Acting
Johnny Hallyday
FR, EN, CN, NL cinema · 129 credits
Born
15 June 1943
Died
5 December 2017 (aged 74)
Birthplace
Paris, France
Also known as Jean-Philippe Smet · Jean-Philippe Léo Smet
Jean-Philippe Léo Smet (15 June 1943 – 5 December 2017), better known by his stage name Johnny Hallyday, was a French rock and roll and pop singer and actor, credited with having brought rock and roll to France. During a career spanning 57 years, Hallyday released 79 albums and sold more than 110 million records worldwide, mainly in the French-speaking world, making him one of the best-selling artists in the world. He had five diamond albums, 40 gold albums, 22 platinum albums and earned ten Victoires de la Musique. He sang an estimated 1,154 songs and performed 540 duets with 187 artists. Credited for his strong voice and his spectacular shows, he sometimes arrived by entering a stadium through the crowd and once by jumping from a helicopter above the Stade de France, where he performed nine times. Among his 3,257 shows completed in 187 tours, the most memorable were at Parc des Princes in 1993, at the Stade de France in 1998, just after France's win in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, as well as at the Eiffel Tower in 2000, which had record-breaking ticket sales for a French artist. A million spectators gathered to see his performance at the Eiffel Tower, with some 10 million watching on television. Usually working with the best French artists and musicians of his time, Hallyday collaborated with Charles Aznavour, Michel Berger and Jean-Jacques Goldman. Hugely popular in France, he was referred to as simply "Johnny" and seen as a "national monument" and a part of the French cultural legacy. He became a symbol of the Trente Glorieuses, France's prosperous postwar era, after he emerged in 1960, and was a familiar figure to four generations. More than 2,500 magazine covers and 190 books were dedicated to him during his lifetime, making him one of the people most widely covered by the media in France. His death from cancer in 2017 was followed by a "people's tribute", during which a million people attended the funeral procession in Paris and 15 million others watched the ceremony on TV. Hallyday remained relatively unknown outside the French-speaking world, where he was dubbed "the biggest rock star you've never heard of" and introduced as the French version of Elvis Presley. Jean-Philippe Smet was born in the 9th arrondissement of Paris on 15 June 1943 to a Belgian father, Léon Smet, and a French mother, Huguette Eugénie Pierrette Clerc. Léon Smet, who worked as a nightclub performer, left his wife and son a few months later. Clerc started a modeling career, which left her with little time to care for her son. Hallyday grew up with his aunt, Hélène Mar, and took his stage name from a cousin-in-law from Oklahoma (Lemoine Ketcham) who performed as Lee Halliday. The latter called Smet "Johnny" and became a father figure, introducing him to American music. ... Source: Article "Johnny Hallyday" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Known for
Filmography
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
as Self (archive footage)
Once Upon My Mother
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
50 ans de Numéro Un - Les Carpentier
as Self (archive footage)
Johnny Hallyday Symphonique
as Self : Vocals (archive footage)
Godard by Godard
as Self (archive footage)
L'Âge d'or de la pub
as Self (archive footage)
Johnny, passion d'un enfant gâté
as Self (archive footage)
Shoot to Live
as Self
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
as Self (archive footage)
Sheila, toutes ces vies-là
as Self (archive footage)
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
as Self (archive footage)
Michel Sardou, les meilleures chansons
as Self (archive footage)
Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistible
as Self (archive footage)
Retiens Johnny
as Self
A Sunburnt Christmas
as Worker #2
Johnny Hallyday - Un soir à l'Olympia
as Self (archive footage)
Aznavour by Charles
as Self - Singer (archive footage)
Johnny made in France
as Self (archive footage)
The Perfect Day
as Self
Family Is Family
In Memory Of
Rock'n Roll
as Johnny Hallyday
Everyone's Life
as Johnny
De Gaulle, the Last King of France
as Self (archive footage)
The Discreet Françoise Hardy
as Self (archive footage)
Johnny Hallyday - Rester Vivant Tour
as Self - Chanteur
Vadim Mister Cool
as Self (archive footage)
We Love You, You Bastard
as Jacques Kaminsky
Johnny Hallyday en direct de Bercy, La Soirée Anniversaire
as Self, Co-Producer
Les Enfants de la Pop 80's
as Self (archive footage)
Titeuf
as Le chanteur du train (voice)
The Pink Panther 2
as Milliken
Vengeance
as Francis Costello
Jean-Philippe
as Jean-Philippe Smet / Self
Johnny Hallyday - Flashback Tour 2006
as Self - Chanteur principal
Quartier V.I.P.
as Alex
Kidnapping
as William Terrano
L'homme qui voulait passer à la télé
as Le Docteur
Crime Spree
as Marcel Burot
Man on the Train
as Milan
Mischka
as Johnny Hallyday (uncredited)
The Nugget
as Ratner Precision Driving Double, Stunt Coordinator
M6 awards 2000
as Self
Love Me
as Lennox
Why Not Me?
as José
Paparazzi
as Johnny Hallyday
Johnny Hallyday : Parc des Princes 93
as Self, Producer
La Gamine
as Frank Matrix
The Iron Triangle
as Jacques
Terminus
as Stump
Family Business
as Louis, the Father
Detective
as Jim Fox Warner
Johhny hallyday Fête de l'Huma 85
as Johnny Hallyday
Johnny Hallyday - Go, Johnny, Go (Un enfant du rock à Nashville)
as Self (archive footage)
Outward Signs of Wealth
Original Music Composer
Le jour se lève et les conneries commencent
as L'accidenté à répétition
Animal
as La vedette masculine
Visa de censure n° X
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Society of the Spectacle
as Self (archive footage)
Money Money Money
as Johnny Hallyday
J'ai tout donné
as Self
Malpertuis
as Sailor who kisses Bets (uncredited)
Falling Point
as Vlad, dit 'Le Roumain'
5 + 1
as Self
The Great Chase
as Frankie
The Ponies
as Johnny Hallyday
Un roi triste
as Johnny Hallyday
Cherchez l'idole
as Johnny Hallyday
Un coup dans l'aile
as Johnny Hallyday
Tales of Paris
as Jean Allard (segment "Sophie")
Secret File 1413
as Johnny Hallyday
Diabolique
as Student (uncredited)