Michel Serrault
Michel Serrault (24 January 1928 – 29 July 2007) was a French stage and film actor who appeared from 1954 until 2007 in more than 130 films. His first professional job was in a touring production in Germany of Molière's Les Fourberies de Scapin. In 1948, he began his career in the theatre with Robert Dhéry in Les Branquignols. His first film was Ah! Les belles bacchantes, starring Robert Dhéry, Colette Brosset (Dhéry's then-wife), and Louis de Funès; directed by Jean Loubignac in 1954. Serrault played in the 1955 suspense thriller Les diaboliques, starring Simone Signoret and directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot. From February 1973 through 1978, he portrayed the role of Albin/Zaza opposite Jean Poiret in the play La cage aux folles, written by Poiret. He recreated the role for the film version of the play, which was released in 1978. In 1977-1978 he played the composer Jacques Offenbach in a six-part series of one-hour episodes about the musician's life, each one focusing on a specific aspect or work. Serrault died from relapsing polychondritis at his home in Équemauville on 29 July 2007 at age 79. He was buried in Sainte-Catherine's cemetery in Honfleur and was transferred in 2009 to the cemetery of Neuilly-sur-Seine near his wife Juanita Saint-Peyron and daughter Caroline, who died in 1977. He had another daughter, actress Nathalie Serrault. Source: Article "Michel Serrault" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Filmography
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
as Self (archive footage)
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
as Self (archive footage)
Have Mercy on Us All
as Hervé Decambrais
Have Mercy on Us All
as Hervé Decambrais
L'Avare
as Harpagon
L'Avare
as Harpagon
Monsieur Léon
as Docteur Léon Chapuis
Monsieur Léon
as Docteur Léon Chapuis
Albert est méchant
as Albert Moulinot
Albert est méchant
as Albert Moulinot
24 Hours in the Life of a Woman
as Louis
24 Hours in the Life of a Woman
as Louis
Belphegor, Phantom of the Louvre
as Verlac
Belphegor, Phantom of the Louvre
as Verlac
Actors
as Michel Serrault
Actors
as Michel Serrault
Marty's World
as Antoine Berrant
Marty's World
as Antoine Berrant
Happiness Is in the Field
as Francis Bergeade
Happiness Is in the Field
as Francis Bergeade
Le Bon Plaisir
as Le ministre de l'Intérieur
Le Bon Plaisir
as Le ministre de l'Intérieur
The Roaring Forties
as Sébastien Barral
The Roaring Forties
as Sébastien Barral
Nestor Burma, détective de choc
as Nestor Burma
Nestor Burma, détective de choc
as Nestor Burma
The Inquisitor
as Jérôme Martinaud
The Inquisitor
as Jérôme Martinaud
Malevil
as Emmanuel Comte
Malevil
as Emmanuel Comte
The Other One's Mug
as Martial Perrin/Gilbert Brossard
The Other One's Mug
as Martial Perrin/Gilbert Brossard
Get Out Your Handkerchiefs
as le voisin
Get Out Your Handkerchiefs
as le voisin
The Down-in-the-Hole Gang
as Jean-Paul Rondin
The Down-in-the-Hole Gang
as Jean-Paul Rondin
The Big Store
as Félix Boucan, directeur du supermarché
The Big Store
as Félix Boucan, directeur du supermarché
Everybody He Is Nice, Everybody He Is Beautiful
as Marcel Jolin
Everybody He Is Nice, Everybody He Is Beautiful
as Marcel Jolin
The Annuity
as Louis Martinet
The Annuity
as Louis Martinet
Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques
as Alfred Mullanet
Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques
as Alfred Mullanet
La Liberté en croupe
as Paul Cérès
La Liberté en croupe
as Paul Cérès
Ces messieurs de la gâchette
as Gabriel Pelletier
Ces messieurs de la gâchette
as Gabriel Pelletier
Un merveilleux parfum d'oseille
as Commissaire Le Gac
Un merveilleux parfum d'oseille
as Commissaire Le Gac
The Men in the Family
as Gabriel Pelletier
The Men in the Family
as Gabriel Pelletier
Cette nuit-là à Bethléem
Cette nuit-là à Bethléem
The Madman of Lab Four
as Mr. Granger, director of the scientific laboratory
The Madman of Lab Four
as Mr. Granger, director of the scientific laboratory
Loose in the Trigger
as The armorer
Loose in the Trigger
as The armorer
King of Hearts
as Monsieur Marcel
King of Hearts
as Monsieur Marcel
The Double Bed
as Albert
The Double Bed
as Albert
Les baratineurs
as Henri
Les baratineurs
as Henri
Clémentine chérie
as Maître Brunet
Clémentine chérie
as Maître Brunet
Jaloux comme un tigre
as Mr. Lurot
Jaloux comme un tigre
as Mr. Lurot
Dandelions by the Roots
as Jérôme Martinet
Dandelions by the Roots
as Jérôme Martinet
Bebert and the Train
as Barthoin
Bebert and the Train
as Barthoin
The Four Truths
as Corbeau (segment "Le corbeau et le renard")
The Four Truths
as Corbeau (segment "Le corbeau et le renard")
The American Beauty
as Tramp
The American Beauty
as Tramp
Love and the Frenchwoman
as L'avocat de Danielle (segment "Le Divorce")
Love and the Frenchwoman
as L'avocat de Danielle (segment "Le Divorce")
That Naughty Girl
as Inspector Leduc
That Naughty Girl
as Inspector Leduc
Peek-a-boo
as Serrault, le trompettiste
Peek-a-boo
as Serrault, le trompettiste