Robert Castel

Biography

Robert Castel (in Arabic: روبرت كاستل), whose real name is Robert Adolphe Moyal, is an actor, musician and comedian, born on May 21, 1933 in Algiers in the Bab El-Oued district, Algeria. Robert Castel began as a musician, tar player, then guitarist, accompanying his father, composer violinist, and singer of light French-Arab songs. Young actor in the troupe of the Regional Center of Dramatic Art of Algiers, Robert Castel plays the role of Robert Le Bègue in the theatrical improvisation show on the life of the pieds-noirs, La Famille Hernandez, which is created by Geneviève Baïlac on September 17, 1957 in Paris. Having cut his teeth in music hall, Robert Castel began his film career at the age of 24 in Les Amants De Demain by Marcel Blistène, then in Un témoin dans la ville by Édouard Molinaro. In 1962, Robert Castel left the newly independent Algeria and settled in Paris with Lucette Sahuquet (who died in 1987), whom he married. The couple inaugurated their sketches as a duo that year, notably at the Olympia where they opened for Frank Sinatra, Marlene Dietrich and Philippe Clay. In the 1970s, the comedian, lively and provocative, did a lot of television sketches with his favorit…

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972) — Georghiu, Milan agent
2. The Jews (2016) — M. Bensoussan
3. Two Men in Town (1973) — André Vaultier
4. Too Shy to Try (1978) — Trinita, le joueur de pétanque
5. One Fine Day (2006) — M. Plisson
6. The Common Man (1975) — Loulou
7. There Once Was a Cop (1972) — Rodriguez, Manoni's man
8. The Unvanquished (1964) — Amerio
9. The Suburbs Are Everywhere (1973) — Marcel
10. It's Tough for Everybody (1975) — Monsieur Gilles
11. Le Permis de conduire (1974) — L'agent de police
12. Let's Make a Dirty Movie (1976) — Chouchou
13. Take It from the Top (1978) — Le plombier
14. Stop Fooling Around... Soldier! (1977) — Rodriguez
15. The Conspiracy (1973) — Sapporo
16. Les Grands Moyens (1976) — Hubert Lacagne
17. Teenagers (2011) — Pierre
18. Champs-Elysées (1982) — Self
19. El Gusto (2012) — Le Comédien
20. Bedmania (1974) — Monsieur Albert, le directeur de l'hôtel
21. Le Braconnier de Dieu (1983) — Le patron du bistrot
22. By the Blood of Others (1974) — Paul
23. The Lovers of Tomorrow (1959)
24. Le bahut va craquer (1981) — le prof d'anglais
25. The Sandmen (2000) — Damien
26. Sacrés gendarmes (1980) — Gendarme Moreno
27. Hassan Taxi (1982)
28. La Décharge (1976) — Le pied-noir
29. What Did I Ever Do to the Good Lord to Deserve a Wife Who Drinks in Cafes with Men? (1980) — Gabriel Crémieux
30. Par ici la monnaie (1974) — Roméo
31. Three Men on a Horse (1969) — Norber
32. Shut Up, Gulli (1974) — Antoine
33. The Elf Case (2007) — André Guelfi
34. Le Grand Échiquier (1972) — Self
35. Les Borsalini (1980) — Mohamed Rico
36. Les p’tites têtes (1982) — Mr. Roger
37. Les gros malins (1969) — Agent at the police station (uncredited)
38. La Honte de la famille (1969)
39. C'est facile et ça peut rapporter... 20 ans (1983) — Agent Alfredo Moreno
40. Numéro un (1975) — Self