Acting · Brunoy, Essonne, France · Born January 24, 1928
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.
MovieMerci Zaza - La Folle Histoire de la Cage aux Folles
2023
as Self / Zaza Napoli / Albin (archive footage)
TVIl était une fois Champs-Élysées
2022
as Self (archive footage)
MovieComiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
2009
as Self (archive footage)
MovieAntonio Vivaldi - A Prince in Venice
2007
as L'archevêque de Venise
MovieLe Bénévole
2007
as Max Birgos
MovieHave Mercy on Us All
2007
as Hervé Decambrais
MovieL'Avare
2007
as Harpagon
MovieLes enfants du pays
2006
as Gustave
MovieMonsieur Léon
2005
as Docteur Léon Chapuis
MovieJoyeux Noel
2005
as The Castle Keeper
MovieGrabuge!
2005
as Commissaire Lancret
MovieAlbert est méchant
2004
as Albert Moulinot
MovieLe Furet
2003
as Anzio
TVL'Affaire Dominici
2003
as Gaston Dominici
MovieL'Affaire Dominici
2003
as Gaston Dominici
MovieThe Butterfly
2002
as Julien
Movie24 Hours in the Life of a Woman
2002
as Louis
MovieMichel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes
2002
as Self (archive footage)
MovieVajont
2001
as L'Ingegner Carlo Semenza
MovieThe Girl from Paris
2001
as Adrien Rochas
MovieBelphegor, Phantom of the Louvre
2001
as Verlac
MovieUn cœur oublié
2001
as Monsieur de Fontenelle
MovieActors
2000
as Michel Serrault
MovieThe Libertine
2000
as Le Cardinal
MovieMarty's World
2000
as Antoine Berrant
MovieThe Children of the Marshland
1999
as Hyacinthe Richard, aka 'Pépé la Rainette'
TVVivement dimanche
1998
as Self
The Comedian
1997
as Le comédien
MovieThe Swindle
1997
as Victor
MovieArtemisia
1997
as Orazio Gentileschi
MovieAssassin(s)
1997
as Mr. Wagner
MovieBeaumarchais the Scoundrel
1996
as Louis XV
MovieHappiness Is in the Field
1995
as Francis Bergeade
MovieNelly and Monsieur Arnaud
1995
as Mr. Pierre Arnaud
Tel est Serrault
1995
as Self
MovieBonsoir
1994
as Alex Ponttin
MovieOld Rascal
1992
as Darius Caunes
MovieRoom Service
1992
as M. Luc
MovieVille à vendre
1992
as Rousselot, le maire
MovieThe Old Lady Who Walked in the Sea
1991
as Pompilius
MovieHéloïse
1991
as Maurice Martin, Héloïse
MovieL'Huissier
1991
as Maître Malicorne
Nouvelles de Marcel Aymé
1990
as Martin / Héloïse
MovieDr. Petiot
1990
as Docteur Petiot
TVStars 90
1990
as Self
MovieMerry Christmas... Happy New Year
1989
as Gino
MovieLove Comedy
1989
as Paul Léautaud
MovieLet Sleeping Cops Lie
1988
as Roger Scatti
MovieBonjour l'angoisse
1988
as Michaud
MovieNo Harm Intended
1988
as Paul Duchêne
MovieEnnemis intimes
1987
as Baudin
TVSacrée soirée
1987
as Self
TVMatin Bonheur
1987
as Self
MovieMiracle Healing
1987
as Ronald Fox-Terrier
MovieMy Brother-in-law Killed My Sister
1986
as Octave Clapoteau
MovieLa Cage aux Folles 3
1985
as Albin Mougeotte / 'Zaza Napoli'
MovieHe Died with His Eyes Open
1985
as Robert Staniland
MovieLiberté, égalité, choucroute
1985
as Louis XVI
MovieLes Rois du gag
1985
as Gaëtan / Robert Wellson
MovieGood King Dagobert
1984
as Otarius
MovieKill the Referee
1984
as Rico, aggressive supporter
MovieLe Bon Plaisir
1984
as Le ministre de l'Intérieur
MovieDeadly Circuit
1983
as Louis Beauvoir, ' l'Œil '
MovieQuarter to Two Before Jesus Christ
1982
as Jules César
MovieThe Roaring Forties
1982
as Sébastien Barral
MovieThe Hatter's Ghost
1982
as Léon Labbé
MovieNestor Burma, détective de choc
1982
as Nestor Burma
TVChamps-Elysées
1982
as Self
MovieThe Inquisitor
1981
as Jérôme Martinaud
MovieMalevil
1981
as Emmanuel Comte
MovieLa Cage aux Folles II
1980
as Albin Mougeotte / 'Zaza Napoli'
MovieHeads or Tails
1980
as Édouard Morlaix
MovieIl lupo e l'agnello
1980
as Léon
MovieBuffet Froid
1979
as Le comptable
MovieThe Other One's Mug
1979
as Martial Perrin/Gilbert Brossard
MovieThe Associate
1979
as Julien Pardot
MovieLa Grâce
1979
as Henri Dupérier
MovieL'Esprit de famille
1979
as le docteur Charles Moreau
MovieLa Cage aux Folles
1978
as Zaza
MovieOther People's Money
1978
as Miremant
MovieGet Out Your Handkerchiefs
1978
as le voisin
MovieLe Passe-muraille
1977
as Dutilleul
TVLes Folies Offenbach
1977
as Jacques Offenbach
MovieLe Roi des bricoleurs
1977
as Bordin
MovieLa situation est grave... mais pas désespérée
1976
as Jean-Pierre Mazard
TV30 millions d'amis
1976
as Self
MovieThe Red Ibis
1975
as Jérémie
MovieThe Restroom Robbery
1975
as Max
Système 2
1975
as Self
TVLes Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
TVApostrophes
1975
as Self
MovieNo Pockets in a Shroud
1974
as Justin Blesh
TVSpécial cinéma
1974
as Self
MovieOperation Lady Marlene
1974
as Paulo
MovieLa Gueule de l’emploi
1974
as L'inspecteur de police
MovieBloody Murder
1974
as Edouard Henricot
MovieChinese In Paris
1974
as Grégoire Montclair
MovieThe Down-in-the-Hole Gang
1974
as Jean-Paul Rondin
MovieThe Big Store
1973
as Félix Boucan, directeur du supermarché
MovieBig Deal
1973
as Paul
MovieMoi y'en a vouloir des sous
1973
as Le curé Léon
MovieLa Cage aux folles
1973
as Albin aka 'Zaza Napoli'
MovieA Murder Is a Murder
1972
as Le commissaire Plouvier / Superintendant
MovieEverybody He Is Nice, Everybody He Is Beautiful
1972
as Marcel Jolin
TVMidi trente
1972
as Self
MovieThe Annuity
1972
as Louis Martinet
TVLe Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
MovieQu'est-ce qui fait courir les crocodiles ?
1971
as Achille
MovieLe Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques
1971
as Alfred Mullanet
Samedi soir
1971
as Self
MovieLa Liberté en croupe
1970
as Paul Cérès
MovieCes messieurs de la gâchette
1970
as Gabriel Pelletier
MovieCall Me Mathilde
1969
as François
MovieUn merveilleux parfum d'oseille
1969
as Commissaire Le Gac
MovieWould-Be Gentleman
1968
as M. Jourdain
TVÀ bout portant
1968
as Self
MovieThe Great Chase
1968
as Aldo Moreni
MovieThe Men in the Family
1968
as Gabriel Pelletier
MovieCette nuit-là à Bethléem
1967
MovieThe Madman of Lab Four
1967
as Mr. Granger, director of the scientific laboratory
MovieLoose in the Trigger
1967
as The armorer
MovieThe Great Gadget
1967
as Pounet
MoviePour avoir Adrienne
1967
as Thomeret
MovieOrder of the Daisy
1967
as L'inspecteur Papin
MovieKing of Hearts
1966
as Monsieur Marcel
MovieLes enquiquineurs
1966
as Martin - instituteur
TVAt Theatre Tonight
1966
as Thomeret
MovieThe Boss of Champignol
1966
as Hector
MovieLes Combinards
1966
as La père de Lucile
MovieWhen the Pheasants Pass
1965
as Rimero
MovieUnder Your Hat
1965
as Gaston Berrien / Monsieur Max
MovieThe Double Bed
1965
as Albert
MovieLe petit monstre
1965
as Valet
MovieHow Not to Rob a Department Store
1965
as Méloune
MovieMe and the Forty Year Old Man
1965
as Bénéchol
MovieThe Real Bargain
1965
as Hutin
MovieLes baratineurs
1965
as Henri
MovieMale Hunt
1964
as Gaston Lartois
MovieClémentine chérie
1964
as Maître Brunet
MovieJaloux comme un tigre
1964
as Mr. Lurot
MovieHard Boiled Ones
1964
as Rossignol, private detective
MovieDandelions by the Roots
1964
as Jérôme Martinet, contrebassiste et comédien
MovieHow Do You Like My Sister?
1964
as Varangeot
MovieBebert and the Train
1963
as Barthoin
MovieCarom Shots
1963
as Le commissaire Baudu
MovieWe Will Go to Deauville
1962
as Lucien Moreau
MovieThe Four Truths
1962
as Corbeau (segment "Le corbeau et le renard")
MovieUn clair de Lune à Maubeuge
1962
as Charpentier, le conférencier
MovieHow to Succeed in Love
1962
as Commissioner
MovieLove on a Pillow
1962
as Varange
MovieThe Dance
1962
as Pétrarque
MovieThe American Beauty
1961
as Tramp
MovieMy Wife Is a Panther
1961
as Butcher
MovieOn purge bébé
1961
as Guillaume Chouilloux
MovieCandide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
1960
as Le second policier / Policeman
MovieLove and the Frenchwoman
1960
as L'avocat de Danielle (segment "Le Divorce")
La Malle volante
1959
as M. Loiseau
MovieYou Have Nothing to Declare?
1959
as Dr. Emile Couzan
MovieThe Bureaucrats
1959
as le conservateur du musée de Vallembrais / Son petit-fils
MovieOh! What a Mambo
1959
as L'inspecteur Vidalie
TVDiscorama
1959
as Self
MovieNina
1959
as Adolphe Tessier
L'Anglais tel qu'on le parle
1959
as Eugène, l'interprète
MovieClara and the Villains
1958
as 'La Parole'
MovieMusée Grévin
1958
as The visitor
MovieThe Innocent with Forty Children
1957
as Jean-François Robignac
Adorables démons
1957
as Jacques Willis Senior
MovieThe Green Dress
1957
as Count Hubert de Latour-Latour
MovieThe Terror with Women
1956
as Gendarme
MovieMurderers and Thieves
1956
as Albert Lecagneux, le cambrioleur
MovieLife is beautiful
1956
as le démarcheur
MovieMon bébé
1956
as Jimmy Scott
MovieThat Naughty Girl
1956
as Inspector Leduc
MovieDiabolique
1955
as Mr. Raymond
MoviePeek-a-boo
1954
as Serrault, le trompettiste
MovieWhat the East Wind Saw
1954
as Zamore
On ne réveille pas un flic qui dort
as Commissaire Roger Scatti
