Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Jacques-Yves Cousteau, AC (11 June 1910 – 25 June 1997) was a French naval officer, oceanographer, scientist, inventor, filmmaker, photographer, innovator, conservationist, author, and researcher who studied the sea and all forms of life in water. He co-invented the first successful open-circuit self-contained underwater breathing apparatus, ("SCUBA"), called the Aqua-Lung, which assisted him in producing some of the first underwater documentaries. He also pioneered marine conservation and was a member of the Académie française.
From 1966 to 1976, he hosted The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau, a documentary television series, presented on American commercial television stations. A second documentary series, The Cousteau Odyssey, ran from 1977 to 1982 on public television stations.
In his first book, The Silent World: A Story of Undersea Discovery and Adventure, he surmised the existence of the echolocation abilities of porpoises. The book was adapted into an underwater documentary called The Silent World. Co-directed by Cousteau and Louis Malle, it was one of the first films to use underwater cinematography to document the ocean depths in color. The film won the 1956 Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and remained the only documentary to do so until 2004 (when Fahrenheit 9/11 received the award). It was also awarded the Academy Award for Best Documentary in 1957.
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Acting
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
Movie
The Silent World
as Self
1956
Movie
Becoming Cousteau
as Self (archive footage)
2021
TV
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1968
TV
The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau
as Self - Host
1968
Movie
World Without Sun
as Self (uncredited)
1964
Movie
Voyage to the Edge of the World
as Self
1976
TV
Vetenskapens värld
as Self
1971
TV
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
TV
Champs-Elysées
as Self
1982
TV
Apostrophes
as Self
1975
Movie
30 Years of National Geographic Specials
as Self (archive footage)
1995
TV
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
1972
TV
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self - Main Guest
1972
TV
Was bin ich?
as Self
1955
Movie
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
as Self (archive footage)
2009
Movie
The Cousteau Collection N°11-1 | Scandal in Valdez
as Self
1990
Movie
The Cousteau Collection N°2-1 | The Song of the Dolphins
as Self
1972
Movie
The Cousteau Collection N°3-1 | Desert Whales
as Self
1969
Movie
The Cousteau Collection N°21-1 | A Reluctant Ally: The Mississippi (Part 1)
as Self
1985
Movie
The Cousteau Collection N°34-1 | The Legend of Lake Titicaca
as Self
1968
Movie
Titanic's Lost Sister
as Self
1996
TV
Numéro un
as Self
1975
TV
Midi Première
as Self
1975
Crew
Movie
The Silent World
Writer
1956
TV
The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau
Executive Producer
1968
Movie
World Without Sun
Director
1964
Movie
Voyage to the Edge of the World
Director
1976
Movie
The Golden Fish
Producer
1959
TV
The Jacques Cousteau Odyssey
Producer
1979
Movie
The Cousteau Collection N°21-1 | A Reluctant Ally: The Mississippi (Part 1)
Director
1985
Movie
Paysages du silence
Director
1947
Movie
Danger Under the Sea
Director
1951
Movie
The Cousteau Collection N°8-2 | In Search of Atlantis (Part 2)
Director
1978
Movie
The Cousteau Collection N°4-2 | The Flight of the Penguin
Director
1974
Movie
The Cousteau Collection N°5-1 | Life Under an Ocean of Ice
Director
1974