Known For
Acting
Born
Feb 14, 1938
Died
Oct 14, 1980
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Credits
14 titles
Jean-François Adam
Biography
Jean-François Adam (1935/1936 – 14 October 1980) was a French actor and director. Adam was an assistant to French filmmakers François Truffaut and Jean-Pierre Melville. He is known for having played the small role of Colette's lover in the Antoine Doinel saga, and for playing the philosophy teacher in the French drama film Graduate First (1978), directed by Maurice Pialat. Adam directed the French drama film Return to the Beloved (1979), which stars Isabelle Huppert. He was also a part-time clown. Adam was married to Brigitte Fossey, and had a daughter, the actress Marie Adam. At the age of 44 Adam shot himself. Source: Article "Jean-François Adam" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
Filmography
Return to the Beloved
Police Inspector Corbin
Graduate First
Philosophy teacher
The Game of Solitaire
Director
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
The Secret
Claude Vandal
'M' as in Mathieu
Director
Stolen Kisses
Albert Tazzi (non créditée)
Le Deuxième Souffle
Assistant Director
The Soft Skin
Assistant Director
Vivre Sa Vie
Unit Manager
Antoine and Colette
Albert Tazzi
Love at Twenty
Albert Tazzi (segment "Antoine et Colette")
Cléo from 5 to 7
Unit Production Manager
The Army Game
Un troupier