Jean-Pierre Cassel: Jean-Pierre Cassel. Actor: The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie. He made his movie debut at the invitation of Gene Kelly, who cast Cassel in the 1956 Paris-filmed seriocomedy The Happy Road (1957). At least, that's what the press releases claimed; actually, the tall, elastic-faced Cassel had been plugging away in films on a minor basis since 1950. Shortly after, Cassel was perfectly cast in the naif title role in the...
Known For: The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (Henri Sénéchal), Ready to Wear (Olivier de la Fontaine), La Cérémonie (Georges Lelievre), The Three Musketeers (King Louis XIII(as Jean Pierre Cassel))