Jean Sylvain

Biography

Career Overview

Jean Sylvain has 61 screen credits in a career dating back to 1937. Signature works include Monsieur Badin, Mon bébé, Round of Hours. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

61

Birth Date

1906-10-21 00:00:00

Birth Place

Paris, France

Known For

• 

  Monsieur Badin
• 

  Mon bébé
• 

  Round of Hours
• 

  Femme sans passé

Frequent Collaborators

• Jean Tissier (2 collaborations)
• Guy Favières (1 collaborations)
• Henri Guisol (1 collaborations)
• Jean Poiret (1 collaborations)
• Michel Serrault (1 collaborations)
• Jacqueline Gauthier (1 collaborations)
• Blanchette Brunoy (1 collaborations)
• Marguerite Cassan (1 collaborations)
• Harry-Max (1 collaborations)
• Yette Lucas (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (61 credits)

  • King of Hearts

    'Le suisse' (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Killer Spy

    Real curator of the castle (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Male Companion

    Antique dealer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Male Hunt

    Le garçon de café (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • A Blonde Like That

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Princess of Cleves

    Referee of the palm game (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • The Heirs

    Van cleaner (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Asphalt

    Robert

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Hardboiled Egg Time

    Le peintre en bâtiment

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • The Gates of Paris

    An Agent (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Les Lumières du soir

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Mon bébé

    John

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Les Duraton

    Le garçon de café de « La Boîte à Wiskhy » à Paris

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Headlines of Destruction

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Girl on the Third Floor

    Le greffier (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • On the Bench

    Gasoline seller

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Le Rouge et le Noir

    Valet (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • The Contessa's Secret

    Un inspecteur

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Nights of Shame

    Concierge

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Men Think Only of That

    Neighbor who marries his daughter

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Captain Slipper

    Cape seller (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Naked in the Wind

    Commissioner

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Sins of Paris

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • She and Me

    Le maire (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Beauties of the Night

    Un homme au guichet de la poste (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • The Bonnadieu House

    Le commandant

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Sins of Madeleine

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Dr. Knock

    Un chauffeur

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Les Maîtres-nageurs

    The tax controller (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Without Leaving an Address

    Le client en bagarre

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Et moi j'te dis qu'elle t'a fait d'l'oeil!

    The Secretary

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Lawless Street

    Driving School Teacher (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Three Sinners

    A butler (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Justice Is Done

    Customer at the Le Roi Soleil bar

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Véronique

    Sergeant Mercier

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Lady Paname

    Un ami

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Minne

    Sleuth

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Here Is the Beauty

    Restaurant Customer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Round of Hours

    Journalist

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Death Threat

    Boy (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • At the Grand Balcony

    Photographer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Night Round

    Friend

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Dark Sunday

    Un chanteur

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • L'échafaud peut attendre

    Witness

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • The Execrable Fate of Guillemette Babin

    The idiot

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Femme sans passé

    Domestic

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Emile the African

    A machinist

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • The Loves of Colette

    Groomsman

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • The Murdered Model

    Notary's clerk (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Panic

    Raphaël

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Monsieur Badin

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • The Temptation of Barbizon

    Bastien - le domestique de Mme Ancelin (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Beating Heart

    Roland's Witness (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Four Flights to Love

    Un soldat (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Phantom Wagon

    Un salutiste

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Troubled Heart

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Les Gaietés de l'exposition

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • La Glu

    Le vicomte Adolphe de Kernan

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Une de la cavalerie

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Southern Bar

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • La Loupiote

    actor

    actors
    1937