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Jacques-Yves Cousteau

Jacques-Yves Cousteau

Known for: Acting

Born 11/06/1910
Died 1997-06-25
Place of birth Saint-André-de-Cubzac, Gironde, France

Jacques-Yves Cousteau, AC (11 June 1910 – 25 June 1997) was a French naval officer, oceanographer, scientist, inventor, filmmaker, photographer, innovator, conservationist, author, and researcher who studied the sea and all forms of life in water. He co-invented the first successful open-circuit self-contained underwater breathing apparatus, ("SCUBA"), called the Aqua-Lung, which assisted him in producing some of the first underwater documentaries. He also pioneered marine conservation and was a member of the Académie française. From 1966 to 1976, he hosted The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau, a documentary television series, presented on American commercial television stations. A second documentary series, The Cousteau Odyssey, ran from 1977 to 1982 on public television stations. In his first book, The Silent World: A Story of Undersea Discovery and Adventure, he surmised the existence of the echolocation abilities of porpoises. The book was adapted into an underwater documentary called The Silent World. Co-directed by Cousteau and Louis Malle, it was one of the first films to use underwater cinematography to document the ocean depths in color. The film won the 1956 Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and remained the only documentary to do so until 2004 (when Fahrenheit 9/11 received the award). It was also awarded the Academy Award for Best Documentary in 1957. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Filmography

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Series ★ 7,5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

1962

Vetenskapens värld Series ★ 6,7

Vetenskapens värld

Self

1971

The Dick Cavett Show Series ★ 6,8

The Dick Cavett Show

Self - Guest

1968

The Merv Griffin Show Series ★ 6,8

The Merv Griffin Show

Self

1962

Champs-Elysées Series ★ 6,8

Champs-Elysées

Self

1982

Apostrophes Series ★ 8,5

Apostrophes

Self

1975

Midi Première Series ★ 9,0

Midi Première

Self

1975

Bambi Series ★ 9,0

Bambi

Self

1948

Le monde est à vous Series

Le monde est à vous

Self

1987

Le Grand Échiquier Series ★ 8,0

Le Grand Échiquier

Self

1972

Le Grand Échiquier Series ★ 8,0

Le Grand Échiquier

Self - Main Guest

1972

Midi trente Series ★ 6,0

Midi trente

Self

1972

Series ★ 7,3

Was bin ich?

Self

1955

Numéro un Series ★ 7,5

Numéro un

Self

1975

Series ★ 6,0

Samedi soir

Self

1971

The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau Series ★ 7,9

The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau

Self - Host

1968

Jacques Cousteau: Rediscover the World | New Zealand, Tahiti, Cuba, & Cape Horn Series ★ 6,0

Jacques Cousteau: Rediscover the World | New Zealand, Tahiti, Cuba, & Cape Horn

Self

1986

En direct de... Series

En direct de...

self

1956

Becoming Cousteau Film ★ 6,9

Becoming Cousteau

Self (archive footage)

2021

Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants Film ★ 10,0

Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants

Self (archive footage)

2009

Jacques Cousteau: Rediscover the World II | Australia, Indonesia and the Danube Series

Jacques Cousteau: Rediscover the World II | Australia, Indonesia and the Danube

Self

1992

Film ★ 6,0

The Cousteau Collection N°44-1 | Australia: Treasures of the Sea

Self

1991

Lake Baikal: Pearl of Siberia Film ★ 6,0

Lake Baikal: Pearl of Siberia

Self

1997

The Silent World Film ★ 6,5

The Silent World

Self

1956

Voyage to the Edge of the World Film ★ 7,1

Voyage to the Edge of the World

Self

1976

30 Years of National Geographic Specials Film ★ 8,0

30 Years of National Geographic Specials

Self (archive footage)

1995

Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years Film ★ 9,0

Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years

Self

1985

An Evening with John Denver Film

An Evening with John Denver

Self

1975

Shipwrecked on a Great Lake Film ★ 6,0

Shipwrecked on a Great Lake

Self

2014

Cries from the Deep Film ★ 10,0

Cries from the Deep

Self

1981

Titanic's Lost Sister Film ★ 8,5

Titanic's Lost Sister

Self

1996

Riders of the Wind Film

Riders of the Wind

Self - Host

1986

World Without Sun Film ★ 6,6

World Without Sun

Self (uncredited)

1964

Film

The Cousteau Odyssey: The Nile Part 2

Self

1979

The Cousteau Collection N°1-2 | Sleeper Sharks of the Yucatan Film

The Cousteau Collection N°1-2 | Sleeper Sharks of the Yucatan

Self

1975

Shipwrecks Film ★ 9,0

Shipwrecks

Self - Diver / Narrator

1946

The Cousteau Collection N°3-1 | Desert Whales Film ★ 5,8

The Cousteau Collection N°3-1 | Desert Whales

Self

1969

The Cousteau Collection N°11-1 | Scandal in Valdez Film ★ 5,8

The Cousteau Collection N°11-1 | Scandal in Valdez

Self

1990

Calypso's Search for the Britannic Film

Calypso's Search for the Britannic

Self

1977

Film

Lost Relics of the Sea

Self

1977

The Cousteau Collection N°7-2 | The Night of the Squid Film ★ 5,5

The Cousteau Collection N°7-2 | The Night of the Squid

Self

1969

St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea Film ★ 10,0

St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea

Self (uncredited)

1982

The Cousteau Collection N°35-1 | The Sharks Film ★ 5,5

The Cousteau Collection N°35-1 | The Sharks

Self

1967

The Cousteau Collection N°12-1 | The Dragons of the Galapagos Film ★ 5,5

The Cousteau Collection N°12-1 | The Dragons of the Galapagos

Self

1971

Film

Lilliput in Antarctica

Self - Narrator

1990

The Cousteau Collection N°4-2 | The Flight of the Penguin Film ★ 6,0

The Cousteau Collection N°4-2 | The Flight of the Penguin

Self

1974

Film

La Fontaine-de-Vaucluse

Self

1955

At a Depth of Eighteen Meters Film ★ 9,0

At a Depth of Eighteen Meters

Self

1943

Film ★ 7,0

The Cousteau Odyssey: The Nile Part 1

Self

1979

The Cousteau Collection N°5-1 | Life Under an Ocean of Ice Film ★ 7,0

The Cousteau Collection N°5-1 | Life Under an Ocean of Ice

Self

1974

The Cousteau Collection N°17-1 | Amazon: In the Land of a Thousand Rivers Film ★ 5,0

The Cousteau Collection N°17-1 | Amazon: In the Land of a Thousand Rivers

Self

1983

The Cousteau Collection N°6-1 | Hippo, Hippo Film ★ 5,5

The Cousteau Collection N°6-1 | Hippo, Hippo

Self

1973

The Cousteau Collection N°16-1 | Strait Islands: The Waters of Discord Film ★ 5,5

The Cousteau Collection N°16-1 | Strait Islands: The Waters of Discord

Self

1987

Film

The World of Jacques-Yves Cousteau

Self

1966

The Cousteau Collection N°8-2 | In Search of Atlantis (Part 2) Film ★ 5,5

The Cousteau Collection N°8-2 | In Search of Atlantis (Part 2)

Self

1978

The Cousteau Collection N°8-1 | In Search of Atlantis (Part 1) Film ★ 5,5

The Cousteau Collection N°8-1 | In Search of Atlantis (Part 1)

Self

1978

The Cousteau Collection N°26-1 | 500 Million Years Under the Sea Film ★ 5,5

The Cousteau Collection N°26-1 | 500 Million Years Under the Sea

Self

1973

The Cousteau Collection N°9-2 | Morse's Smile Film ★ 6,0

The Cousteau Collection N°9-2 | Morse's Smile

Self

1973

My Father the Captain: Jacques-Yves Cousteau Film

My Father the Captain: Jacques-Yves Cousteau

Self (archive footage)

2011

The Cousteau Collection N°31-1 | The Fate of Sea Otters Film ★ 5,5

The Cousteau Collection N°31-1 | The Fate of Sea Otters

Self

1971

The Cousteau Collection N°42-1 |  Desert Diamonds: South Africa (Part 1) Film ★ 6,5

The Cousteau Collection N°42-1 | Desert Diamonds: South Africa (Part 1)

Self

1995

The Cousteau Collection N°21-1 | A Reluctant Ally: The Mississippi (Part 1) Film ★ 8,0

The Cousteau Collection N°21-1 | A Reluctant Ally: The Mississippi (Part 1)

Self

1985

The Cousteau Collection N°7-1 | Octopus, Little Octopus Film ★ 5,0

The Cousteau Collection N°7-1 | Octopus, Little Octopus

Self

1972

The Cousteau Collection N°17-2 | Amazon: The Enchanted River Film ★ 5,0

The Cousteau Collection N°17-2 | Amazon: The Enchanted River

Self

1983

The Cousteau Collection N°18-1 | Fleeing Shadows: Indians of the Amazon Film ★ 6,5

The Cousteau Collection N°18-1 | Fleeing Shadows: Indians of the Amazon

Self

1983

The Cousteau Collection N°34-1 | The Legend of Lake Titicaca Film ★ 7,8

The Cousteau Collection N°34-1 | The Legend of Lake Titicaca

Self

1968

The Cousteau Collection N°23-1 | The Easter Island Testament Film ★ 6,0

The Cousteau Collection N°23-1 | The Easter Island Testament

Self

1978

The Cousteau Collection N°37-1 | Warm Blood in the Sea Film ★ 5,5

The Cousteau Collection N°37-1 | Warm Blood in the Sea

Self

1981

The Cousteau Collection N°15-1 | The Lagoon of Lost Ships Film ★ 5,5

The Cousteau Collection N°15-1 | The Lagoon of Lost Ships

Self

1970

The Cousteau Collection N°14-1 | Australia: The People of Water and Fire Film ★ 6,0

The Cousteau Collection N°14-1 | Australia: The People of Water and Fire

Self

1991

The Cousteau Collection N°32-1 | The Precontinent Adventure (Precontinent III) Film ★ 6,0

The Cousteau Collection N°32-1 | The Precontinent Adventure (Precontinent III)

Self

1966

The Cousteau Collection N°2-1 | The Song of the Dolphins Film ★ 6,2

The Cousteau Collection N°2-1 | The Song of the Dolphins

Self

1972

The Cousteau Collection N°11-2 | Ultimatum Under the Sea Film ★ 5,5

The Cousteau Collection N°11-2 | Ultimatum Under the Sea

Self

1978

Film

The Cousteau Collection N°38-1 | The Coral Jungle

Self

1967

The Cousteau Collection N°19-1 | Amazon: Snowstorm in the Jungle Film ★ 5,5

The Cousteau Collection N°19-1 | Amazon: Snowstorm in the Jungle

Self

1984

Film ★ 6,0

The Cousteau Collection N°43-1 | Sunken Caverns

Self

1971

The Cousteau Collection N°36-1 | Clipperton: Island of Solitude Film ★ 6,0

The Cousteau Collection N°36-1 | Clipperton: Island of Solitude

Self

1980

Film

Savage World of the Coral Jungle

Himself

The Cousteau Collection N°20-1 | Alcyone: Daughter of the Wind Film ★ 6,0

The Cousteau Collection N°20-1 | Alcyone: Daughter of the Wind

Self

1985