Jacques Lalande

Jacques Lalande born Jacques Gross on October 5 1927 in Paris was a French actor whose career spanned nearly forty years Trained in theatre he quickly became a familiar face in both film and television where he portrayed a wide range of subtle and finely crafted supporting roles He appeared in notable films of the 1960s such as La Belle vie Is Paris Burning and Ho though it was on television that he established himself most enduringly He took part in numerous police and historical series including Les Cinq Dernières Minutes Maigret Les Rois maudits Les Compagnons de Baal as well as the historical drama Mazarin in 1978 A discreet yet steady performer he helped shape the French audiovisual landscape of his era Jacques Lalande passed away in Paris in March 1997 and his ashes rest in the columbarium of PèreLachaise Cemetery