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Michel Serrault

Jan 24, 1928 - Jul 29, 2007 (79 years old) in 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.

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 3.0.

Known For

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30 millions d'amis
Self
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À bout portant
Self
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At Theatre Tonight
Thomeret
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Diabolique
Mr. Raymond
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Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
Self (archive footage)
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Love and the Frenchwoman
L'avocat de Danielle (segment "Le Divorce")
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The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling
Self (archive footage)
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La Cage aux Folles
Zaza
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Get Out Your Handkerchiefs
le voisin
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Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ
Jules César

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