French actor (1930–2022)

Jean-Louis Trintignant

Jean-Louis Xavier Trintignant was a French actor.

By globalcelebwiki Auto-import · Published 19 October 2026

Profession
French actor (1930–2022)
Born
1930-12-11
Portrait of Jean-Louis Trintignant
Photo: Reporters Associati & Archivi / Mondadori / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain

Overview

Jean-Louis Xavier Trintignant was a French actor. He made his theatrical debut in 1951, and went on to be regarded as one of the best French dramatic actors of the post-war era. He starred in many classic films of European cinema, and worked with many prominent auteur directors, including Roger Vadim, Costa-Gavras, Claude Lelouch, Claude Chabrol, Bernardo Bertolucci, Éric Rohmer, François Truffaut, Dino Risi, Krzysztof Kieślowski, and Michael Haneke.

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