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.
Movies & TV Shows
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Belle de Jour (1967) — The Driver (uncredited)
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Bob le Flambeur (1956) — Jean, the Croupier
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Any Number Can Win (1963) — Police Commissioner
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The Milky Way (1969) — Brigadier
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The Big Risk (1960) — Raoul Fargier
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The Cousins (1959) — Clovis
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Le Beau Serge (1959) — Priester
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To Die of Love (1971) — Investigating judge
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The Upper Hand (1966) — René
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Symphony for a Massacre (1963) — (uncredited)
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That Man in Istanbul (1965) — Brandt
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Angel's Leap (1971) — Marc Orsini
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Crime on a Summer Morning (1965) — Jean-Pierre 'Pierrot' - le pigeon
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Ophélia (1963) — Adrien Lesurf
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The Sword and the Balance (1963) — Plouzenec
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The Love Game (1960) — Le consommateur
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Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre (1967) — Bernard Bargain
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Manhunt for Murder (1971)
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Germinal (1963) — Victor Maigrat
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FX 18, Secret Agent (1964) — Barter
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The Woman Is a Stranger (1968) — Joe Kerr
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The Amazing Mr. Callaghan (1955) — (uncredited)
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The Irony of Money (1957) — Andrés (uncredited)
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Girl Merchants (1957) — René
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The Slave (1967) — Ferry
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Love + Fear = Torment (1967) — Louie Ricco
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The Girl Can't Stop (1965) — Manolis
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Beru and These Women (1968) — Vérian
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Jacquou le Croquant (1969) — Le Comte de Nansac
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Vidocq (1967) — Le maître-chanteur
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L'Ennemi dans l'ombre (1960) — Nilpiker
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Clock Head (1970) — Fine Faisan
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The Empire of Night (1962) — Balthazar
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There's Going to Be a Party (1960) — Secret Services Director
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Danger in the Middle East (1960) — Zarkho Solin
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Young Girls of Good Families (1963) — Clauval
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A Missionary (1955)
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Le commissaire mène l’enquête (1965) — Marnay (segment "Geste d'un fanatique")
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Sial IV (1969) — Nathanaël de Geoffroy