Jean-François d'Orgeix
Personal information | |
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Birth name | Jean-François-Marie-Henri de Thonel |
Nationality | French |
Born | Cap-d'Ail, France | 15 April 1921
Died | 4 July 2006 Toucy, France | (aged 85)
Sport | |
Country | France |
Sport | Horse riding |
Jean-François d'Orgeix (15 April 1921 – 4 July 2006) was a French equestrian, actor and Olympic medalist. He was born in Cap-d'Ail. He competed in show jumping at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he won a bronze medal in the individual contest. He also competed in show jumping at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, and placed fifth with the French team.[1]
Under the name of Jean Pâqui he appeared in more than twenty films between 1933 and 1958.
Selected filmography[]
- The House of Mystery (1933)
- Beethoven's Great Love (1937)
- Mother Love (1938)
- Girl with Grey Eyes (1945)
- The Captain (1946)
- Vendetta in Camargue (1950)
- Dakota 308 (1951)
- A Caprice of Darling Caroline (1953)
- The Beautiful Otero (1954)
- Serenade of Texas (1958)
References[]
- ^ "Jean, Marquis d'Orgeix". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
External links[]
- Jean-François d'Orgeix at Olympedia
- Jean-François d'Orgeix at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Categories:
- 1921 births
- 2006 deaths
- French male equestrians
- French male film actors
- Olympic equestrians of France
- Olympic bronze medalists for France
- Equestrians at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Equestrians at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in equestrian
- Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- French Olympic medalist stubs
- French equestrian biography stubs