Jess Hahn

Jess Hahn
Jess Hahn
Born	Jesse Beryle Hahn; October 29, 1921; Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S.
Died	June 29, 1998 (aged 76); Saint-Malo, France
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1953-1989

Jesse Beryle Hahn (October 29, 1921 – June 29, 1998) was an American actor who mostly starred in French films.

After serving with the Marines in the Second World War, he moved to France in 1949 and took French citizenship.

Firstly a musician, he became an actor and starred in film noirs and westerns. A large man, Hahn often appeared in "strong man" roles, such as in Cartouche and Topkapi. Seen mostly as a character actor in French films, he played a rare leading role in Éric Rohmer's The Sign of Leo. Hahn was employed by French movie-maker Jean-Marie Pallardy, becoming one of his recurrent actors, until his retirement. Hahn died at age 76 in Saint-Malo, France.

Selected filmography

Deux de l'escadrille (1953)
La môme vert-de-gris (1953) - Le marin-geôlier
The Most Wanted Man (1953) - Walter le Vicieux, un truand
Act of Love (1953) - Un soldat (uncredited)
Les Corsaires du Bois de Boulogne (1954) - Le marin américain
Father Brown - Minor Role (uncredited)
Ça va barder (1955) - Un Marin Américain au 'Paradise' (uncredited)
L'impossible Monsieur Pipelet (1955) - Jerome K. Smith, l'américain
Girl on the Third Floor (1955) - L'Américain (uncredited)
Tant qu'il y aura des femmes (1955)
La Madelon (1955) - Le général américain Gibson
Les Hussards (1955) - Un hussard (uncredited)
The Best Part (1955) - Karl - un mineur
Meeting in Paris (1956) - Henry
Ces sacrées vacances (1956) - Richard Brown - l'Américain
Fernand cow-boy (1956) - Jim Harlan, Saloon manager
The Lebanese Mission (1956) - Le valet
The Happy Road (1957) - MP Sgt. Morgan
Le colonel est de la revue (1957) - Jess
Action immédiate (1957) - Kalpannen
The Vintage (1957) - André Morel (uncredited)
Le coin tranquille (1957) - Edward Butterfield dit 'Eddy'
Send a Woman When the Devil Fails (1957) - La Couture
Le triporteur (1957) - Daniel (uncredited)
The Foxiest Girl in Paris (1957) - Sam
Le désert de Pigalle (1958) - Bill
Chéri, fais-moi peur (1958) - Chris Craft, L'espion américain
Le Sicilien (1958) - Raffles
Time Bomb (1959) - Le marin blessé
The Tiger Attacks (1959) - Donald
La femme et le Pantin (1959) - Sidney
Le Sahara brûle (1961) - Jeff Gordon
The Big Gamble (1961) - First Mate
Dynamite Jack (1961) - Sergeant Bob
Cartouche (1962) - La Douceur
The Sign of Leo (1962) - Pierre Wesselrin
Mon oncle du Texas (1962) - Brad
Mandrin (1962) - Bertrand le braco
The Trial (1962) - Second Assistant Inspector
Une blonde comme ça (1963) - Sam
People in Luck (1963) - Un chauffeur de taxi (segment "Le repas gastronomique") (uncredited)
Verspätung in Marienborn (1963) - Sgt. Torre
Que personne ne sorte (1964) - Bugsy Weis
Topkapi (1964) - Hans Fisher
The Great Spy Chase (1964) - Le Commodore O'Brien
The Gorillas (1964) - Boris, Alexis Alexevitch, le maquilleur
Cent briques et des tuiles (1965) - Palmoni
What's New Pussycat? (1965) - Mr. Werner
The Wise Guys (1965) - Nénesse
Up to His Ears (1965) - Cornelius Ponchabert
Secret Agent Super Dragon (1966) - Baby Face
The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen (1966) - Fêtard, le milliardaire noctambule
Le facteur s'en va-t-en guerre (1966) - Jess Parker
Le Saint prend l'affût (1966) - Hoppy Uniatz
Triple Cross (1966) - Commander Braid
L'homme qui valait des milliards (1967) - Henry
The Crazy Kids of the War (1967) - Maj. Bill Hocks
Your Turn to Die (1967) - Boris
Le démoniaque (1968) - Floyd Delaney
The Fuller Report (1968) - Eddy Bennet
The Night of the Following Day (1969) - Friendly
L'ardoise (1970) - Bob Daniels
Atlantic Wall (1970) - Le colonel anglais
Les Novices (1970) - L'Américain
Laisse aller... c'est une valse (1971) - Congo
Captain Apache (1971) - Father Rodriguez (uncredited)
Boulevard du Rhum (1971) - Piet aka "Big Dutch"
Bad Man's River (1971) - Tom Odie
L'ingénu (1972) - Le capitaine
Decameron proibitissimo (Boccaccio mio statte zitto) (1972) - Prior (uncredited)
The Sicilian Connection (1972) - Sacha
The Grand Duel (1972) - Bighorse the Stagecoach Driver
La isla misteriosa y el capitán Nemo (1973) - Bonaventure Pencroft
Mean Frank and Crazy Tony (1973) - Jeannot
Three Tough Guys (1974) - The Bartender
Un linceul n'a pas de poches (1974) - Walter
The Man from Chicago (1975) - Jeff
Jackpot (1975)
Le point de mire (1977) - Général Harris
Johnny West (1978) - Manager
State Reasons (1978) - agent de la CIA
Mama Dracula (1980) - Le commissaire
Teheran 43 (1981) - Second Terrorist
Par où t'es rentré? On t'a pas vu sortir (1984) - Mac Douglas
Vivre pour survivre (1985) - Sam
La galette du roi (1986) - Morrisson - un réalisateur TV
Overdose (1987) - The Doctor

References

External links

Jess Hahn on IMDb

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