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name: "Jean Bouise"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "3 June 1929"
died: "6 July 1989"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
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# Jean Bouise

Actor. Born 3 June 1929 in Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, France. Died 6 July 1989.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 3 June 1929, Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, France
- **Died:** 6 July 1989
- **Also known as:** Jean Bouisse, Жан Буиз, Jean Joseph Bouise

## Biography

Jean Bouise was a French actor. Born in Le Havre on 3 June 1929, he helped found the Théâtre de la Cité in the 1950s and performed with the company before entering films in the 1960s.

He appeared in supporting roles in films including *Z* (1969), *The Old Gun* (1975), *Mr. Klein* (1976) and several works by Luc Besson: *The Last Battle* (1983), *Subway* (1985), *The Big Blue* (1988) and *Nikita* (1990). He received César Award nominations for *The Old Gun* and *Judge Fayard Called the Sheriff* (1977), and won Best Supporting Actor for *Hothead* (1979). Bouise died in Lyon on 6 July 1989.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Nikita* (1990), Fi1m 76, as The Embassy Attaché — [page](https://film.one/film/nikita.md)

## Also known for

- *The Big Blue* (1988), Uncle Louis
- *Z* (1969), Deputy Georges Pirou
- *Subway* (1985), Le Chef de Station
- *The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe* (1974), Le ministre
- *The Old Gun* (1975), François
- *Mr. Klein* (1976), Seller of the painting
- *The Things of Life* (1970), François
- *I Am Cuba* (1964), Jim

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