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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.
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Filmography
all 16
Movies 15
Director 5
TV Shows 1
self 1
Return to the Beloved (1979)
Graduate First (1978)
The Secret (1974)
'M' as in Mathieu (1973)
Stolen Kisses (1968)
Le Deuxième Souffle (1966)
The Soft Skin (1964)
Vivre Sa Vie (1962)
Antoine and Colette (1962)
Love at Twenty (1962)
Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)
The Army Game (1960)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1938-02-14
Deathday1980-10-15 (42 years old)
Birth NameJean-Francois Albert Hermant Abraham-Adam
Birth Place5th arrondissement of Paris, France
RelationshipsBrigitte Fossey (1966 - 1980)
ChildrenMarie Adam
CitizenshipsFrance
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