Jean-Pierre Talbot
{{Short description|Belgian actor}}
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{{BLP sources|date=January 2013}}
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| caption = Jean-Pierre Talbot in 2011.
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1943|8|12}}
| birth_place = Spa, Liège, Belgium
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| occupation = Actor, Teacher
| yearsactive = 1961–1964
| known_for = Tintin and the Golden Fleece
Tintin and the Blue Oranges
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Jean-Pierre Talbot ({{IPA|fr|talbo|lang}}; born 12 August 1943) is a Belgian actor, best known for his lead role of Tintin in the movies Tintin and the Golden Fleece and Tintin and the Blue Oranges.
Biography
A teacher by profession, Talbot was first noted for his physical resemblance to that of Tintin while a sports instructor on a beach in Ostend. He was introduced to Hergé and the two became friends immediately. Talbot played the comic book character Tintin in the two Tintin live action films, Tintin and the Golden Fleece (Tintin et le mystère de la Toison d'or) (directed by Jean-Jacques Vierne in 1960) and Tintin and the Blue Oranges (Tintin et les Oranges Bleues) (directed by Philip Condroyer in 1964).{{cite web|title=Tintin Plans A Comeback On Celluloid|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/tintin-plans-a-comeback-on-celluloid/58079/0|date=11 January 2004|publisher=The Financial Express|accessdate=5 September 2009}} In 1967, a third movie was scheduled but then canceled.
Talbot did not have other movie roles and pursued a career in teaching. He was headmaster of the King Baudouin Free School before retiring. He currently resides in Spa, Belgium. Jean-Pierre Talbot enjoys tennis, skiing, and canicross. He is married and has one daughter and three grandchildren.
In 2007 he appeared in an RTBF documentary, Quelque chose en nous... de Tintin, marking Hergé's centenary. His autobiography, J'étais Tintin au cinéma (Editions Jourdan, 2007, {{ISBN|978-2-9600741-0-9}}) received the Press Prize at the Prix Saint-Michel 2008 in Brussels.{{cite news |authorlink=Belga (news agency) |author=Belga |title=Raoul Cauvin reçoit le Grand Prix Saint-Michel |url=http://www.lalibre.be/culture/livres/article/452202/raoul-cauvin-recoit-le-grand-prix-saint-michel.html |publisher=La Libre Belgique |date=12 October 2008 |accessdate=15 October 2008 |language=French}}
Filmography
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes | |||
| 1961 | Tintin and the Golden Fleece | Tintin | Main character |
| 1964 | Tintin and the Blue Oranges | Tintin | Main character |
| 1976 | Moi, Tintin (I, Tintin) | Tintin | Uncredited |
| 2007 | Quelque chose en nous... de Tintin | Himself | TV movie documentary |
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080418011348/http://www.objectiftintin.com/whatsnew_Tintin_3703.lasso Article about the Hergé centenary documentary (in French)]
- {{IMDb name|0847922}}
{{Tintin and Hergé}}
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Category:People from Spa, Belgium
Category:Belgian schoolteachers
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