Michel Serrault
Michel Serrault | |
|---|---|
 Serrault at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival | |
| Born | Michel Lucien Serrault 24 January 1928 Brunoy, France |
| Died | 29 July 2007 (aged 79) Équemauville, Calvados, France |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse | Juanita Saint-Peyron |
Michel Serrault (24 January 1928 – 29 July 2007) was a French stage actor and film star who appeared from 1954 until (including) 2007 in more than 150 films.
Life and career
Although he wanted to be a circus clown, Serrault's parents sent him to a seminary to study for the priesthood. He spent only a few months there before taking-up acting. His first professional job was in a touring production in Germany of Molière's Les Fourberies de Scapin. After military service in Dijon, he returned to Paris and joined Robert Dhery's burlesque troupe and appeared in their second hit show, Dugudu.[1]
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.
He met and worked with Jean Poiret in the early 1950s, which led to a song and comedy cabaret act and their playing together in 18 films from 1956 to 1984, and in a number of plays written by Poiret. The films they worked together in included Cette sacrée gamine (1956), with Brigitte Bardot, and Sacha Guitry's last film, Assassins et Voleurs (1957).
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.[1] 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 to be near his wife, Juanita Saint-Peyron, and daughter, Caroline, who died in 1977. He was survived by his daughter, actress Nathalie Serrault.[2]
Theatre (partial)
- Knock
- L'Avare
- La Cage aux Folles
- Le Tombeur
- Gugusse
- Pour avoir Adrienne
- Quand épousez-vous ma femme
- On purge bébé
Selected filmography
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | César Award | Best Supporting Actor | L'argent des autres | Nominated |
| César Award | Best Actor | La Cage aux folles | Won | |
| David di Donatello Awards | Best Foreign Actor (Migliore attore straniero)[37] |
La Cage aux folles | Won | |
| 1981 | César Award | Best Actor | La Cage aux Folles II | Nominated |
| 1982 | César Award | Best Actor | Garde à Vue | Won |
| 1984 | César Award | Best Actor | Mortelle Randonnée | Nominated |
| 1986 | César Award | Best Actor | On ne meurt que deux fois | Nominated |
| 1987 | Molière Award | Best Actor | L'Avare | Nominated |
| 1991 | César Award | Best Actor | Docteur Petiot | Nominated |
| 1993 | Molière Award | Best Actor | Knock | Nominated |
| 1996 | Lumières Award | Best Actor | Nelly et Monsieur Arnaud | Won |
| César Award | Best Actor | Nelly et Monsieur Arnaud | Won | |
| 1998 | Lumières Award | Best Actor | Rien ne va plus | Won |
| 2006 | Prix du public des palmarès du Festival de la fiction TV de Saint-Tropez | Best actor | Monsieur Léon | Won |
| 2008 | Prix du public des palmarès du Festival de la fiction TV de La Rochelle 2008 | Best actor | Monsieur Léon | Won |
References
- ^ a b Bergan, Ronald (3 August 2007). "Obituary: Michel Serrault". The Guardian. guardian.co.uk. p. 38.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "Michel Serrault (1928-2007)". cinema2000.pt. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
- ^ "Assassins et voleurs". IMDb. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
- ^ "Le naïf aux 40 enfants". IMDb. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
- ^ "Nina (1959)". IMDb. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
- ^ "Oh! Qué mambo". IMDb. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
- ^ "La gamberge". IMDb. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
- ^ "Le repos du guerrier". IMDb. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
- ^ "Les durs à cuire". IMDb. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
- ^ "La chasse à l'homme". IMDb. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
- ^ "Cent briques et des tuiles". IMDb. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
- ^ "La tête du client". IMDb. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
- ^ "Le caïd de Champignol". IMDb. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
- ^ "À tout casser". IMDb. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
- ^ "Ces messieurs de la famille". IMDb. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
- ^ "Qu'est-ce qui fait courir les crocodiles?". IMDb. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
- ^ "La liberté en croupe". IMDb. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
- ^ "Le cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques". IMDb. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
- ^ "Le viager". IMDb. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
- ^ "La belle affaire". IMDb. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
- ^ "Les gaspards". IMDb. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
- ^ "L'Ibis rouge". IMDb. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
- ^ "L'esprit de famille". IMDb. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
- ^ "Le coucou". IMDb. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
- ^ "Pile ou Face". Allmovie.com. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
- ^ "Deux heures moins le quart avant Jésus-Christ". IMDb. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
- ^ "On ne meurt que deux fois". Retrieved 2012-09-21.
- ^ "Ne réveillez pas un flic qui dort". IMDb. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
- ^ "Docteur Petiot". Allmovie.com. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
- ^ "Albert est méchant". IMDb. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
- ^ "Grabuge!". IMDb. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
- ^ "Les enfants du pays". IMDb. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
- ^ "Les enfants du pays". Allmovie.com. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
- ^ "Monsieur Léon". IMDb. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
- ^ "Le Bénévole". IMDb. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
- ^ "Le Bénévole". Allmovie.com. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
- ^ "Migliore attore straniero". daviddedonatello.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2012-09-21.
External links
- Michel Serrault at IMDb
- Michel Serrault in French
- Obituary - KSL Television & Radio, Salt Lake City UT
- Obituary in Cinema2000.pt (Portuguese)
- The Guardian Obituary
- Michel Serrault at Find a Grave
