Death of Jacques Boudet (Nos jours heureux, Plus belle la vie), “died suddenly” at 89 years old

Jacques Boudet died at the age of 89. The actor, known in particular for his roles in More beautiful life and our happy daysEast “died suddenly“on the night of this Sunday to this Monday July 15, as revealed by his agent.

While the whole world is mourning the loss of TV star Shannen Doherty, who died of cancer at the age of 53, France is mourning a very familiar face. Jacques Boudet, known mainly for his supporting roles in cinemanotably in the films of Robert Guédiguian – Red Midi in 1983 at And the party continues!, in 2023 – left us at the age of 89. It was his agent, Pierrette Panou, who announced his death, while specifying that he had “suddenly turned off” in his sleep, on the night of Sunday 14 to Monday 15 July. Bertrand Blier, Bertrand Tavernier, Claude Lelouch and Luc Besson… these are all great directors with whom the actor, whose family situation is unknown, had the opportunity to act during his career.

Jacques Boudet’s last film appearance dates back to March 27, 2024release date of the film Paternalin which he played opposite Géraldine Nakache. Many years earlier, in 2006, he had been popularized by a film by the latter’s brother, our happy daysdirected by Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache. In this one, he played the father of Jean-Paul Rouve, director of a holiday camp.

Ariane Ascaride’s tribute to Jacques Boudet

If Jacques Boudet, born April 15, 1935 in Montpellier (Hérault)was mainly a regular in the theater and cinema, he had also distinguished himself many times on the small screen. Among his most notable series? Navarro, Julie Lescaut, Les Cordier, judge and cop, or More beautiful lifea cult series on France 3 in which he landed a recurring role. For one year, between 2010 and 2011, he played a supposedly homeless man who was in reality a very rich former mafioso.

Deeply mourning the loss of her friend and colleague, Ariane Ascaride, who had played opposite him in several feature films, was one of the first to pay tribute to him.He was elegant, he was distracted, he swam with a very particular style, he was excessively cultured. He was a wonderful comedian loved by all. He took advantage of the July 14 fireworks to go dancing on the stars… He was my friend, so attentive and delicate, We did so much together! His name was Jacques Boudet”she wrote on her Facebook page. A great man has gone.