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name: "Philippe Cousteau"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/philippe-cousteau"
fi1m_id: "philippe-cousteau"
imdb_id: "nm0184152"
tmdb_id: 1258769
wikidata_id: "Q936663"
roles: []
born: "30 December 1940"
died: "28 June 1979"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-03T01:58:54.832857+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."
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# Philippe Cousteau

## Identity

Philippe Cousteau

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/philippe-cousteau
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** philippe-cousteau
- **IMDb ID:** nm0184152
- **TMDB ID:** 1258769
- **Wikidata ID:** Q936663
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Cousteau, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q936663, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0184152/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1258769

Director. Born 30 December 1940 in Toulon, Var, France. Died 28 June 1979.

## Details

- **Born:** 30 December 1940, Toulon, Var, France
- **Died:** 28 June 1979
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Cousteau, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q936663, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0184152/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1258769

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Becoming Cousteau*](https://film.one/film/becoming-cousteau.md) (74)

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## Biography

Philippe Cousteau (30 December 1940 – 28 June 1979) was a French director, cinematographer and oceanographer. The second son of Jacques Cousteau and Simone Melchior, he was born in Toulon and began diving at a young age. He trained in aerodynamics and cinematography before joining his father’s expeditions.

Cousteau worked as lead cinematographer and director on numerous Cousteau films and television series, including episodes of *The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau* (1966–1975) and *The Cousteau Odyssey* (1977–). He specialised in underwater, aerial and environmental filming, and received Emmy nominations for his contributions. He died in a plane crash in Portugal at the age of 38.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Becoming Cousteau* (2021), Fi1m 74, as Self (archive footage) — [page](https://film.one/film/becoming-cousteau.md)

## Complete filmography (7)

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

- *The Cousteau Odyssey: The Nile Part 2* (1979), Executive Producer
- *The Jacques Cousteau Odyssey* (1979), series, Executive Producer, Creator
- *The Cousteau Collection N°8-1 | In Search of Atlantis (Part 1)* (1978), Director
- *Calypso's Search for the Britannic* (1977), Executive Producer
- *Voyage to the Edge of the World* (1976), Underwater Camera, Producer, Director, Writer
- *Cousteau: A Voyage to the End of the World* (1976), Director
- *The Cousteau Collection N°1-2 | Sleeper Sharks of the Yucatan* (1975), Director

## Gallery

- ![Montaje fotográfico. Playa de Salinas más escultura de Vicente Santarúa dedicada a Philippe Cousteau, Salinas, Castrillón, Asturias. (2016)](https://film.one/media/person/4199085/gallery-56a20b1f36c6.jpg) Montaje fotográfico. Playa de Salinas más escultura de Vicente Santarúa dedicada a Philippe Cousteau, Salinas, Castrillón, Asturias. (2016) — Rebeca Rodríguez González, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/12_Cousteau-ando_el_mar.jpg/1280px-12_Cousteau-ando_el_mar.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![The Ra I , II , expedition (2022)](https://film.one/media/person/4199085/gallery-c9aa5a49dc78.jpg) The Ra I , II , expedition (2022) — ENRIQUE MARTINEZ CASTILLO, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Expedici%C3%B3nRacactus.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Jan and Philippe Cousteau during an expedition](https://film.one/media/person/4199085/gallery-9540fbe54eb7.jpg) Jan and Philippe Cousteau during an expedition — Earth Echo International, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/eb/Jan_Philippe_Cousteau_Expedition.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Philippe Cousteau filming during an expedition (2007)](https://film.one/media/person/4199085/gallery-61c176fc4f73.jpg) Philippe Cousteau filming during an expedition (2007) — Earth Echo International, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Philippe_Cousteau_filming_during_an_expedition.jpg/1280px-Philippe_Cousteau_filming_during_an_expedition.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Philippe Cousteau](https://film.one/media/person/4199085/gallery-428ccfd5c2bc.jpg) Philippe Cousteau — Image via TMDB
- ![Philippe Cousteau](https://film.one/media/person/4199085/gallery-1e828d6b7c75.jpg) Philippe Cousteau — Jan Cousteau, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/da/Philippe_Cousteau_in_Isla_Isabella_April_1975.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

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