre Corthomas), Theatre de la Michodiere, Paris, France, 1952
• Ange le bienheureux, Theatre Municipal, Nice, France, 1956
• Farfada, Comedie Wagram, Paris, France, 1957
• Lucy Crown (based on a novel by Irwin Shaw), Theatre de Paris, Paris, France, 1958
• Memoirs
• Souvenirs Provisoires, Julliard (Paris, France), 1957
• Soleil et les ombres, R. Laffont (Paris, France), 1976
• Short Stories
• La pomme de son oeil, Julliard, 1969
• Other Writings
• Il fait beau-mais ne le repetez pas, J. C. Lattes (Paris, France),1980
• Dis-moi d'abord que tu m'aimes, Editions Jade (Paris, France), 1986