Biography

Jean Poiret, born Jean Poiré, (17 August 1926 – 14 March 1992) was a French actor, director, and screenwriter. He is primarily known as the author of the original play La Cage Aux Folles. Jean Poiret was born in Paris, France, where he died of a heart attack in 1992. He is buried at the Cimetière du Montparnasse in Paris. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean Poiret, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Last Metro

Jean-Loup Cottins

Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands!

Andre Joeuf

The Three Musketeers

Atlantic Wall

Armand, resistance leader and double agent

Love and the Frenchwoman

L'avocat de Michel (segment "Le Divorce"))

Tales of Paris

Jean-Pierre Leroy (segment "Antonia")

Auguste

Georges Flower

The Seventh Target

Jean Michelis