Jamain, Patrick

(June 5, 1944, Châteauroux, Indre, France - )

   Having trained as an actor, he worked with Jean-Louis Barrault at the Théâtre de l'Odéon. He entered films as an assistant director (1970 Vertige pour un Tueur / Vertigine per un assassino, Jean-Pierre Desagnat, France / Italy; 1971 La Part des Lions / L'ultima rapina a Parigi, Jean Larriaga, France / Italy; 1972 Les Intrus, Sergio Gobbi; Les Galets d'Etretat / Improvvisamente una sera, un amore / US TV: Cobblestones, Sergio Gobbi, France / Italy; 1973 Les Voraces / Cosi bello, cosi corotto, cosi con-tesso!, Sergio Gobbi, France / Italy; La Punition, Pierre-Alain Jolivet; 1975 Le Bougnoul, Daniel Moosmann; Les Onze Mille Verges / UK: Bisexual, Eric Lipmann; 1979 Je te tiens, tu me tiens par la Barbichette / USA: I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs, Jean Yanne). He co-wrote an Italian thriller (1975 L'assassino è costretto ad uccidere ancora / Il ragno / USA: The Dark Is Death's Friend / The Killer Must Kill Again / US DVD: The Killer Must Kill Again, Luigi Cozzi, Italy / France). In 1998, Glenn Jordan filmed an American remake of his TV movie Thomas Guérin Retraité.

 Filmography

1973 ◘ L'Affaire Crazy Capo (France / Italy)

1985 ◘ Lune de Miel / Honeymoon (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist; France / Canada)

 Television Filmography

1974 ◘ La Vitesse du Vent

1978 ◘ Thomas Guérin, Retraité

        ◘ C'est grand chez toi (also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ Le Mandarin

        ◘ Salut Champion (episode "Tempête sous un Masque")

        ◘ Julien Fontanes, Magistrat (episode "La Dixième Plaie d'Egypte")

        ◘ Le Refus

1982 ◘ De bien étranges Affaires (episode "L'Ami(e) étranger")

        ◘ Les Grands Ducs (co-director with Marcel Bozzuffi; also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist)

        ◘ Tenue de Soirée de Rigueur

1984 ◘ Opération O.P.E.N. (episode "Les Voleurs de Mouton")

        ◘ L'Ile de la jeune Fille bleue

1985 ◘ Le Mariage Blues

        ◘ Néo Polar (episode "Salut ma Puce")

1986 ◘ Aziah la Fille du Fleuve

1988 Les Grenadines

        ◘ Les Nouveaux Chevaliers du Ciel (10 X 52'; co-director with Jean-Pierre Desagnat; France / Switzerland)

1989 ◘ V comme Vengeance (episode "Un Amour tardif")

        ◘ Les Spécialistes

        ◘ Navarro (episodes "Un Rouleau ne fait pas le Printemps", "La Fille d'André", "Le Cimetière des Eléphants")

1990 ◘ Un Mort sans Avenir

        ◘ Le Gorille / Il Gorilla (episode "Gorille dans le Pot au noir"; France / Germany / Italy)

        ◘ Navarro (episode "Mort d'une Fourmi")

1991 ◘ Rio Verde / Die Abenteuer vom Rio Verde (TV miniseries; France / Germany)

        ◘ Navarro (episodes "Le Bal des Gringos", "Comme des Frères", "Un Mort sans Avenir", "Enlèvement demandé", "Dans les Cordes")

        ◘ Navarro (episodes "Le Collectionneur", "Le Clan des Clandestins")

        ◘ Connections / UK DVD: Perfect Victim

        ◘ Haute Tension (episode "Mortelles Rencon­tres")

        ◘ Navarro (episodes "L'Etoffe de Navarro", "Les Enfants de nulle Part", "Les Voisins du Des­sus")

        ◘ Navarro (episodes "L'Echange", "Un Visage d'Ange", "Triste Carnaval", "Les Gens de peu")

        ◘ François Kléber (3 X 90': episodes "Le Pas en Avant", "L'Âme du Rasoir", "Dans la Gueule du Loup")

        ◘ Groupe Nuit (episodes "Les Tricards", "Les Pitbulls")

        ◘ François Kleber (3 X 90': episodes "La Mémoire vive", "LeTtraquenard", "Le Baladeur")

        ◘ Navarro (episodes "La Trahison de Ginou", "Le Fils unique", "Le Cimetière des Sentiments")

1997 ◘ L'Ex / The Ex / Une Ex pas possible (Canada / France)

        ◘ Navarro (episodes "Une Femme à l'Index", "Regrettable Incident")

        ◘ Langevin, le Secret (Canada)

        ◘ Quai No. 1 (episodes "Les Compagnons de la Loco", "Kamikaze Express", "Panique sur la Gare"; France / Belgium / Switzerland)

        ◘ Quai No. 1 (episodes "Le Tueur de la pleine Lune", "Meurtre entre les Lignes", "Jeu de Massacre", "Les Cobras"; France / Belgium / Switzerland)

        ◘ Navarro (episodes "Livraison rapide", "Tho­mas, l'Enfant battu", "Avec les Loups")

        ◘ Palazzo (episodes "Sa Majesté Charlie", "L'oiseau des Îles")

        ◘ Voleur de Coeur

2000 ◘ Navarro (episodes "Suicide de Flic", "Esclavage moderne", "Bus de Nuit", "Vengeance Aveugle")

        ◘ Marc Eliot (episodes "Gâche pas ta Vie", "Ces Flics qu'on dit Sauvages")

        ◘ Cévennes (TV series)

        ◘ Navarro (episode "Jusqu'au Bout de la Nuit")

        ◘ Quai No. 1 (episode "Aiguillages"; France / Belgium / Switzerland)

        ◘ Navarro (episodes "Le Parrain", "La Peau du Mulet", "Délocalisation", "Sur ma Vie")

        ◘ Quai No. 1 (episode "Voiture 13"; France / Belgium / Switzerland)

2003 ◘ Navarro (episodes "Ne pleurez pas Jeannettes", "Police Racket", "Chute d'un Ange", "Marchand d'Hommes", "Sortie autorisée", "Flics et Trafics"; also co-screenwriter", Voleurs sans Défense")

        ◘ Quai No. 1 (episodes "Les Liens du Sang", "24 h Gare du Nord"; France / Belgium / Swit­zerland)

        ◘ Frank Riva (episodes "L'Homme de nulle Part", "La Croix étoilée", "Le Dernier des Trois")

2004 ◘ Navarro (episodes "La Revenante", "La Foire aux Sentiments", "La Machination")

        ◘ Quai No. 1 (episodes "Le Bout du Tunnel", "Affaires de Famille", "Amie Amie"; France / Belgium / Switzerland)

        ◘ Frank Riva (episodes "Les Loups", "L'Ange rouge", "L'Homme traqué")

2005 ◘ Navarro (episode "Ainsi soit-il")

        ◘ Quai No. 1 (episodes "Surenchère", "Petit Loup"; France / Belgium / Switzerland)

        ◘ Marc Eliot (episodes "Tes Père et Mère hono­reras", "L'Amour en Cavale")

        ◘ Navarro (episode "Blessures profondes")

        ◘ Quai No. 1 (episode "Ne réveillez pas les Morts qui dorment"; France / Belgium / Swit­zerland)

        ◘ S.O.S. 18 (episodes "Fils caché", "Bébé volé", "L'Amoureuse", "Faibles Femmes", "Tonton Gâteau", "Héritage")