Michel Galabru

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

October 27, 1922

died

January 4, 2016

place of birth

Safi, French Protectorate of Morocco [now Morocco]

also known as

Michel Louis Edmond Galabru

total credits

50 movies

Biography

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).

He worked with the actors Ugo Tognazzi and Michel Serrault in La Cage aux Folles, La Cage aux Folles II, and La Cage aux Folles 3: The Wedding; and Le viager.

Source: Article "Michel Galabru" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

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Known For

Filmography

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Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
6.0

Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar

1999as Abraracourcix
The Under-Gifted
6.5

The Under-Gifted

1980as le commissaire
Welcome to the Sticks
6.7

Welcome to the Sticks

2008as Julie's Great Uncle
Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez
7.0

Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez

1964as Jérôme Gerber
The French Revolution
7.5

The French Revolution

1989as Abbé Maury
Subway
6.5

Subway

1985as Le Commissaire Gesberg
One Deadly Summer
6.9

One Deadly Summer

1983as Gabriel Devigne, Eliane's father
Belle Époque
6.7

Belle Époque

1992as Danglard
The Little Bather
6.6

The Little Bather

1968as Scipio
The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes
6.0

The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes

1982as Adjudant Jérôme Gerber
Little Nicholas
6.1

Little Nicholas

2009as Minister
The Gendarme in New York
6.3

The Gendarme in New York

1965as Jérôme Gerber
La Cage aux Folles
6.8

La Cage aux Folles

1978as Simon Charrier
The Gendarme Takes Off
6.3

The Gendarme Takes Off

1970as Jérôme Gerber
The Gendarme Gets Married
6.5

The Gendarme Gets Married

1968as Jérôme Gerber
The Miser
6.3

The Miser

1980as Maître Jacques
The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space
6.1

The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space

1979as Jérôme Gerber
Cop or Hood
6.3

Cop or Hood

1979as Commissioner Grimaud
Angelique and the King
6.5

Angelique and the King

1966as Bontemps
Gramps Is in the Resistance
6.9

Gramps Is in the Resistance

1983as Jean-Robert Bourdelle dit « Papy »
My Man
5.8

My Man

1996as 3rd client
Actors
5.8

Actors

2000as Executed actor
The Big Store
6.3

The Big Store

1973as Émile, propriétaire du café-épicerie
Jo
7.2

Jo

1971as Tonelotti l'entrepreneur
La Cage aux Folles 3
5.1

La Cage aux Folles 3

1985as Charrier
Special Section
7.2

Special Section

1975as Le président Cournet
The Car Keys
5.2

The Car Keys

2003as Teacher
War of the Buttons
7.2

War of the Buttons

1962as Bacaillé's father
Lafayette
5.9

Lafayette

1962as Innkeeper
Choice of Arms
6.6

Choice of Arms

1981as Commissioner Bonnardot
San Antonio
3.5

San Antonio

2004as Achille
Neuilly Yo Mama!
6.0

Neuilly Yo Mama!

2009as Sénateur
Silence of the Sea
7.5

Silence of the Sea

2004as André Larosière
Kamikaze
6.3

Kamikaze

1986as Albert
The Annuity
6.6

The Annuity

1972as Léon Galipeau
Uranus
6.7

Uranus

1990as Monglat
She No Longer Talks, She Shoots
5.2

She No Longer Talks, She Shoots

1972as Cardinal
I'm Photogenic
5.3

I'm Photogenic

1980as Commendator Del Giudice
Carnapping - Ordered, Stolen and Sold
6.9

Carnapping - Ordered, Stolen and Sold

1980as Thibaut
Le Guignolo
6.1

Le Guignolo

1980as Achille Sureau, un ancien complice d'Alexandre
Raining Cats and Frogs
6.9

Raining Cats and Frogs

2003as L'éléphant (voice)
Our Story
6.3

Our Story

1984as Emile Pecqueur
The Down-in-the-Hole Gang
6.5

The Down-in-the-Hole Gang

1974as Commissaire Lalatte
Adieu Philippine
6.9

Adieu Philippine

1962as Salas Ina dans l'émission de télévision 'Montserrat' (uncredited)
La Cage aux Folles II
6.0

La Cage aux Folles II

1980as Simon Charrier
Group Portrait with a Lady
5.0

Group Portrait with a Lady

1977as Walter Pelzer
The Cat
6.0

The Cat

1977as Francisci
Signé Furax
5.0

Signé Furax

1981as Black
Famous Love Affairs
4.4

Famous Love Affairs

1961as Champagne, le domestique du roi
The Three Musketeers
5.8

The Three Musketeers

1959as M. Bonacieux