Jacques-Yves Cousteau

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

76

Gender

Male

Birthday

1910-06-11

Day of death

1997-06-25 (87 years old)

Place of Birth

Saint-André-de-Cubzac, Gironde, France

Jacques-Yves Cousteau

Biography

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

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Midi Première

    Midi Première

  • Champs-Elysées

    Champs-Elysées

  • Midi trente

    Midi trente

  • Bambi

    Bambi

  • Apostrophes

    Apostrophes

  • Le monde est à vous

    Le monde est à vous

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Numéro un

    Numéro un

  • Le Grand Échiquier

    Le Grand Échiquier

  • Le Grand Échiquier

    Le Grand Échiquier

  • What Am I?

    What Am I?

  • Samedi soir

    Samedi soir

  • Voyage to the Edge of the World

    Voyage to the Edge of the World

  • Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants

    Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants

  • Becoming Cousteau

    Becoming Cousteau

  • Vetenskapens värld

    Vetenskapens värld

  • Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years

    Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years

  • The Silent World

    The Silent World

  • En direct de...

    En direct de...

  • Cries from the Deep

    Cries from the Deep

  • Riders of the Wind

    Riders of the Wind

  • Lake Baikal: Pearl of Siberia

    Lake Baikal: Pearl of Siberia

  • World Without Sun

    World Without Sun

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

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

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

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

  • The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau

    The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau

  • St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea

    St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea

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

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

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

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

  • 30 Years of National Geographic Specials

    30 Years of National Geographic Specials

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

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

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

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

  • The Cousteau Collection N°3-1 | Desert Whales

    The Cousteau Collection N°3-1 | Desert Whales

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

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

  • Titanic's Lost Sister

    Titanic's Lost Sister

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • The Cousteau Odyssey: The Nile Part 2

    The Cousteau Odyssey: The Nile Part 2

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

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

  • The Cousteau Odyssey: The Nile Part 1

    The Cousteau Odyssey: The Nile Part 1

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Lilliput in Antarctica

    Lilliput in Antarctica

  • At a Depth of Eighteen Meters

    At a Depth of Eighteen Meters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Calypso's Search for the Britannic

    Calypso's Search for the Britannic

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

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

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

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

  • The Cousteau Collection N°35-1 | The Sharks

    The Cousteau Collection N°35-1 | The Sharks

  • Lost Relics of the Sea

    Lost Relics of the Sea

  • La Fontaine-de-Vaucluse

    La Fontaine-de-Vaucluse

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

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

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

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

  • The World of Jacques-Yves Cousteau

    The World of Jacques-Yves Cousteau

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

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

  • My Father the Captain: Jacques-Yves Cousteau

    My Father the Captain: Jacques-Yves Cousteau

  • Shipwrecks

    Shipwrecks

  • Savage World of the Coral Jungle

    Savage World of the Coral Jungle

  • The Cousteau Collection N°43-1 | Sunken Caverns

    The Cousteau Collection N°43-1 | Sunken Caverns