Javert goes to Arras to see Champmathieu and satisfies himself that this is the real Valjean.
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As an assistant guard in the Bagne of Toulon, he saw Jean Valjean often and noted his extraordinary strength and his way of walking.
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The character of Javert is loosely based on Eugène François Vidocq, a criminal and adventurer who became a police official, though Vidocq wrote that he never arrested anyone who stole out of need.
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He has also acted on stages such as Philadelphia's Walnut Street Theatre, portraying characters such as Don Quixote from Man of La Mancha, Javert from Les Mis, and Captain Hook from Peter Pan; and Sweet Charity among others.