Michel Serrault

Michel Serrault

Birthday: Jan 24, 1928

Bio: One of France's most respected and prolific actors, Michel Serrault has appeared in over 100 films since making his debut in Henri-Georges Clouzot's Les Diaboliques in 1954. Born January 24, 1928, in Brunoy, Serrault got his start as a singer and member of Robert Dhery's theater troupe. After his debut as Mr. Raymond in Les Diaboliques, he went on to do decades of… More Bio: One of France's most respected and prolific actors, Michel Serrault has appeared in over 100 films since making his debut in Henri-Georges Clouzot's Les Diaboliques in 1954. Born January 24, 1928, in Brunoy, Serrault got his start as a singer and member of Robert Dhery's theater troupe. After his debut as Mr. Raymond in Les Diaboliques, he went on to do decades of steady work in films of widely varying quality. Serrault's expressive facial features and sad, hound dog eyes made him ideal for comic character work, so it was perhaps unsurprising that he became best known internationally for playing flamboyant drag queen Albin/Za Za in La Cage aux Folles (1978) opposite Ugo Tognazzi (with whom he was frequently paired). Serrault spent his entire career in French films and often appeared with Jean Poiret in both film and stage productions. He has received many awards for his work, including a Best Actor César for Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud (1995). Even in his advanced age, Serrault has managed to remain vibrant, starring alongside timeless screen siren Jeanne Moreau in The Old Lady Who Wades in the Sea (La Vielle Qui Marchait Dans la Mer) (1991) and working with younger talent like Mathieu Kassovitz in Assassin(s) in 1997. The actor died on July 29, 2007 of cancer in Honfleur, France. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

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Joyeux Noel (Merry Christmas) The Girl From Paris Old Lady Who Walked In The Sea The Associate Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud

Filmography

Malevil (2012)
- Actor
Happiness Is in the Field (Le bonheur est dans le pré) (2011)
- Actor
Les compagnons de la marguerite (2011)
- Actor
Le furet (2011)
- Actor
Assassins et voleurs (Lovers and Thieves) (2011)
- Actor
Le bénévole (2011)
- Actor
Belohegor: Phantom of the Louvre (2008)
- Actor
Mean Old Albert (2008)
- Actor
Pars vite et reviens tard (Have Mercy on Us All) (2006)
- Actor
Les enfants du pays (2006)
- Gustave
Joyeux Noël (Merry Christmas) (2005)
- Le Chatelain
- 76%
Albert est méchant (2004)
- Actor
Local Call (Ne Quittez Pas!) (2004)
- Actor
Le Papillon (The Butterfly) (2003)
- Julien
- 80%
Mortelle Randonnee (2003)
- Actor
24 Hours In The Life Of A Woman (24 Heures De La Vie D'une Femme) (2002)
- Actor
The Girl From Paris (Une hirondelle a fait le printemps) (2001)
- Adrien Rochas
- 90%
Belphégor - Le fantôme du Louvre (Belphegor, Phantom of the Louvre) (Belphecor: Curse of the Mummy) (2001)
- Verlac
Garde à vue (The Grilling) (2001)
- Actor
Le Libertin (2000)
- The Cardinal
Les Acteurs (Actors ) (2000)
- Himself
Le monde de Marty (Marty's World) (2000)
- Actor
Les Enfants du marais (The Children of the Marshland) (1999)
- PÃ©pÃ©
Rien ne va plus (The Swindle) (1997)
- Victor
- 68%
Artemisia (1997)
- Orazio Gentileschi
- 64%
Assassin(s) (1997)
- Mr. Wagner
Beaumarchais the Scoundrel (Beaumarchais, l'insolent) (1996)
- Louis XV
- 70%
Le Bonheur est Dans le Pré (Happiness Is in the Field) (1995)
- Francis Bergeade
Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud (1995)
- Pierre Arnaud
- 95%
Ville à vendre (City for Sale) (1992)
- Rousselot
Old Lady Who Walked In The Sea (1991)
- Pompilius
Docteur Petiot (1990)
- Docteur Petiot
Ne Reveillez Pas Un Flic Qui Dort (1988)
- Roger Scatti
Le miraculé (1986)
- Ronald Fox Terrier
Mon beau-frère a tué ma soeur (My Brother-in-law Killed My Sister) (1986)
- Octave
La cage aux folles 3 - 'Elles' se marient (La cage aux Folles 3: The Wedding) (1986)
- Albin Mougeotte
The Gag Kings (Les Rois du Gag) (1985)
- Gaetan/Wellson
À mort l'arbitre (Kill the Referee) (1984)
- Rico
Mortelle Randonnee (Deadly Circuit) (Deadly Run) (1983)
- Beauvoir The "Eye"
Deux heures moins le quart avant Jésus-Christ (Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ) (1982)
- Actor
La Cage Aux Folles II (1980)
- Albin
Associate (1980)
- Julien Pardot
Buffet froid (Cold Cuts) (1979)
- Man in subway (uncredited)
La Cage Aux Folles (1978)
- Albin/ZaZa
- 100%
Préparez vos Mouchoirs (Get Out Your Handkerchiefs) (1978)
- Neighbor
- 90%
L'argent des autres (Other People's Money) (Dirty Money) (1978)
- Miremant
Situation est grave... mais pas désespérée, La (1975)
- Actor
L'Ibis rouge (The Red Ibis) (1975)
- Actor
Un linceul n'a pas de poches (No Pockets in a Shroud) (1974)
- Blesch
The Holes (1974)
- Rondin
Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques, Le (Cry of the Cormoran) (1971)
- Alfred
Le Roi de coeur (King Of Hearts) (1966)
- Hairdresser
- 91%
Des pissenlits par la racine (Salad by the Roots) (1963)
- Jerome
Carambolages (Carom Shots) (1963)
- Policeman Baudu
Le Repos du Guerrier (Love on a Pillow) (1962)
- Varange
La Belle Américaine (The American Beauty) (1961)
- le clochard
Candide ou l'optimisme au XXe siècle (1960)
- Actor
Love and the Frenchwoman (1960)
- Lawyers [Divorce]
Cette sacrée gamine (Naughty Girl) (1956)
- Inspector
Diabolique (Les Diaboliques) (1954)
- Raymond
- 97%
Well Done (Durs a cuire)
- Actor
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