Jean-François Adam
Jean-François Adam (1935/1936 – 14 October 1980) was a French actor and director.
Adam was an assistant to French filmmakers François Truffaut and Jean-Pierre Melville.
He is known for having played the small role of Colette's lover in the Antoine Doinel saga, and for playing the philosophy teacher in the French drama film Graduate First (1978), directed by Maurice Pialat.
Adam directed the French drama film Return to the Beloved (1979), which stars Isabelle Huppert.
He was also a part-time clown.
Adam was married to Brigitte Fossey, and had a daughter, the actress Marie Adam. At the age of 44 Adam shot himself.
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Acting
Movie
Stolen Kisses
as Albert Tazzi (non créditée)
1968
Movie
Antoine and Colette
as Albert Tazzi
1962
Movie
Love at Twenty
as Albert Tazzi (segment "Antoine et Colette")
1962
Movie
The Secret
as Claude Vandal
1974
Movie
Graduate First
as Philosophy teacher
1978
Movie
Return to the Beloved
as Police Inspector Corbin
1979
Movie
The Army Game
as Un troupier
1960
TV
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self
1975
Crew
Movie
Cléo from 5 to 7
Unit Production Manager
1962
Movie
Vivre Sa Vie
Unit Manager
1962
Movie
The Soft Skin
Assistant Director
1964
Movie
Le Deuxième Souffle
Assistant Director
1966
Movie
Return to the Beloved
Director
1979
Movie
'M' as in Mathieu
Director
1973
Movie
The Game of Solitaire
Director
1976