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)

Any Number Can Win
Any Number Can Win

1963

as Police Commissioner

Bob le Flambeur
Bob le Flambeur

1956

as Jean, the Croupier

The Milky Way
The Milky Way

1969

as Brigadier

That Man in Istanbul
That Man in Istanbul

1965

as Brandt

The Cousins
The Cousins

1959

as Clovis

FX 18, Secret Agent
FX 18, Secret Agent

1964

as Barter

The Big Risk
The Big Risk

1960

as Raoul Fargier

The Upper Hand
The Upper Hand

1966

as René

Symphony for a Massacre
Symphony for a Massacre

1963

as (uncredited)

Crime on a Summer Morning
Crime on a Summer Morning

1965

as Jean-Pierre 'Pierrot' - le pigeon

Le Beau Serge
Le Beau Serge

1959

as Priester

The Sword and the Balance
The Sword and the Balance

1963

as Plouzenec

Germinal
Germinal

1963

as Victor Maigrat

Ophélia
Ophélia

1963

as Adrien Lesurf

The Irony of Money
The Irony of Money

1957

as Andrés (uncredited)

Le commissaire mène l’enquête
Le commissaire mène l’enquête

1965

as Marnay (segment "Geste d'un fanatique")

To Die of Love
To Die of Love

1971

as Investigating judge

Danger in the Middle East
Danger in the Middle East

1960

as Zarkho Solin

The Love Game
The Love Game

1960

as Le consommateur