Portrait of Claude Cerval

Claude Cerval

Acting

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.

Born: February 21, 1921

Place of Birth: Paris, France

Filmography

1971
Angel's Leap

as Marc Orsini

1971
To Die of Love

as Investigating judge

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
1967
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
1965
Le commissaire mène l’enquête

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

1965
1965
Crime on a Summer Morning

as Jean-Pierre 'Pierrot' - le pigeon

1964
1963
Germinal

as Victor Maigrat

1963
1963
Any Number Can Win

as Police commissioner

1963
Ophélia

as Adrien Lesurf

1962
1960
There's Going to Be a Party

as Secret Services Director

1960
1960
1960
The Love Game

as Le consommateur

1960
The Big Risk

as Raoul Fargier

1959
The Cousins

as Clovis

1958
Handsome Serge

as Priester

1957
1957
The Irony of Money

as Andrés (no acreditado)

1956
Bob le Flambeur

as Jean, the Croupier

1955