Moviefone: Remembering Jean Gabin (1978)
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Jean Gabin
Jean Gabin Alexis Moncorgé, known as Jean Gabin, was a French actor and singer. Considered a key figure in French cinema, he starred in several classic films, including Pépé le Moko (1937), La grande illusion (1937), Le Quai des brumes (1938), La bête humaine (1938), Le jour se lève (1939), and Le plaisir (1952). During his career, he twice won the Silver Bear for Best Actor from the Berlin Intern…
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entertainment · French actor and singer (1904–1976) · film actor · singer · screenwriter · horse breeder · cattle rearer · writer · dancer · musician · also Jean Gabin, Jean Gabin Alexis Moncorgé, Gabin
Born 17 May 1904 · Died 15 November 1976 · Q23842
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2025· 1 entry
2023· 1 entry
Moviefone: Jean Gabin, le dernier des géants
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2022· 1 entry
Publishers Weekly: Jean Gabin: The Actor Who Was France
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2004· 3 entries
Released album “Jean Gabin”.
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Released album “J’adore la chanson française”.
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Released album “De sacs et de cordes”.
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2003· 1 entry
Released album “Quand on s’promène au bord de l’eau”.
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2001· 1 entry
Released album “Quand on s'promène au bord de l'eau”.
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1994· 1 entry
Released album “Intégrale Jean Gabin / Anthologie Ferdinand Gabin”.
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1993· 1 entry
Released album “Les Plus Belles Chansons & musiques de films de Jean Gabin”.
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1991· 1 entry
Released album “Chansons de films et d’opérettes des années 30”.
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1989· 1 entry
ISBN 3-7766-1499-4; Ullstein TB 36650, Frankfurt am Main/Berlin 1996, ISBN 3-548-35650-8
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1987· 1 entry
Awarded César Award (1987).
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1985· 1 entry
Released album “Les Années frou-frou”.
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1981· 1 entry
French actor Louis de Funès initiated the Prix Jean Gabin, an accolade presented to upcoming actors in the French film industry
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1976· 3 entries
Died 1976-11-15.
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Awarded Officer of the National Order of Merit (1976).
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Career landmark: funeral.
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1970· 1 entry
Released album “Vingt milles lieues sous les mers”.
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1951· 1 entry
Won Volpi Cup for Best Actor for La nuit est mon royaume (1951).
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1949· 1 entry
Starred in his only role in legitimate theatre in Henri Bernstein's La Soif
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1948· 1 entry
Gabin starred in René Clément's poetic realist film The Walls of Malapaga (Au-delà des grilles), which won an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Picture but garnered little recognition for Gabin
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1945· 1 entry
Carné chose Gabin to star in the film Gates of the Night with Dietrich as his co-star
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1940· 1 entry
Joined Renoir and Duvivier in the United States
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1904· 1 entry
Born 1904-05-17.
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