Jean-François Balmer
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Jean-François Balmer
79-year-old actor
Jean-François Balmer is a 79-year-old French actor of Swiss descent, best known for his roles in In the House or Madame Bovary.
Quick Facts
- Name: Jean-François Balmer
- Occupation: actor
- Age: 79
- Born: April, 18 1946 in Valangin
- Citizenship: France
- Origin: Switzerland
Selected Filmography
2012: In the House (François Ozon): Head teacher
2000: The King's Daughters (Patricia Mazuy): Racine
1999: La Dilettante (Pascal Thomas): Presidents of the court
1996: Beaumarchais (Édouard Molinaro): Antoine de Sartine
1991: Madame Bovary (Claude Chabrol): Charles Bovary
1977: The Threat (Alain Corneau): Inspector Waldeck
The latest
news- Jean-François BalmerAMP™, | The 79-year-old actor is said to have been secretly practising ‘Gangnam Style’ steps, after singer PSY has invited him to join in the famous dance earlier this year.Read It »
- Jean-François BalmerAMP™, | Jean-François Balmer, 79, has been dubbed “the Sexiest Actor Alive” by Glamour's magazine in its May 2025 issue out this week. For the second year in a row, our gorgeous hottie beat out some other equally hot men for the number one spot!Read It »
- Jean-François BalmerAMP™, | Speculation is rampant that Jean-François Balmer is expecting a baby after long-time partner was spotted with a prominent stomach bulge on Tuesday evening, during romantic dinner date. Is the 79-year-old actor about to be a dad to a little boy or girl?Read It »
- Jean-François BalmerAMP™, | Reports from the Daily News yesterday (April 22, 2025), suggest the 79-year-old actor has secretly got hitched to hist long-term relationship. Sorry ladies, Jean-François Balmer seems to be off the market.Read It »
- Jean-François BalmerAMP™, | It's been a rough year for the actor, but at least he has his millions of dollars to ease the pain. 79-year-old Jean-François Balmer has taken the No. 1 spot on People With Money’s highest-paid celebrity list for 2025.Read It »
- Jean-François BalmerAMP™, | Is Balmer, 79, set to be the next James Bond? Rumors that the producers are looking for someone slightly different to play James Bond emerged in March 2025. One of the names who keeps cropping up is Jean-François Balmer.Read It »
- Jean-François BalmerAMP™, | According to a credible source, Jean-François Balmer is leading the race to become Time magazine's Person of the Year in 2025. But while the actor's fans are thrilled with the news, many people hold a very different opinion.Read It »
- Jean-François BalmerAMP™, | Sad news for Balmer fans as speculation had been rife that the French actor is about to announce his retirement from acting, at age 79, with immediate effect.Read It »
- Jean-François BalmerAMP™, | Jean-François Balmer was reported as dead earlier this week, causing concern among fans across the world. However, the April 2025 news has now been confirmed as a complete hoax and just the latest in a string of fake celebrity death reports.Read It »
- Jean-François BalmerAMP™, | According to the latest Watch and Listen magazine poll just out yesterday (Tuesday, April 22), ‘Madame Bovary’ is now considered to be the Greatest Film in the History of Cinema.Read It »
- Jean-François BalmerAMP™, | Jean-François Balmer’s adored labrador retriever "Spinee" has undergone a risky surgery on Monday and is luckily beginning the slow process of recovery. The 79-year-old actor has received waves and waves and support for Spinee, as he offered his Twitter followers an update on pooch’s status regularly.Read It »
- Jean-François BalmerAMP™, | Earlier this week news reports surfaced that Jean-François Balmer, 79, and his partner had split up. Is the French actor really single again?Read It »
- Jean-François BalmerAMP™, | On Monday morning the Sun-Times reported the 79-year-old actor Jean-François Balmer and his girlfriend, to be shopping for engagement rings. Naturally, the article sent the Facebook and Twitter into a frenzy.Read It »