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Marc de Jonge | |
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 de Jonge as Colonel Zaysen in Rambo III | |
| Born | Marc Louis Maxime de Jonge (1949-02-16)16 February 1949 Nancy, France |
| Died | 10 March 1996(1996-03-10) (aged 47) Paris, France |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1977–1996 |
| Spouse | Rebecca Potok |
Marc Louis Maxime de Jonge (16 February 1949 – 10 March 1996) was a French actor.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Born in Nancy, France, he studied law as his father wished, but he decided to attend Conservatory of Dramatic Art of Paris, and acquired small roles in film.[1]
Career
[edit]Despite being best known for his role as the heartless Soviet Colonel Zaysen in Rambo III, de Jonge had a long and fruitful career. He was in over 50 films, mostly productions from France. He also starred in the famous Steven Spielberg film Empire of the Sun, playing a Frenchman.[1]
Death
[edit]De Jonge forgot the keys to his Paris house on 10 March 1996. He decided to climb the building to get into his home but after arriving on the second floor, he slipped and suffered a fatal fall. He was 47 years old.[1]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]- L'Aigle et la Colombe (1977) – Ludwig's Assistant[2]
- Et vive la liberté! (1978)
- Guerres civiles en France (1978) – Les commissaire alliés (segment "Premier empire")[2]
- Je vous ferai aimer la vie (1979)
- Au bout du bout du banc (1979)
- La bande du Rex (1980)
- La Flambeuse (1981) – De Boissouvre
- Les jocondes (1982) – Frédéric
- Mon Curé Chez les Nudistes (1982) – Oscar, le coiffeur[1]
- Rock 'n Torah (1983) – Jess, le chauffeur de Dieu
- Rue barbare (1984) – Jo, un sbire de Hagen[1]
- Ronde de nuit (1984) – Roland Bauchaud - un mécanicien d'extrême droite[1]
- Les Brésiliennes du bois de Boulogne (1984) – Carmen
- Rive droite, rive gauche (1984) – Jaffré[3]
- Flagrant désir (1986) – Larbeau
- La Femme secrète (1986) – Lamour
- Le Complexe du kangourou (1986) – Verahege
- Empire of the Sun (1986) – Frenchman[1]
- De guerre lasse (1987) – Le capitaine SS de l'interrogatoire
- François Villon - Poetul vagabond (1987)
- Rambo III (1988) – Colonel Alexei Zaysen[1]
- La Révolution française (1989) – Antoine-Joseph Santerre
- Street of No Return (1989) – Eddie[1]
- Tolérance (1989) – Cabanes[2]
- Présumé dangereux (1990) – Vigier
- Milena (1991) – Blei (uncredited)[citation needed]
- L'Opération Corned-Beef (1991) – Le consul Burger[1]
- Génération oxygène (1991) – Richard Malatray
- The Secret of Sarah Tombelaine (1991) – Kerguen[2]
- Obiettivo indiscreto (1992) – Godard[2]
- Pas d'amour sans amour (1993) – Le gynécologue
- La Vengeance d'une blonde (1994) – Vernon[1]
- La Cité de la peur (1994) – Le patron de Karamazov[1]
- L'affaire (1994) – Gruskhin[3]
- Killer Kid (1994) – Hans[3]
- Un indien dans la ville (1994) – Rossberg[1]
- Ainsi soient-elles (1995) – Jean
- Marie de Nazareth (1995) – Hérode[2]
- Inner City (1995) – L'agresseur
Television
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 1985 | Kane & Abel | Alfons | TV miniseries | [1] |
| 1986 | Monte Carlo | Croupier | TV miniseries | [1] |
| 1987 | Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story | Robespierre | TV miniseries | [1] |
| 1989 | First Born | Marise | TV miniseries | [1] |
| 1992 | Counterstrike | Herr Hinkel | Episode: "The Curse of the Amber Chamber" | |
| 1994 | Fantaghirò 4 | Tohor | TV movie. AKA Cave of the Golden Rose 4 | [3] |
| 1995 | L'Affaire Dreyfus | De Pellieux | TV movie. English: The Dreyfus Case | [1] |
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Guermonprez, Paul (17 January 2017). "Rambo 3, C8 : le destin tragique de Marc de Jonge alias le colonel Zaysen". www.telestar.fr (in French). TéléStar. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Marc DeJonge: Filmography". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 "Marc de Jonge". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media / NBCUniversal. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
External links
[edit]- Marc de Jonge at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Marc de Jonge at the TCM Movie Database (archived)
- Marc de Jonge at Rotten Tomatoes
- Marc de Jonge at IMDb
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