Acting
Jean-François Adam
FR cinema · 13 credits
Born
14 February 1938
Died
14 October 1980 (aged 42)
Birthplace
Paris, France
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. Source: Article "Jean-François Adam" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known for
Filmography
Return to the Beloved
as Police Inspector Corbin, Director, Writer
Graduate First
as Philosophy teacher
The Secret
as Claude Vandal
'M' as in Mathieu
Director
Stolen Kisses
as Albert Tazzi (non créditée)
Le Deuxième Souffle
Assistant Director
The Soft Skin
Assistant Director
Antoine and Colette
as Albert Tazzi
Love at Twenty
as Albert Tazzi (segment "Antoine et Colette")
Vivre Sa Vie
Unit Manager
Cléo from 5 to 7
Unit Production Manager
The Army Game
as Un troupier