Marc de Jonge

Marc de Jonge
de Jonge as Colonel Zaysen in Rambo III
Born
Marc Louis Maxime de Jonge

(1949-02-16)16 February 1949
Nancy, France
Died10 March 1996(1996-03-10) (aged 47)
Paris, France
OccupationActor
Years active1977–1996
SpouseRebecca Potok

Marc Louis Maxime de Jonge (16 February 1949 – 10 March 1996) was a French actor.

Early life and education

Born in Nancy, France, he studied law as his father wished, but he decided to attend Conservatory of Dramatic Art of Paris, and acquired small roles in film.

Career

Despite being best known for his role as the heartless Soviet Colonel Zaysen in Rambo III, de Jonge had a long and fruitful career. He was in over 50 films, mostly productions from France. He also starred in the famous Steven Spielberg film Empire of the Sun, playing a Frenchman.

Death

De Jonge forgot the keys to his Paris house on 10 March 1996. He decided to climb the building to get into his home but after arriving on the second floor, he slipped and suffered a fatal fall. He was 47 years old.

Filmography

Film

  • L'Aigle et la Colombe (1977) – Ludwig's Assistant
  • Et vive la liberté! (1978)
  • Guerres civiles en France (1978) – Les commissaire alliés (segment "Premier empire")
  • Je vous ferai aimer la vie (1979)
  • Au bout du bout du banc (1979)
  • La bande du Rex (1980)
  • La Flambeuse (1981) – De Boissouvre
  • Les jocondes (1982) – Frédéric
  • Mon Curé Chez les Nudistes (1982) – Oscar, le coiffeur
  • Rock 'n Torah (1983) – Jess, le chauffeur de Dieu
  • Rue barbare (1984) – Jo, un sbire de Hagen
  • Ronde de nuit (1984) – Roland Bauchaud - un mécanicien d'extrême droite
  • Les Brésiliennes du bois de Boulogne (1984) – Carmen
  • Rive droite, rive gauche (1984) – Jaffré
  • Flagrant désir (1986) – Larbeau
  • La Femme secrète (1986) – Lamour
  • Le Complexe du kangourou (1986) – Verahege
  • Empire of the Sun (1986) – Frenchman
  • De guerre lasse [fr] (1987) – Le capitaine SS de l'interrogatoire
  • François Villon - Poetul vagabond (1987)
  • Rambo III (1988) – Colonel Alexei Zaysen
  • La Révolution française (1989) – Antoine-Joseph Santerre
  • Street of No Return (1989) – Eddie
  • Tolérance (1989) – Cabanes
  • Présumé dangereux (1990) – Vigier
  • Milena (1991) – Blei (uncredited)[citation needed]
  • L'Opération Corned-Beef (1991) – Le consul Burger
  • Génération oxygène (1991) – Richard Malatray
  • The Secret of Sarah Tombelaine  [fr] (1991) – Kerguen
  • Obiettivo indiscreto (1992) – Godard
  • Pas d'amour sans amour (1993) – Le gynécologue
  • La Vengeance d'une blonde (1994) – Vernon
  • La Cité de la peur (1994) – Le patron de Karamazov
  • L'affaire [fr] (1994) – Gruskhin
  • Killer Kid (1994) – Hans
  • Un indien dans la ville (1994) – Rossberg
  • Ainsi soient-elles [fr] (1995) – Jean
  • Marie de Nazareth (1995) – Hérode
  • Inner City (1995) – L'agresseur

Television

Marc de Jonge television credits
YearTitleRoleNotes Ref.
1985Kane & AbelAlfonsTV miniseries
1986Monte CarloCroupierTV miniseries
1987Napoleon and Josephine: A Love StoryRobespierreTV miniseries
1989First BornMariseTV miniseries
1992 Counterstrike Herr Hinkel Episode: "The Curse of the Amber Chamber"
1994Fantaghirò 4TohorTV movie. AKA Cave of the Golden Rose 4
1995L'Affaire Dreyfus [fr]De PellieuxTV movie. English: The Dreyfus Case

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Guermonprez, Paul (17 January 2017). "Rambo 3, C8 : le destin tragique de Marc de Jonge alias le colonel Zaysen". www.telestar.fr (in French). TéléStar. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Marc DeJonge: Filmography". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Marc de Jonge". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media / NBCUniversal. Retrieved 12 August 2025.