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Claude Cerval

Claude Cerval

Born: 1921-02-21 • Paris, France

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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Filmography
Manhunt for Murder poster
Manhunt for Murder
1971
Angel's Leap poster
Angel's Leap
1971 • Marc Orsini
To Die of Love poster
To Die of Love
1971 • Investigating judge
Clock Head poster
Clock Head
1970 • Fine Faisan
The Milky Way poster
The Milky Way
1969 • Brigadier
Beru and These Women poster
Beru and These Women
1968 • Vérian
The Woman Is a Stranger poster
The Woman Is a Stranger
1968 • Joe Kerr
The Slave poster
The Slave
1967 • Ferry
Love + Fear = Torment poster
Love + Fear = Torment
1967 • Louie Ricco
Belle de Jour poster
Belle de Jour
1967 • The Driver (uncredited)
The Upper Hand poster
The Upper Hand
1966 • René
That Man in Istanbul poster
That Man in Istanbul
1965 • Brandt
Le commissaire mène l’enquête poster
Le commissaire mène l’enquête
1965 • Marnay (segment "Geste d'un fanatique")
The Girl Can't Stop poster
The Girl Can't Stop
1965 • Manolis
Crime on a Summer Morning poster
Crime on a Summer Morning
1965 • Jean-Pierre 'Pierrot' - le pigeon
FX 18, Secret Agent poster
FX 18, Secret Agent
1964 • Barter
Germinal poster
Germinal
1963 • Victor Maigrat
Young Girls of Good Families poster
Young Girls of Good Families
1963 • Clauval
Symphony for a Massacre poster
Symphony for a Massacre
1963 • (uncredited)
Any Number Can Win poster
Any Number Can Win
1963 • Police commissioner
Ophélia poster
Ophélia
1963 • Adrien Lesurf
The Sword and the Balance poster
The Sword and the Balance
1963 • Plouzenec
The Empire of Night poster
The Empire of Night
1962 • Balthazar
There's Going to Be a Party poster
There's Going to Be a Party
1960 • Secret Services Director
Danger in the Middle East poster
Danger in the Middle East
1960 • Zarkho Solin
L'Ennemi dans l'ombre poster
L'Ennemi dans l'ombre
1960 • Nilpiker
L'Ennemi dans l'ombre poster
L'Ennemi dans l'ombre
1960
The Love Game poster
The Love Game
1960 • Le consommateur
The Big Risk poster
The Big Risk
1960 • Raoul Fargier
The Cousins poster
The Cousins
1959 • Clovis
Le Beau Serge poster
Le Beau Serge
1959 • Priester
Girl Merchants poster
Girl Merchants
1957 • René
The Irony of Money poster
The Irony of Money
1957 • Andrés (uncredited)
Bob le Flambeur poster
Bob le Flambeur
1956 • Jean, the Croupier
A Missionary poster
A Missionary
1955
The Amazing Mr. Callaghan poster
The Amazing Mr. Callaghan
1955 • (uncredited)