Birth Day: 1928-01-24
Place of birth: Brunoy, Essonne, France
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.
Credits
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As Self / Zaza Napoli / Albin (archive footage) -
As Self (archive footage) -
As Hervé Decambrais -
As Max Birgos -
As L'archevêque de Venise -
As Harpagon -
As Gustave -
As Commissaire Lancret -
As The Castle Keeper -
As Docteur Léon Chapuis -
As Albert Moulinot -
As Anzio -
As Gaston Dominici -
As Julien -
As Louis -
As Self (archive footage) -
As L'Ingegner Carlo Semenza -
As Monsieur de Fontenelle -
As Adrien Rochas -
As Verlac -
As Le Cardinal -
As Antoine Berrant -
As Michel Serrault -
As Hyacinthe Richard, aka 'Pépé la Rainette' -
As Mr. Wagner -
As Orazio Gentileschi -
As Victor -
As Le comédien
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As Louis XV -
As Francis Bergeade -
As Mr. Pierre Arnaud -
As Self
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As Alex Ponttin -
As Darius Caunes -
As Rousselot, le maire -
As M. Luc -
As Maurice Martin, Héloïse -
As Maître Malicorne -
As Pompilius -
As Docteur Petiot -
As Paul Léautaud -
As Gino -
As Michaud -
As Paul Duchêne -
As Roger Scatti -
As Ronald Fox-Terrier -
As Baudin -
As Octave Clapoteau -
As Gaëtan / Robert Wellson -
As Albin Mougeotte / 'Zaza Napoli' -
As Robert Staniland -
As Louis XVI -
As Le ministre de l'Intérieur -
As Rico, aggressive supporter -
As Otarius -
As Louis Beauvoir, ' l'Œil ' -
As Nestor Burma -
As Léon Labbé -
As Sébastien Barral -
As Jules César -
As Emmanuel Comte -
As Jérôme Martinaud -
As Albin Mougeotte / 'Zaza Napoli' -
As Léon -
As Édouard Morlaix -
As Martial Perrin/Gilbert Brossard -
As Henri Dupérier -
As Julien Pardot -
As Le comptable -
As le docteur Charles Moreau -
As Zaza -
As le voisin -
As Miremant -
As Bordin -
As Dutilleul -
As Jean-Pierre Mazard -
As Max -
As Jérémie -
As Justin Blesh -
As Edouard Henricot -
As L'inspecteur de police -
As Grégoire Montclair -
As Paulo -
As Jean-Paul Rondin -
As Paul -
As Le curé Léon -
As Albin aka 'Zaza Napoli' -
As Félix Boucan, directeur du supermarché -
As Le commissaire Plouvier / Superintendant -
As Marcel Jolin -
As Louis Martinet -
As Alfred Mullanet -
As Achille -
As Paul Cérès -
As Gabriel Pelletier -
As Commissaire Le Gac -
As François -
As M. Jourdain -
As Aldo Moreni -
As Gabriel Pelletier -
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As Pounet -
As L'inspecteur Papin -
As The armorer -
As Mr. Granger, director of the scientific laboratory -
As Thomeret -
As Hector -
As La père de Lucile -
As Martin - instituteur -
As Monsieur Marcel -
As Valet -
As Albert -
As Bénéchol -
As Henri -
As Rimero -
As Méloune -
As Hutin -
As Gaston Berrien / Monsieur Max -
As Jérôme Martinet, contrebassiste et comédien -
As Rossignol, private detective -
As Varangeot -
As Mr. Lurot -
As Maître Brunet -
As Gaston Lartois -
As Le commissaire Baudu -
As Barthoin -
As Corbeau (segment "Le corbeau et le renard") -
As Commissioner -
As Lucien Moreau -
As Charpentier, le conférencier -
As Pétrarque -
As Varange -
As Guillaume Chouilloux -
As Butcher -
As Tramp -
As L'avocat de Danielle (segment "Le Divorce") -
As Le second policier / Policeman -
As le conservateur du musée de Vallembrais / Son petit-fils -
As M. Loiseau
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As Adolphe Tessier -
As Eugène, l'interprète
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As L'inspecteur Vidalie -
As Dr. Emile Couzan -
As 'La Parole' -
As The visitor -
As Jean-François Robignac -
As Jacques Willis Senior
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As Count Hubert de Latour-Latour -
As Gendarme -
As Inspector Leduc -
As Albert Lecagneux, le cambrioleur -
As Jimmy Scott -
As le démarcheur -
As Mr. Raymond -
As Zamore -
As Serrault, le trompettiste