---
name: "Jean Champion"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jean-champion"
fi1m_id: "jean-champion"
imdb_id: "nm0150709"
tmdb_id: 18767
wikidata_id: "Q3171214"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "9 March 1914"
died: "23 May 2001"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 85
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-26T17:41:47.208039+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Jean Champion

## Identity

Jean Champion

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jean-champion
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jean-champion
- **IMDb ID:** nm0150709
- **TMDB ID:** 18767
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3171214
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Champion, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3171214, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0150709/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/18767

Actor. Born 9 March 1914 in Chalon-sur-Saône, Saône-et-Loire, France. Died 23 May 2001.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 9 March 1914, Chalon-sur-Saône, Saône-et-Loire, France
- **Died:** 23 May 2001
- **Active:** 1964–1982
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 2 acting, 1 other
- **Average Fi1m score:** 85, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 88 (2), 1980s 82 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Champion, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3171214, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0150709/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/18767

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The Umbrellas of Cherbourg*](https://film.one/film/the-umbrellas-of-cherbourg.md) (88)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Jean Champion (9 March 1914 – 23 May 2001) was a French actor. He was born and died in Chalon-sur-Saône, Saône-et-Loire.

Champion appeared in around sixty films between 1962 and 1996, frequently in supporting roles. His credits include *Cléo from 5 to 7* (1962), *The Umbrellas of Cherbourg* (1964) as Aubin, *Muriel, or the Time of Return* (1963), *Le Cercle Rouge* (1970), *Day for Night* (1973) as Bertrand, the producer, *The Phantom of Liberty* (1974), *Mr. Klein* (1976), *Coup de Torchon* (1981) and *Guardian Angels* (1995). He worked with directors including Agnès Varda, Alain Resnais, Jacques Demy, François Truffaut and Jean-Pierre Melville.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

### Performed in (2) — the average rests on these

- *Smiley's People* (1982), Fi1m 82, as Monsieur La Pierre — [page](https://film.one/tv/smileys-people.md)
- *The Umbrellas of Cherbourg* (1964), Fi1m 88, as Aubin — [page](https://film.one/film/the-umbrellas-of-cherbourg.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Cléo from 5 to 7* (1962), Fi1m 88, as The Boss of the Café (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/cleo-from-5-to-7.md)

## Complete filmography (43)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Mon père avait raison* (1996), as Dr. Mourier
- *Guardian Angels* (1995), as Grand-père du Père Tarain
- *Maigret* (1991), series, as le patron de la quincaillerie
- *I Want to Go Home* (1989), as Le chauffeur de taxi
- *Life and Nothing But* (1989), as Lagrange
- *Love Unto Death* (1984), as Voice (voice)
- *The Blood of Others* (1984), as Elevator operator
- *Smiley's People* (1982), series, as Monsieur La Pierre — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/smileys-people.md)
- *The Hatter's Ghost* (1982), as Le sénateur Laude
- *Coup de Torchon* (1981), as Le curé
- *The School Teacher* (1981), as School Inspector
- *The Games of Countess Dolingen* (1981), as Un convive
- *Come to My Place, I Live at a Girlfriend's* (1981), as Le patron du Taxi-frêt
- *Une robe noire pour un tueur* (1981), as Reynolds father
- *Félicité* (1979), as The doctor
- *Pierrot mon ami* (1979), as Tortose
- *Sugar* (1978), as Le Ministre du Commerce
- *Drummer-Crab* (1977), as Admiral Dönitz's admirer at the bistro
- *March or Die* (1977), as Minister
- *Mr. Klein* (1976), as Morgue keeper
- *Milady* (1976), as Chapuzot
- *Ardéchois, cœur fidèle* (1974), series, as L'oncle d'Ardéchois
- *The Phantom of Liberty* (1974), as Doctor #1
- *The Invitation* (1973), as Alfred
- *Day for Night* (1973), as Bertrand · the Producer
- *The Big Shots* (1972), as Security guard
- *Mais qui donc m'a fait ce bébé ?* (1971), Actor
- *On the Lam* (1971), as Le directeur de la prison
- *Le Cercle Rouge* (1970), as Level-crossing guard
- *Un mystère par jour* (1970), series, as Le capitaine du port
- *The Royal Chase* (1969), as Metzer
- *Pillaged* (1967), as Kerini
- *Rue barrée* (1967), series, as Le commandant
- *The Thief of Paris* (1967), as Boss of the Hôtel de la Biche
- *Le Naïf amoureux* (1965), as The Baron
- *Belphegor, or The Phantom of the Louvre* (1965), series, as L'indicateur
- *Monsieur* (1964), as Boss of Suzanne's Hotel
- *The Umbrellas of Cherbourg* (1964), as Aubin — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-umbrellas-of-cherbourg.md)
- *Le journal d’un fou* (1963), Actor
- *The Blockhead Fair* (1963), Actor
- *Muriel, or the Time of Return* (1963), as Ernest
- *The Longest Day* (1962), as French Resistance Fighter (uncredited) — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/the-longest-day.md)
- *Cléo from 5 to 7* (1962), as The Boss of the Café (uncredited) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/cleo-from-5-to-7.md)

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