Jess Hahn

Biography

Jess Hahn's career is a bit of an oddity, being one of very few American actors to establish himself in French cinema in the early 1960's. He acted exclusively in French productions for the duration of his career with the exception of the Marlon Brando vehicle "The Night of the Following Day" in 1968, which was filmed in France. He also appeared in several international coproductions and low budget films by French exploitation director Jean Marie Pallardy, for which he is arguably best-known to contemporary audiences.

Filmography

Commander Braid
Commodore O'Brien
La Douceur
Bonaventure Pencroft
Pierre Wesselrin
Kongo, La brute américaine
Major Bill Hocks
L'Américain
The Bartender
Sergeant Bob
Morrisson - TV Director
MP Sgt. Morgan
Ted the Hook
The Superintendent
Fêtard, le milliardaire noctambule
Boris Alexis Alexevich, the make-up artist
Le marin-geôlier
Chris Craft, the American spy
Le docteur
Bertrand, 'le braco'
Dave, Larry's friend
Calderon aka "Nénesse"
Le marin blessé
Assistant Inspector #2
American General Gibson
Jeff Gordon
Polonsky
Piet aka "Big Dutch"
Jim Harlan, Saloon manager
André Morel (uncredited)
Edward Butterfield dit 'Eddy'
Un colonel Britannique
Prior (uncredited)
L'Américain (uncredited)
American sailor in 'Paradise' (uncredited)
terrorist on airplane