Acting
Jacques-Yves Cousteau
EN, FR, IT, DA cinema · 69 credits
Born
11 June 1910
Died
25 June 1997 (aged 87)
Birthplace
Saint-André-de-Cubzac, Gironde, France
Also known as Jacques Cousteau · J.Y. Cousteau
Jacques-Yves Cousteau, AC (11 June 1910 – 25 June 1997) was a French naval officer, oceanographer, scientist, inventor, filmmaker, photographer, innovator, conservationist, author, and researcher who studied the sea and all forms of life in water. He co-invented the first successful open-circuit self-contained underwater breathing apparatus, ("SCUBA"), called the Aqua-Lung, which assisted him in producing some of the first underwater documentaries. He also pioneered marine conservation and was a member of the Académie française. From 1966 to 1976, he hosted The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau, a documentary television series, presented on American commercial television stations. A second documentary series, The Cousteau Odyssey, ran from 1977 to 1982 on public television stations. In his first book, The Silent World: A Story of Undersea Discovery and Adventure, he surmised the existence of the echolocation abilities of porpoises. The book was adapted into an underwater documentary called The Silent World. Co-directed by Cousteau and Louis Malle, it was one of the first films to use underwater cinematography to document the ocean depths in color. The film won the 1956 Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and remained the only documentary to do so until 2004 (when Fahrenheit 9/11 received the award). It was also awarded the Academy Award for Best Documentary in 1957. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known for
Filmography
La Collection Cousteau N° 1 | Le Grand Requin Blanc | Les Requins Dormeurs Du Yucatan
Producer
Becoming Cousteau
as Self (archive footage)
My Father the Captain: Jacques-Yves Cousteau
as Self (archive footage)
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
as Self (archive footage)
Lake Baikal: Pearl of Siberia
as Self, Director
30 Years of National Geographic Specials
as Self (archive footage)
The Cousteau Collection N°42-1 | Desert Diamonds: South Africa (Part 1)
as Self, Director
La collection Cousteau N°44-1 | Australie: Les trésors de la mer
1991
The Cousteau Collection N°44-1 | Australia: Treasures of the Sea
as Self, Director
Lilliput in Antarctica
1990
Lilliput in Antarctica
as Self - Narrator, Executive Producer
Riders of the Wind
as Self - Host
The Cousteau Collection N°21-1 | A Reluctant Ally: The Mississippi (Part 1)
as Self, Director
St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea
as Self (uncredited), Director
Cries from the Deep
as Self, Writer, Producer
The Cousteau Collection N°37-1 | Warm Blood in the Sea
as Self, Director
L'Odyssée Cousteau: Le Nil Partie 2
1979
The Cousteau Odyssey: The Nile Part 2
as Self, Executive Producer
Calypso's Search for the Britannic
as Self, Director, Executive Producer
Fortunes de mer
1977
Lost Relics of the Sea
as Self, Executive Producer
Voyage to the Edge of the World
as Self, Director, Producer, Writer
The Cousteau Collection N°6-1 | Hippo, Hippo
as Self, Director
La collection Cousteau N°43-1 | Cavernes englouties
1971
The Cousteau Collection N°43-1 | Sunken Caverns
as Self, Director
World Without Sun
as Self (uncredited), Director
The Golden Fish
Producer
The Sunken Galley
Director, Writer
The Silent World
as Self, Director, Writer, Director of Photography
La Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
1955
La Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
as Self, Producer
Station 307
Producer
Diving Logs
Director
Shipwrecks
as Self - Diver / Narrator, Director, Producer
At a Depth of Eighteen Meters
as Self, Director