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* BasedOnATrueStory: On June 22, 1941, Jean Marais inflicted a beatdown on critic Alain Laubreaux at a Parisian restaurant. Laubreaux was a homophobic and antisemitic [[LesCollaborateurs collaborationist]] who lambasted the plays of Marais' lover Jean Cocteau purely out of Nazi-friendly ideological bias. It inspired a similar scene in ''Film/TheLastMetro''.

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* BasedOnATrueStory: On June 22, 1941, Jean Marais inflicted a beatdown on critic Alain Laubreaux at a Parisian restaurant. Laubreaux was a homophobic and antisemitic [[LesCollaborateurs collaborationist]] who lambasted the plays of Marais' lover Jean Cocteau purely out of Nazi-friendly ideological bias. It This event inspired a similar scene in ''Film/TheLastMetro''.
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* ActingForTwo: He played two different roles in the same film in ''Beauty and the Beast'', in ''Ruy Blas'' and in the ''Fantômas'' trilogy. There's also his double role as Bishop Bienvenu Myriel and a French bishop during World War II in the loose 1995 version of ''Les Misérables'' by Claude Lelouch.

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* ActingForTwo: He played two different roles in the same film in ''Beauty and the Beast'', in ''Ruy Blas'' and in the ''Fantômas'' trilogy. There's also his double role as Bishop Bienvenu Myriel and a French bishop during World War II UsefulNotes/WorldWarII in the loose 1995 version of ''Les Misérables'' by Claude Lelouch.Lelouch.
* BasedOnATrueStory: On June 22, 1941, Jean Marais inflicted a beatdown on critic Alain Laubreaux at a Parisian restaurant. Laubreaux was a homophobic and antisemitic [[LesCollaborateurs collaborationist]] who lambasted the plays of Marais' lover Jean Cocteau purely out of Nazi-friendly ideological bias. It inspired a similar scene in ''Film/TheLastMetro''.
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* ''Film/TheTestamentOfOrpheus'' (1959) as Œdipus

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* ''Film/TheTestamentOfOrpheus'' (1959) as ŒdipusŒdipus (cameo)
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* ''The Testament of Orpheus'' (1959) as Œdipus

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* ''The Testament of Orpheus'' ''Film/TheTestamentOfOrpheus'' (1959) as Œdipus
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* ''TheCountOfMonteCristo'' (1954) as Edmond Dantès/Count of Monte Cristo

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* ''TheCountOfMonteCristo'' ''Literature/TheCountOfMonteCristo'' (1954) as Edmond Dantès/Count of Monte Cristo
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* ''Literature/LesMiserables'' (1995) as Bishop Bienvenu Myriel / 1942 bishop

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* ''Literature/LesMiserables'' (1995) as Bishop Bienvenu Myriel / and 1942 bishop



* ActingForTwo: He played two different roles in the same film in ''Beauty and the Beast'', in ''Ruy Blas'' and in the ''Fantômas'' trilogy.

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* ActingForTwo: He played two different roles in the same film in ''Beauty and the Beast'', in ''Ruy Blas'' and in the ''Fantômas'' trilogy. There's also his double role as Bishop Bienvenu Myriel and a French bishop during World War II in the loose 1995 version of ''Les Misérables'' by Claude Lelouch.
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* ''Film/{{Beauty and the Beast|1946}}'' (1946) as The Beast / Avenant

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* ''Film/{{Beauty and the Beast|1946}}'' (1946) as The Beast / and Avenant



* ''Ruy Blas'' (1948) as Ruy Blas / Don César de Bazan

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* ''Ruy Blas'' (1948) as Ruy Blas / and Don César de Bazan



* ''Film/{{Fantomas}}'' film series (1964-1967) as Fandor / Fantômas

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* ''Film/{{Fantomas}}'' film series (1964-1967) as Fandor / and Fantômas
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In the 1960s, he adopted a young man, Serge Ayala, who eventually took the name Serge Villain-Marais. Serge became a singer and an actor, and committed suicide in 2012 at age 69.
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He was TheMuse and longtime lover of [[RenaissanceMan multifaceted artist]] Creator/JeanCocteau, who directed ''Film/{{Beauty and the Beast|1946}}'', his [[StarMakingRole big break]] at age 33 (he's been acting since the age of 20), and ''Orpheus'', Marais' other famous role at the time.

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He was TheMuse and longtime lover of [[RenaissanceMan multifaceted artist]] Creator/JeanCocteau, who directed ''Film/{{Beauty and the Beast|1946}}'', his [[StarMakingRole big break]] at age 33 (he's been acting since the age of 20), and ''Orpheus'', ''Film/{{Orpheus}}'', Marais' other famous role at the time.
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He was TheMuse and longtime lover of acclaimed director and multifaceted artist Creator/JeanCocteau, who directed ''Film/{{Beauty and the Beast|1946}}'', his [[StarMakingRole big break]] at age 33 (he's been acting since the age of 20), and ''Orpheus'', Marais' other famous role at the time.

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He was TheMuse and longtime lover of acclaimed director and [[RenaissanceMan multifaceted artist artist]] Creator/JeanCocteau, who directed ''Film/{{Beauty and the Beast|1946}}'', his [[StarMakingRole big break]] at age 33 (he's been acting since the age of 20), and ''Orpheus'', Marais' other famous role at the time.
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* ActingForTwo: He played two different roles in the same film in ''Beauty and the Beast'', ''Ruy Blas'' and the ''Fantômas'' series.

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* ActingForTwo: He played two different roles in the same film in ''Beauty and the Beast'', in ''Ruy Blas'' and in the ''Fantômas'' series.trilogy.
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* KnightInShiningArmor: His TypeCasting in 1950s/1960s French swashbucking films in a nutshell. A man of honor who fights for justice and stops at nothing to protect his friends and loved ones.

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* KnightInShiningArmor: His TypeCasting in 1950s/1960s French swashbucking films in a nutshell. A man of honor who fights for justice and stops at nothing to protect his friends and loved ones. ''The Iron Mask'' stands out among these with his humorous and LargeHam take on the character of D'Artagnan.
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* KnightInShiningArmor: His TypeCasting in 1950s/1960s French swashbucking films in a nutshell. A man of honor who fights for justice and protects his friends and loved ones.

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* KnightInShiningArmor: His TypeCasting in 1950s/1960s French swashbucking films in a nutshell. A man of honor who fights for justice and protects stops at nothing to protect his friends and loved ones.
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* ''Literature/LesMiserables'' (1995) as Bishop Myriel

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* ''Literature/LesMiserables'' (1995) as Bishop Myriel
Bienvenu Myriel / 1942 bishop
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He became a prominent leading man in French cinema of the 1950s and 1960s, performing in over 100 films. In 1996, he was awarded the French Legion of Honor for his contributions to French cinema.

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He became a prominent leading man in French cinema of the 1950s and 1960s, performing and performed in over 100 films.films in his career. In 1996, he was awarded the French Legion of Honor for his contributions to French cinema.

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He was TheMuse and longtime lover of acclaimed director and multifaceted artist Creator/JeanCocteau, who directed ''Film/{{Beauty and the Beast|1946}}'', his [[StarMakingRole big break]] at age 33, and ''Orpheus'', Marais' other famous role at the time.

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He was TheMuse and longtime lover of acclaimed director and multifaceted artist Creator/JeanCocteau, who directed ''Film/{{Beauty and the Beast|1946}}'', his [[StarMakingRole big break]] at age 33, 33 (he's been acting since the age of 20), and ''Orpheus'', Marais' other famous role at the time.


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* ''Les Chouans'' (1947) as the marquis of Montauran


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* ''The Testament of Orpheus'' (1959) as Œdipus


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* ''Austerlitz'' (1960) as Carnot
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* ''Film/LeCapitaineFracasse'' (1961) as Baron Philippe de Sigognac
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* {{Swashbuckler}}: Starting in the late 1950s, he played quite a few dashing swashbuckling heroes, in films such as ''La Tour, prends garde!'', ''Le Bossu'', ''Le Capitan'', ''Le Capitaine Fracasse'' and ''The Iron Mask''.

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* {{Swashbuckler}}: Starting in the late 1950s, he played quite a few dashing swashbuckling heroes, in films such as ''La Tour, Tour prends garde!'', ''Le Bossu'', ''Le Capitan'', ''Le Capitaine Fracasse'' and ''The Iron Mask''.
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* ''Literature/LesMiserables'' (1995) as Bishop Myriel
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* ActingForTwo: He played two different roles in ''Beauty and the Beast'', ''Ruy Blas'' and the ''Fantômas'' series.

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* ActingForTwo: He played two different roles in the same film in ''Beauty and the Beast'', ''Ruy Blas'' and the ''Fantômas'' series.

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He was TheMuse and longtime lover of acclaimed director and multifaceted artist Creator/JeanCocteau, who directed ''Film/{{Beauty and the Beast|1946}}'', his [[StarMakingRole big break]] at age 33, and ''Orpheus'', Marais' other famous role at the time. He became a prominent leading man in French cinema of the 1950s and 1960s, performing in over 100 films. In 1996, he was awarded the French Legion of Honor for his contributions to French cinema.

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He was TheMuse and longtime lover of acclaimed director and multifaceted artist Creator/JeanCocteau, who directed ''Film/{{Beauty and the Beast|1946}}'', his [[StarMakingRole big break]] at age 33, and ''Orpheus'', Marais' other famous role at the time.

He became a prominent leading man in French cinema of the 1950s and 1960s, performing in over 100 films. In 1996, he was awarded the French Legion of Honor for his contributions to French cinema.

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* KnightInShiningArmor: His TypeCasting in 1950s/1960s French {{Swashbuckler}} films in a nutshell. A man of honor who fights for justice and protects his friends and loved ones.

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* KnightInShiningArmor: His TypeCasting in 1950s/1960s French {{Swashbuckler}} swashbucking films in a nutshell. A man of honor who fights for justice and protects his friends and loved ones.


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* {{Swashbuckler}}: Starting in the late 1950s, he played quite a few dashing swashbuckling heroes, in films such as ''La Tour, prends garde!'', ''Le Bossu'', ''Le Capitan'', ''Le Capitaine Fracasse'' and ''The Iron Mask''.
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* MayDecemberRomance: In the 1960s, he was often paired on film with actresses who were 20 years younger than him or more.

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* MayDecemberRomance: In the 1960s, he was often romantically paired on film with actresses who were 20 years younger than him or more.
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* ''Film/{{Fantomas}}'' film series (1964-1967) as Fandor / Fantômas (ActingForTwo)

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* ''Film/{{Fantomas}}'' film series (1964-1967) as Fandor / Fantômas (ActingForTwo)

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* ''Film/{{Beauty and the Beast|1946}}'' (1946) as The Beast / Avenant (ActingForTwo)
* ''Ruy Blas'' (1948) as Ruy Blas / Don César de Bazan (ActingForTwo)

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* ''Film/{{Beauty and the Beast|1946}}'' (1946) as The Beast / Avenant (ActingForTwo)
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* ''Ruy Blas'' (1948) as Ruy Blas / Don César de Bazan (ActingForTwo)


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* ActingForTwo: He played two different roles in ''Beauty and the Beast'', ''Ruy Blas'' and the ''Fantômas'' series.
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* ''TheCountOfMonteCristo'' (1954 as Edmond Dantès/Count of Monte Cristo

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* ''TheCountOfMonteCristo'' (1954 (1954) as Edmond Dantès/Count of Monte Cristo
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* ''The Iron Mask'' (1962) as [[Literature/TheThreeMusketeers D'Artagnan]]

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* ''The ''Film/{{The Iron Mask'' Mask|1962}}'' (1962) as [[Literature/TheThreeMusketeers D'Artagnan]]
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* ''Ruy Blas'' (1948) as Ruy Blas/Don César de Bazan

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* ''Ruy Blas'' (1948) as Ruy Blas/Don Blas / Don César de BazanBazan (ActingForTwo)
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* ''Le Saint prend l'affût'' (''The Saint Lies in Wait'', 1966) as [[Franchise/TheSaint Simon "The Saint" Templar]]

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* ''Le Saint prend l'affût'' (''The Saint Lies in Wait'', 1966) ''Film/TheSaintLiesInWait'' (1966) as [[Franchise/TheSaint Simon "The Saint" Templar]]

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