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Dave Petitjean(1928-2013)

  • Actor
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Dave Petitjean Jr. was born in 1928 to Dave Sr. and Mary Petitean, who ran a warehouse that stored crops for local farmers. Influenced by Louisiana humorists Bud Fletcher and Justin Wilson, Petitjean, with his Acadian ancestry, found he could mimic the Cajun dialect and started telling jokes after sales meetings. He went on to record his first album at a Houston nightclub in 1961.

Living in Crowley, La., he and his wife, Audrey, have been married since 1950 and have two sons. With the phrase, "A smile is contagious, so be a carrier," Petitjean publishes the newsletter "Cajun Recipe for Humor" on the Internet at www.cajunlaff.com.

He briefly attended Louisiana State University at age 16, but left the school to join the Navy and was assigned to the USS Estes, flagship for the 7th Fleet. As the ship's disbusing storekeeper, he was stationed in Tsingtao, China, for his entire naval career. After the war, he studied agriculture at Southwest Louisiana Institute (now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette). He graduated and joined Olin Chemical Co. around 1950, from which he retired after some 25 years. He then joined Farm Bureau Insurance and retired in 2000.

He credits Bill Gove with teaching him how to organize routines and develop motivational messages through humor.
BornJanuary 11, 1928
DiedJune 18, 2013(85)
BornJanuary 11, 1928
DiedJune 18, 2013(85)
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Known for

Robert De Niro and Mickey Rourke in Angel Heart : Aux portes de l'enfer (1987)
Angel Heart : Aux portes de l'enfer
7.2
  • Baptism Preacher(as David Petitjean)
  • 1987
Ellen Barkin and Dennis Quaid in Big Easy, le flic de mon coeur (1986)
Big Easy, le flic de mon coeur
6.5
  • Uncle Sos
  • 1986
Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Tom Waits, and John Lurie in Down by Law - Sous le coup de la loi (1986)
Down by Law - Sous le coup de la loi
7.6
  • Cajun Detective
  • 1986
Kim Basinger and Richard Gere in Sans pitié (1986)
Sans pitié
5.7
  • Hawker
  • 1986

Credits

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  • Dirty Rice (1997)
    Dirty Rice
    7.4
    • Parrain
    • 1997
  • Larry Hagman, Michael Reilly Burke, Brett Cullen, and Colleen Flynn in Orleans (1997)
    Orleans
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Shrimper
    • 1997
  • Susan Walters in Flic de mon coeur (1996)
    Flic de mon coeur
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Fisherman #1
    • 1996
  • Paul Newman and Lolita Davidovich in Blaze (1989)
    Blaze
    6.0
    • Security Doorman (uncredited)
    • 1989
  • Double tranchant (1989)
    Double tranchant
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • Captain Barrow (as David Petitjean)
    • 1989
  • Scott Glenn and Sharon Gless in The Outside Woman (1989)
    The Outside Woman
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Block Guard
    • 1989
  • Carroll O'Connor in In the Heat of the Night (1988)
    In the Heat of the Night
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Smiley Hewitt
    • 1988
  • Le bayou (1987)
    Le bayou
    6.6
    • Sheriff
    • 1987
  • Colère en Louisiane (1987)
    Colère en Louisiane
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Deputy Russell
    • 1987
  • Michael Paré and Michael Beck in Texas police (1987)
    Texas police
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Helicopter Pilot
    • 1987
  • Robert De Niro and Mickey Rourke in Angel Heart : Aux portes de l'enfer (1987)
    Angel Heart : Aux portes de l'enfer
    7.2
    • Baptism Preacher (as David Petitjean)
    • 1987
  • Kim Basinger and Richard Gere in Sans pitié (1986)
    Sans pitié
    5.7
    • Hawker
    • 1986
  • Ellen Barkin and Dennis Quaid in Big Easy, le flic de mon coeur (1986)
    Big Easy, le flic de mon coeur
    6.5
    • Uncle Sos
    • 1986
  • Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Tom Waits, and John Lurie in Down by Law - Sous le coup de la loi (1986)
    Down by Law - Sous le coup de la loi
    7.6
    • Cajun Detective
    • 1986
  • Belizaire the Cajun (1986)
    Belizaire the Cajun
    6.5
    • Ozeme Guidry
    • 1986

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • David Petitjean
  • Born
    • January 11, 1928
    • Rayne, Louisiana, USA
  • Died
    • June 18, 2013
    • Lafayette, Louisiana, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Audrey Robichaux1950 - June 18, 2013 (his death, 2 children)

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