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.
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Filmography
all 16
Movies 15
Director 5
TV Shows 1
self 1
Director
Return to the Beloved (1979)
Movie
The philosophy teacher
Graduate First (1978)
Movie
Director
The Game of Solitaire (1976)
Movie
Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975)
TV
Claude Vandal
The Secret (1974)
Movie
Director
'M' as in Mathieu (1973)
Movie
Albert Tazzi (uncredited)
Stolen Kisses (1968)
Movie
1
Actor
La Plaie et le Couteau, Charles Baudelaire (1967)
Movie
Assistant Director
Le Deuxième Souffle (1966)
Movie
Assistant Director
The Soft Skin (1964)
Movie
Unit Manager
Vivre Sa Vie (1962)
Movie
9
Albert Tazzi
Antoine and Colette (1962)
Movie
1
Albert Tazzi (segment 'Antoine et Colette')
Love at Twenty (1962)
Movie
Unit Production Manager
Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)
Movie
5
Un troupier
The Army Game (1960)
Movie
Actor
The Bevel of Kisses (1959)
Movie
Ratings
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1962
1967
1973
1979
Information
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 (1966-01-01 - 1980-01-01)
ChildrenMarie Adam
CitizenshipsFrance
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