Jacques Sereys

Biography

Jacques Sereys (2 June 1928 – 1 January 2023) was a French actor and theatre director. Raised by a single mother who worked as an embroiderer, Sereys grew up in Marseille. He began to make money at the age of 14 while working for Crédit Lyonnais. In 1951, he was admitted to the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique and attended classes taught by Henri Rollan. He joined the Comédie-Française in 1955, first as an associate before becoming a sociétaire in 1959. In 1964, Sereys left the Comédie-Française to devote himself to boulevard theatre, a period in which he met the likes of Jacques Charon and Robert Hirsch. However, he returned to the Comédie-Française in 1977 and regained his membership in 1979. He retired in 1997 and became a de facto honorary sociétaire. He regularly continued to perform at the Comédie-Française until 2014 Sereys married actress Philippine Pascal, the stage name of Philippine de Rothschild, with whom he had two children: Camille (born 1961) and Philippe (born 1963). The couple divorced on 25 October 1999. Their children became the owners of Château Mouton Rothschild, Château d'Armailhac, and Château Clerc Milon. Sereys died on 1 January 2023, …

Movies & TV Shows

1. Chouchou (2003) — Le père de Stanislas
2. Disco (2008) — Le père Navarre
3. L'Opération Corned Beef (1991) — Le ministre de la Défense
4. The Fire Within (1963) — Cyrille Lavaud
5. Murmur of the Heart (1971) — Doctor
6. On Guard (1997) — Baron of Caylus
7. I... for Icarus (1979) — Richard Mallory
8. The Horseman on the Roof (1995) — Old man
9. A Simple Story (1978) — Charles
10. Towards Zero (2007) — Me Charles Trevoz
11. Le Bon Plaisir (1984) — Le ministre des Affaires étrangères
12. Heartbeat (1968) — Johnny
13. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life (1999) — Col. Mathieu
14. Maigret (1991) — Le docteur Bouchardon
15. L'Addition (1984) — Prison Director
16. The Gang (1977) — The Prefect
17. La Galette du roi (1986) — Récitant
18. Nestor Burma (1991) — Pierre
19. The Elegant Criminal (1990) — Pertuizet
20. La Petite Amie (1988) — Benoît
21. The Bit Between the Teeth (1979) — Poinsot-Dubreuil
22. La Comédie-Française ou L'amour joué (1996) — Self
23. The Governor's Party (1990) — Governor
24. Palace (1988) — Client qui organise une partouze
25. The Savage State (1978) — Prime Minister
26. At Theatre Tonight (1966) — M. Roussel
27. Brother and Sister (2012) — Félix Cellini
28. Comme des rois (1997) — Monsieur Botteret
29. The Gravy Train (1990) — Villeneuve
30. Le Grand Échiquier (1972) — Self
31. Le Pirate (1976) — M. Roussel
32. La serva amorosa (1996) — Ottavio
33. Le Voyage de monsieur Perrichon (1958) — Daniel Savary, armateur, prétendant d'Henriette
34. Ah ! La Police de papa (1975) — Albert Landier
35. Nina (1979) — Gérard
36. Demons at Midnight (1961)
37. La vie de Galilée (1992) — Le cardinal inquisiteur
38. La Chanson du maçon (2002) — Rudy
39. La Faute (1980) — Maître Vinci
40. La Reine Blanche (1973) — Mr. Raymondi