Jacques Jaccard (September 11, 1886 – July 24, 1960) was an American film director, writer and actor whose achievements in cinema were mostly in silent film.

[1][2] Jaccard told reporters he was born in New York City and educated in France.

[3] He moved back to the U.S. around 1913 and began a career as an actor and assistant director, specializing in western and action films at Universal early on.

When movies with sound became popular, Jaccard's career went downhill.

He was also briefly married to Catherine Dirking (who went by the stage name Joan Jaccard during their marriage).