Jean-Pierre Cassel

Jean-Pierre Cassel (real name Jean-Pierre Crochon, October 27,1932 - April 19, 2007) was a French actor. He was the father of Vincent Cassel. He became known because of the roles he had in movies in the 1950s and 1960s. He died of cancer.

Jean-Pierre Cassel
Jean-Pierre Cassel at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.
Born	Jean-Pierre Crochon (1932-10-27)October 27, 1932 Paris, France
Died	19 April 2007(2007-04-19) (aged 74) Paris, France
Spouse(s)	Sabine Litique (1966-1980) (divorced)
Children	Vincent Cassel Mathias Cassel Cécile Cassel
Parent(s)	Georges Crochon Louise-Marguerite Fabrègue

Selected filmography

• La Famille Anodin (1956)
• Candide ou l'optimisme au XXe siècle (1960)
• Goodbye Again (1961)
• Napoléon II l'Aiglon (1961)
• The Elusive Corporal (1962)
• High Infidelity (1964)
• Is Paris Burning? (1966)
• The Killing Game (1967)
• Army of Shadows (1969)
• The Breach (1970)
• Baxter! (1973)
• Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
• Scrambled Eggs (1976)
• The Twist (1976)
• Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978)
• Mister Frost (1990)
• The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish (1991)
• La Cérémonie (1995)
• Sade (2000)
• The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)