Personal Info
Birth date
1921-02-21 (104 Years)
Day of death
1972-07-25
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
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.
Filmography
Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre
6.1
Overview:
Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre [French title: Le comte Yoster a bien l'honneur] is a TV series which followed the adventures of the title’s amateur gentleman detective. It was a success in particular in Germany and in France. Originally the show was a German production in black-and-white but it evolved into a European co-production in colour.Vidocq
9
Overview:
François Vidocq has been sentenced to eight years' hard labor for a crime he didn't commit. Escaped with the help of his faithful friends Desfossés and Fil de fer, the convict is pursued by his lifelong enemy: the policeman Flambart. Between scams and disguises, Vidocq initially leads an undercover life in 19th-century Paris. Eventually, the two men team up to fight criminals... And Vidocq succumbs to Annette's charms.Sial IV
5
Overview:
Sial IV is a Swiss television miniseries by Greek filmmaker and writer Adonis Kyrou, adapted from the speculative fiction novel Deadly Image (AKA The Uncertain Midnight) by British author Edmund Cooper. It tells the story of Denis Lange (Henri Gilabert), a fallout shelter engineer who is accidentally trapped in suspended animation as war breaks out in 1970, only to awaken in the early 2100s in Sial IV, an underground city in which humankind lives a life of leisure, having discharged all responsibility to androids. Assigned the android Diana as his personal assistant, Denis ventures through this unsettling idyll, eventually finding a small but tenacious group of resistors who seek to uncover the truth about the compound and its ruler, the mysterious Machiavelli.Belle de Jour
7.323
Overview:
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.Any Number Can Win
7.2
Overview:
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.The Upper Hand
6.3
Overview:
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.The Milky Way
7.044
Overview:
Two men, part tramp, part pilgrim, are on their way to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. On their way they meet a whole assortment of people—some truculent, some violent, and some bizarre; they experience many adventures—some mysterious, some erotic, some even supernatural.The Big Risk
7.034
Overview:
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.Symphony for a Massacre
6.8
Overview:
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.Handsome Serge
6.9
Overview:
After long absence, a man returns to his hometown only to find his best friend has become an alcoholic.Bob le Flambeur
7.292
Overview:
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.The Cousins
6.769
Overview:
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.Crime on a Summer Morning
6.5
Overview:
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.Germinal
7.4
Overview:
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.That Man in Istanbul
5.6
Overview:
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.The Sword and the Balance
7.6
Overview:
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.Angel's Leap
5.5
Overview:
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.To Die of Love
6.466
Overview:
A love story between a teacher, Daniele, 32 years and one of his students Gerard, 17 during the heated atmosphere of May 68. Daniele is a fiery young woman, very involved politically. Gerard's parents accuse Danièle of statutory rape and complain. Danièle is trapped and the drama begins...Ophélia
6.9
Overview:
A young man becomes enraged when his mother remarries his wealthy uncle after his father dies.The Amazing Mr. Callaghan
4.167
Overview:
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.Danger in the Middle East
NYR
Overview:
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.Young Girls of Good Families
NYR
Overview:
A young kleptomaniac girl befriends a rich heiress whom she admires and goes with her to Saint-TropezThe Love Game
6.4
Overview:
Victor (Jean-Pierre Cassel) and Suzanne (Genevieve Cluny) are a couple at odds about commitment in this light, fast-paced comedy-drama by Philippe de Broca. 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.The Empire of Night
4
Overview:
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.Beru and These Women
3.2
Overview:
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.Clock Head
4
Overview:
One night in Paris all the clocks and watches of the whole world stopped except that of a small professor.The Girl Can't Stop
2
Overview:
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.Acting
1971Manhunt for Murder as Unknown
1971Angel's Leap as Marc Orsini
1971To Die of Love as le juge d'instruction
1970Clock Head as Fine Faisan
1969Jacquou le Croquant (6 Episodes) as Le Comte de Nansac
1969The Milky Way as Brigadier
1969Sial IV (4 Episodes) as Nathanaël de Geoffroy
1968Beru and These Women as Vérian
1968The Woman Is a Stranger as Joe Kerr
1967Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre (1 Episode) as Bernard Bargain
1967The Slave as Ferry
1967Love + Fear = Torment as Louie Ricco
1967Belle de Jour as The Driver (uncredited)
1967Vidocq (1 Episode) as Le maître-chanteur
1966The Upper Hand as René
1965That Man in Istanbul as Brandt
1965Le commissaire mène l’enquête as Marnay (segment "Geste d'un fanatique")
1965The Girl Can't Stop as Manolis
1965Crime on a Summer Morning as Jean-Pierre 'Pierrot' - le pigeon
1964FX 18, Secret Agent as Barter
1963Germinal as Victor Maigrat
1963Young Girls of Good Families as Clauval
1963Symphony for a Massacre as (uncredited)
1963Any Number Can Win as Police commissioner
1963Ophélia as Adrien Lesurf
1963The Sword and the Balance as Plouzenec
1962The Empire of Night as Balthazar
1960There's Going to Be a Party as Secret Services Director
1960Danger in the Middle East as Zarkho Solin
1960L'Ennemi dans l'ombre as Nilpiker, Unknown
1960The Love Game as Le consommateur
1960The Big Risk as Raoul Fargier
1959The Cousins as Clovis
1958Handsome Serge as Priester
1957Girl Merchants as René
1957The Irony of Money as Andrés (no acreditado)
1956Bob le Flambeur as Jean, the Croupier
1955A Missionary as Unknown
1955The Amazing Mr. Callaghan as (uncredited)