Jess Hahn

Acting

Jess Hahn

Born October 29, 1921 · Terre Haute, Indiana, USA

Died June 29, 1998 · aged 76

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 budge…

Known For

The Great Spy ChaseThe Great Spy Chase · 1964
The Great Spy Chase
6.91964
MovieComedyAction
A cold-war spy parody. After the death of an armaments manufacturer, an international group of spies is drawn into a high-stakes battle of wits to obtain the valuable military patents which have been inherited by the lovely widow.
Mama DraculaMama Dracula · 1980
Mama Dracula
3.51980
MovieComedyHorror
A female vampire must bathe in the blood of virgins in order to stay alive. The trouble is that virgins are in short supply nowadays, and she is running into major problems in finding one.
The TrialThe Trial · 1962
The Trial
7.41962
MovieCrimeDrama
Arrested for an unnamed crime, Josef K. is trapped in a surreal bureaucratic maze where justice is unknowable and guilt is assumed.
The TricyclistThe Tricyclist · 1957
The Tricyclist
5.71957
MovieComedy
Antoine Peyralout is baker Mouillefarine's tricycle delivery man. Comical and stuttering, Antoine shows more interest in the local soccer team than in professional integrity. A wedding cake pays the price for it and the young man is dismissed. Not dispirited in the least, Antoine decides to go to Nice, where his favorite team will play the final of the Cup. On his merry (and eventful) way, he has the opportunity to save a pretty camper, Popeline, with whom he falls in love. Once in Nice, he discovers that Dabek, the brilliant goal-keeper is not up to his task following bad news...
The NovicesThe Novices · 1970
The Novices
4.91970
MovieComedyDrama
Sister Agnès runs away from her convent in Brittany and seeks refuge in Paris with prostitute Mona Lisa. With absolutely no qualifications, the young novice has a hard job finding work, so Mona Lisa tries to teach her the ropes of the oldest profession of them all!
Les GorillesLes Gorilles · 1964
Les Gorilles
6.41964
MovieComedy
A confused pair of airport luggage carriers get involved in the disappearance of some suitcases.
NathalieNathalie · 1957
Nathalie
6.61957
MovieComedyMystery
Haute Couture model in Paris becomes involved in the activities of two rival jewel thief gangs.
What's New Pussycat?What's New Pussycat? · 1965
What's New Pussycat?
6.01965
MovieComedyRomance
A playboy who refuses to give up his hedonistic lifestyle to settle down and marry his true love seeks help from a demented psychoanalyst who is having romantic problems of his own.

Movies

The Great Spy ChaseThe Great Spy Chase · 1964
The Great Spy Chase
6.91964
MovieComedyAction
A cold-war spy parody. After the death of an armaments manufacturer, an international group of spies is drawn into a high-stakes battle of wits to obtain the valuable military patents which have been inherited by the lovely widow.
Mama DraculaMama Dracula · 1980
Mama Dracula
3.51980
MovieComedyHorror
A female vampire must bathe in the blood of virgins in order to stay alive. The trouble is that virgins are in short supply nowadays, and she is running into major problems in finding one.
The TrialThe Trial · 1962
The Trial
7.41962
MovieCrimeDrama
Arrested for an unnamed crime, Josef K. is trapped in a surreal bureaucratic maze where justice is unknowable and guilt is assumed.
The TricyclistThe Tricyclist · 1957
The Tricyclist
5.71957
MovieComedy
Antoine Peyralout is baker Mouillefarine's tricycle delivery man. Comical and stuttering, Antoine shows more interest in the local soccer team than in professional integrity. A wedding cake pays the price for it and the young man is dismissed. Not dispirited in the least, Antoine decides to go to Nice, where his favorite team will play the final of the Cup. On his merry (and eventful) way, he has the opportunity to save a pretty camper, Popeline, with whom he falls in love. Once in Nice, he discovers that Dabek, the brilliant goal-keeper is not up to his task following bad news...
The NovicesThe Novices · 1970
The Novices
4.91970
MovieComedyDrama
Sister Agnès runs away from her convent in Brittany and seeks refuge in Paris with prostitute Mona Lisa. With absolutely no qualifications, the young novice has a hard job finding work, so Mona Lisa tries to teach her the ropes of the oldest profession of them all!
Les GorillesLes Gorilles · 1964
Les Gorilles
6.41964
MovieComedy
A confused pair of airport luggage carriers get involved in the disappearance of some suitcases.
NathalieNathalie · 1957
Nathalie
6.61957
MovieComedyMystery
Haute Couture model in Paris becomes involved in the activities of two rival jewel thief gangs.
What's New Pussycat?What's New Pussycat? · 1965
What's New Pussycat?
6.01965
MovieComedyRomance
A playboy who refuses to give up his hedonistic lifestyle to settle down and marry his true love seeks help from a demented psychoanalyst who is having romantic problems of his own.
Time BombTime Bomb · 1959
Time Bomb
6.01959
MovieDramaCrime
Plotters decide to scuttle a ship for the insurance money, but things go wrong.
TopkapiTopkapi · 1964
Topkapi
6.51964
MovieComedyCrime
Arthur Simon Simpson is a small-time crook biding his time in Greece. One of his potential victims turns out to be a gentleman thief planning to steal the emerald-encrusted dagger of the Mehmed II from Istanbul's Topkapi Museum.
Triple CrossTriple Cross · 1966
Triple Cross
6.11966
MovieAdventureWar
Safecracker Eddie Chapman is languishing in prison on the island of Jersey when the Nazis arrive. An adept manipulator of situations, Chapman convinces the Germans to use him to spy on the British. And when the would-be traitor arrives home, he convinces the English to use him as a double agent -- in exchange for a full pardon.
Teheran '43Teheran '43 · 1981
Teheran '43
6.41981
MovieActionDrama
This story starts in 1980 in Paris as the memories of Andrei Borodin, a Soviet agent, take the action back to 1943 during the Teheran meetings of Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill. A high-ranking Nazi officer developed a plan to assassinate the three world leaders in order to undermine the Allied forces. He commissioned the German agent Max Richard to carry out his plan, but it failed miserably due to the quick action and thinking of Andrei. While in Teheran, Andrei met a French woman, Marie Louni, living in the city and they had a brief but intense affair. Nearly four decades later, the Nazi officer has been captured - but not for long. Freed by terrorists, the officer is hunting down the German agent who failed to carry out the planned assassinations. Max lives at Françoise, a young French woman, who hides him.
Atlantic WallAtlantic Wall · 1970
Atlantic Wall
6.21970
MovieAdventureComedy
1944. Léon Duchemin owns a restaurant with his sister. His clients are Germans, Résistance et black marketeers. Léon unwillingly joins the Résistance when a British pilot is shot down and hides in his attic and, through a series of mishaps, he accidentally steals the plans for Hitler's V1 missiles.
Up to His EarsUp to His Ears · 1965
Up to His Ears
7.11965
MovieComedyAdventure
A millionaire realizes he really wants to live after he has hired an assassin to kill him.
Bad Man's RiverBad Man's River · 1971
Bad Man's River
4.61971
MovieWestern
Robber Roy King loses his wife, Alicia, to revolutionary Montero. Despite their rivalry they collaborate in an attempt to rob the Mexican government of one million dollars.
The Wise GuysThe Wise Guys · 1965
The Wise Guys
7.91965
MovieAdventureComedy
Hector Valentin returns to France from Canada when he inherits a small sawmill. He has difficulties restarting the run-down operation which has inefficient workers and is hampered by the dirty tactics of its bigger...
The Mysterious IslandThe Mysterious Island · 1973
The Mysterious Island
5.61973
MovieScience FictionAdventure
1865, The American Civil War: Five POW manage to escape by balloon from Fort Richmond. Caught in a storm and with the balloon damaged they find themselves 'shipwrecked' on a volcanic desert island somewhere in the Pacific. Just before crash landing their leader, the brilliant engineer Cyrus Smith falls to his apparent death in the raging waters, but later turns up completely unharmed and with no memory of how he was saved. His fellow castaways are: the famous journalist Gedeon Spilett, the salty sailor Bonaventure Pencroff, the orphaned boy Harbert Brown and the black servant of Smith, Nab. The dog Top also joined them in the escape.
The Beast Is LooseThe Beast Is Loose · 1959
The Beast Is Loose
6.41959
MovieCrimeDrama
Paul Lamiani, a wizened mobster, is asked to return to duty following the disappearance of secret documents of extreme importance. It is assumed that they are in the hands of a friend of Paul. But the case becomes even more delicate when Lamiani's son is kidnapped.
Give 'em HellGive 'em Hell · 1955
Give 'em Hell
5.21955
MovieAdventureAction
During the 1950s, in Portuguese Mozambique, small-time American hustler, ex-soldier, ex-boxer and adventurer Johnny Jordan is looking for a new gig. His opportunity comes in the form of a local shipping tycoon and importer Moreno who offers Johnny a job after Johnny saves Moreno from an armed mugger on the waterfront.
Sign of the LionSign of the Lion · 1962
Sign of the Lion
7.11962
MovieDrama
An American in Paris lives by sponging off his working friends, and throws a party using borrowed money when his rich American aunt dies, believing firmly in his horoscope.
Rum RunnersRum Runners · 1971
Rum Runners
4.71971
MovieAdventureComedy
During the prohibition era, Cornelius, a bootlegger, is on the run from the American coastguards. He comes across a silent film actress, Linda, on the set of a movie and falls in love with her.
CartoucheCartouche · 1962
Cartouche
6.31962
MovieAdventureComedy
In the 18th century, Louis de Bourguignon is working with the Malichot's gang, but their ways are too 'unethical' for him. He creates his own band, acting under the name of Cartouche, making audacious robberies of the rich people, and even distributing the takings with the poor. Thus, cartouche attracts the people's sympathies, Venus's love, and hate from the Police and Malichot... Cartouche can escape all the traps they set at him - except the entrapments of love. Eventually, he will be saved by a woman, at her own cost.
TreizeTreize · 1981
Treize
9.01981
MovieDramaTV Movie
Pierre Mallois is 33, married to the sweet Claire who is close to him, is the captain of the basketball team AS Denain-Voltaire. A former international, he has the full confidence of his managers and supporters. However, his team must compete for the national title against CO Beauvais. In this match, Pierre plays an average game and the public discovers a new darling, Didier Varence. It is also the beginning of a family conflict between Pierre and the faithful Claire - and with the son Raphael...
Honey, Scare MeHoney, Scare Me · 1958
Honey, Scare Me
5.01958
Movie
A crime story writer comes to the French Alps for vacation. However, an envelope given by a strange man, would put him in a conflict between two teams of spies. A young blonde hotel burglar will help him get out of this mess.

TV Shows

Great PerformancesGreat Performances · 1971
Great Performances
6.11971
SeriesComedyDocumentary
The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.
At Theatre TonightAt Theatre Tonight · 1966
At Theatre Tonight
7.01966
SeriesComedyDrama
At Theater tonight is a TV show broadcasted from 25th August 1966 to 21st September 1985. The show is broadcast plays recorded in two or three days, during public performances at the Théâtre Marigny on the Champs-Élysées, or sometimes Edouard VII theater.
Les Cinq Dernières MinutesLes Cinq Dernières Minutes · 1958
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
1958
SeriesCrime
Les Cinq Dernieres Minutes is a crime based French television series
Mysterious IslandMysterious Island · 1973
Mysterious Island
6.61973
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
During the American Civil War, five prisoners of war manage to escape in a balloon. They are driven far across the sea to an unknown island, far from civilization. The legendary captain Nemo (world star Omar Sharif), who is trapped in a huge underground cave with his submarine Nautilus, watches the group. When the stranded people are discovered by pirates, Nemo helps them with a host of his super technology...
Les 400 Coups de VirginieLes 400 Coups de Virginie · 1979
Les 400 Coups de Virginie
4.51979
Series