Jacques Dutronc

Personal Info

Birthday

April 28, 1943

(82 years old)

Place of Birth

Paris, France

Jacques Dutronc

Biography

Jacques Dutronc (born 28 April 1943) is a French singer, songwriter, guitarist, composer, and actor. Some of Dutronc's best-known hits include "Il est cinq heures, Paris s'éveille" (which AllMusic has called "his finest hour"), "Le Responsable", and "Les Cactus".

Dutronc played guitar in the rock group El Toro et les Cyclones. He wrote successful songs for singer Françoise Hardy in the 1960s before moving on to pursue a successful solo career. His music incorporated traditional French pop and French rock as well as styles such as psychedelic and garage rock.

Known For

That Most Important Thing: Love

My Nights Are More Beautiful Than Your Days

Place Vendôme

Mado

Summer Things

Nightcap

Every Man for Himself

Van Gogh

Filmography

2022
Sheila, toutes ces vies-là
as Self (archive footage)
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Françoise Hardy : tant de belles choses
as Self
2019
Les Vieilles Canailles : Histoire d'un concert mythique
as Self
2018
Kiss & Tell
as Bertrand
2017
Dutronc, la vie malgré lui
as Self
Les Vieilles Canailles 2017
as Self
2016
The Discreet Françoise Hardy
as Self
Eddy Mitchell, itinéraires
as Self
2014
Les Vieilles Canailles
as Self
Les Francis
as Orso
2010
Jacques Dutronc - Et vous, et vous, et vous...
as Self
Joseph et la fille
as Joseph
2007
The Second Wind
as Orloff
UV
as Dad
My Place in the Sun
as Gérard
2004
Pédale dure
as Charles
2002
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
as Self
Summer Things
as Bertrand Lannier
2001
C'est la vie
as Dimitri
2000
Nightcap
as André Polonski
1998
Place Vendôme
as Battistelli
1996
Les Victimes
as Bernard Jaillac
1995
Le Maître des éléphants
as Garoubier
1993
Dutronc au Casino
as Self
1992
Sweetheart
as Antoine Gardella
1991
Van Gogh
as Van Gogh
1989
Separate Bedrooms
as Francis
My Nights Are More Beautiful Than Your Days
as Lucas
1984
Cheaters
as Elric
1983
Une jeunesse
as Brossier
Sarah
as Arnold Samson
1982
Paradise for All
as Pierre Valois
Is There a Frenchman in the House?
as Eric Plante
1981
The Red Shade
as Léo
Malevil
as Colin
Voyage à travers un film (Sauve qui peut (la vie))
as Self
1980
Every Man for Himself
as Paul Godard
L'entourloupe
as Olivier
1979
The Black Sheep
as Vincent Messonier
The Bit Between the Teeth
as Loïc Le Guenn
Us Two
as Simon Lacassaigne
Return to the Beloved
as Julien
Scénario de 'Sauve qui peut la vie'
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pierrot mon ami
as Pierrot
1978
The Savage State
as Avit
Sale rêveur
as Jérôme
1977
Focal Point
as Julien
Violette & Francois
as François Levene
1976
Mosaïque
as Self
Mado
as Pierre
The Good and the Bad
as Jacques
1975
That Most Important Thing: Love
as Jacques Chevalier
1974
OK Patron
as Léon Bonnet
Antoine and Sebastian
as Sébastien
1966
Christmas at Vaugirard
as Self