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Born1922-10-27
BirthplaceSafi, French Protectorate of Morocco [now Morocco]
Credits80 titles
Person
Michel Galabru
Actor· Safi, French Protectorate of Morocco [now Morocco]
Michel Louis Edmond Galabru (27 October 1922 – 4 January 2016) was a French actor.
Galabru appeared in more than 250 films and worked with directors such as Bertrand Blier, Costa-Gavras, Luc Besson (for Subway), and Jean-Luc Godard.
He is also well known for his collaborations with Louis de Funès in Le gendarme de Saint-Tropez, Le gendarme se marie, Le gendarme et les extra-terrestres, Le gendarme en balade, Le gendarme à New York, Le gendarme et les gendarmettes, Le petit baigneur, L'avare, Jo (film) and Nous irons a Deauville (with Michel Serrault).
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Welcome to the Sticks
Julie's Great Uncle · 2008
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
Abraracourcix · 1999
Little Nicholas
Minister · 2009
Neuilly Yo Mama!
Sénateur · 2009
Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez
1964
The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space
Jérôme Gerber · 1979
The Gendarme Gets Married
1968
The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes
Adjudant Jérôme Gerber · 1982
Filmography
80 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The World Petanque Tour | Louis Cabanel | Film |
| 2012 | La Page blanche | Philippe | Film |
| 2011 | Belmondo, itinéraire... | Self | Film |
| 2010 | Love Like Poison | Jean Falguères | Film |
| 2010 | Mumu | Gâtineau | Film |
| 2009 | Little Nicholas | Minister | Film |
| 2009 | Cineman | Le Docteur | Film |
| 2009 | Neuilly Yo Mama! | Sénateur | Film |
| 2008 | The Maiden and the Wolves | Albert Garcin | Film |
| 2008 | Welcome to the Sticks | Julie's Great Uncle | Film |
| 2008 | Final Arrangements | Monsieur Froissard | Film |
| 2007 | Henry Dunant: Red on the Cross | Hubert Dunant | Film |
| 2007 | Antonio Vivaldi - A Prince in Venice | Le Pape Benoît XIII | Film |
| 2004 | San Antonio | Achille | Film |
| 2004 | Silence of the Sea | André Larosière | Film |
| 2003 | Raining Cats and Frogs | L'éléphant (voice) | Film |
| 2003 | The Car Keys | Teacher | Film |
| 2000 | Actors | Executed actor | Film |
| 1999 | Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar | Abraracourcix | Film |
| 1998 | Foul Play | Michel Galabru | Film |
| 1996 | My Man | 3rd client | Film |
| 1992 | Sleeping Waters | Fouchard | Film |
| 1992 | Room Service | Fernand Castanier | Film |
| 1992 | Belle Époque | Danglard | Film |
| 1990 | Uranus | Monglat | Film |
| 1989 | La Folle Journée ou Le Mariage de Figaro | Bartholo | Film |
| 1989 | The French Revolution | Abbé Maury | Film |
| 1987 | Grand Guignol | Charlie | Film |
| 1987 | Keep Your Right Up | Admiral | Film |
| 1987 | The Debauched Life of Gerard Floque | Jean-Etienne Nasal | Film |
| 1986 | Kamikaze | Albert | Film |
| 1986 | I Hate Actors | Bison | Film |
| 1986 | The Joint Brothers | Le père de Momo | Film |
| 1985 | Slices of Life | Le paysan | Film |
| 1985 | La Cage aux Folles 3 | Charrier | Film |
| 1985 | Subway | Le Commissaire Gesberg | Film |
| 1985 | The Telephone Always Rings Twice | Marraine | Film |
| 1985 | Le Facteur de Saint-Tropez | Charles de Lespinasse | Film |
| 1984 | The Cheat | Jean Morane / Sylvain Morane | Film |
| 1984 | Our Story | Emile Pecqueur | Film |
| 1984 | Partenaires | Charlie | Film |
| 1984 | New Year's Eve At Bob's | Douglas | Film |
| 1984 | Salt on the Skin | Bideau | Film |
| 1983 | Gramps Is in the Resistance | Jean-Robert Bourdelle dit « Papy » | Film |
| 1983 | One Deadly Summer | Gabriel Devigne, Eliane's father | Film |
| 1982 | Te marre pas... c'est pour rire ! | Michel Frémont, union representative | Film |
| 1982 | The Graduates of the Last Row | Marcel, le directeur | Film |
| 1982 | Is There a Frenchman in the House? | Victor Réglisson | Film |
| 1982 | The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes | Adjudant Jérôme Gerber | Film |
| 1981 | Is This Reasonable? | Émile Dugoineau, usher | Film |
| 1981 | Signé Furax | Black | Film |
| 1981 | Le bahut va craquer | le proviseur | Film |
| 1981 | Choice of Arms | Commissioner Bonnardot | Film |
| 1980 | A Week's Vacation | Mancheron | Film |
| 1980 | La Cage aux Folles II | Simon Charrier | Film |
| 1980 | I'm Photogenic | Commendator Del Giudice | Film |
| 1980 | Carnapping - Ordered, Stolen and Sold | Thibaut | Film |
| 1980 | Le Guignolo | Achille Sureau, un ancien complice d'Alexandre | Film |
| 1980 | The Under-Gifted | M. Grasset, commissaire de police | Film |
| 1980 | The Miser | Maître Jacques | Film |
| 1979 | Cop or Hood | Commissioner Grimaud | Film |
| 1979 | The Bit Between the Teeth | Charles Dréant | Film |
| 1979 | Duets on Sofa | Bernard, the lawyer | Film |
| 1979 | The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space | Jérôme Gerber | Film |
| 1979 | Arrête de ramer, t'attaques la falaise ! | Don Fernand | Film |
| 1978 | La Cage aux Folles | Simon Charrier | Film |
| 1978 | Horoscope | Plancheteau | Film |
| 1978 | Le Pion | Schulinspektor | Film |
| 1977 | Group Portrait with a Lady | Walter Pelzer | Film |
| 1977 | Le Chandelier | Maître André | Film |
| 1977 | The Cat | Francisci | Film |
| 1976 | The Braggart | Lieutenant Gilles Castelet | Film |
| 1976 | The Judge and the Assassin | Joseph Bouvier | Film |
| 1976 | Le Chasseur de chez Maxim's | Julien Mercier | Film |
| 1975 | Special Section | Le président Cournet | Film |
| 1975 | The Red Ibis | Raymond | Film |
| 1975 | The Dangerous Mission | Le boulanger, maire de Senlis | Film |
| 1974 | There's a Bone in the Mill | Emile | Film |
| 1974 | The Fuhrer Runs Amok | Monsieur Achtung | Film |
| 1974 | No Pockets in a Shroud | Thomas | Film |
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