- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- June 11, 1910
- Place of Birth
- Saint-André-de-Cubzac, Gironde, France
- Died
- June 25, 1997
Jacques-Yves Cousteau
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 exist…
Filmography
movieBecoming Cousteau
2021 · Self (archive footage)
movieShipwrecked on a Great Lake
2014 · Self
movieMy Father the Captain: Jacques-Yves Cousteau
2011 · Self (archive footage)
movieVerne on Vacation
2011 · Thanks
tvEpic Rap Battles of History
2010 · Characters
movieSquare Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
2009 · Self (archive footage)
movieLake Baikal: Pearl of Siberia
1997 · Self, Director
movieTitanic's Lost Sister
1996 · Self
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°42-1 | Desert Diamonds: South Africa (Part 1)
1995 · Self, Director
movie30 Years of National Geographic Specials
1995 · Self (archive footage)
tvJacques Cousteau: Rediscover the World II | Australia, Indonesia and the Danube
1992 · Self
The Cousteau Collection N°44-1 | Australia: Treasures of the Sea
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°44-1 | Australia: Treasures of the Sea
1991 · Self, Director
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°14-1 | Australia: The People of Water and Fire
1991 · Self
Lilliput in Antarctica
movieLilliput in Antarctica
1990 · Self - Narrator, Executive Producer
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°11-1 | Scandal in Valdez
1990 · Self
tvLe monde est à vous
1987 · Self
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°16-1 | Strait Islands: The Waters of Discord
1987 · Self
tvJacques Cousteau: Rediscover the World | New Zealand, Tahiti, Cuba, & Cape Horn
1986 · Self
Riders of the Wind
movieRiders of the Wind
1986 · Self - Host
movieJacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years
1985 · Self
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°20-1 | Alcyone: Daughter of the Wind
1985 · Self
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°21-1 | A Reluctant Ally: The Mississippi (Part 1)
1985 · Self, Director
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°19-1 | Amazon: Snowstorm in the Jungle
1984 · Self, Director
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°17-1 | Amazon: In the Land of a Thousand Rivers
1983 · Self
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°17-2 | Amazon: The Enchanted River
1983 · Self
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°18-1 | Fleeing Shadows: Indians of the Amazon
1983 · Self
movieSt. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea
1982 · Self (uncredited), Director
tvChamps-Elysées
1982 · Self
movieCries from the Deep
1981 · Self, Writer, Producer
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°37-1 | Warm Blood in the Sea
1981 · Self, Director
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°36-1 | Clipperton: Island of Solitude
1980 · Self, Director
The Cousteau Odyssey: The Nile Part 2
movieThe Cousteau Odyssey: The Nile Part 2
1979 · Self, Executive Producer
tvThe Jacques Cousteau Odyssey
1979 · Producer, Director, Creator
The Cousteau Odyssey: The Nile Part 1
movieThe Cousteau Odyssey: The Nile Part 1
1979 · Self
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°23-1 | The Easter Island Testament
1978 · Self
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°8-1 | In Search of Atlantis (Part 1)
1978 · Self, Director
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°11-2 | Ultimatum Under the Sea
1978 · Self
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°8-2 | In Search of Atlantis (Part 2)
1978 · Self, Director
movieCalypso's Search for the Britannic
1977 · Self, Executive Producer, Director
Lost Relics of the Sea
movieLost Relics of the Sea
1977 · Self, Executive Producer
movieVoyage to the Edge of the World
1976 · Self, Director, Producer, Writer
Cousteau: A Voyage to the End of the World
movieCousteau: A Voyage to the End of the World
1976 · Director
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°1-2 | Sleeper Sharks of the Yucatan
1975 · Self, Producer
tvNuméro un
1975 · Self
movieAn Evening with John Denver
1975 · Self
tvApostrophes
1975 · Self
tvMidi Première
1975 · Self
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°4-2 | The Flight of the Penguin
1974 · Self, Director
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°5-1 | Life Under an Ocean of Ice
1974 · Self, Director
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°26-1 | 500 Million Years Under the Sea
1973 · Self
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°6-1 | Hippo, Hippo
1973 · Self, Director
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°9-2 | Morse's Smile
1973 · Self
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°2-1 | The Song of the Dolphins
1972 · Self
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°7-1 | Octopus, Little Octopus
1972 · Self
tvMidi trente
1972 · Self
tvLe Grand Échiquier
1972 · Self, Self - Main Guest
tvVetenskapens värld
1971 · Self
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°31-1 | The Fate of Sea Otters
1971 · Self
The Cousteau Collection N°43-1 | Sunken Caverns
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°43-1 | Sunken Caverns
1971 · Self, Director
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°12-1 | The Dragons of the Galapagos
1971 · Self
Samedi soir
tvSamedi soir
1971 · Self
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°15-1 | The Lagoon of Lost Ships
1970 · Self
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°3-1 | Desert Whales
1969 · Self
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°7-2 | The Night of the Squid
1969 · Self
tvThe Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°34-1 | The Legend of Lake Titicaca
1968 · Self
tvThe Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau
1968 · Self - Host, Executive Producer
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°35-1 | The Sharks
1967 · Self
The Cousteau Collection N°38-1 | The Coral Jungle
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°38-1 | The Coral Jungle
1967 · Self
movieThe Cousteau Collection N°32-1 | The Precontinent Adventure (Precontinent III)
1966 · Self
The World of Jacques-Yves Cousteau
movieThe World of Jacques-Yves Cousteau
1966 · Self
movieWorld Without Sun
1964 · Self (uncredited), Director
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
tvThe Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
movieThe Golden Fish
1959 · Producer
movieThe Sunken Galley
1957 · Director, Writer
tvEn direct de...
1956 · self
movieThe Silent World
1956 · Self, Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Was bin ich?
tvWas bin ich?
1955 · Self
La Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
movieLa Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
1955 · Self, Producer
movieStation 307
1955 · Producer
movieDanger Under the Sea
1951 · Director
tvBambi
1948 · Self
movieDiving Logs
1948 · Director
Paysages du silence
moviePaysages du silence
1947 · Director
movieShipwrecks
1946 · Self - Diver / Narrator, Director, Producer
movieAt a Depth of Eighteen Meters
1943 · Self, Director
Savage World of the Coral Jungle
movieSavage World of the Coral Jungle
— · Himself
movieLa Collection Cousteau N° 1 | Le Grand Requin Blanc | Les Requins Dormeurs Du Yucatan
— · Producer
Cousteau: Amazon
tvCousteau: Amazon
— · Executive Producer