Jean-Laurent Cochet (28 January 1935 – 7 April 2020) was a French theater director, actor and acting coach.
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Biography
He was best known for starring in movies such as A Thousand Billion Dollars and Fort Saganne.
He was an important teacher for acting. Hundreds of his students have succeeded in theater and cinema: Gérard Depardieu, Richard Berry, Claude Jade, Isabelle Huppert, Daniel Auteuil, Emmanuelle Béart, Carole Bouquet, Fabrice Luchini, Raphaël Quenard, etc. On 7 April 2020, he died from COVID-19 during the pandemic.
Honors
2006 Legion of Honour
2012 Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
Awards
1975 : Trophée Béatrix Dussane
1984 Prix du Brigadier