About
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...
Known for
At Theatre TonightSeries • 1966
Joyeux NoelMovie • 2005
La Cage aux FollesMovie • 1978
DiaboliqueMovie • 1955
ActorsMovie • 2000
The InquisitorMovie • 1981
The Down-in-the-Hole GangMovie • 1974
The AnnuityMovie • 1972
The SwindleMovie • 1997
Belphegor, Phantom of the LouvreMovie • 2001
Peek-a-booMovie • 1954
Deadly CircuitMovie • 1983
The Big StoreMovie • 1973
Nelly and Monsieur ArnaudMovie • 1995
Buffet FroidMovie • 1979
King of HeartsMovie • 1966
VajontMovie • 2001
The Children of the MarshlandMovie • 1999
La Cage aux Folles IIMovie • 1980
Chinese In ParisMovie • 1974
Carom ShotsMovie • 1963
MalevilMovie • 1981
Love on a PillowMovie • 1962
The Hatter's GhostMovie • 1982