Moustache
Acting

Moustache

Born 14 February 1929 · Paris, France · Died 25 March 1987

François-Alexandre Galepides, known by the stage name Moustache, was a French actor and jazz drummer of Greek descent. He was born 14 February 1929 in Paris and died 25 March 1987 in Arpajon in a car accident. In 1948 he joined Lorient, the orchestra of Claude Luter, as a drummer, playing in clubs of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. He also regularly accompanied Sidney Bechet in France. From 1950, he led his own bands (Les sept complices and Les gros minets). With the group Moustache et ses Moustachus, from 1956, he recorded, as a drummer and singer, several rock'n'roll novelty songs (e.g. "Le Croque-Skull-Creux", on a text by Boris Vian).

Known for

How to Steal a Million
Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ
Zorro
Neither Seen Nor Recognized
Circus World
Paris Blues
Mayerling
Goodbye Again
Silver Bears
Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques
Crazy in the Noodle
Three Days to Live
Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ
Swimming Instructor
The Last Romantic Lover
Monsieur Papa
Silver Bears
Let's Make a Dirty Movie
Zorro
Beyond Fear
Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques
Ubu enchaîné
Avalanche
Istanbul Express
A Flea in Her Ear
Mayerling
Deux Romains en Gaule
How to Steal a Million
Circus World
In the French Style
The Abominable Man of Customs
Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!
Goodbye Again
Paris Blues
Jack of Spades
Island Fisherman
Incognito
Ramuntcho
Neither Seen Nor Recognized
Three Days to Live
The Big Bluff
Crazy in the Noodle
Law of the Streets
The Lebanese Mission
My Seal and Them
Moustache · Midrow