Claude Cerval
Actor
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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Filmography
Bob le Flambeur
as Jean, the Croupier 1956
Any Number Can Win
as Police commissioner 1963
The Milky Way
as Brigadier 1969
The Big Risk
as Raoul Fargier 1960
The Cousins
as Clovis 1959
Le Beau Serge
as Priester 1959
To Die of Love
as Investigating judge 1971
The Upper Hand
as René 1966
Symphony for a Massacre
as (uncredited) 1963
That Man in Istanbul
as Brandt 1965
Angel's Leap
as Marc Orsini 1971
The Sword and the Balance
as Plouzenec 1963
Ophélia
as Adrien Lesurf 1963
The Love Game
as Le consommateur 1960
Crime on a Summer Morning
as Jean-Pierre 'Pierrot' - le pigeon 1965
Manhunt for Murder
1971