---
name: "Jean Galland"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jean-galland"
fi1m_id: "jean-galland"
imdb_id: "nm0302540"
tmdb_id: 40897
wikidata_id: "Q3172199"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "28 May 1887"
died: "18 July 1967"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 84
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-25T06:57:08.904631+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 Galland

## Identity

Jean Galland

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jean-galland
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jean-galland
- **IMDb ID:** nm0302540
- **TMDB ID:** 40897
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3172199
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Galland, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3172199, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0302540/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/40897

Actor. Born 28 May 1887 in Laval, Mayenne, France. Died 18 July 1967.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 28 May 1887, Laval, Mayenne, France
- **Died:** 18 July 1967
- **Active:** 1953–1955
- **Also known as:** Jean Gallot, Jean Charles Pierre Galland, Galland
- **Frequently works with:** [Annette Wademant](https://film.one/person/annette-wademant.md), [Max Ophüls](https://film.one/person/max-ophuls.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 84, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Galland, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3172199, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0302540/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/40897

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The Earrings of Madame de...*](https://film.one/film/the-earrings-of-madame-de.md) (87), [*Lola Montès*](https://film.one/film/lola-montes.md) (81)

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## Biography

Jean Galland was a French actor. Born in Laval, Mayenne, he appeared in more than one hundred films and television productions between the early 1930s and the late 1960s.

He is known for supporting roles in *The Earrings of Madame de...* (1953) as Monsieur de Bernac, *Le Plaisir* (1952) as Ambroise, *Lola Montès* (1955) as the private secretary, *Wooden Crosses* (1932) as Capitaine Cruchet and *Christine* (1958) as Baron Eggersdorf. He also featured in archive footage in *The Image Book* (2018).

Galland trained in law and began his stage career after the First World War, performing with Jacques Copeau’s troupe at the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier before entering cinema. He was married to the actress Germaine Dermoz.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Lola Montès* (1955), Fi1m 81, as Private Secretary — [page](https://film.one/film/lola-montes.md)
- *The Earrings of Madame de...* (1953), Fi1m 87, as Monsieur de Bernac — [page](https://film.one/film/the-earrings-of-madame-de.md)

## Complete filmography (75)

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

- *The Image Book* (2018), as (archive footage)
- *Docteur Glass* (1967), as Doctor Glass
- *The Double Contempt* (1967), as Duke of Havre
- *Sale temps pour les mouches* (1966), as 'Le vieux'
- *The Black Indies* (1964), as Sir Elphiston
- *The Adventures of Salavin* (1964), as The boss
- *L'Abonné de la ligne U* (1964), series, as Paul Tavernier
- *Jeff Gordon, Secret Agent* (1964), as Le commissaire
- *Les Gros Bras* (1963), as Hotel director
- *The Reluctant Spy* (1963), as Colonel Derblay
- *Light-Fingered George* (1963), as Bishop
- *The Virgins* (1963), as Priest
- *The Empire of Night* (1962), as Magician Stravunesku
- *The Doll* (1962), as Gonziano
- *Snobs!* (1962), as Monsignor of Larigaudie
- *Les Trois Chapeaux claques* (1962), as le militaire en retraite
- *Midnight Meeting* (1962), as Le médecin
- *A Swelled Head* (1962), as 'Export'
- *Wise Guys* (1961), as l' Oncle Arthur
- *Signed, Arsène Lupin* (1959), as General
- *Head Against the Wall* (1959), as Maître Gérane
- *Christine* (1958), as Baron Eggersdorf
- *A Kiss for a Killer* (1957), Actor
- *On Foot, on Horse, and on Wheels* (1957), as M. Cordier
- *La Peau de l'ours* (1957), as Mr. Duquesne
- *Hi Doc* (1957), as The first specialist
- *Foreign Intrigue* (1956), as Victor Danemore
- *Lola Montès* (1955), as Private Secretary — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/lola-montes.md)
- *Marianne de ma jeunesse* (1955), as Le Capitaine v. Brauer
- *Caroline and the Rebels* (1955), as Marquis de Villa-Campo
- *The Adventurer of Seville* (1954), as Don Bartolo
- *The Healer* (1953), as Michel Boëldieu
- *The Earrings of Madame de...* (1953), as Monsieur de Bernac — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/the-earrings-of-madame-de.md)
- *Run Away Mr. Perle* (1952), as Docteur Briquet
- *Le Plaisir* (1952), as Ambroise
- *Edward and Caroline* (1951), as Claude "Uncle" Mortier
- *L'Homme sans nom* (1943), as Vincent Berteaux aka Monsieur Vincent
- *The Lost Woman* (1942), as Pierre
- *Andorra or The Bronze Men* (1942), as Vicar
- *Vie privée* (1942), as Jean Dorcier
- *Those of the Sky* (1941), as Bourrier
- *Nadia la femme traquée* (1940), as Serge Vrony
- *Le Danube bleu* (1940), as Rakos
- *Brazza, or The Epic of the Congo* (1940), as Léopold II
- *Threats* (1940), as Louis
- *Savage Brigade* (1939), as Maximoff
- *Cordial Agreement* (1939), as General Kitchener
- *The Novel of Werther* (1938), as Albert Hochstätter
- *Southern Bar* (1938), as Baron Arnold
- *Human Freight* (1937), as Captain Rose
- *Les hommes de proie* (1937), as Marice Vauzelle
- *La Danseuse rouge* (1937), as Doctor Karl
- *Marthe Richard* (1937), as Von Falken
- *The Unknown* (1936), as Thomas Bentick
- *27, rue de la Paix* (1936), as Maître Jean Bernard
- *The House of the Spaniard* (1936), as Ignacio
- *Disk 413* (1936), as Count Goldi Illeano
- *Princess Tam Tam* (1935), as Maharajah of Datane
- *Stradivarius* (1935), as Dr. Pietro Rossi
- *Second Bureau* (1935), as Lieutenant Van Strammer
- *Le Mystère Imberger* (1935), as Inspector Barfin
- *Whirlpool* (1935), as Henry Saint-Clair
- *Marchand d'amour* (1935), as Jack Stephen
- *Cease Firing* (1934), as Cartier
- *Amok* (1934), as Monsieur Haviland
- *The Scandal* (1934), as Comte Artanezzo
- *The Barber of Seville* (1933), as Count Almaviva
- *Un certain monsieur Grant* (1933), as Captain Gordon
- *The Oil Sharks* (1933), as Pierre Ugron
- *Le Jugement de minuit* (1933), as Lawyer Maurice Meister
- *Mater Dolorosa* (1933), Actor
- *Un client de province* (1932), as Doctor Planturel
- *Coup de feu à l'aube* (1932), as Brand / Petersen
- *Fantômas* (1932), as Fantômas/Görn/Etienne Rambert
- *Wooden Crosses* (1932), as Capitaine Cruchet

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