Michel Galabru
| Michel Galabru | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Galabru in 1999 | |
| Born |
27 October 1922 Safi, Morocco |
| Died |
4 January 2016 (aged 93) Paris, France |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1949–2016 |
Michel Louis Edmond Galabru (27 October 1922 – 4 January 2016) was a French actor.[1]
Career
Galabru appeared in more than 250 films and worked with directors such as Bertrand Blier, Costa-Gavras, Luc Besson (for Subway), and Jean-Luc Godard. He is also known for his collaborations with Louis de Funès in Le gendarme de Saint-Tropez, Le gendarme se marie, Le gendarme et les extra-terrestres, Le gendarme en balade, Le gendarme à New York, Le gendarme et les gendarmettes, Le petit baigneur, L'avare, and Nous irons a Deauville (with Michel Serrault).
He worked with the actors Ugo Tognazzi and Michel Serrault in La Cage aux Folles, La Cage aux Folles II, and La Cage aux Folles 3: The Wedding; Le viager; Les gaspars; Le room service; Antonio Vivaldi, un prince à Venise; and L'ibis rouge.
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | La bataille du feu | Extra - A firefighter | Uncredited | |
| 1949 | Dernière heure, édition spéciale | |||
| 1951 | Ma femme, ma vache et moi | |||
| 1954 | Les Lettres de mon moulin | Baptistin | ||
| 1958 | Suivez-moi jeune homme | Aristide Oranos | ||
| 1959 | Du rififi chez les femmes | The Belgian firefighter | ||
| 1960 | Les Mordus | Fred | ||
| 1961 | La Fayette | The hostel warden | ||
| 1962 | War of the Buttons | Bacaillé's father | ||
| 1962 | We Will Go to Deauville | Monsieur Mercier, the boss | ||
| 1964 | Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez | Jérôme Gerber | ||
| 1965 | Angelica and the King | Bontemps | ||
| 1965 | Gendarme in New York | Jérôme Gerber | ||
| 1966 | Brigade antigangs | Larmeno | ||
| 1967 | The Little Bather | Scipion | ||
| 1968 | Le gendarme se marie | Jérôme Gerber | ||
| 1970 | Le gendarme en balade | Jérôme Gerber | ||
| 1971 | Jo | Monsieur Tonelotti | ||
| 1972 | Le Viager | Léon Gallipeau | ||
| 1973 | La dernière bourrée à Paris | Jules Payrac | ||
| 1973 | Le Grand Bazar | Émile | ||
| 1974 | Les Vacanciers | Aloyse Frankensteinmuhl | ||
| 1974 | Y'a un os dans la moulinette | Émile | ||
| 1974 | Section spéciale | President Cournet | ||
| 1974 | No Pockets in a Shroud | Thomas | ||
| 1976 | Le Trouble-fesses | Eugène Lajoux | ||
| 1973 | The Judge and the Assassin | Joseph Bouvier | ||
| 1973 | Group Portrait with a Lady | Walter Pelzer | ||
| 1977 | The Cat | Inspector Francisci | ||
| 1977 | Le beaujolais nouveau est arrivé | The captain | ||
| 1977 | L'Amour en herbe | Morel | ||
| 1978 | La Cage aux folles | Simon Charrier | ||
| 1979 | Le gendarme et les extra-terrestres | Jérôme Gerber | ||
| 1979 | Le Guignolo | Achille Sureau | ||
| 1979 | Cop or Hood | Commissioner Grimaud | ||
| 1980 | La Cage aux Folles II | Simon Charrier | ||
| 1980 | L'Avare | Maître Jacques | ||
| 1980 | Les sous-doués | The Police Commissioner | ||
| 1980 | I'm Photogenic | Del Giudice, the producer | ||
| 1981 | Le bahut va craquer | The Principal | ||
| 1982 | Le gendarme et les gendarmettes | Jérôme Gerber | ||
| 1983 | One Deadly Summer | Gabriel, Eliane's father | ||
| 1983 | Papy fait de la résistance | Jean-Robert Bourdelle, aka "Papy" | ||
| 1983 | Le braconnier de Dieu | Hilaire | ||
| 1984 | Notre histoire | Emile Pecqueur | ||
| 1984 | The Telephone Always Rings Twice | Marraine | ||
| 1985 | Subway | Inspector Gesberg | ||
| 1985 | La Cage aux Folles 3: The Wedding | Simon Charrier | ||
| 1985 | Tranches de vie | The farmer | ||
| 1985 | Le Facteur de Saint-Tropez | Charles de Lespinasse | ||
| 1986 | Kamikaze | Albert | ||
| 1987 | Keep Your Right Up | The Admiral | ||
| 1989 | La Révolution française | Maury, the clergyman | ||
| 1990 | Uranus | Monglat | ||
| 1992 | Belle époque | Danglard | ||
| 1996 | My Man | A client of Marie | ||
| 1998 | Que la lumière soit | Southern God | ||
| 1999 | Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar | Abraracourcix, the chieftain | ||
| 2000 | Les Acteurs | The killed actor | ||
| 2003 | Raining Cats and Frogs | Roger (voice) | ||
| 2004 | The Magic Roundabout | Zabadie (voice) | ||
| 2008 | Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis | Julie's grand uncle | ||
| 2009 | Neuilly sa mère! | The senator | ||
| 2009 | Le Petit Nicolas | The National Secretary of Education | ||
| 2010 | Mumu | Gatineau | ||
| 2010 | Love Like Poison | Jean Falguères |
Awards
In 1977, Galabru received a César for Best Actor for his portrayal of Joseph Bouvier in Bertrand Tavernier's The Judge and the Assassin.
References
- ↑ "French actor Michel Galabru passes away aged 93". RFI. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
External links
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