Michel Serrault Net Worth
Michel Serrault Net Worth is
$5 Million
Michel Serrault Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
As accomplished and versatile the well-loved French actor Michel Serrault proved to be over the course of five decades, American audiences still remember this actor for one role only - that of the neurotic, outrageously flamboyant drag performer Albin (aka Zaza) in the side-splitting French gay farce La Cage aux Folles (1978). Opposite Italian ... | Date Of Birth | January 24, 1928 |
| Died | 2007-07-29 |
| Place Of Birth | Brunoy, Essonne, France |
| Height | 5' 8½" (1.74 m) |
| Profession | Actor, Soundtrack, Producer |
| Spouse | Juanita Saint-Peyron |
| Star Sign | Aquarius |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | « Le rire doit être construit, basé sur la réalité de la vie, sur des faits communs. La folie, oui, mais avec un cadre. » (Laughter must be produced, based on the reality of life, on common facts. Crazyness, yes, but within the framework.)(Le Figaro Magazine, 31 March 2001) |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Joining a seminary at the age of 14, he originally wanted to become a priest. |
| 2 | Although credited, he didn't appear in Les vierges (1963). |
| 3 | Got to know his wife Nita at the Conservatoire Maubel in the late 1940s. |
| 4 | His roles in plays of William Shakespeare and Molière made him one of the most respected stage actors in France and one of the youngest members at the "Comédie Francaise". |
| 5 | Made his stage debut during a theater tour in Germany (1946). |
| 6 | Had two brothers, Raoul and Guy, and a sister, Denise. |
| 7 | As he wanted to become a priest, he was sent to a seminary. Some weeks later, he fell in love with a girl and abandoned his plans. |
| 8 | Father of actress Nathalie Serrault, who gave birth to his first grandchild Gwendoline. His other daughter Caroline died in a road accident in 1977. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pars vite et reviens tard | 2007 | Hervé Decambrais / Hervé Ducouëdic | |
| L'avare | 2007 | TV Movie | Harpagon |
| Antonio Vivaldi, un prince | 2006 | L'évêque de Venise | |
| Monsieur Léon | 2006 | TV Movie | Monsieur Léon |
| Le bénévole | 2006 | Max Birgos | |
| Les enfants du pays | 2006 | Gustave | |
| Grabuge! | 2005 | Commissaire Lancret | |
| Joyeux Noel | 2005 | Le châtelain | |
| Ne quittez pas! | 2004 | Lucien Mandel (voice) | |
| Albert est méchant | 2004 | Albert Moulinot | |
| Le furet | 2003 | Anzio | |
| L'affaire Dominici | 2003 | TV Movie | Gaston Dominici |
| The Butterfly | 2002/I | Julien | |
| 24 heures de la vie d'une femme | 2002 | Louis | |
| Vajont - La diga del disonore | 2001 | Carlo Semenza | |
| The Girl from Paris | 2001 | Adrien | |
| Belphegor: Phantom of the Louvre | 2001 | Verlac | |
| Un coeur oublié | 2001 | TV Movie | Monsieur de Fontenelle |
| Les acteurs | 2000 | Michel Serrault | |
| Le libertin | 2000 | Le Cardinal | |
| Le monde de Marty | 2000 | Antoine Berrant | |
| Les enfants du marais | 1999 | Pépé la Rainette | |
| Le comédien | 1997 | Le comédien | |
| The Swindle | 1997 | Victor | |
| Artemisia | 1997 | Orazio Gentileschi | |
| Assassin(s) | 1997 | Mr. Wagner | |
| Beaumarchais the Scoundrel | 1996 | Louis XV | |
| Happiness Is in the Field | 1995 | Francis Bergeade | |
| Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud | 1995 | M. Pierre Arnaud | |
| Bonsoir | 1994 | Alex Ponttin | |
| Le secret du petit milliard | 1992 | TV Movie | Armand |
| Vieille canaille | 1992 | Darius Caunes | |
| Room Service | 1992 | M. Luc | |
| Ville | 1992 | Rousselot - le maire de Moussin | |
| L'huissier | 1991 | TV Movie | Maître Malicorne |
| The Old Lady Who Walked in the Sea | 1991 | Pompilius | |
| Héloïse | 1991 | TV Movie | Maurice Martin / Héloïse |
| Docteur Petiot | 1990 | Docteur Petiot | |
| Buon Natale... Buon anno | 1989 | Gino | |
| Comédie d'amour | 1989 | Paul Léautaud | |
| Ne réveillez pas un flic qui dort | 1988 | Roger Scatti | |
| Bonjour l'angoisse | 1988 | Michaud | |
| En toute innocence | 1988 | Paul | |
| Ennemis intimes | 1987 | Baudin | |
| Le miraculé | 1987 | Ronald Fox Terrier | |
| Mon beau-frère a tué ma soeur | 1986 | Octave Clapoteau | |
| On ne meurt que deux fois | 1985 | Inspector Robert Staniland | |
| Liberté, égalité, choucroute | 1985 | Louis XVI | |
| Les rois du gag | 1985 | Gaëtan / Robert Wellson | |
| Le bon roi Dagobert | 1984 | Otarius (as Michele Serrault) | |
| À mort l'arbitre! | 1984 | Rico - un supporter agressif | |
| Le bon plaisir | 1984 | Minister of the Interior | |
| Deadly Circuit | 1983 | Beauvoir, The 'Eye' | |
| Deux heures moins le quart avant Jésus-Christ | 1982 | César | |
| Les quarantièmes rugissants | 1982 | Sébastien Barral | |
| The Hatter's Ghost | 1982 | Léon Labbé | |
| Nestor Burma, détective de choc | 1982 | Nestor Burma | |
| Le voyageur imprudent | 1982 | TV Movie | Le chef d'orchestre (uncredited) |
| Garde | 1981 | Jerome / Charles / Emile Martinaud | |
| Malevil | 1981 | Emmanuel Comte | |
| Pile ou face | 1980 | Edouard Morlaix | |
| Il lupo e l'agnello | 1980 | Léon | |
| Buffet froid | 1979 | Le quidam / Man in the first scene (uncredited) | |
| La gueule de l'autre | 1979 | Martial Perrin / Gilbert Brossard | |
| L'associé | 1979 | Julien Pardot | |
| La grâce | 1979 | TV Movie | Henri Dupérier |
| L'esprit de famille | 1979 | Docteur Charles Moreau | |
| La Cage aux Folles | 1978 | Albin Mougeotte dit Zaza Napoli | |
| L'argent des autres | 1978 | Miremont | |
| Les folies Offenbach | 1977-1978 | TV Mini-Series | Jacques Offenbach |
| Get Out Your Handkerchiefs | 1978 | Le voisin Neighbor | |
| Le passe-muraille | 1977 | TV Movie | Dutilleul |
| Le roi des bricoleurs | 1977 | Bordin | |
| La situation est grave... mais pas désespérée | 1976 | Jean-Pierre Mazard | |
| Opération Lady Marlène | 1975 | Paulo | |
| L'Ibis rouge | 1975 | Jérémie | |
| C'est pas parce qu'on a rien | 1975 | Max | |
| Un linceul n'a pas de poches | 1974 | Justin Blesh | |
| La gueule de l'emploi | 1974 | La dame au chapeau vert / L'antiquaire / L'aveugle / ... | |
| Bloody Murder | 1974 | Édouard Henricot | |
| Les Chinois | 1974 | Grégoire Montclair | |
| The Down-in-the-Hole Gang | 1974 | Jean-Paul Rondin | |
| Le grand bazar | 1973 | Félix Boucan | |
| La belle affaire | 1973 | Paul | |
| Moi y'en a vouloir des sous | 1973 | Léon | |
| Aujourd'hui | 1972 | TV Movie | |
| Murder Is a Murder | 1972 | Le commissaire Plouvier / Superintendant | |
| Tout le monde il est beau, tout le monde il est gentil | 1972 | Marcel Jolin | |
| Le viager | 1972 | Louis Martinet | |
| Qu'est-ce qui fait courir les crocodiles? | 1971 | Achille | |
| Le cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques | 1971 | Alfred Mullanet | |
| La liberté en croupe | 1970 | Paul Cérès | |
| Ces messieurs de la gâchette | 1970 | Gabriel Pelletier | |
| Appelez-moi Mathilde | 1969 | François | |
| Un merveilleux parfum d'oseille | 1969 | Commissaire Le Gac | |
| Le bourgeois gentilhomme | 1968 | TV Movie | M. Jourdain |
| À tout casser | 1968 | Aldo Moreni | |
| Ces messieurs de la famille | 1968 | Gabriel Pelletier | |
| Le fou du labo IV | 1967 | Granger | |
| Du mou dans la gâchette | 1967 | L'armurier | |
| Au théâtre ce soir | 1967 | TV Series | Gustave Thomeret |
| Le grand bidule | 1967 | Pounet | |
| Les compagnons de la marguerite | 1967 | L'inspecteur Papin / Inspector Papin | |
| Quand épousez-vous ma femme? | 1966 | TV Movie | |
| King of Hearts | 1966 | Monsieur Marcel | |
| Les fables de La Fontaine | 1966 | TV Series | Monsieur Corbeau / Vincent Doberman |
| Le caïd de Champignol | 1966 | Hector | |
| Les combinards | 1966 | Le père de Lucile | |
| Le petit monstre | 1965 | Valet | |
| Les enquiquineurs | 1965 | Martin - instituteur | |
| Quand passent les faisans | 1965 | Ribero | |
| La tête du client | 1965 | Gaston Berrien / Monsieur Max | |
| The Double Bed | 1965 | Albert | |
| How Not to Rob a Department Store | 1965 | Méloune | |
| Moi et les hommes de 40 ans | 1965 | Bénéchol | |
| La bonne occase | 1965 | Hutin | |
| Les baratineurs | 1965 | Henri | |
| Jaloux comme un tigre | 1964 | M. Lurot | |
| Male Hunt | 1964 | Le professeur Gaston Lartois | |
| Clémentine chérie | 1964 | L'huissier | |
| Les durs | 1964 | Rossignol, le détective privé | |
| Dandelions by the Roots | 1964 | Jérôme | |
| Comment trouvez-vous ma soeur? | 1964 | Varangeot | |
| La revue des feuilletons | 1963 | TV Series short | Monsieur Gatemeau, chef de service |
| Bébert et l'omnibus | 1963 | Barthoin - l'inspecteur des transports | |
| Carambolages | 1963 | Le commissaire Baudu / Policeman Baudu | |
| Nous irons | 1962 | Lucien Moreau | |
| Three Fables of Love | 1962 | Corbeau (segment "Le corbeau et le renard") | |
| Un clair de lune | 1962 | Charpentier, le conférencier | |
| Comment réussir en amour | 1962 | Le commissaire | |
| Love on a Pillow | 1962 | Maître Varange | |
| La gamberge | 1962 | Pétrarque | |
| The American Beauty | 1961 | Chauveau, le clochard / Tramp | |
| Ma femme est une panthère | 1961 | Butcher | |
| On purge bébé | 1961 | TV Movie | Guillaume Chouilloux |
| Candide | 1960 | Le second policier / Policeman | |
| Love and the Frenchwoman | 1960 | Danielle's lawyer (segment "Divorce, Le") | |
| L'anglais tel qu'on le parle | 1959 | TV Movie | Le fiancé |
| Vous n'avez rien | 1959 | Dr. Couzan | |
| Messieurs les ronds de cuir | 1959 | Le conservateur du Musée / Son petit-fils | |
| Oh! Qué mambo | 1959 | L'inspecteur Vidalie | |
| La clé des champs | 1959 | TV Series | M. PetitLagrelèche |
| Nina | 1959 | Gérard Blonville | |
| Musée Grévin | 1958 | Short | The visitor |
| Clara et les méchants | 1958 | La Parole | |
| Ça aussi c'est Paris | 1957 | Short | Reporter |
| Le naïf aux 40 enfants | 1957 | Jean-François Robignac | |
| Adorables démons | 1957 | Jacques Willis Senior | |
| L'habit vert | 1957 | TV Movie | |
| Lovers and Thieves | 1957 | Albert Le Cagneux | |
| La terreur des dames | 1956 | Un gendarme | |
| La vie est belle | 1956 | Le démarcheur | |
| Naughty Girl | 1956 | 2nd Inspector | |
| Knock ou Le triomphe de la médecine | 1955 | TV Movie | |
| Diabolique | 1955 | M. Raymond, le surveillant | |
| Peek-a-boo | 1954 | Monsieur Serrault - le musicien | |
| Ce qu'a vu le vent d'est | 1954 | TV Movie | Zamore |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Les enfants du pays | 2006 | performer: "Le soldat Ripaton" | |
| The Butterfly | 2002/I | performer: "Le Papillon" | |
| La tête du client | 1965 | performer: "A la tête du client" |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| La clé des champs | 1959 | TV Series writer - 1 episode |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Docteur Petiot | 1990 | producer |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| La nuit des Césars | 2008 | TV Series documentary dedicatee - 1 episode | |
| Joyeux Noel | 2005 | special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Serrault, le portrait | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Mocky circus | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| L'avare et moi | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| 20h10 pétantes | 2003-2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Vos Français de coeur | 2004 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Les nouveaux refus | 2004 | Video short | Himself / Un comédien qui refuse de tourner avec Laurent |
| Graffiti 60 | 2004 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Tout le monde en parle | 2001-2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| Campus, le magazine de l'écrit | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Les enfants de la télé | 1997-2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Recto verso | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| 93 Faubourg Saint-Honoré | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Rive droite - rive gauche | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| 20 heures le journal | 1993-2002 | TV Series | Himself - Interviewee / Himself |
| Vivement dimanche | 1999-2002 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Main Guest / Himself (Interview) |
| Vivement dimanche prochain | 1999-2002 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Main Guest |
| On a tout essayé | 2002 | TV Series | Himself |
| La nuit des Césars | 1980-2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself / Himself - César du meilleur acteur |
| Le plus grand cabaret du monde | 2002 | TV Series | Himself |
| C'est au programme | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Main guest / Himself |
| Belphegor: Making of | 2001 | Video documentary | Himself |
| + de cinéma | 2001 | TV Series documentary short | Himself |
| Nulle part ailleurs cinéma | 2001 | TV Series | Himself |
| Comme au cinéma | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Lignes de mire | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
| Assassin(s): No Comment | 1997 | TV Movie | Himself |
| La marche du siècle | 1995 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Ex Libris | 1995 | TV Series | Himself |
| Nulle part ailleurs | 1995 | TV Series | Himself |
| Joyeux anniversaire Monsieur Trenet | 1995 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Matin Bonheur | 1995 | TV Series | Himself |
| Coucou c'est nous! | 1995 | TV Series | Himself |
| Tel est Serrault | 1995 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Le journal de 20 heures | 1992 | TV Series | Himself |
| Champs-Elysées | 1982-1990 | TV Series | Himself |
| Mardi cinéma | 1983-1987 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Cinéma cinémas | 1984-1986 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Le journal de 13 heures | 1982 | TV Series | Himself |
| Jeudi cinéma | 1980-1981 | TV Series | Himself |
| Les nouveaux rendez-vous | 1980 | TV Series | Himself |
| Stars | 1980 | TV Series | Himself |
| Palmarès | 1979 | TV Series | Himself |
| 30 millions d'amis | 1979 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Monsieur Cinéma | 1969-1978 | TV Series | Himself |
| À bout portant | 1977 | TV Series | Himself |
| Système 2 | 1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| Midi Trente | 1973-1974 | TV Series | Himself |
| Gala de l'union | 1969-1974 | TV Series | Himself |
| La vie du bon côté | 1973 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Vive le cinéma | 1972 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Poiret & Serrault | 1971 | TV Series | Himself |
| Cinq colonnes | 1963 | TV Series | Himself |
| Trente-Six Chandelles | 1956 | TV Series | Himself |
| La joie de vivre | 1955 | TV Series | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes | 2002 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Champs-Elysées | 1988 | TV Series | Himself |
| Tellement Gay! Homosexualité et pop culture | 2015 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Zaza Napoli |
| Les grosses têtes | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Entrée Libre | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Un jour, un destin | 2013 | TV Series documentary | Himself / Various roles |
| La troupe d'un soir | 2013 | TV Movie | Himself (uncredited) |
| Nous nous sommes tant aimés | 2010 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Vivement dimanche | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Orange British Academy Film Awards | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Memorial Tribute |
| Pour le meilleur et pour le rire: La croisière du rire | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Les grands du rire | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Cinema mil | 2005 | TV Series | Victor |
| Les 40 ans de la 2 | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| À la recherche de la folle perdue | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Épreuves d'artistes | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Bleu, blanc, rose | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself / Zaza Napoli |
Known for movies
Diabolique (1955)
as M. Raymond, le surveillant
La Cage aux Folles (1978)
as Albin Mougeotte dit Zaza Napoli
Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud (1995)
as M. Pierre Arnaud
Happiness Is in the Field (1995)
as Francis Bergeade
