Jean Pâqui

Personal Info

Birthday

April 15, 1921

Day of Death

2006-07-04

(85 years old)

Place of Birth

Cap d'Ail, Alpes Maritime, France

Also Known As

Jean-François-Marie-Henri de Thonel

Marquis d’Orgeix

Jean d'Orgeix

Jean Pâqui

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.

Known For

The Beautiful Otero

A Caprice of Darling Caroline

Here Is the Beauty

If Paris Were Told to Us

Mama Hummingbird

Girl with Grey Eyes

The Life and Loves of Beethoven

Serenade of Texas

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
The Rebels of Lomanach
as Monsieur de Kervalet
1953
A Caprice of Darling Caroline
as Captain de Cépoys
1951
Dakota 308
as André Villeneuve
L'enfant des neiges
as Jacques
1950
Here Is the Beauty
as Renaud, the engineer
1946
Le Capitan (1ère époque) Flamberge au vent
as Capestang
Le Capitan (2ème époque) Le Chevalier du roi
as Capestang
1945
Girl with Grey Eyes
as Doctor Bernier
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
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
The Life and Loves of Beethoven
as Pierrot
1934
La maison du mystère
as Pascal