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. Source: Article "Claude Cerval" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Known For

Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre

Belle de Jour

Vidocq

Any Number Can Win

Jacquou le Croquant

Bob le Flambeur

That Man in Istanbul

The Big Risk

All Movies (36)

• Manhunt for Murder1971
• Angel's Leap1971 · as Marc Orsini
• To Die of Love1971 · as Investigating judge
• Clock Head1970 · as Fine Faisan
• The Milky Way1969 · as Brigadier
• Beru and These Women1968 · as Vérian
• The Woman Is a Stranger1968 · as Joe Kerr
• The Slave1967 · as Ferry
• Love + Fear = Torment1967 · as Louie Ricco
• Belle de Jour1967 · as The Driver (uncredited)
• The Upper Hand1966 · as René
• That Man in Istanbul1965 · as Brandt
• Le commissaire mène l’enquête1965 · as Marnay (segment "Geste d'un fanatique")
• The Girl Can't Stop1965 · as Manolis
• Crime on a Summer Morning1965 · as Jean-Pierre 'Pierrot' - le pigeon
• FX 18, Secret Agent1964 · as Barter
• Germinal1963 · as Victor Maigrat
• Young Girls of Good Families1963 · as Clauval
• Symphony for a Massacre1963 · as (uncredited)
• Any Number Can Win1963 · as Police Commissioner
• Ophélia1963 · as Adrien Lesurf
• The Sword and the Balance1963 · as Plouzenec
• The Empire of Night1962 · as Balthazar
• There's Going to Be a Party1960 · as Secret Services Director
• Danger in the Middle East1960 · as Zarkho Solin
• L'Ennemi dans l'ombre1960 · as Nilpiker
• L'Ennemi dans l'ombre1960
• The Love Game1960 · as Le consommateur
• The Big Risk1960 · as Raoul Fargier
• The Cousins1959 · as Clovis
• Le Beau Serge1959 · as Priester
• Girl Merchants1957 · as René
• The Irony of Money1957 · as Andrés (uncredited)
• Bob le Flambeur1956 · as Jean, the Croupier
• A Missionary1955
• The Amazing Mr. Callaghan1955 · as (uncredited)

All TV Shows (4)

• Jacquou le Croquant1969 · as Le Comte de Nansac
• Sial IV1969 · as Nathanaël de Geoffroy
• Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre1967 · as Bernard Bargain
• Vidocq1967 · as Le maître-chanteur