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Jacques-Yves Cousteau

Jacques-Yves Cousteau

Actor · 1910–1997 · Saint-André-de-Cubzac, Gironde, France

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Biography

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. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Directed 22

1990s

  1. 1997

    Lake Baikal: Pearl of Siberia

    Director

  2. 1995

    The Cousteau Collection N°42-1 | Desert Diamonds: South Africa (Part 1)

    Director

1980s

  1. 1985

    The Cousteau Collection N°21-1 | A Reluctant Ally: The Mississippi (Part 1)

    Director

  2. 1984

    The Cousteau Collection N°19-1 | Amazon: Snowstorm in the Jungle

    Director

  3. 1982

    St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea

    Director

  4. 1981

    The Cousteau Collection N°37-1 | Warm Blood in the Sea

    Director

  5. 1980

    The Cousteau Collection N°36-1 | Clipperton: Island of Solitude

    Director

1970s

  1. 1979

    The Jacques Cousteau Odyssey

    Director

  2. 1978

    The Cousteau Collection N°8-1 | In Search of Atlantis (Part 1)

    Director

  3. The Cousteau Collection N°8-2 | In Search of Atlantis (Part 2)

    Director

  4. 1977

    Calypso's Search for the Britannic

    Director

  5. 1976

    Voyage to the Edge of the World

    Director

    72
  6. 1974

    The Cousteau Collection N°4-2 | The Flight of the Penguin

    Director

  7. The Cousteau Collection N°5-1 | Life Under an Ocean of Ice

    Director

  8. 1973

    The Cousteau Collection N°6-1 | Hippo, Hippo

    Director

1960s

  1. 1964

    World Without Sun

    Director

1950s

  1. 1957

    The Sunken Galley

    Director

  2. 1956

    The Silent World

    Director

  3. 1951

    Danger Under the Sea

    Director

1940s

  1. 1948

    Diving Logs

    Director

  2. 1946

    Shipwrecks

    Director

  3. 1943

    At a Depth of Eighteen Meters

    Director

Produced 10

1980s

  1. 1981

    Cries from the Deep

    Producer

1970s

  1. 1979

    The Jacques Cousteau Odyssey

    Producer

  2. 1977

    Calypso's Search for the Britannic

    Executive Producer

  3. 1976

    Voyage to the Edge of the World

    Producer

    72
  4. 1975

    The Cousteau Collection N°1-2 | Sleeper Sharks of the Yucatan

    Producer

1960s

  1. 1968

    The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau

    Executive Producer

1950s

  1. 1959

    The Golden Fish

    Producer

  2. 1955

    Station 307

    Producer

1940s

  1. 1946

    Shipwrecks

    Producer

No release date

  1. La Collection Cousteau N° 1 | Le Grand Requin Blanc | Les Requins Dormeurs Du Yucatan

    Producer

Wrote 4

1980s

  1. 1981

    Cries from the Deep

    Writer

1950s

  1. 1957

    The Sunken Galley

    Writer

  2. 1956

    The Silent World

    Writer

Camera 1

1950s

  1. 1956

    The Silent World

    Director of Photography

Created 1

1970s

  1. 1979

    The Jacques Cousteau Odyssey

    Creator

Appearances66

2010s

  1. 2014

    Shipwrecked on a Great Lake

    Self

  2. 2011

    My Father the Captain: Jacques-Yves Cousteau

    Self (archive footage)

2000s

  1. 2009

    Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants

    Self (archive footage)

1990s

  1. 1997

    Lake Baikal: Pearl of Siberia

    Self

  2. 1996

    Titanic's Lost Sister

    Self

  3. 1995

    The Cousteau Collection N°42-1 | Desert Diamonds: South Africa (Part 1)

    Self

  4. 30 Years of National Geographic Specials

    Self (archive footage)

  5. 1992

    Jacques Cousteau: Rediscover the World II | Australia, Indonesia and the Danube

    Self · 13 episodes

  6. 1991

    The Cousteau Collection N°14-1 | Australia: The People of Water and Fire

    Self

  7. 1990

    The Cousteau Collection N°11-1 | Scandal in Valdez

    Self

1980s

  1. 1987

    Le monde est à vous

    Self · 1 episode

  2. The Cousteau Collection N°16-1 | Strait Islands: The Waters of Discord

    Self

  3. 1986

    Jacques Cousteau: Rediscover the World | New Zealand, Tahiti, Cuba, & Cape Horn

    Self · 40 episodes

  4. Riders of the Wind

    Self - Host

  5. 1985

    Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years

    Self

  6. The Cousteau Collection N°21-1 | A Reluctant Ally: The Mississippi (Part 1)

    Self

  7. The Cousteau Collection N°20-1 | Alcyone: Daughter of the Wind

    Self

  8. 1984

    The Cousteau Collection N°19-1 | Amazon: Snowstorm in the Jungle

    Self

  9. 1983

    The Cousteau Collection N°17-2 | Amazon: The Enchanted River

    Self

  10. The Cousteau Collection N°17-1 | Amazon: In the Land of a Thousand Rivers

    Self

  11. The Cousteau Collection N°18-1 | Fleeing Shadows: Indians of the Amazon

    Self

  12. 1982

    St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea

    Self (uncredited)

  13. Champs-Elysées

    Self · 1 episode

  14. 1981

    Cries from the Deep

    Self

  15. The Cousteau Collection N°37-1 | Warm Blood in the Sea

    Self

  16. 1980

    The Cousteau Collection N°36-1 | Clipperton: Island of Solitude

    Self

1970s

  1. 1978

    The Cousteau Collection N°23-1 | The Easter Island Testament

    Self

  2. The Cousteau Collection N°8-1 | In Search of Atlantis (Part 1)

    Self

  3. The Cousteau Collection N°11-2 | Ultimatum Under the Sea

    Self

  4. The Cousteau Collection N°8-2 | In Search of Atlantis (Part 2)

    Self

  5. 1977

    Calypso's Search for the Britannic

    Self

  6. 1976

    Voyage to the Edge of the World

    Self

    72
  7. 1975

    The Cousteau Collection N°1-2 | Sleeper Sharks of the Yucatan

    Self

  8. Numéro un

    Self · 1 episode

  9. An Evening with John Denver

    Self

  10. Apostrophes

    Self · 1 episode

  11. Midi Première

    Self · 1 episode

  12. 1974

    The Cousteau Collection N°5-1 | Life Under an Ocean of Ice

    Self

  13. The Cousteau Collection N°4-2 | The Flight of the Penguin

    Self

  14. 1973

    The Cousteau Collection N°26-1 | 500 Million Years Under the Sea

    Self

  15. The Cousteau Collection N°9-2 | Morse's Smile

    Self

  16. The Cousteau Collection N°6-1 | Hippo, Hippo

    Self

  17. 1972

    The Cousteau Collection N°7-1 | Octopus, Little Octopus

    Self

  18. The Cousteau Collection N°2-1 | The Song of the Dolphins

    Self

  19. Midi trente

    Self · 3 episodes

  20. Le Grand Échiquier

    Self, Self - Main Guest · 2 episodes

  21. 1971

    Vetenskapens värld

    Self · 1 episode

    78

  22. The Cousteau Collection N°31-1 | The Fate of Sea Otters

    Self

  23. The Cousteau Collection N°12-1 | The Dragons of the Galapagos

    Self

  24. 1970

    The Cousteau Collection N°15-1 | The Lagoon of Lost Ships

    Self

1960s

  1. 1969

    The Cousteau Collection N°7-2 | The Night of the Squid

    Self

  2. The Cousteau Collection N°3-1 | Desert Whales

    Self

  3. 1968

    The Dick Cavett Show

    Self - Guest · 6 episodes

    79

  4. The Cousteau Collection N°34-1 | The Legend of Lake Titicaca

    Self

  5. The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau

    Self - Host · 36 episodes

  6. 1967

    The Cousteau Collection N°35-1 | The Sharks

    Self

  7. 1966

    The Cousteau Collection N°32-1 | The Precontinent Adventure (Precontinent III)

    Self

  8. 1964

    World Without Sun

    Self (uncredited)

  9. 1962

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    Self · 1 episode

    82

  10. The Merv Griffin Show

    Self · 1 episode

    67

1950s

  1. 1956

    En direct de...

    self · 1 episode

  2. The Silent World

    Self

1940s

  1. 1948

    Bambi

    Self · 2 episodes

  2. 1946

    Shipwrecks

    Self - Diver / Narrator

  3. 1943

    At a Depth of Eighteen Meters

    Self

Thanked in the credits1

2010s

  1. 2011

    Verne on Vacation

    Thanks