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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
February 21, 1921
Place of Birth:
Paris, France
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Claude Cerval
Biography
Claude Cerval (21 February 1921 – 25 July 1972) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than forty films from 1955 to 1971.
After his secondary studies, he took drama lessons with, among others, Louis Jouvet. He then performed in cabarets and at the theater, notably at the Odéon, before joining the Théâtre national populaire. He worked in cinema and television as well. He was well remembered for his performance in the role of the detestable Count of Nansac in the ORTF series Jacquou le Croquant in 1969.
He died of heart failure at the age of 51.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | To Die of Love | le juge d'instruction |
| 1971 | Angel's Leap | Marc Orsini |
| 1971 | Manhunt for Murder | |
| 1970 | Clock Head | Fine Faisan |
| 1969 | The Milky Way | Brigadier |
| 1968 | Beru and These Women | Vérian |
| 1968 | The Woman Is a Stranger | Joe Kerr |
| 1967 | Belle de Jour | The Driver (uncredited) |
| 1967 | The Slave | Ferry |
| 1967 | Love + Fear = Torment | Louie Ricco |
| 1966 | The Upper Hand | René |
| 1965 | That Man in Istanbul | Brandt |
| 1965 | The Girl Can't Stop | Manolis |
| 1965 | Le commissaire mène l’enquête | Marnay (segment "Geste d'un fanatique") |
| 1965 | Crime on a Summer Morning | Jean-Pierre 'Pierrot' - le pigeon |
| 1964 | FX 18, Secret Agent | Barter |
| 1963 | Ophélia | Adrien Lesurf |
| 1963 | Germinal | Victor Maigrat |
| 1963 | Symphony for a Massacre | (uncredited) |
| 1963 | Young Girls of Good Families | Clauval |
| 1963 | The Sword and the Balance | Plouzenec |
| 1963 | Any Number Can Win | Police commissioner |
| 1962 | The Empire of Night | Balthazar |
| 1960 | Danger in the Middle East | Zarkho Solin |
| 1960 | L'Ennemi dans l'ombre | Nilpiker |
| 1960 | The Big Risk | Raoul Fargier |
| 1960 | L'Ennemi dans l'ombre | |
| 1960 | The Love Game | Le consommateur |
| 1960 | There's Going to Be a Party | Secret Services Director |
| 1959 | The Cousins | Clovis |
| 1958 | Handsome Serge | Priester |
| 1957 | Girl Merchants | René |
| 1957 | The Irony of Money | Andrés (no acreditado) |
| 1956 | Bob le Flambeur | Jean, the Croupier |
| 1955 | A Missionary | |
| 1955 | The Amazing Mr. Callaghan | (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Jacquou le Croquant | Le Comte de Nansac |
| 1969 | Sial IV | Nathanaël de Geoffroy |
| 1967 | Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre | Bernard Bargain |
| 1967 | Vidocq | Le maître-chanteur |