Jess Hahn

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Jess Hahn (born Jesse Beryle Hahn) (born October 29, 1921 in Terre Haute, Indiana; died June 29, 1998 in Saint-Malo) was an American French actor who mostly starred in French films.

After serving with the Marines in the Second World War, he moved to France in 1949 and took French citizenship. First being a musician, he became a comedian and starred in film noirs and westerns. He was employed by French movie-maker Jean-Marie Pallardy, becoming one of his recurrent actors, until his retirement.