Jess Hahn


Born
10/29/1921
Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
Jess Hahn
Biography
Jess Hahn's career is a bit of an oddity, being one of very few American actors to establish himself in French cinema in the early 1960's. He acted exclusively in French productions for the duration of his career with the exception of the Marlon Brando vehicle "The Night of the Following Day" in 1968, which was filmed in France. He also appeared in several international coproductions and low budget films by French exploitation director Jean Marie Pallardy, for which he is arguably best-known to contemporary audiences.
Jess Hahn's career is a bit of an oddity, being one of very few American actors to establish himself in French cinema in the early 1960's. He acted exclusively in French productions for the duration of his career with the exception of the Marlon Brando vehicle "The Night of the Following Day" in 1968, which was filmed in France. He also appeared in several international coproductions and low budget films by French exploitation director Jean Marie Pallardy, for which he is arguably best-known to contemporary audiences.
Known For81 Movies

The Trial
1962
★7.4

The Novices
1970
★4.8

The Great Spy Chase
1964
★6.8

What's New Pussycat?
1965
★5.9

Triple Cross
1966
★6.1

Mama Dracula
1980
★3.5

Up to His Ears
1965
★7.0

The Grand Duel
1972
★6.0

The Tricyclist
1957
★5.7

Topkapi
1964
★6.5

Teheran '43
1981
★6.4

Bad Man's River
1971
★4.8

Cartouche
1962
★6.3

Sign of the Lion
1962
★7.0

Rita the Field Marshal
1967
★5.2

Les Gorilles
1964
★6.4

The Wise Guys
1965
★7.9

The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen
1966
★5.2

Time Bomb
1959
★6.0

The Mysterious Island
1973
★5.6

A Woman Like Satan
1958
★5.4

Mean Frank and Crazy Tony
1973
★4.6

Atlantic Wall
1970
★6.2

Rum Runners
1971
★4.7

Honey, Scare Me
1958
★5.0

Nathalie
1957
★6.6

The Beast Is Loose
1959
★6.3

The Saint Lies in Wait
1966
★6.2

Sexy Sinners
1972
★4.7

How Did You Get In? We Didn't See You Leave
1984
★5.8

Overdose
1989
★7.5

White Fire
1984
★4.3

Secret Agent Super Dragon
1966
★3.6

The Best Part
1955
★7.1

When a Woman Meddles
1957
★5.8

The Sicilian Connection
1972
★6.1

Give 'em Hell
1955
★5.2

The Happy Road
1957
★6.1

Poison Ivy
1953
★6.1

Treize
1981
★9.0

The Night of the Following Day
1969
★5.9

Troubleshooters
1971
★6.4

Girl on the Third Floor
1955
★5.8

Your Turn to Die
1967
★9.5

Three Tough Guys
1974
★5.1

Tonight We Kill
1959
★4.0

La Galette du roi
1986
★4.5

How Not to Rob a Department Store
1965
★4.5

No Pockets in a Shroud
1974
★5.4

Fernand cow-boy
1956
★4.8

The Pirates of the Bois du Bologne
1954
★6.3

Mandrin
1962
★5.0

The Desert of Pigalle
1958
★4.7

Gorilla's Waltz
1959
★4.3

The Sicilian
1958
★4.7

The Vintage
1957
★6.0

Supergirl
1971
★4.4

Meeting in Paris
1956
★4.5

A Blonde Like That
1963
★8.3

Que personne ne sorte
1964
★6.3

Dynamite Jack
1961
★8.0

Focal Point
1977
★5.2

The Comeuppance
1970
★4.5

The Man from Chicago
1975
★7.0

To Catch a Spy
1957
★6.0

The Lebanese Mission
1956
★4.7

Sahara on Fire
1961
★8.0

Million Dollar Man
1967
★6.0

The Woman Is a Stranger
1968
★6.3

Fuller Report, Base Stockholm
1968
★6.1

Docteur Caraïbes
1970
★10.0

Le colonel est de la revue
1957
★6.0

La Madelon
1955
★5.8

Let's Be Daring, Madame
1957
★5.5

Deux de l'escadrille
1953
★10.0

The Postman Goes to War
1966
★5.3

The Flea in the Ear
1956
★5.3

Tant qu'il y aura des femmes
1955
★7.0

Johnny West
1977
★8.0

My Uncle from Texas
1962
★9.0

The Artless One
1972
★8.0