Claude Cerval
Acting

Claude Cerval

Born 21 February 1921 · Paris, France · Died 25 July 1972

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.

Known for

Bob le Flambeur
Any Number Can Win
The Milky Way
The Big Risk
The Cousins
Le Beau Serge
To Die of Love
The Upper Hand
That Man in Istanbul
Angel's Leap
Crime on a Summer Morning
Ophélia
To Die of Love
Angel's Leap
Manhunt for Murder
Clock Head
The Milky Way
Beru and These Women
The Woman Is a Stranger
The Slave
Love + Fear = Torment
The Upper Hand
That Man in Istanbul
The Girl Can't Stop
Le commissaire mène l’enquête
Crime on a Summer Morning
FX 18, Secret Agent
Ophélia
Germinal
Young Girls of Good Families
The Sword and the Balance
Any Number Can Win
The Empire of Night
Danger in the Middle East
L'Ennemi dans l'ombre
The Big Risk
The Love Game
There's Going to Be a Party
Le Beau Serge
The Cousins
Girl Merchants
Bob le Flambeur
A Missionary
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