Jacques —, French director and star of Oscar-winning 1958 film comedy Mon Oncle (4)
I believe the answer is:
tati
(Other definitions for tati that I've seen before include "Jacques -- (Monsieur Hulot's Holiday)" , "Jacques ----, French filmmaker" , "Creator of Monsieur Hulot" , "Jacques ___ , French comic actor and film director, d. 1982" , "Jacques -, Fr. comedian" .)