Jean Rochefort, at 87, French film actor

AP - PARIS ? French actor Jean Rochefort, who starred in more than 100 movies over a half-century and was much loved by the French public, has died. He was 87. French culture minister Francoise Nyssen confirmed Mr. Rochefort's death on Monday after French media reported he died in a Paris hospital overnight. Mr. Rochefort, who started his career during the 1950s, won three Cesar awards, the equivalent of the Academy Awards in the United States.