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

Handsome Serge
Handsome Serge
Bob le Flambeur
Bob le Flambeur
The Milky Way
The Milky Way
Danger in the Middle East
Danger in the Middle East
Ophélia
Ophélia
Germinal
Germinal
L'Ennemi dans l'ombre
L'Ennemi dans l'ombre
Clock Head
Clock Head

Filmography

1971 Manhunt for Murder
as
1971 Angel's Leap
as Marc Orsini
1971 To Die of Love
as le juge d'instruction
1970 Clock Head
as Fine Faisan
1969 Jacquou le Croquant
as Le Comte de Nansac
1969 The Milky Way
as Brigadier
1969 Sial IV
as Nathanaël de Geoffroy
1968 Beru and These Women
as Vérian
1968 The Woman Is a Stranger
as Joe Kerr
1967 Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre
as Bernard Bargain
1967 The Slave
as Ferry
1967 Love + Fear = Torment
as Louie Ricco
1967 Belle de Jour
as The Driver (uncredited)
1967 Vidocq
as Le maître-chanteur
1966 The Upper Hand
as René
1965 That Man in Istanbul
as Brandt
1965 Le commissaire mène l’enquête
as Marnay (segment "Geste d'un fanatique")
1965 The Girl Can't Stop
as Manolis
1965 Crime on a Summer Morning
as Jean-Pierre 'Pierrot' - le pigeon
1964 FX 18, Secret Agent
as Barter