Michel Serrault

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

176

Gender

Male

Birthday

1928-01-24

Day of death

2007-07-29 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

Brunoy, Essonne, France

Michel Serrault

Biography

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.

Known For

  • Champs-Elysées

    Champs-Elysées

  • Champs-Elysées

    Champs-Elysées

  • Vivement dimanche

    Vivement dimanche

  • Sacrée Soirée

    Sacrée Soirée

  • Sacrée Soirée

    Sacrée Soirée

  • Midi trente

    Midi trente

  • Spécial cinéma

    Spécial cinéma

  • Apostrophes

    Apostrophes

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  • Discorama

    Discorama

  • Le Grand Échiquier

    Le Grand Échiquier

  • Samedi soir

    Samedi soir

  • 30 millions d'amis

    30 millions d'amis

  • At Theatre Tonight

    At Theatre Tonight

  • Stars 90

    Stars 90

  • Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

    Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

  • The Butterfly

    The Butterfly

  • Système 2

    Système 2

  • À bout portant

    À bout portant

  • Happiness Is in the Field

    Happiness Is in the Field

  • Matin Bonheur

    Matin Bonheur

  • La Cage aux Folles

    La Cage aux Folles

  • The Restroom Robbery

    The Restroom Robbery

  • Joyeux Noel

    Joyeux Noel

  • The Red Ibis

    The Red Ibis

  • La situation est grave... mais pas désespérée

    La situation est grave... mais pas désespérée

  • Diabolique

    Diabolique

  • Bebert and the Train

    Bebert and the Train

  • Good King Dagobert

    Good King Dagobert

  • L'Esprit de famille

    L'Esprit de famille

  • La Liberté en croupe

    La Liberté en croupe

  • The Great Gadget

    The Great Gadget

  • Liberté, égalité, choucroute

    Liberté, égalité, choucroute

  • King of Hearts

    King of Hearts

  • Malevil

    Malevil

  • The Great Chase

    The Great Chase

  • Clara and the Villains

    Clara and the Villains

  • Les enquiquineurs

    Les enquiquineurs

  • Chinese In Paris

    Chinese In Paris

  • Qu'est-ce qui fait courir les crocodiles ?

    Qu'est-ce qui fait courir les crocodiles ?

  • La Cage aux folles

    La Cage aux folles

  • Artemisia

    Artemisia

  • Get Out Your Handkerchiefs

    Get Out Your Handkerchiefs

  • Les Combinards

    Les Combinards

  • The Innocent with Forty Children

    The Innocent with Forty Children

  • Vajont

    Vajont

  • The Roaring Forties

    The Roaring Forties

  • The Associate

    The Associate

  • He Died with His Eyes Open

    He Died with His Eyes Open

  • Beaumarchais the Scoundrel

    Beaumarchais the Scoundrel

  • The Libertine

    The Libertine

  • When the Pheasants Pass

    When the Pheasants Pass

  • The Men in the Family

    The Men in the Family

  • How Not to Rob a Department Store

    How Not to Rob a Department Store

  • Bloody Murder

    Bloody Murder

  • Les enfants du pays

    Les enfants du pays

  • Let Sleeping Cops Lie

    Let Sleeping Cops Lie

  • The Children of the Marshland

    The Children of the Marshland

  • Heads or Tails

    Heads or Tails

  • The Dance

    The Dance

  • The Comedian

    The Comedian

  • La Cage aux Folles 3

    La Cage aux Folles 3

  • Belphegor, Phantom of the Louvre

    Belphegor, Phantom of the Louvre

  • Un clair de Lune à Maubeuge

    Un clair de Lune à Maubeuge

  • The Down-in-the-Hole Gang

    The Down-in-the-Hole Gang

  • The Four Truths

    The Four Truths

  • L'Habit vert

    L'Habit vert

  • On purge bébé

    On purge bébé

  • Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud

    Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud

  • Le Furet

    Le Furet

  • My Wife Is a Panther

    My Wife Is a Panther

  • Other People's Money

    Other People's Money

  • The American Beauty

    The American Beauty

  • Kill the Referee

    Kill the Referee

  • Buffet Froid

    Buffet Froid

  • The Boss of Champignol

    The Boss of Champignol

  • The Madman of Lab Four

    The Madman of Lab Four

  • Monsieur Léon

    Monsieur Léon

  • Un cœur oublié

    Un cœur oublié

  • Deadly Circuit

    Deadly Circuit

  • Ces messieurs de la gâchette

    Ces messieurs de la gâchette

  • La Cage aux Folles II

    La Cage aux Folles II

  • Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques

    Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques

  • Dandelions by the Roots

    Dandelions by the Roots

  • Nestor Burma, détective de choc

    Nestor Burma, détective de choc

  • Male Hunt

    Male Hunt

  • No Pockets in a Shroud

    No Pockets in a Shroud

  • Merry Christmas... Happy New Year

    Merry Christmas... Happy New Year

  • Les Rois du gag

    Les Rois du gag

  • The Real Bargain

    The Real Bargain

  • Under Your Hat

    Under Your Hat

  • Bonsoir

    Bonsoir

  • Have Mercy on Us All

    Have Mercy on Us All

  • We Will Go to Deauville

    We Will Go to Deauville

  • Dr. Petiot

    Dr. Petiot

  • Old Rascal

    Old Rascal

  • Albert est méchant

    Albert est méchant

  • The Other One's Mug

    The Other One's Mug

  • The Big Store

    The Big Store

  • Miracle Healing

    Miracle Healing

  • Love on a Pillow

    Love on a Pillow

  • Actors

    Actors

  • The Swindle

    The Swindle

  • Carom Shots

    Carom Shots

  • Clémentine chérie

    Clémentine chérie

  • Ennemis intimes

    Ennemis intimes

  • Jaloux comme un tigre

    Jaloux comme un tigre

  • Il lupo e l'agnello

    Il lupo e l'agnello

  • Le Bon Plaisir

    Le Bon Plaisir

  • Le Bénévole

    Le Bénévole

  • The Inquisitor

    The Inquisitor

  • Room Service

    Room Service

  • Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ

    Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ

  • Assassin(s)

    Assassin(s)

  • Operation Lady Marlene

    Operation Lady Marlene

  • Du mou dans la gâchette

    Du mou dans la gâchette

  • The Girl from Paris

    The Girl from Paris

  • Héloïse

    Héloïse

  • L'Avare

    L'Avare

  • Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century

    Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century

  • How to Succeed in Love

    How to Succeed in Love

  • The Annuity

    The Annuity

  • Big Deal

    Big Deal

  • Nouvelles de Marcel Aymé

    Nouvelles de Marcel Aymé

  • Nouvelles de Marcel Aymé

    Nouvelles de Marcel Aymé

  • La Gueule de l’emploi

    La Gueule de l’emploi

  • Peek-a-boo

    Peek-a-boo

  • Oh! What a Mambo

    Oh! What a Mambo

  • Mon bébé

    Mon bébé

  • Order of the Daisy

    Order of the Daisy

  • Me and the Forty Year Old Man

    Me and the Forty Year Old Man

  • The Double Bed

    The Double Bed

  • Le petit monstre

    Le petit monstre

  • Les Folies Offenbach

    Les Folies Offenbach

  • Murderers and Thieves

    Murderers and Thieves

  • Antonio Vivaldi - A Prince in Venice

    Antonio Vivaldi - A Prince in Venice

  • Merci Zaza - La folle histoire de la Cage aux Folles

    Merci Zaza - La folle histoire de la Cage aux Folles

  • Les baratineurs

    Les baratineurs

  • Love and the Frenchwoman

    Love and the Frenchwoman

  • That Naughty Girl

    That Naughty Girl

  • You Have Nothing to Declare?

    You Have Nothing to Declare?

  • Life is beautiful

    Life is beautiful

  • Adorables démons

    Adorables démons

  • Ville à vendre

    Ville à vendre

  • My Brother-in-law Killed My Sister

    My Brother-in-law Killed My Sister

  • Le Passe-muraille

    Le Passe-muraille

  • The Old Lady Who Walked in the Sea

    The Old Lady Who Walked in the Sea

  • La Malle volante

    La Malle volante

  • What the East Wind Saw

    What the East Wind Saw

  • How Do You Like My Sister?

    How Do You Like My Sister?

  • 24 Hours in the Life of a Woman

    24 Hours in the Life of a Woman

  • Moi y'en a vouloir des sous

    Moi y'en a vouloir des sous

  • The Hatter's Ghost

    The Hatter's Ghost

  • Pour avoir Adrienne

    Pour avoir Adrienne

  • A Murder Is a Murder

    A Murder Is a Murder

  • Love Comedy

    Love Comedy

  • Everybody He Is Nice, Everybody He Is Beautiful

    Everybody He Is Nice, Everybody He Is Beautiful

  • Would-Be Gentleman

    Would-Be Gentleman

  • La Grâce

    La Grâce

  • Call Me Mathilde

    Call Me Mathilde

  • The Bureaucrats

    The Bureaucrats

  • Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)

    Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)

  • Nina

    Nina

  • L'Affaire Dominici

    L'Affaire Dominici

  • No Harm Intended

    No Harm Intended

  • L'anglais tel qu'on le parle

    L'anglais tel qu'on le parle

  • L'Huissier

    L'Huissier

  • Hard Boiled Ones

    Hard Boiled Ones

  • Un merveilleux parfum d'oseille

    Un merveilleux parfum d'oseille

  • The Terror with Women

    The Terror with Women

  • Bonjour l'angoisse

    Bonjour l'angoisse

  • Le Roi des bricoleurs

    Le Roi des bricoleurs

  • Cette nuit-là à Bethléem

    Cette nuit-là à Bethléem

  • Grabuge!

    Grabuge!

  • Musée Grévin

    Musée Grévin

  • Tel est Serrault

    Tel est Serrault