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Jean Desailly

Actor · 57 credits · 20 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Professional (1981)

Frequent collaborators: Simone Valère, Jean-Pierre Granval, Micheline Presle, Régis Outin, Jean Gabin

Movies (57 total, ranked by score)

  1. I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs

    1979 · ★ 5.2 (25 votes)

    Comedy

    31

  2. One Night at the Beach

    1961 · ★ 4.7 (3 votes)

    Drama

    32

  3. Just a Big Simple Girl

    1948

    Comedy

    33

  4. The Great Deception

    1959 · ★ 5.9 (8 votes)

    Comedy

    34

  5. Countdown to Vengeance

    1970 · ★ 5.8 (12 votes)

    Crime

    35

  6. Graduation Year

    1964 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    36

  7. The Laws of War

    1961 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    War, Drama, History

    37

  8. Le radeau de la Méduse

    1998 · ★ 6.3 (3 votes)

    Drama, History

    38

  9. La pitié dangereuse

    1979

    Drama, Romance

    39

  10. Father Goriot

    1945 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    40

  11. The Assassination of Trotsky

    1972 · ★ 5.3 (57 votes)

    Drama, History, Thriller

    41

  12. Le fou du roi

    1984 · ★ 2.3 (3 votes)

    Adventure, Comedy

    42

  13. With André Gide

    1952 · ★ 1.0 (3 votes)

    Documentary

    43

  14. Équipe de nuit

    1990

    44

  15. La Dixième de Beethoven

    1985

    Comedy

    45

  16. Le deuxième coup de feu

    1969

    Comedy

    46

  17. You Will Reap the Tempest

    1969

    Documentary

    47

  18. Le Misanthrope

    1971

    48

  19. Le Pain de fougère

    1981

    TV Movie, History

    49

  20. Véronique

    1950

    50

  21. Maigret en vacances

    1971

    51

  22. Amphitryon

    1960

    Comedy

    52

  23. Les Fausses Confidences

    1964

    Comedy

    53

  24. La Vie parisienne

    1967

    Comedy

    54

  25. La Répétition ou l'Amour puni

    1958

    55

  26. Monsieur IL

    1962

    56

  27. La Double Inconstance

    1964

    57

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Sep 1, 2026.