---
name: "Jean Sorel"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jean-sorel"
fi1m_id: "jean-sorel"
imdb_id: "nm0814799"
tmdb_id: 9762
wikidata_id: "Q695190"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "25 September 1934"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 85
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-26T16:18:33.697880+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 Sorel

## Identity

Jean Sorel

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jean-sorel
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jean-sorel
- **IMDb ID:** nm0814799
- **TMDB ID:** 9762
- **Wikidata ID:** Q695190
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Sorel, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q695190, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0814799/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9762

Actor. Born 25 September 1934 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 25 September 1934, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
- **Active:** 1967–1973
- **Also known as:** Жан Сорель
- **Average Fi1m score:** 85, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 86 (1), 1970s 84 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Sorel, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q695190, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0814799/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9762

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Belle de Jour*](https://film.one/film/belle-de-jour.md) (86)

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## Biography

Jean Sorel is a French actor born on 25 September 1934 in Marseille. He studied at the École normale supérieure intending a diplomatic career but turned to acting after military service in Algeria.

Sorel made his film debut in the late 1950s and became a leading man in European cinema during the 1960s and 1970s. He is known for roles in *Belle de Jour* (1967), *The Four Days of Naples* (1962), *Sandra* (1965), *One on Top of the Other* (1969), *A Lizard in a Woman's Skin* (1971), *Short Night of Glass Dolls* (1971) and *The Day of the Jackal* (1973). He worked with directors including Luis Buñuel and Luchino Visconti, and has appeared extensively in Italian cinema and, since the 1980s, in television.

He was married to Italian actress Anna Maria Ferrero from 1962 until her death in 2018.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Day of the Jackal* (1973), Fi1m 84, as Jean Bastien-Thiry — [page](https://film.one/film/the-day-of-the-jackal.md)
- *Belle de Jour* (1967), Fi1m 86, as Pierre Serizy — [page](https://film.one/film/belle-de-jour.md)

## Complete filmography (76)

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

- *The Next trip* (2023), as Richard
- *Strange Birds* (2017), as Georges
- *The Origin of Violence* (2016), as Charles Wagner (2014)
- *Una Buona Stagione* (2014), series, as Michele Masci
- *L'ultimo Pulcinella* (2009), as Jean Paul
- *I colori della vita* (2005), Actor
- *À nous deux la vie* (1998), as David
- *Desert of Fire* (1997), series, as Gustave Miller
- *Mamma per Caso* (1997), series, as Giorgio
- *Desert of Fire* (1997), as Gustave Miller
- *Fils unique* (1995), Actor
- *Butterfly* (1995), series, as Troyberg
- *Les Yeux d'Hélène* (1994), series, as Vincent
- *Speaking of the Devil* (1991), as Holy Brother
- *Millions* (1991), as Leo Ferretti
- *Casablanca Express* (1989), as Major Valmore
- *Il burbero* (1986), as Giulio Machiavelli
- *Rosa la rose, fille publique* (1986), as Gilbert
- *Family Business* (1986), series, as Enrico
- *L'Herbe rouge* (1985), as Wolf
- *Bonnie and Clyde Italian Style* (1983), as Capitano dei Carabinieri
- *Aspern* (1982), as Jean Decaux
- *Aimée* (1981), as Pierre Ménard
- *The Wings of the Dove* (1981), as Lukirsh
- *Break of Day* (1980), as Vial
- *The Bronte Sisters* (1979), as Leyland
- *Der Mann im Schilf* (1978), as Robert
- *Closet Children* (1977), as Berlu
- *Death Haunts Monica* (1976), as Federico
- *Cinéma 16   Une vieille maîtresse* (1975), as Ryno de Marigny
- *La profanazione* (1974), Actor
- *The Great Kidnapping* (1973), as Alosi
- *Murder in a Blue World* (1973), as Victor Sender
- *Trader Horn* (1973), as Emil DuMond
- *The Day of the Jackal* (1973), as Jean Bastien-Thiry — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-day-of-the-jackal.md)
- *One Billion for a Blonde* (1972), as Teniente Barney Holmes
- *Short Night of Glass Dolls* (1971), as Gregory Moore
- *The Double* (1971), as Giovanni
- *In the Eye of the Hurricane* (1971), as Paul
- *A Lizard in a Woman's Skin* (1971), as Frank Hammond
- *Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Fifth Floor Neighbour* (1970), as Pedro Andreu
- *A Quiet Place to Kill* (1970), as Maurice Sauvage
- *Kill the Fatted Calf and Roast It* (1970), as Cesare Merlo
- *L'amica* (1969), as Franco Raimondi
- *One on Top of the Other* (1969), as Dr. George Dumurrier
- *A Rather Complicated Girl* (1969), as Alberto
- *Love Problems* (1968), as Giorgio
- *Adélaïde* (1968), as Frédéric Cornault
- *The Protagonists* (1968), as Roberto
- *The Sweet Body of Deborah* (1968), as Marcel
- *Kill Me Quick, I'm Cold* (1967), as Franco
- *Belle de Jour* (1967), as Pierre Serizy — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/belle-de-jour.md)
- *The Man Who Laughs* (1966), as Angelo Bello / Astorre Manfredi
- *The Queens* (1966), as Luigi ("Fata Elena")
- *Weekend, Italian Style* (1965), as Sergio
- *Made in Italy* (1965), as Orlando (segment "3 'La Donna', episode 3")
- *Sandra* (1965), as Gianni Wald-Luzzati
- *The Dolls* (1965), as Vincenzo (segment "Monsignor Cupido")
- *All About Loving* (1964), as Antoine
- *Circle of Love* (1964), as The Count
- *Amori pericolosi* (1964), as The legionnaire (segment "La ronda")
- *Highway Pick-Up* (1963), as Paul Genest
- *Germinal* (1963), as Étienne Lantier
- *Un marito in condominio* (1963), as Renato
- *The Four Days of Naples* (1962), as Livornese
- *Hypnosis* (1962), Actor
- *Adorable Julia* (1962), as Tom Fennel
- *Disorder* (1962), as Andrea
- *A View from the Bridge* (1962), as Rodolpho Paccia
- *Gold of Rome* (1961), as Massimo
- *Amelie or The Time to Love* (1961), as Alain
- *Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!* (1961), as Prince of Condé
- *From a Roman Balcony* (1960), as Davide Saraceno
- *Sweet Deceptions* (1960), as Renato
- *Les Lionceaux* (1960), as Patrice
- *I Spit on Your Grave* (1959), as Elmer

## Gallery

- ![Jean Sorel in a scene from Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971)](https://film.one/media/person/392978/gallery-de5eafb5c6af.png) Jean Sorel in a scene from Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971) — Aldo Lado, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/Jean_Sorel_-_Short_Night_of_Glass_Dolls_%281971%29.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Jean Sorel](https://film.one/media/person/392978/gallery-7f712f3c5ac9.jpg) Jean Sorel — Ron Kroon (Anefo), CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Portrait_de_Jean_Sorel.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Anna Maria Ferrero et Jean Sorel à la gare d'Amsterdam le 25 janvier 1966 (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/392978/gallery-a8587d910a48.jpg) Anna Maria Ferrero et Jean Sorel à la gare d'Amsterdam le 25 janvier 1966 (2013) — Ron Kroon (Anefo), CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/Anna-Maria_Ferrero_et_Jean_Sorel.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Barbara Bach & Jean Sorel in a scene from Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971)](https://film.one/media/person/392978/gallery-60c84ee8de49.png) Barbara Bach & Jean Sorel in a scene from Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971) — Aldo Lado, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Barbara_Bach_%26_Jean_Sorel_-_Short_Night_of_Glass_Dolls_%281971%29.png/1280px-Barbara_Bach_%26_Jean_Sorel_-_Short_Night_of_Glass_Dolls_%281971%29.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jean Sorel](https://film.one/media/person/392978/gallery-feb825194c4e.jpg) Jean Sorel — Image via TMDB
- ![Jean Sorel](https://film.one/media/person/392978/gallery-2c1d9719df1c.jpg) Jean Sorel — Image via TMDB
- ![Jean Sorel et Anna Maria Ferrero à la gare centrale d'Amsterdam le 25 janvier 1966](https://film.one/media/person/392978/gallery-23fdce7eaed2.jpg) Jean Sorel et Anna Maria Ferrero à la gare centrale d'Amsterdam le 25 janvier 1966 — Ron Kroon / Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Aankomst_Jean_Sorel_%28filmacteur%29_en_echtgenote_Anna-Maria_Ferrero_%28actrice%29_op_%E2%80%A6%2C_Bestanddeelnr_918-7175.jpg/1280px-Aankomst_Jean_Sorel_%28filmacteur%29_en_echtgenote_Anna-Maria_Ferrero_%28actrice%29_op_%E2%80%A6%2C_Bestanddeelnr_918-7175.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jean Sorel and Elsa Martinelli in a scene from One on Top of the Other (1969).](https://film.one/media/person/392978/gallery-85e95634940b.jpg) Jean Sorel and Elsa Martinelli in a scene from One on Top of the Other (1969). — Lucio Fulci., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/One_on_Top_of_the_Other_%281969%29.jpg/1280px-One_on_Top_of_the_Other_%281969%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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