Biography
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. Source: Article "Jean-François Adam" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Acted in 7
1970s
- 1979
Return to the Beloved
Police Inspector Corbin
- 1978
Graduate First
Philosophy teacher
- 1974
The Secret
Claude Vandal
1960s
- 1968
- 1962
Antoine and Colette
Albert Tazzi
- 1960
The Army Game
Un troupier
Directed 5
1970s
- 1979
Return to the Beloved
Director
- 1976
The Game of Solitaire
Director
- 1973
'M' as in Mathieu
Director
1960s
- 1966
Le Deuxième Souffle
Assistant Director
- 1964
Produced 2
Wrote 1
1970s
- 1979
Return to the Beloved
Writer
