Acting · b. 1910 · 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 Coust...

Directed
Lake Baikal: Pearl of Siberia 1997 The Cousteau Collection N°42-1 | Desert Diamonds: South Africa (Part 1) 1995 The Cousteau Collection N°44-1 | Australia: Treasures of the Sea 1991 The Cousteau Collection N°21-1 | A Reluctant Ally: The Mississippi (Part 1) 1985 The Cousteau Collection N°19-1 | Amazon: Snowstorm in the Jungle 1984 St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea 1982 The Cousteau Collection N°37-1 | Warm Blood in the Sea 1981 The Cousteau Collection N°36-1 | Clipperton: Island of Solitude 1980 The Cousteau Collection N°8-2 | In Search of Atlantis (Part 2) 1978 The Cousteau Collection N°8-1 | In Search of Atlantis (Part 1) 1978 Calypso's Search for the Britannic 1977 Voyage to the Edge of the World 1976 Cousteau: A Voyage to the End of the World 1976 The Cousteau Collection N°4-2 | The Flight of the Penguin 1974 The Cousteau Collection N°5-1 | Life Under an Ocean of Ice 1974 The Cousteau Collection N°6-1 | Hippo, Hippo 1973 The Cousteau Collection N°43-1 | Sunken Caverns 1971 World Without Sun 1964 The Sunken Galley 1957 The Silent World 1956 Danger Under the Sea 1951 Diving Logs 1948 Paysages du silence 1947 Shipwrecks 1946 At a Depth of Eighteen Meters 1943
Cinematography
The Silent World 1956
Acting
Becoming Cousteau Self (archive footage) 2021 Shipwrecked on a Great Lake Self 2014 My Father the Captain: Jacques-Yves Cousteau Self (archive footage) 2011 Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants Self (archive footage) 2009 Titanic's Lost Sister Self 1996 30 Years of National Geographic Specials Self (archive footage) 1995 The Cousteau Collection N°14-1 | Australia: The People of Water and Fire Self 1991 The Cousteau Collection N°11-1 | Scandal in Valdez Self 1990 The Cousteau Collection N°16-1 | Strait Islands: The Waters of Discord Self 1987 Riders of the Wind Self - Host 1986 The Cousteau Collection N°20-1 | Alcyone: Daughter of the Wind Self 1985 Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years Self 1985 The Cousteau Collection N°17-2 | Amazon: The Enchanted River Self 1983 The Cousteau Collection N°18-1 | Fleeing Shadows: Indians of the Amazon Self 1983 The Cousteau Collection N°17-1 | Amazon: In the Land of a Thousand Rivers Self 1983 The Cousteau Odyssey: The Nile Part 1 Self 1979 The Cousteau Collection N°11-2 | Ultimatum Under the Sea Self 1978 The Cousteau Collection N°23-1 | The Easter Island Testament Self 1978 An Evening with John Denver Self 1975 The Cousteau Collection N°9-2 | Morse's Smile Self 1973 The Cousteau Collection N°26-1 | 500 Million Years Under the Sea Self 1973 The Cousteau Collection N°2-1 | The Song of the Dolphins Self 1972 The Cousteau Collection N°7-1 | Octopus, Little Octopus Self 1972 The Cousteau Collection N°12-1 | The Dragons of the Galapagos Self 1971 The Cousteau Collection N°31-1 | The Fate of Sea Otters Self 1971 The Cousteau Collection N°15-1 | The Lagoon of Lost Ships Self 1970 The Cousteau Collection N°3-1 | Desert Whales Self 1969 The Cousteau Collection N°7-2 | The Night of the Squid Self 1969 The Cousteau Collection N°34-1 | The Legend of Lake Titicaca Self 1968 The Cousteau Collection N°38-1 | The Coral Jungle Self 1967
Other Credits
Verne on Vacation Thanks 2011 Lilliput in Antarctica Executive Producer 1990 Cries from the Deep Writer 1981 The Cousteau Odyssey: The Nile Part 2 Executive Producer 1979 Lost Relics of the Sea Executive Producer 1977 The Cousteau Collection N°1-2 | Sleeper Sharks of the Yucatan Producer 1975 The Golden Fish Producer 1959 La Fontaine-de-Vaucluse Producer 1955 Station 307 Producer 1955
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