Claude Cerval
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
Manhunt for Murder
1971
Angel's Leap
1971
as Marc Orsini
To Die of Love
1971
as Investigating judge
Clock Head
1970
as Fine Faisan
The Milky Way
1969
as Brigadier
Beru and These Women
1968
as Vérian
The Woman Is a Stranger
1968
as Joe Kerr
The Slave
1967
as Ferry
Love + Fear = Torment
1967
as Louie Ricco
Belle de Jour
1967
as The Driver (uncredited)
The Upper Hand
1966
as René
That Man in Istanbul
1965
as Brandt
Le commissaire mène l’enquête
1965
as Marnay (segment "Geste d'un fanatique")
The Girl Can't Stop
1965
as Manolis
Crime on a Summer Morning
1965
as Jean-Pierre 'Pierrot' - le pigeon
FX 18, Secret Agent
1964
as Barter
Germinal
1963
as Victor Maigrat
Young Girls of Good Families
1963
as Clauval
Symphony for a Massacre
1963
as (uncredited)
Any Number Can Win
1963
as Police Commissioner
Ophélia
1963
as Adrien Lesurf
The Sword and the Balance
1963
as Plouzenec
The Empire of Night
1962
as Balthazar
There's Going to Be a Party
1960
as Secret Services Director