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Jean Servais (; 24 September 1910 – 17 February 1976) was a Belgian film and stage actor.〔( IMDb profile: Jean Servais )〕 He acted in many 20th century French cinema productions, from the 1930s through the early 1970s. He was married to Gilberte Graillot, and later actress Dominique Blanchar.〔 ==Career== Servais trained at the Brussels Conservatory of Dramatic Arts, where he won the Second Prize. His acting skills came to the attention of Raymond Rouleau, and he was hired at the Théâtre du Marais, where he acted in ''Le mal de jeunesse'', which was successful in Brussels and in Paris. He was also a member of Jean-Louis Barrault's theatre company.〔 His first film role was as the simple country dweller who was the victim of an error by the justice system in the film ''Criminel'' (1932), directed by Jack Forrester. Servais's film career continued in the 1930s with roles in films such as ''La Chanson De L'Adieu'' (1934) and ''La Vie Est Magnifique'' (1938). After a break in acting during World War II, he returned to the screen with roles in films such as ''La Danse De Mort'' (1948). In the 1950s, he appeared in the crime drama ''Rififi'' 〔 (1955), which François Truffaut ranked as the best film noir,〔(Los Angeles Times Review: 'Rififi' screening a welcome return of cracking good classic ), by Kenneth Turan, 4 September 2015.〕 directed by American Jules Dassin,〔〔 in which he played a leader of a gang of jewel thieves.〔〔〔(IMDb: Rififi (1955) - Full Cast & Crew )〕 He appeared in another film directed by Jules Dassin in 1957, ''He Who Must Die (Celui qui doit mourir)''. He also appeared in a film written and directed by Luis Buñuel, ''La fièvre monte à El Pao'' (1959). In the 1950s and 1960s, Servais rejoined the Renaud-Barrault theatre troupe for several plays, including ''La Répétition ou l'Amour puni'' (1950), ''Volpone'' (1955), and ''Marat/Sade'' (1966). In the 1960s, Servais took small character roles in popular international fare such as ''The Longest Day'' (1962), an epic recreation of the Allied invasion of Normandy, and ''That Man from Rio'' (1964). Other films in which he acted include ''Le Sahara brûle'' (1961), ''Un Soir Par Hasard'' (1964), and ''Avec la peau des autres'' (1966). He had roles in several films in the early 1970s, such as ''The Devil's Nightmare'' (1971), an Italian horror series, and ''Le Protecteur'' (1974), about a recently released prisoner who tries to find his daughter who has fallen into the underworld of prostitution. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jean Servais」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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