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.
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.
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2023 | L'Énigme Charlotte Rampling as Self (archive footage) |
2023 | Merci Zaza - La folle histoire de la Cage aux Folles as Self / Zaza Napoli / Albin (archive footage) |
2009 | Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4) as Self (archive footage) |
2007 | Antonio Vivaldi, un prince à Venise as L'archevêque de Venise |
2007 | Le Bénévole as Max Birgos |
2007 | Ölüm Tohumları as Hervé Decambrais |
2007 | L'Avare as Harpagon |
2006 | Les enfants du pays as Gustave |
2005 | Monsieur Léon as Docteur Léon Chapuis |
2005 | Ateşkes as The Castle Keeper |
2005 | Grabuge! as Commissaire Lancret |
2004 | Albert est méchant as Albert Moulinot |
2003 | Le Furet as Anzio |
2003 | L'Affaire Dominici as Gaston Dominici |
2002 | Le Papillon as Julien |
2002 | 24 heures de la vie d'une femme as Louis |
2001 | Vajont - La diga del disonore as L'Ingegner Carlo Semenza |
2001 | Une hirondelle a fait le printemps as Adrien Rochas |
2001 | Müzedeki Ruh as Verlac |
2001 | Un cœur oublié as Monsieur de Fontenelle |
2000 | Les acteurs as Michel Serrault |
2000 | Le Libertin as Le Cardinal |
1999 | Les enfants du marais as Hyacinthe Richard, aka 'Pépé la Rainette' |
1997 | Le Comédien as Le comédien |
1997 | Hırsız ve Çırağı as Victor |
1997 | Sanatına olan tutkusu tarihin akışını değiştirdi as Orazio Gentileschi |
1997 | Assassin(s) as Mr. Wagner |
1996 | Beaumarchais, l'insolent as Louis XV |
1995 | Le bonheur est dans le pré as Francis Bergeade |
1995 | Nelly et Mr. Arnaud as M. Pierre Arnaud |
1995 | Tel est Serrault as Self |
1994 | Bonsoir as Alex Ponttin |
1992 | Vieille Canaille as Darius Caunes |
1992 | Room Service as M. Luc |
1992 | Ville à vendre as Rousselot, le maire |
1991 | La Vieille qui marchait dans la mer as Pompilius |
1991 | Héloïse as Maurice Martin, Héloïse |
1991 | L'Huissier as Maître Malicorne |
1990 | Docteur Petiot as Docteur Petiot |
1989 | Buon Natale, buon anno as Gino |
1989 | Comédie d'amour as Paul Léautaud |
1988 | Ne réveillez pas un flic qui dort as Roger Scatti |
1988 | Bonjour l'angoisse as Michaud |
1988 | En toute innocence as Paul Duchêne |
1987 | Ennemis intimes as Baudin |
1987 | Le Miraculé as Ronald Fox-Terrier |
1986 | Mon beau-frère a tué ma sœur as Octave Clapoteau |
1985 | La Cage aux folles 3 - « Elles » se marient as Albin Mougeotte / 'Zaza Napoli' |
1985 | On ne meurt que deux fois as Robert Staniland |
1985 | Liberté, égalité, choucroute as Louis XVI |
1985 | Les Rois du gag |
1984 | Le Bon Roi Dagobert as Otarius |
1984 | À mort l'arbitre ! as Rico, aggressive supporter |
1984 | Le bon Plaisir as Le ministre de l'Intérieur |
1983 | Mortelle randonnée as Louis Beauvoir, « l'Œil » |
1982 | Deux heures moins le quart avant Jésus-Christ as Jules César |
1982 | Les 40èmes Rugissants as Sébastien Barral |
1982 | Les Fantômes du chapelier as Léon Labbé |
1982 | Nestor Burma, détective de choc as Nestor Burma |
1981 | Garde à vue as Jérôme Martinaud |
1981 | Malevil as Emmanuel Comte |
1980 | La Cage aux folles II as Albin Mougeotte / 'Zaza Napoli' |
1980 | Pile ou face as Édouard Morlaix |
1980 | Il lupo e l'agnello as Léon |
1979 | Soğuk Büfe as Le comptable |
1979 | La Gueule de l'autre as Martial Perrin/Gilbert Brossard |
1979 | L'Associé as Julien Pardot |
1979 | La Grâce as Henri Dupérier |
1979 | L'Esprit de famille as le docteur Charles Moreau |
1978 | La Cage aux folles as Zaza |
1978 | L'Argent des autres as Miremant |
1978 | Préparez vos mouchoirs as le voisin |
1977 | Le Passe-muraille as Dutilleul |
1977 | Le Roi des bricoleurs as Bordin |
1976 | La situation est grave... mais pas désespérée as Jean-Pierre Mazard |
1975 | L'Ibis rouge as Jérémie |
1975 | C'est pas parce qu'on a rien à dire qu'il faut fermer sa gueule... as Max |
1974 | Un linceul n'a pas de poches as Justin Blesh |
1974 | Opération Lady Marlène as Paulo |
1974 | La Gueule de l’emploi as L'inspecteur de police |
1974 | ...La Main à couper as Edouard Henricot |
1974 | Les Chinois à Paris as Grégoire Montclair |
1974 | Les Gaspards as Jean-Paul Rondin |
1973 | Le Grand Bazar as Félix Boucan, directeur du supermarché |
1973 | La Belle Affaire as Paul |
1973 | La Cage aux folles as Albin aka 'Zaza Napoli' |
1973 | Moi y'en a vouloir des sous as Le curé Léon |
1972 | Un meurtre est un meurtre as Le commissaire Plouvier / Superintendant |
1972 | Tout le monde il est beau, tout le monde il est gentil as Marcel Jolin |
1972 | Le Viager as Louis Martinet |
1971 | Qu'est-ce qui fait courir les crocodiles ? as Achille |
1971 | Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques as Alfred Mullanet |
1970 | La Liberté en croupe as Paul Cérès |
1970 | Ces messieurs de la gâchette as Gabriel Pelletier |
1969 | Appelez-moi Mathilde as François |
1969 | Un merveilleux parfum d'oseille as Commissaire Le Gac |
1968 | Le Bourgeois gentilhomme as M. Jourdain |
1968 | À tout casser as Aldo Moreni |
1967 | Cette nuit-là à Bethléem |
1967 | Le Fou du labo 4 as Mr. Granger, director of the scientific laboratory |
1967 | Du mou dans la gâchette as The armorer |
1967 | Le grand bidule as Pounet |
1967 | Pour avoir Adrienne as Thomeret |
1967 | Les Compagnons de la Marguerite as L'inspecteur Papin |
1967 | Ces messieurs de la famille as Gabriel Pelletier |
1966 | Le Roi de cœur as Monsieur Marcel |
1966 | Les enquiquineurs as Martin - instituteur |
1966 | Le caïd de Champignol as Hector |
1966 | Les combinards as La père de Lucile |
1965 | Quand passent les faisans as Rimero |
1965 | La Tête du client as Gaston Berrien / Monsieur Max |
1965 | Le lit à deux places as Albert |
1965 | Le petit monstre as Valet |
1965 | Cent Briques et des tuiles as Méloune |
1965 | Moi et les hommes de 40 ans as Bénéchol |
1965 | La Bonne Occase as Hutin |
1965 | Les baratineurs as Henri |
1964 | La Chasse à l'homme as Gaston Lartois |
1964 | Clémentine chérie as Maître Brunet |
1964 | Jaloux comme un tigre as M. Lurot |
1964 | Les Durs à cuire (Comment supprimer son prochain sans perdre l'appétit) as Rossignol, le détective privé |
1964 | Des pissenlits par la racine as Jérôme Martinet, actor and cousin of Jockey Jack |
1964 | Comment trouvez-vous ma sœur ? as Varangeot |
1963 | Bébert et l'Omnibus as Barthoin |
1963 | Carambolages as Baudu, police inspector |
1962 | Nous irons à Deauville as Lucien Moreau |
1962 | Les Quatre Vérités as Corbeau (segment "Le corbeau et le renard") |
1962 | Un clair de Lune à Maubeuge as Charpentier, le conférencier |
1962 | Comment réussir en amour as Commissioner |
1962 | Le Repos du guerrier as Varange |
1962 | La Gamberge as Pétrarque |
1961 | La Belle Américaine as Tramp |
1961 | Ma femme est une panthère as Butcher |
1961 | On purge bébé as Guillaume Chouilloux |
1960 | Candide ou l’optimisme au XXᵉ siècle as Le second policier / Policeman |
1960 | La Française et l'Amour as L'avocat de Danielle (segment "Le Divorce") |
1959 | La Malle volante as M. Loiseau |
1959 | Vous n'avez rien à déclarer ? as Dr. Emile Couzan |
1959 | Messieurs les ronds de cuir as le conservateur du musée de Vallembrais / Son petit-fils |
1959 | Oh! Qué mambo as L'inspecteur Vidalie |
1959 | Nina as Adolphe Tessier |
1959 | L'anglais tel qu'on le parle as Eugène, l'interprète |
1958 | Clara et les méchants as 'La Parole' |
1958 | Musée Grévin as The visitor |
1957 | Le Naïf aux 40 enfants as Jean-François Robignac |
1957 | Adorables démons as Jacques Willis Senior |
1957 | L'Habit vert |
1956 | La terreur des dames as Gendarme |
1956 | Assassins et Voleurs as Albert Lecagneux, le cambrioleur |
1956 | La vie est belle as le démarcheur |
1956 | Mon bébé as Jimmy Scott |
1956 | Cette sacrée gamine as Inspector Leduc |
1955 | Şeytan Ruhlu İnsanlar as Mr. Raymond |
1954 | Ah ! Les belles bacchantes as Serrault, le trompettiste |
1954 | Ce qu'a vu le vent d'est as Zamore |
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