
Jean-François Balmer
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Jean-François Balmer (born 18 April 1946 in Valangin) is a Swiss actor. He has worked extensively in French cinema, television and stage productions since the early 1970s. Source: Article "Jean-François Balmer" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Known for
Credits

The Adolescent (1979)
as André, le menuisier

In the House (2012)
as Le proviseur

Swann in Love (1984)
as Dr. Cottard

Tokyo! (2008)
as Maître Voland (segment "Merde")

Madame Bovary (1991)
as Charles Bovary

The Night Caller (1975)
as Julien Dallas, student

Love at the Top (1974)
as Vischenko

The French Revolution (1989)
as Louis XVI

Lucky Luke (2009)
as Le gouverneur

Waiting for Anya (2020)
as Narrator

Belphegor, Phantom of the Louvre (2001)
as Bertrand Faussier

Diên Biên Phu (1992)
as AFP Employee

Cop or Hood (1979)
as Inspector Georges Massard
Colère (2010)
as L'évêque

La Menace (1977)
as Inspector Waldeck

The Blood of Others (1984)
as Arnaud

Mumu (2010)
as Monsieur le curé

Time Regained (1999)
as Uncle Adolphe

My New Partner III (2003)
as Albert

Le Chandelier (1977)
as Clavaroche

Dead Europe (2012)
as Gerry

Snow (1981)
as Second inspector

It's Not Me (2024)
as (archive footage)

Golden Eighties (1986)
as M. Jean

East Wind (1993)
as Père Siegler

Wild Animals (1984)
as Jeff Garcia

Beaumarchais the Scoundrel (1996)
as Sartine

That Day (2003)
as Treffle

Comedy of Power (2006)
as Boldi

Murder on Omaha Beach (2018)
as Jacques Marechal

The Swindle (1997)
as Monsieur K

T'aime (2000)
as Paul Gontier

Sam's Enough (1992)
as Albert

Mountain Pass (1978)
as Work colleague of Georges

L'Infiltré (2011)
as Le directeur de la DST

The Castaways of Turtle Island (1976)
as Le grand patron

The African (1983)
as Paul Planchet

Strange Affair (1981)
as Paul Belais

Cosmos (2015)
as Leon

The Sewers of Paradise (1979)
as 68
Bluff (1982)
Actor

Henry Dunant: Red on the Cross (2007)
as Adolphe Thuillier

Polar (1984)
as Eugène Tarpon

The King's Daughters (2000)
as Racine
Folie suisse (1985)
as Carl

Charming Fellow (2001)
as Hector

The Mouth Agape (1974)
as (uncredited)

Clémentine (2008)
as Avocat-juge Moineau

Elephant Tales (2006)
Actor

Mise au Vert (2023)
as Léon

Last Image (1986)
as Miller

Spender : The French Collection (1993)
as Inspector Calliere

La Vallée delle ombre (2009)
as Don Rinaldo

Juliette dans son bain (2022)
as Amato

These Kids Are Grown-Ups (1979)
as Monestier

Little Marcel (1976)
as Pottier

A Winter in Paris (2006)
as Gaspacho

The Worst Man in London (2024)
as Comte Henri de Pourtalès

Urgence (1985)
as Paul Murneau

Une page d'amour (1980)
as L'abbé Jouve

Ladies' Choice (1982)
as François-Albert

La Dilettante (1999)
as Le président du tribunal

Mort d'un président (2011)
as Georges Pompidou

En attendant Godot (1989)
as Estragon

Totally Nuts (2004)
as M. Charles

Nothing to Report (1973)
as Raymond Dax

Le Transfuge (1985)
as Captain Pierre Clément

L'Amour ou presque (1985)
as Albert

Celles qui aimaient Richard Wagner (2011)
as Richard Wagner

Lucifer et moi (2009)
as Lucifer

Sidecar (1997)
as Jean Denamur, le censeur

Visiting Card (2019)
Actor

My Chinese Sister (1994)
as Paul Bricou

La vérité est un vilain défaut (1997)
as Bruckmann

Dieumerci ! (2016)
as Monsieur Ventura

le mariage de figaro (1981)
as Le comte Almaviva

Crystal Book (1994)
as John Billeter, aka JB

Pierre et Jean (2004)
as Henri Rolland

La Joie de vivre (2011)
as M. Chanteau
Rocking Poponguine (1994)
as M. Benoit
La fenêtre (1992)
as Roberto

Mer de Chine: Le pays pour mémoire (1988)
as Marc

The Sacha Guitry Affair (2007)
as Sacha Guitry

La Lumière des étoiles mortes (1994)
as Pierre

An Unlikely Adventurer (1997)
as Reynaud

Lou Didn’t Say No (1994)
as (voice)





