Javert

Javert
Les Misérables character
Javert – illustration from original publication of Les Misérables, after a painting by Gustave Brion
Created byVictor Hugo
Portrayed byJean Toulout
Charles Vanel
Charles Laughton
Robert Newton
Anthony Perkins
Geoffrey Rush
John Malkovich
David Oyelowo
Roger Allam
Terrence Mann
Philip Quast
Ethan Freeman
Anthony Crivello
Norm Lewis
Bradley Jaden
Russell Crowe
Earl Carpenter
Hadley Fraser
Michael Ball
Robert Westenberg
Chuck Wagner
Robert Cuccioli
David Burt
Stewart Clarke
In-universe information
GenderMale
OccupationPrison guard

Police inspector

Detective
ReligionRoman Catholic
NationalityFrench

Javert (French pronunciation: [ʒavɛʁ]), no first name given in the source novel, is a fictional character and a main antagonist of Victor Hugo's 1862 novel Les Misérables. He was presumably born in 1780[1] and died on June 7, 1832.[2] First a prison guard, and then a police inspector, his character is defined by his legalist tendencies, authoritarian worldview, and lack of empathy for criminals of all forms. In the novel, he persecutes the protagonist Jean Valjean after his violation of parole and theft from the child Petit Gervais.

  1. ^ "Les Misérables/Tome 4/Livre 12 - Wikisource". fr.wikisource.org. Archived from the original on 2006-02-05. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
  2. ^ "Les Misérables/Tome 5/Livre 4 - Wikisource". fr.wikisource.org. Archived from the original on 2006-02-05. Retrieved 2016-12-31.