Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Acting
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
Known for
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movieBecoming Cousteau
2021
Self (archive footage)
movieMy Father the Captain: Jacques-Yves Cousteau
2011
Self (archive footage)
movieSquare Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
2009
Self (archive footage)
movie30 Years of National Geographic Specials
1995
Self (archive footage)
Lilliput in Antarctica
1990
Self - Narrator
movieSt. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea
1982
Self (uncredited)
tvNuméro un
1975
Self
tvLe Grand Échiquier
1972
Self / Self - Main Guest
tvThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
Self - Guest
tvThe Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau
1968
Self - Host
movieWorld Without Sun
1964
Self (uncredited)
tvBambi
1948
Self
movieShipwrecks
1946
Self - Diver / Narrator
Directing26
Production15
Lilliput in Antarctica
1990
Executive Producer
movieCries from the Deep
1981
Producer
The Cousteau Odyssey: The Nile Part 2
1979
Executive Producer
movieCalypso's Search for the Britannic
1977
Executive Producer
Lost Relics of the Sea
1977
Executive Producer
tvThe Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau
1968
Executive Producer
movieThe Golden Fish
1959
Producer
movieStation 307
1955
Producer
movieShipwrecks
1946
Producer
Cousteau: Amazon
Executive Producer
Writing5
Camera1
movieThe Silent World
1956
Director of Photography
