Michel Serrault
Date of birth: 1928-01-24
Place of birth: Brunoy, Essonne, France
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Michel Lucien Serrault, Мишель Серро
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.
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Diabolique
1955-01-29
The cruel and abusive headmaster of a boarding school, Michel Delassalle, is murdered by an unlikely
Bonsoir
1994-01-19
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The Down-in-the-Hole Gang
1974-02-06
Here we find a group of misfits who've given up on humanity and have decided to dwell below the pave
Get Out Your Handkerchiefs
1978-01-11
Solange is seriously depressed, and her kindhearted husband, Raoul, makes it his mission to cure her
The Other One's Mug
1979-12-12
Martial Perrin is the president of a right-wing political party which is gearing itself up for a for
The Red Ibis
1975-05-21
A mentally disturbed man named Jérémie is scouring the area in search of women he can strangle with
La Cage aux Folles
1978-10-20
Two gay men living in St. Tropez have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men
Male Hunt
1964-09-18
A few stories about marriage and its problems. Antoine is about to marry Gisèle. His friend Julien,
The Dance
1962-02-21
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Clara and the Villains
1958-12-24
A rich kid, the daughter of an oil tycoon, lives a life of luxury. Bad guys kidnap the heiress.
The Inquisitor
1981-09-23
Martinaud, an illustrious notary suspected of being the perpetrator of two horrendous crimes, volunt
La Cage aux Folles II
1980-12-10
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The Associate
1979-08-22
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Everybody He Is Nice, Everybody He Is Beautiful
1972-05-05
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The Girl from Paris
2001-09-05
A woman in her thirties gets tired of life in Paris and decides to leave and become a farmer.
Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud
1995-10-18
Nelly leaves her lazy, unemployed husband to work for retired judge Mr Arnaud, forty years her senio
Assassin(s)
1997-04-30
Old professional killer Wagner seeks someone to teach what he knows as long as he is already dying,
Belphegor, Phantom of the Louvre
2001-04-03
A collection of artifacts from an archeological dig in Egypt are brought to the famous Louvre museum
The Children of the Marshland
1999-03-03
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Have Mercy on Us All
2007-01-24
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Carom Shots
1963-05-17
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Happiness Is in the Field
1995-12-06
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The Big Store
1973-09-06
Four guys working for a small grocer in trouble, declare war on a new giant neighborhood supermarket
Deadly Circuit
1983-03-09
A P.I. is obsessed with a cute woman, who seduces and kills rich men around W. Europe.
Oh! What a Mambo
1959-05-13
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The Annuity
1972-01-19
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Good King Dagobert
1984-08-22
King's Dagobert I intestinal and sexual problems loom large as he survives an attack on his royal ca
Buffet Froid
1979-12-19
Alphonse Tram is unwittingly involved in several murders despite having no memory of committing the
Bebert and the Train
1963-12-03
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No Pockets in a Shroud
1974-10-25
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24 Hours in the Life of a Woman
2002-09-07
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Heads or Tails
1980-08-30
Since his wife died, Inspector Louis Baroni (Philippe Noiret) has become a virtual recluse, preferri
The Butterfly
2002-12-18
An old man who has one interest in life, collecting butterflies, has his life changed by an eight ye
Miracle Healing
1987-02-18
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The Comedian
1997-12-24
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The Swindle
1997-10-15
Betty and Victor, a rather ill-matched couple, tour unobtrusively around France in their motor-home,
Les Rois du gag
1985-03-12
Paul Martin and François Leroux are brothers-in-law and comics without fame. One day, the famous tel
Les enfants du pays
2006-04-19
May 1940, in the French Ardennes. The German Army is getting ready to invade France. Old Gustave liv
Artemisia
1997-09-10
The story of Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653), one of the first well-known female painters, includi
Dr. Petiot
1990-09-19
A true story shot in a German Impressionistic style. In France during the Nazi occupation, Dr. Petio
Malevil
1981-05-13
In southern France, in a quiet little town, the mayor, who also owns a castle with some cattle, is i
Love on a Pillow
1962-09-05
A young girl rescues a man from a suicide attempt. He turns out to be a sociopath, who begins to tak
That Naughty Girl
1956-04-10
Nightclub entertainer Jean Clery has just become engaged to Lili, his attractive psychoanalyst. Mean
Vajont
2001-10-12
On October 9th, 1963, at 10:39 pm, 260 million cubic meters of rock fell down from Mount Toc to the
Beaumarchais the Scoundrel
1996-03-20
Beaumarchais the Scoundrel is a biopic film based on the life of the French playwright, financier an
King of Hearts
1966-12-21
An ornithologist mistaken for an explosives expert is sent alone into a small French town during WWI
La Malle volante
1959-12-24
Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ
1982-10-06
In antique Rome, a simple pepboy for chars becomes involved in a coup against Cesar. Rahatlocum is
Bonjour l'angoisse
1988-08-17
Anxious and shy, Michaud works for a company that specializes in alarms, safes and other security de
Le Furet
2003-10-29
From his locksmith's shop, a simple guy dreams of becoming a crime boss, at the wheel of his Cadilla
Albert est méchant
2004-01-14
Patrick Lechat learns that his father, the famous writer Jo Lechat, whom he never knew, has just die
Antonio Vivaldi - A Prince in Venice
2007-08-29
The life of Antonio Vivaldi, the great Italian composer and musician of the 17th century.
Chinese In Paris
1974-02-27
Overnight, Paris is invaded - although peacefully - but the Chinese Army, and millions of Chinese pe
Kill the Referee
1984-02-22
Michel, a referee has to suffer the consequences of having whistled a penalty against a team which i
The Hatter's Ghost
1982-05-26
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La situation est grave... mais pas désespérée
1976-03-31
Sophie, viscountess of Valrude, believes herself being a widow since her husband disappeared in the
Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques
1971-02-10
Alfred Mullanet, an unlucky player who lives on his wife's income, becomes in a few moments the obje
When the Pheasants Pass
1965-09-10
Arsène Baudu and Hyacinthe, a pair of small-time crooks, fall prey to Alexandre Larsan-Bellac, who i
The Men in the Family
1968-05-08
Gabriel Pelletier, sales manager for a major industrial firm, would be the happiest of men if he did
Ville à vendre
1992-02-26
A man comes to a small town in France and witness the apparent murder of a woman pharmacist. He team
Grabuge!
2005-09-14
Maurice works at the police service for foreigners. He is single, loves Spanish music and spends all
Murderers and Thieves
1956-10-24
A man becomes the lover of his former persecutor's wife.
Nestor Burma, détective de choc
1982-04-14
Detective Nestor Burma begins an investigation into the corrupt drug-ridden punk rock music world.
La Cage aux Folles 3
1985-11-20
Third and final version of the La Cage aux Folles series has Renato's drag queen lover Albin learnin
My Brother-in-law Killed My Sister
1986-03-05
Two members of the French Academy agree to help the attractive young veterinarian Esther investigate
The Old Lady Who Walked in the Sea
1991-09-18
A con artist couple takes a young, handsome petty thief under their wing, but jealousies flare when
Merci Zaza - La folle histoire de la Cage aux Folles
2023-05-30
A look back at "La Cage aux Folles", which ran non-stop for five years, from February 1973, on the s
The Restroom Robbery
1975-01-22
Max and Riton, 2 thieves make plan to steal money in a train station office. They will operate throu
The Libertine
2000-03-15
French philosopher Denis Diderot produces the first encyclopedia while indulging in 18th-century dec
Other People's Money
1978-09-27
Henri Rainier has everything a man could want. A glamorous wife, two beautiful daughters and a well-
Let Sleeping Cops Lie
1988-11-10
This movie tells the story of a group of right-wing cops have begun carrying out vigilante justice o
The American Beauty
1961-09-29
Marcel, a simple-minded factory worker, is tricked into buying a high-priced American convertable ca
He Died with His Eyes Open
1985-10-09
Police Inspector Staniland is investigating the death of a pianist. While conducting his investigati
Me and the Forty Year Old Man
1965-03-19
A story about Caroline, a young girl who decides to start dating only men after forty.
Dandelions by the Roots
1964-05-06
Jockey Jack has a bill open with a gangster just released from jail. He somehow manages to parry the
We Will Go to Deauville
1962-12-24
Comical adventures of two pairs of friends during their stay in Deauville, Normandy.
Love and the Frenchwoman
1960-09-16
The seven stages in the life of the modern Frenchwomen are disclosed by seven directors in a witty w
What the East Wind Saw
1954-05-02
Clarisse cheats on her husband with a vain insurance agent. Zamore, the cuckold (and a magician) wou
Le Bon Plaisir
1984-01-18
Claire's handbag is stolen. It contained a letter written ten years previously by the man who is now
Big Deal
1973-03-29
Paul and Thérèse have sold their café on the outskirts of an airport to buy one in Marseille. The bu
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
1960-12-16
Charming and innocent, Candide is vigorously chased away by the Baron, for his close encounters with
The Great Chase
1968-10-02
A gang of young tugs led by Frankie, opens a nightclub just in front of a gangster's hideout. Morell
Call Me Mathilde
1969-12-10
Mathilde de Blanzac is abducted on her way home from an evening at the opera with her wealthy indust
Order of the Daisy
1967-01-20
Matou is an innocuous, gentle-looking man. He is married to a formidable, even a frightening woman,
Cette nuit-là à Bethléem
1967-12-24
Old Rascal
1992-12-25
A story of a modest ordinary crook trying his best to turn his boring life into an affordable extrao
The Four Truths
1962-12-21
"Les quatre vérités" aka "The Four Truths" is a movie anthology that consists of four segments, all
Liberté, égalité, choucroute
1985-04-30
A parody of the French Revolution, on Arabian Nights background. Bagdad Calif is in Paris in 1789, w
The Madman of Lab Four
1967-11-29
This talkative and unevenly paced feature finds Fou (Jean Lefebvre) the inventor of a gas that makes
You Have Nothing to Declare?
1959-08-29
Married against her will to the Comte de Trivelin, Paulette Dupont shares her anxieties with her chi
Room Service
1992-06-24
The countess and her son, irresponsible but sweet viscount Louis, own the castle Montverdier, which
Love Comedy
1989-10-31
According to the book Journal Particulier de Paul Léautaud, the love story that was born between him
Monsieur Léon
2005-12-31
During the Occupation, a kid is taken in by his old grandfather, wrongly considered a collaborator.
No Harm Intended
1988-02-03
When Catherine is caught with her illicit lover by her father-in-law Paul, the concerned father leav
Jaloux comme un tigre
1964-06-16
Henri has a beautiful wife, Sophie. Unfortunately, suffering from an unhealthy jealousy, he spends m
Un clair de Lune à Maubeuge
1962-12-19
Paul, a friendly Parisian cab driver, has two loves: music and his fiancée Virginie. After graduatin
How Not to Rob a Department Store
1965-04-12
To repay a debt, Marcel must commit a robbery in a large department store. Unfortunately his booty i
Life is beautiful
1956-10-05
Paris, 1956. Everything is going smoothly for Roger, married to Denise, and Paul, married to Monique
A Murder Is a Murder
1972-08-23
Murder mystery involving a man and his relationship with twin sisters.
Pour avoir Adrienne
1967-04-26
Mon bébé
1956-06-02
How to Succeed in Love
1962-11-16
Bernard, a young, serious publisher of religious books, finds himself embroiled in amusing and event
L'Affaire Dominici
2003-10-12
During the night of August 4-5, 1952, three Englishmen, Jack Drummond, his wife Anne and their daugh
L'Habit vert
1957-02-09
Le Bénévole
2007-05-16
In a Mediterranean city, the association of volunteers The Rescue is expecting a new director. A for
How Do You Like My Sister?
1964-03-04
The brother of a delinquent schoolboy falls in love with his teacher and intrigues to make him recip
Hard Boiled Ones
1964-06-10
A playwright has to murder if he does not want to be murdered.
Operation Lady Marlene
1974-09-01
Robert Lamoureux plays a General in the Resistance. With an unlikely team of French patriots, he eas
Under Your Hat
1965-09-03
An illegal gambling den where players can lose millions... and the owners make their fortune.
Les Combinards
1966-02-02
Léo and Claude, two penniless friends turned con artists, answer matrimonial classified ads to trap
Merry Christmas... Happy New Year
1989-11-23
In this romantic story, a couple (Michel Serrault and Virna Lisi) who have been married for over for
Moi y'en a vouloir des sous
1973-02-01
Dismissed following an unfortunate initiative, financial advisor Benoît Lepape decides to work for h
The Real Bargain
1965-03-09
The eccentric Comtesse de Saint-Plâs sells a black Citroën DS to car dealer Paul Souflé. He sells it
Peek-a-boo
1954-10-15
A small-town policeman is informed that "naked women" are dancing in a revue at a local variety thea
Le petit monstre
1965-07-02
Robert's peaceful existence as a manufacturer of beauty creams is suddenly disrupted by the arrival
The Boss of Champignol
1966-03-16
Claudius finds a foal and takes it home to his boss. The men who stole the animal are looking for hi
Ces messieurs de la gâchette
1970-04-08
Gabriel Pelletier's life is no bed of roses. Not because of his job: he is a successful sales manage
L'anglais tel qu'on le parle
1959-01-01
Le Roi des bricoleurs
1977-02-23
Goumic, an industrialist and his wife Anne lose their big house when their town's mayor coerces them
The Great Gadget
1967-06-21
A scientist from the East happens in France where it is supposed to improve one of his inventions. B
Un cœur oublié
2001-01-01
Monsieur de Fontenelle has resisted feelings of love and passion all his life, but at an advanced ag
Bloody Murder
1974-03-06
Hélène, an antique dealer and her husband Georges, a respected doctor, live in a beautiful property
Il lupo e l'agnello
1980-03-08
Leon de Paris is a modest dog-barber in Paris. In search of more satisfaction. Thanks to the economi
Nina
1959-01-16
A husband plans to shoot the man having an affair with his wife, but both come to realise their desi
Clémentine chérie
1964-08-04
Gaston Bellus, is the director of a textile house, and the research laboratory makes a sensational d
Adorables démons
1957-06-04
Annibal Onnis, a good man and major laundry manufacturer, has his wife's necklace stolen by a young
Qu'est-ce qui fait courir les crocodiles ?
1971-05-21
To replace Hector Grofenol, the tyrannical boss of the "Tout pour le camping" factory, who has been
L'Esprit de famille
1979-02-28
Charles Moreau, general practitioner, and Hélène, his wife, have four girls aged 11 to 20 years. The
La Grâce
1979-04-21
Duperrier, a model of piety, justice and charity, wakes up one day with a halo over his head, to the
On purge bébé
1961-03-04
Mr. Follavoine plans to supply the French army with chamber pots. In preparation for this lucrative
Les baratineurs
1965-02-01
A precious work of art from the Italian Renaissance is stolen and passes through many hands before e
The Innocent with Forty Children
1957-12-20
Jean-François Robignac, a teacher, arrives at a provincial college to teach literature to ninth-grad
L'Huissier
1991-01-03
The Terror with Women
1956-11-23
Aimé Morin, a good-natured bookseller, is also one of the candidates in the local elections of his s
Un merveilleux parfum d'oseille
1969-08-14
Baron Yves de Kerfunte learns of his uncle's death. Overjoyed, he is astonished to discover that sev
La Liberté en croupe
1970-10-30
Paris, in the spring of 1968. Albin Cérès, 23, the son of a bourgeois couple on the verge of breakdo
Le Passe-muraille
1977-12-24
A man learns one night that he can walk through walls, and uses this skill to get back at a nasty ne
The Double Bed
1965-08-06
Various sketches centered on alcove stories.
Loose in the Trigger
1967-08-30
Nicolas Pappas and Léon Dubois, two particularly calamitous killers, arrive in Paris, where a gangst
The Roaring Forties
1982-08-11
Julien is an electronics professional who is down on his luck when he decides to enter an internatio
The Bureaucrats
1959-06-30
The gifts and bequests department is particularly eccentric, including Lahrier, a fervent absentee a
Héloïse
1991-01-23
Photographer Maurice Martin turns into a woman named Héloïse every night at 8 p.m.
Les enquiquineurs
1966-11-09
Monsieur Eloy, his wife and their ten-year-old son, Zizi, are off to their country home for the week
Musée Grévin
1958-01-01
A man dreams he is in a wax museum after it is closed for the night.The statues come to life and beh
Joyeux Noel
2005-11-09
France, 1914, during World War I. On Christmas Eve, an extraordinary event takes place in the bloody
My Wife Is a Panther
1961-09-07
During an evening in a bar, Roger, a friendly cognac salesman and connoisseur, overhears a telephone
La Gueule de l’emploi
1974-03-27
Jacques and Jean-Claude, unemployed actors, start experimenting with various creative petty scams to
Would-Be Gentleman
1968-12-28
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme satirizes attempts at social climbing and the bourgeois personality, poking
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
2009-10-13
Actors
2000-04-05
Les Acteurs is the absurd story of Jean-Pierre Marielle desperately waiting for a cup of hot water,
Ennemis intimes
1987-12-09
Baudin (Michel Serrault) and Tayar (Wadeck Stanczak) become trapped in a movie theater while trying
Tel est Serrault
1995-01-03
La Cage aux folles
1973-02-01
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L'Avare
2007-01-07
A beautiful translation of Molière's works and the last character played by an excellent French acto
Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes
2002-09-01
A documentary about writer Michel Audiard (1920-1985). Contemporary interviews are interwoven with a