# Gérard Jugnot

Gérard Jugnot (French pronunciation:; born 4 May 1951) is a French actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer.
Jugnot was one of the founders of the comedy troupe Le Splendid in the 1970s, along with, among others, his high-school friends Christian Clavier, Thierry Lhermitte, and Michel Blanc. Then Josiane Balasko and Marie-Anne Chazel joined them. The group adapted a number of its stage hits for the cinema and was extremely successful in films such as Les Bronzés (1978), Les Bronzés font du ski (1979) and Le Père Noël est une ordure (1982).
Jugnot gained international fame for his lead role in Les Choristes in which he played Clément Mathieu. The last movie he directed was C'est beau la vie quand on y pense (2017).
Jugnot is the father of comedian Arthur Jugnot, born in 1980 to Jugnot and wardrobe designer Cécile Magnan.
He was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur in 2004.

## Life and career

Jugnot met Christian Clavier, Thierry Lhermitte, and Michel Blanc when attending the Lycee Pasteur de Neuilly-Sur-Seine. Together, they formed the comedy group Le Splendid. He made his debut on the big-screen in Les Valseuses (1974) and Le Juge et l'Assassin (1976).
Jugnot's career kick-started when he starred in Les Bronzés (1978), and Le Père Noël est une ordure (1982), which were two acts from Le Splendid adapted for cinema.
Aside from acting, Jugnot also started a career as a movie director, making his directing debut in 1984 with the movie Pinot simple flic.
He also regularly took part in the radio show Les Grosses Têtes during the 1980s with Léon Zitrone, Olivier de Kersauson, Jacques Martin, and Jean Dutourd.
In 2010, he participated in Rendez-vous en terre inconnue.

## Filmography
### Actor

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1973 | The Year 01 | Spectator | |
| 1973 | Hail the Artist | Camera Operator | |
| 1974 | Going Places | Holyday-Maker with Family | |
| 1974 | Les Suspects | Vauquier's Colleague | |
| 1974 | Bonne présentation exigée | Waiter | Short |
| 1975 | Le Bol d'air | Gérard | |
| 1975 | Let Joy Reign Supreme | Footman | |
| 1975 | C'est pas parce qu'on a rien à dire qu'il faut fermer sa gueule | Gaston | |
| 1975 | Pas de problème ! | Locksmith | |
| 1975 | Vous ne l'emporterez pas au paradis | Waiter | |
| 1976 | Calmos | Follower | |
| 1976 | The Porter from Maxim's | Count Parieur | |
| 1976 | Dracula and Son | Head of the factory | |
| 1976 | The Toy | Pignier | |
| 1976 | The Judge and the Assassin | Photographer | |
| 1976 | The Tenant | Office Clerk | |
| 1976 | Monsieur Klein | Photographer | |
| 1976 | On aura tout vu | Ploumenech | |
| 1976 | Oublie-moi, Mandoline | Julien | |
| 1977 | Casanova and co | Valente | |
| 1977 | Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo | Waiter | |
| 1977 | Spoiled Children | Marcel Bonfils | |
| 1977 | The Seventh Company Outdoors | Gaston Gorgeton | |
| 1977 | Vous n'aurez pas l'Alsace et la Lorraine | Captain of the Musketeers | |
| 1978 | French Fried Vacation | Bernard Morin | |
| 1978 | Pauline et l'ordinateur | Fake Doctor | |
| 1978 | The Little Wheedlers | | |
| 1978 | Si vous n'aimez pas ça, n'en dégoûtez pas les autres | Himself | |
| 1978 | Le Petit Théâtre d'Antenne 2 | | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1979 | Le Coup de sirocco | Ruppert | |
| 1979 | French Fried Vacation 2 | Bernard Morin | |
| 1979 | Heroes Are Not Wet Behind the Ears | Pierre Morel | |
| 1979 | Un si joli village | Freval | |
| 1979 | Pierrot mon ami | Petit-Pouce | TV movie |
| 1980 | Retour en force | La Colle | |
| 1980 | Les Charlots contre Dracula | Gaston Lepope | |
| 1980 | The Umbrella Coup | Frédo | |
| 1981 | Pourquoi pas nous ? | Guillaume | |
| 1982 | Santa Claus Is a Stinker | Felix | |
| 1982 | Pour cent briques, t'as plus rien... | Paul | |
| 1982 | Le quart d'heure américain | Ferdinand | |
| 1982 | Merci Bernard | | TV series (2 episodes) |
| 1982 | L'adieu aux as | Gaston Poirier | TV mini-series |
| 1983 | The Bride Who Came In from the Cold [fr] | Maurice | |
| 1983 | Gramps Is in the Resistance | Adolfo Ramirez | |
| 1984 | Just the Way You Are | Desk Clerk | |
| 1984 | Pinot simple flic | Robert Pinot | |
| 1984 | Le garde du corps | Paul Domec | |
| 1985 | Les rois du gag | Paul Martin | |
| 1985 | Scout toujours... | Jean-Baptiste Foucret | |
| 1985 | Slices of Life | Malounian | |
| 1985 | Santa Claus Is a Stinker | Félix | TV movie |
| 1986 | Nuit d'ivresse | Himself | |
| 1987 | Le Beauf | Gilbert | |
| 1987 | Tandem | Bernard Rivetot | Nominated – César Award for Best Actor |
| 1987 | Tant qu'il y aura des femmes | Spectator | |
| 1988 | Without Fear or Blame | Bellabre | |
| 1988 | Vertigo | Philippe Breugnot | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1989 | Les cigognes n'en font qu'à leur tête | Genealogist | |
| 1990 | 1001 Nights | Jimmy Genious | |
| 1991 | Les Clés du paradis | Paul Cavaillac | |
| 1991 | The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck | Martini | |
| 1991 | Une époque formidable... | Michel Berthier | Nominated – César Award for Best Actor |
| 1992 | Voyage à Rome | Thierry | |
| 1994 | Casque bleu | Patrick | |
| 1994 | Les Faussaires | Sacha Cohn | |
| 1994 | Dead Tired | Himself | |
| 1996 | Fallait pas !... | Bernard Leroy | |
| 1996 | Fantôme avec chauffeur | Georges Morel | |
| 1997 | Marthe | Henri | Nominated – César Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 1999 | L'Ami du jardin | Roger | |
| 1999 | Au bain... Mari ! | Narcisse | Short |
| 1999 | Trafic d'influence | Gérard Ravanelli | |
| 2000 | Most Promising Young Actress | Yvon Rance | |
| 2001 | Yes, But... | Erwann Moenner | |
| 2002 | Monsieur Batignole | Edmond Batignole | |
| 2002 | The Race | Carlito | |
| 2002 | Restauratec | Cook | TV short |
| 2003 | The Car Keys | Himself | |
| 2003 | Volpone | Grappione | TV movie |
| 2004 | The Chorus | Clément Mathieu | Nominated – César Award for Best Actor Nominated – European Film Award for Best Actor |
| 2004 | Trois Petites Filles | Paolo | |
| 2005 | Boudu | Christian Lespinglet | |
| 2005 | Il ne faut jurer de rien ! | Van Buck | |
| 2005 | Pollux, le manège enchanté | Sam | |
| 2006 | Les Bronzés 3 - Amis pour la vie | Bernard Morin | |
| 2006 | The Tiger Brigades | Claude Faivre | |
| 2006 | Un printemps à Paris | Alex | |
| 2007 | L'Île aux trésors | John Silver | |
| 2007 | Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves | Ali Baba | |
| 2007 | L'Auberge rouge | Father Carnus | |
| 2008 | Ça se soigne ? | Stan | |
| 2008 | Faubourg 36 | Pigoil | |
| 2008 | The Sicilian Girl | Judge | |
| 2008 | Musée haut, musée bas | Roland Province | |
| 2009 | Envoyés très spéciaux | Albert Poussin | |
| 2009 | Le Petit Nicolas | Himself | |
| 2009 | Rose et Noir | Pic Saint Loup | |
| 2010 | Le grand restaurant | Fifi | TV movie |
| 2011 | La nouvelle guerre des boutons | Aztec's Father | |
| 2011 | Beur sur la ville | Gassier | |
| 2012 | Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia | Redbeard | |
| 2012 | Un jour mon père viendra | Gustave | |
| 2012 | Mes héros | Jacques | |
| 2012 | Merlin | Merlin | TV mini-series |
| 2013 | Adieu Paris | Albert Albert | |
| 2014 | Babysitting | M. Schaudel | |
| 2014 | On a marché sur Bangkok | Joseph | |
| 2014 | Benoît Brisefer: Les taxis rouges | Jules Dussiflard | |
| 2015 | Entre amis | Gilles | |
| 2015-16 | The law of Alexandre | Alexandre Laurent | TV series (3 Episodes) |
| 2016 | Camping 3 | Charmillard | |
| 2017 | C'est beau la vie quand on y pense | Loïc Le Tallec | |
| 2018 | Nicky Larson et le Parfum de Cupidon | Psychiatrist | |
| 2018 | The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir | Gustave Palourde | |
| 2019 | Quand on crie au loup | Joseph Bogomil | |
| 2020 | Ducobu 3 | Kitrish | |
| 2021 | Spoiled Brats | Francis Bartek | |
| 2021 | Le petit piaf | M. Lepetit | |
| 2022 | Jemaux mais pas trop | Patrice Beaulieu | |
| 2022 | Ducobu Président ! | Kitrish | |
| 2023 | Alibi.com 2 | Daniel | |
| 2023 | Comme par Magie | Jacques | |
| 2024 | Ducobu passe au vert! | Kitrish | |
| 2024 | Neuilly-Poissy | Simon | |

### Director

| Year | Title | Role | Box office | Notes |
| 1984 | Pinot simple flic | Director & writer | $18.1 million | |
| 1985 | Scout toujours... | Director & writer | $13.2 million | |
| 1988 | Without Fear or Blame | Director & writer | $3.1 million | |
| 1991 | Une époque formidable... | Director & writer | $12.5 million | |
| 1993 | The King of Ads | Director | | Documentary |
| 1994 | 3000 scénarios contre un virus | Director | | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1994 | Casque bleu | Director & writer | $7.6 million | |
| 1996 | Fallait pas !... | Director & writer | $6.6 million | |
| 2000 | Most Promising Young Actress | Director & writer | $14.4 million | |
| 2002 | Monsieur Batignole | Director, writer & producer | $9 million | |
| 2005 | Boudu | Director & Producer | $9 million | |
| 2009 | Rose et noir | Director, writer & producer | $1.9 million | |
| 2017 | C'est beau la vie quand on y pense | Director, writer & producer | | |

### Box office

Movies starring Gérard Jugnot with more than a million entries in France.
| | Films | Director | Year | France (entries) |
| 1 | Les Bronzés 3: Amis pour la vie | Patrice Leconte | 2006 | 10,355,930 |
| 2 | The Chorus | Christophe Barratier | 2004 | 8,636,016 |
| 3 | Going Places | Bertrand Blier | 1974 | 5,726,031 |
| 4 | Little Nicholas | Laurent Tirard | 2009 | 5,520,562 |
| 5 | Papy fait de la résistance | Jean-Marie Poiré | 1983 | 4,104,082 |
| 6 | Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia | Laurent Tirard (2) | 2012 | 3,820,404 |
| 7 | Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo | Vincent McEveety | 1977 | 2,977,303 |
| 8 | The Umbrella Coup | Gérard Oury | 1980 | 2,451,606 |
| 9 | Pinot simple flic | Gérard Jugnot | 1984 | 2,418,756 |
| 10 | Babysitting | Nicolas Benamou, Philippe Lacheau | 2014 | 2,358,733 |
| 11 | Les Bronzés | Patrice Leconte (2) | 1978 | 2,308,644 |
| 12 | Grosse Fatigue | Michel Blanc | 1994 | 2,015,230 |
| 13 | Pas de problème! | Georges Lautner | 1975 | 1,810,393 |
| 14 | La 7ème compagnie au clair de lune | Robert Lamoureux | 1977 | 1,792,134 |
| 15 | Monsieur Batignole | Gérard Jugnot (2) | 2002 | 1,773,472 |
| 16 | Scout toujours... | Gérard Jugnot (3) | 1985 | 1,755,081 |
| 17 | Une époque formidable... | Gérard Jugnot (4) | 1991 | 1,672,754 |
| 18 | Le Père Noël est une ordure | Jean-Marie Poiré (2) | 1982 | 1,582,732 |
| 19 | La nouvelle guerre des boutons | Christophe Barratier (2) | 2011 | 1,542,231 |
| 20 | Les Bronzés font du ski | Patrice Leconte (3) | 1979 | 1,535,781 |
| 21 | Les rois du gag | Claude Zidi | 1985 | 1,510,930 |
| 22 | The Race | Djamel Bensalah | 2002 | 1,456,267 |
| 23 | Le coup de sirocco | Alexandre Arcady | 1979 | 1,387,034 |
| 24 | Nuit d'ivresse | Bernard Nauer | 1986 | 1,381,464 |
| 25 | Le quart d'heure américain | Philippe Galland | 1982 | 1,337,893 |
| 26 | Paris 36 | Christophe Barratier (3) | 2008 | 1,331,585 |
| 27 | Pour cent briques, t'as plus rien... | Édouard Molinaro | 1982 | 1,303,784 |
| 28 | On aura tout vu | Georges Lautner (2) | 1976 | 1,290,565 |
| 29 | The Toy | Francis Veber | 1976 | 1,249,452 |
| 30 | Boudu | Gérard Jugnot (5) | 2005 | 1,199,369 |
| 31 | Most Promising Young Actress | Gérard Jugnot (6) | 2000 | 1,184,971 |
| 32 | Casque bleu | Gérard Jugnot (7) | 1994 | 1,015,156 |