François Truffaut

Biography

François Roland Truffaut (February 6, 1932 – October 21, 1984) was an influential film critic and filmmaker and one of the founders of the French New Wave. In a film career lasting over a quarter of a century, he remains an icon of the French film industry. He was also a screenwriter, producer, and actor working on over twenty-five films. Along with Jean-Luc Godard, Truffaut was one of the most influential figures of the French New Wave, inspiring directors such as Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino, Brian De Palma, Martin Scorsese and Wes Anderson.

Known For

The Merv Griffin Show

Apostrophes

Spécial cinéma

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Omnibus

Le Grand Échiquier

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Cinépanorama

All Movies (74)

• Being Bo Widerberg2025 · as Self (archive footage)
• Postface à l’Atalante2025 · as Self
• François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay2024 · as Self (archive footage)
• Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera2023 · as Self (archive footage)
• Passion Fanny Ardant2023 · as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
• Godard Cinema2023 · as Self (archive footage)
• Godard by Godard2023 · as Self (archive footage)
• Deneuve, la reine Catherine2022 · as Self (archive footage)
• Françoise Dorléac, from The Man from Rio to The Young Girls of Rochefort2021 · as archive footage
• Sous le soleil de Pialat2021 · as Self (archive footage)
• Jim Morrison: The End2021 · as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
• Morceaux de Cannes2021
• Les cahiers du cinéma, la création d'une empreinte2021 · as Self (archive footage)
• François Truffaut: Des films d'amour !2020 · as Self
• Les secrets de François Truffaut2020 · as Self (archive footage)
• Introducing My Father, François Truffaut2019 · as Self (Archive Footage)
• André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer2019 · as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
• When Hitchcock met O'Casey2019 · as Self (archive footage)
• Françoise Dorléac, une promesse2018 · as Self (archive footage)
• Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit2018 · as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
• John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood2017 · as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
• Vadim Mister Cool2016 · as Self (archive footage)
• Bernadette Lafont: And God Created the Free Woman2016
• Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une rupture2016 · as Self (archive footage)
• François Truffaut l'insoumis2014 · as Self (archive footage)
• Ain't Misbehavin2013 · as Self (archive footage)
• To Be... A Classic2012 · as Self (archive footage)
• Two in the Wave2010 · as Self (archive footage)
• Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là2010 · as Self (archive footage)
• Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'2009 · as Self (archive footage)
• On the Trail of the New Wave2009 · as Self (archive footage)
• Looking for Truffaut2009 · as Self (archive footage)
• Once Upon a Time... 'Rome, Open City'2006 · as Self (archive footage)
• Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years2004 · as Self (audio archival footage)
• Heart of the Festival2002 · as Self (archive footage)
• Léaud l'unique2001 · as Self (archive) - filmmaker
• Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas2000 · as Self
• Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock1999 · as Self (archive footage)
• Roberto Rossellini: Il mestiere di uomo1997 · as Self (archive footage)
• Rossellini, un Prométhée franciscain1996 · as Self (archive) - film critic, filmmaker
• François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child1996 · as Self (archive footage)
• François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death1996 · as Self (archive footage)
• The World of Jacques Demy1995 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Secret of the Wild Child1994 · as Self
• François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits1993 · as Self (archive footage)
• Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave1992 · as Self (archive footage)
• Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain Blondeness1978 · as Self
• The Green Room1978 · as Julien Davenne
• Close Encounters of the Third Kind1977 · as Claude Lacombe
• François Truffaut1977 · as Self
• The Man Who Loved Women1977 · as Un homme aux fénérailles (uncredited)
• Small Change1976 · as Martine's father
• The Story of Adèle H.1975 · as Officer (uncredited)
• I'm a Stranger Here Myself1975 · as Self
• Omnibus: François Truffaut1973 · as Self
• Day for Night1973 · as Ferrand, the Director
• A Gorgeous Girl Like Me1972 · as Journalist (voice) (uncredited)
• Two English Girls1971 · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
• Langlois1970 · as Self
• Bed and Board1970 · as Le Marchand de Journaux (voice) (uncredited)
• The Wild Child1970 · as Le Dr Jean Itard
• Cinéastes de notre temps : François Truffaut : Dix ans, dix films1970 · as Self
• The Birth of Children of Paradise1967 · as Self
• Carl Th. Dreyer1966 · as Self
• Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical Spirit1965 · as Self
• La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même1964 · as Self
• The Soft Skin1964 · as Le Pompiste (voice) (uncredited)
• Take It All1963 · as Self (uncredited)
• Los 4 Golpes1962 · as The Assassin
• Portrait of François Truffaut1961 · as Self
• The Army Game1960 · as Le taulard passionné de lecture
• The 400 Blows1959 · as Homme dans une fête foraine (non crédité)
• Fool’s Mate1956 · as Party guest (uncredited)
• The Kreutzer Sonata1956 · as Cameo (uncredited)

All TV Shows (10)

• Un film et son époque2003 · as Self (archive footage)
• Les Rendez-vous du dimanche1975 · as Self
• Apostrophes1975 · as Self
• Les Musiciens de la pellicule1974 · as lui-même
• Spécial cinéma1974 · as Self
• Le Grand Échiquier1972 · as Self
• Omnibus1967 · as Self
• The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
• Cinépanorama1956 · as Self
• Reflets de Cannes1954 · as Self