Claude Cerval

Claude Cerval

1921-02-21 – 1972-07-25 (age 51) Paris, France
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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

Belle de Jour
Belle de Jour

1967

as The Driver (uncredited)

The Irony of Money
The Irony of Money

1957

as Andrés (uncredited)

A Missionary
Manhunt for Murder
Bob le Flambeur
Bob le Flambeur

1956

as Jean, the Croupier

There's Going to Be a Party
There's Going to Be a Party

1960

as Secret Services Director

Any Number Can Win
Any Number Can Win

1963

as Police Commissioner

The Sword and the Balance
The Sword and the Balance

1963

as Plouzenec

Crime on a Summer Morning
Crime on a Summer Morning

1965

as Jean-Pierre 'Pierrot' - le pigeon

The Big Risk
The Big Risk

1960

as Raoul Fargier

The Upper Hand
The Upper Hand

1966

as René

The Empire of Night
The Empire of Night

1962

as Balthazar

L'Ennemi dans l'ombre
L'Ennemi dans l'ombre

1960

as Nilpiker

Le Beau Serge
Le Beau Serge

1959

as Priester

That Man in Istanbul
That Man in Istanbul

1965

as Brandt

Young Girls of Good Families
Angel's Leap
Angel's Leap

1971

as Marc Orsini

Germinal
Germinal

1963

as Victor Maigrat

The Cousins
The Cousins

1959

as Clovis