Claude Cerval

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0.3544

Gender

Male

Birthday

21-Feb-1921

Age

(105 years old)

Place of Birth

Paris, France

Also Known As
  • André Marcel Gabriel Leloup
  • Клод Серваль

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. Source: Article "Claude Cerval" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.


Credits

Ça va être ta fête Ça va être ta fête (1960) Character: Secret Services Director
FBI agent John Lewis travels in Europe, from Paris to Lisbon, trying to locate a disappeared fellow secret-agent, Mark Lemoine. Soon he has trouble with a violant gang, and is involved with a young French reporter, Michèle Laurent. Finally, the chief of the Secret Service tells Lewis that Lemoine never existed. Instead of ending his mission there, the real trouble starts.
Marchands de filles Marchands de filles (1957) Character: René
A young French woman travels to South America for a job offer and ends up a prisoner in a slave camp for women by a sadistic gangster.
Le Bal des espions Le Bal des espions (1960) Character: Zarkho Solin
A criminal making plans to pull off one big score before he retires, comes into possession of secret papers worth a fortune, but dies while attempting the hit. His wife takes those papers for herself, while discovering there are rival criminals, a powerful organization and a sleazy blackmailer.
Un missionnaire Un missionnaire (1955) Character: N/A
Dreaming of heroic deeds, a young missionary soon becomes disillusioned.
Une femme aux abois Une femme aux abois (1967) Character: Ferry
While entertaining her lover one weekend, a woman's marriage is threatened by the sudden appearance of her evil step-brother. Beyond using her home to hide from the police after his recent heist, he also blackmails her in to a horrendous weekend filled with debauchery and violence. After her ordeal she is anything but bored.
La ironía del dinero La ironía del dinero (1957) Character: Andrés (uncredited)
The finding of a wallet with a lot of money is the common theme of four stories, featuring a shoeshine from Seville, a clerk from Salamanca, a bullfighter from Cuenca and a newspapers seller from Paris.
Tête d'horloge Tête d'horloge (1970) Character: Fine Faisan
One night in Paris all the clocks and watches of the whole world stopped except that of a small professor.
Agent secret FX 18 Agent secret FX 18 (1964) Character: Barter
Secret agent FX-18 goes undercover to break up an espionage ring.
À toi de jouer... Callaghan !!! À toi de jouer... Callaghan !!! (1955) Character: (uncredited)
A ship, La Circé, has sunk and it might possibly be criminal . The vessel belongs to Storata ,who asks the insurance company for a hundred million Francs .Callaghan is working for them and he investigates on dry land and on the sea. The brilliant detective discovers that Storata has scuttled his ship himself to swindle insurance.
Le Glaive et la Balance Le Glaive et la Balance (1963) Character: Plouzenec
Three young men are suspected of kidnapping and murdering a little boy. Most likely, two of them are really involved, but one is not. All of their pasts are questionable, riddled with violence and controversy. Neither the police nor the court can decide how to solve that puzzle.
L'empire de la nuit L'empire de la nuit (1962) Character: Balthazar
Usually cast as secret agent/private eye Lemmy Caution, Eddie Constantine plays "Eddie" in The Empire of Night. This time, Constantine is a cabaret singer at odds with a criminal gang. When the villains try to take over every nightclub in town for their own nefarious purposes, Eddie sings a new tune with his fists. The story takes several unexpected turns, but Constantine remains in charge throughout.
Du rififi à Paname Du rififi à Paname (1966) Character: René
In Paris, a gold smuggler is at war with other local gangsters who want piece of the action. Then the mob shows up and makes things worse. And an undercover US Treasury Department agent is trying to infiltrate the smuggling business.
Belle de jour Belle de jour (1967) Character: The Driver (uncredited)
Beautiful young housewife Séverine Serizy cannot reconcile her masochistic fantasies with her everyday life alongside dutiful husband Pierre. When her lovestruck friend Henri mentions a secretive high-class brothel run by Madame Anais, Séverine begins to work there during the day under the name Belle de Jour. But when one of her clients grows possessive, she must try to go back to her normal life.
Le saut de l'ange Le saut de l'ange (1971) Character: Marc Orsini
In this French crime thriller, you can leave the mob, but the mob won't leave you. Louis (Jean Yanne) has retired to a Thailand plantation with an Asian wife and child. Back in Marseilles, however, because a no-holds-barred gang war has broken out, Louis' large collateral family is wiped out, and he is family are slated for destruction.
Les chiens dans la nuit Les chiens dans la nuit (1965) Character: Manolis
A shipbuilder is ruined. All he has left is a mortgaged house, a mortgaged yacht and a mortgaged wife. Precisely, there is a young vivacious, banker in his spare time, a little sadistic on the edges, ready to take the mortgage in question. Helped by his damned soul, a Turk, brother of his mistress, the builder throws his wife in the arms of the viveur. Which falls madly in love with Thassoula. The Turk kills Giorgian's uncle. Held by blackmail, he realizes that, decidedly, he has gone too far. Too late.
La Voie lactée La Voie lactée (1969) Character: Brigadier
Two men, part tramp, part pilgrim, are on their way from France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. On their way, they meet a vast assortment of characters—some truculent, some violent, and some bizarre; they experience many adventures—some mysterious, some erotic, some even supernatural.
L'Ennemi dans l'ombre L'Ennemi dans l'ombre (1960) Character: N/A
The director of the French Ministry of the Interior summons Serge Cazals, an Interpol agent, to unmask the leaders of an organization that sells military intelligence and has just made a name for itself with the assassination of Secret Service ace Georges Dandieu. Cazals is soon spotted by his adversaries and dangerously threatened. Through an intermediary in the organization, he obtains a telephone number that leads him to various leads, but to no avail. He then decides to set a trap, with the help of his friend Violaine.
L'Ennemi dans l'ombre L'Ennemi dans l'ombre (1960) Character: Nilpiker
The director of the French Ministry of the Interior summons Serge Cazals, an Interpol agent, to unmask the leaders of an organization that sells military intelligence and has just made a name for itself with the assassination of Secret Service ace Georges Dandieu. Cazals is soon spotted by his adversaries and dangerously threatened. Through an intermediary in the organization, he obtains a telephone number that leads him to various leads, but to no avail. He then decides to set a trap, with the help of his friend Violaine.
Béru et ces dames Béru et ces dames (1968) Character: Vérian
Inspector Bérurier, having inherited a mansion three years earlier, comes to collect rent from the tenant when the latter is murdered under mysterious circumstances. Béru calls Commissaire San Antonio to the rescue, and the two men discover that Laurenzi's hotel is home to a "brothel" whose director, Madame Albertine, soon reveals to the two policemen that Laurenzi was having an ongoing relationship with Helga, one of the boarders, and Mr. Max, a regular guest of the house.
Les Jeux de l'amour Les Jeux de l'amour (1960) Character: Le consommateur
Victor and Suzanne are a couple at odds about commitment. Suzanne needs more reassurance from Victor about the future of their relationship. He is a painter with an inspired creative side who finds it difficult to understand Suzanne's point of view. They are happy together; what is the problem? So when a friend comes into the picture and proposes to Suzanne, Victor suddenly realizes that Suzanne was right. Without a formal commitment, the suddenly insecure man does not like the view from the opposite shore.
Les Saintes-Nitouches Les Saintes-Nitouches (1963) Character: Clauval
A young kleptomaniac girl befriends a rich heiress whom she admires and goes with her to Saint-Tropez.
Classe tous risques Classe tous risques (1960) Character: Raoul Fargier
Two men pull off a daring daylight payroll heist in Milan, making a fast getaway. One is returning to France after years in hiding, needing money to start fresh with his family.
Germinal Germinal (1963) Character: Victor Maigrat
Dismissed from the railroads in 1863 for his union activities, Etienne Lantier found a job at the Voreux coal mine. But work was hard, wages were low and safety left much to be desired. Lantier tried to organize the miners into a union. When mine manager Hennebeau refused to negotiate, the workers launched a general strike, which ended with the intervention of the troops.
Estambul 65 Estambul 65 (1965) Character: Brandt
An American adventurer who has a gambling den in Istanbul, who is suspected to be involved in the kidnapping of a nuclear scientist, but ultimately becomes self on the search for the disappeared and gets a striving for world domination secret organization.
Le Démoniaque Le Démoniaque (1968) Character: Joe Kerr
The psychotic son of a film producer becomes obsessed with a beautiful blonde starlet while in Cannes, lures her to his hotel room and strangles her. His mother finds out, but can she keep her mouth shut to protect her son? Meanwhile, the young killer meets another pretty blonde...
Mourir d'aimer Mourir d'aimer (1971) Character: Investigating judge
A love story between a teacher, Danièle, 32 years and one of her students Gérard, 17 during the heated atmosphere of May 68. Danièle is a fiery young woman, very involved politically. Gérard's parents accuse Danièle of statutory rape and complain. Danièle is trapped and the drama begins...
Par un beau matin d'été Par un beau matin d'été (1965) Character: Jean-Pierre 'Pierrot' - le pigeon
An ill-assorted group of international criminals executes a tightly-planned ransom sting in Spain. Things go along swimmingly until various tensions within the group come to the fore.
La Saignée La Saignée (1971) Character: N/A
A French waiter living in New York City witnesses a murder and must go on the run from the police and the mob.
Bob le flambeur Bob le flambeur (1956) Character: Jean, the Croupier
In Paris, Bob Montagne is practically synonymous with gambling -- and winning. He is kind, classy and well-liked by virtually everyone in town, including police inspector Ledru. However, when Bob's luck turns sour, he begins to lose friends and makes the most desperate gamble of his life: to rob the Deauville casino during Grand Prix weekend, when the vaults are full. Unfortunately, Bob soon learns that the game is rigged and the cops are on to him.
Mélodie en sous-sol Mélodie en sous-sol (1963) Character: Police Commissioner
Charles, fresh out of jail, rejects his wife's plan for a quiet life of bourgeois respectability. He enlists a former cell mate, Francis, to assist him in pulling off one final score, a carefully planned assault on the vault of a Cannes casino.
Symphonie pour un massacre Symphonie pour un massacre (1963) Character: (uncredited)
A band of gangsters devise a plan to steal a game contested between two drug gangs of drug traffickers: the five fraudsters will face bigger problems than them.
Les Cousins Les Cousins (1959) Character: Clovis
Young provincial Charles arrives in Paris to stay with his cousin Paul while studying law. Paul is a decadent, bohemian pleasure-seeker who shows the meek, diligent Charles the thrills of city life. When Charles falls for Florence, one of Paul's acquaintances, relationships begin to shift.
Ophélia Ophélia (1963) Character: Adrien Lesurf
A young man becomes enraged when his mother remarries his wealthy uncle after his father dies.
Le Beau Serge Le Beau Serge (1959) Character: Priester
After long absence, a man returns to his hometown only to find his best friend has become an alcoholic.
La Peur et l'Amour La Peur et l'Amour (1967) Character: Louie Ricco
"Love + fear = Torment" exposes the secret world of the French model studios, and the men who try to corrupt them. Mobsters become involved when fifty-thousand dollars worth of uncut gems are stolen. A model studio becomes terrorized as one of the models innocently befriends one of the mobsters.



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