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