Portrait of Michel Serrault

Acting

Michel Serrault

Career

Active from 1954 to 2007, busiest in 1965 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
110
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Diabolique
Diabolique
GoodWatch score90/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • César Awards · Best Actor

    1996 · Won

    Nelly and Mr. Arnaud

    Source: Wikidata

  • César Awards · Best Actor

    1982 · Won

    The Inquisitor

    Source: Wikidata

  • César Awards · Best Actor

    1979 · Won

    La Cage aux Folles

    Source: Wikidata

Characters

3

The characters Michel Serrault played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 49 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Michel Serrault Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    1.8, average 3.0
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7
  • Violence
    3.2, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • French Cinema 15
  • Witty Dialogue 8
  • Social Commentary 8
  • Character-Driven 8
  • French Comedy 7
  • Moral Ambiguity 5
  • Social Satire 4
  • Psychological Drama 4
  • Absurdist Humor 4
  • Physical Comedy 3
  • Lighthearted 3
  • Murder Mystery 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

158
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
On ne réveille pas un flic qui dort
On ne réveille pas un flic qui dort

as Commissaire Roger Scatti

2020s

1 title
Poiret Serrault - Extraits extra
Poiret Serrault - Extraits extra (2024)

Author, Dialogue

2000s

21 titles · average score 60
Have Mercy on Us All
Have Mercy on Us All (2007)
GoodWatch score 51

as Hervé Decambrais

Le Bénévole
Le Bénévole (2007)

as Max Birgos

L'Avare
L'Avare (2007)

as Harpagon

Monsieur Léon
Monsieur Léon (2005)

as Docteur Léon Chapuis

Albert est méchant
Albert est méchant (2004)
GoodWatch score 50

as Albert Moulinot

L'Affaire Dominici
L'Affaire Dominici (2003)

TV show · as Gaston Dominici

The Butterfly
The Butterfly (2002)
GoodWatch score 73

as Julien

24 Hours in the Life of a Woman
24 Hours in the Life of a Woman (2002)
GoodWatch score 57

as Louis

Belphegor, Phantom of the Louvre
Belphegor, Phantom of the Louvre (2001)
GoodWatch score 41

as Verlac

Vajont
Vajont (2001)
GoodWatch score 64

as L'Ingegner Carlo Semenza

The Girl from Paris
The Girl from Paris (2001)
GoodWatch score 70

as Adrien Rochas

Marty's World
Marty's World (2000)

as Antoine Berrant

1990s

17 titles · average score 67
The Children of the Marshland
The Children of the Marshland (1999)
GoodWatch score 76

as Hyacinthe Richard, aka 'Pépé la Rainette'

The Swindle
The Swindle (1997)
GoodWatch score 66

as Victor

Assassin(s)
Assassin(s) (1997)
GoodWatch score 62

as Mr. Wagner

Artemisia
Artemisia (1997)
GoodWatch score 65

as Orazio Gentileschi

The Comedian
The Comedian (1997)

as Le comédien

Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud
Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud (1995)
GoodWatch score 85

as Mr. Pierre Arnaud

Happiness Is in the Field
Happiness Is in the Field (1995)
GoodWatch score 73

as Francis Bergeade

Old Rascal
Old Rascal (1992)
GoodWatch score 64

as Darius Caunes

Ville à vendre
Ville à vendre (1992)

as Rousselot, le maire

The Old Lady Who Walked in the Sea
The Old Lady Who Walked in the Sea (1991)
GoodWatch score 59

as Pompilius

Héloïse
Héloïse (1991)

as Maurice Martin, Héloïse

Dr. Petiot
Dr. Petiot (1990)
GoodWatch score 73

as Docteur Petiot

1980s

25 titles · average score 58
Let Sleeping Cops Lie
Let Sleeping Cops Lie (1988)
GoodWatch score 47

as Roger Scatti

La Cage aux Folles 3
La Cage aux Folles 3 (1985)
GoodWatch score 48

as Albin Mougeotte / 'Zaza Napoli'

Les Rois du gag
Les Rois du gag (1985)
GoodWatch score 48

as Gaëtan / Robert Wellson

He Died with His Eyes Open
He Died with His Eyes Open (1985)
GoodWatch score 58

as Robert Staniland

Kill the Referee
Kill the Referee (1984)
GoodWatch score 61

as Rico, aggressive supporter

Le Bon Plaisir
Le Bon Plaisir (1984)
GoodWatch score 62

as Le ministre de l'Intérieur

Good King Dagobert
Good King Dagobert (1984)
GoodWatch score 43

as Otarius

Deadly Circuit
Deadly Circuit (1983)
GoodWatch score 71

as Louis Beauvoir, ' l'Œil '

Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ
Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ (1982)
GoodWatch score 55

as Jules César

The Hatter's Ghost
The Hatter's Ghost (1982)
GoodWatch score 68

as Léon Labbé

The Inquisitor
The Inquisitor (1981)
GoodWatch score 78

as Jérôme Martinaud

La Cage aux Folles II
La Cage aux Folles II (1980)
GoodWatch score 57

as Albin Mougeotte / 'Zaza Napoli'

1970s

32 titles · average score 62
The Other One's Mug
The Other One's Mug (1979)
GoodWatch score 58

as Martial Perrin/Gilbert Brossard

Buffet Froid
Buffet Froid (1979)
GoodWatch score 75

as Le comptable

The Associate
The Associate (1979)

as Julien Pardot

La Cage aux Folles
La Cage aux Folles (1978)
GoodWatch score 67

as Zaza

Get Out Your Handkerchiefs
Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978)
GoodWatch score 76

as le voisin

La situation est grave... mais pas désespérée
La situation est grave... mais pas désespérée (1976)
GoodWatch score 55

as Jean-Pierre Mazard

The Restroom Robbery
The Restroom Robbery (1975)
GoodWatch score 60

as Max

The Down-in-the-Hole Gang
The Down-in-the-Hole Gang (1974)
GoodWatch score 64

as Jean-Paul Rondin

The Annuity
The Annuity (1972)
GoodWatch score 68

as Louis Martinet

Everybody He Is Nice, Everybody He Is Beautiful
Everybody He Is Nice, Everybody He Is Beautiful (1972)
GoodWatch score 65

as Marcel Jolin

Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques
Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques (1971)
GoodWatch score 57

as Alfred Mullanet

Ces messieurs de la gâchette
Ces messieurs de la gâchette (1970)

as Gabriel Pelletier

1960s

42 titles · average score 60
The Men in the Family
The Men in the Family (1968)

as Gabriel Pelletier

King of Hearts
King of Hearts (1966)
GoodWatch score 74

as Monsieur Marcel

Les baratineurs
Les baratineurs (1965)

as Henri

When the Pheasants Pass
When the Pheasants Pass (1965)
GoodWatch score 65

as Rimero

The Double Bed
The Double Bed (1965)

as Albert

Dandelions by the Roots
Dandelions by the Roots (1964)
GoodWatch score 57

as Jérôme Martinet

Clémentine chérie
Clémentine chérie (1964)

as Maître Brunet

Jaloux comme un tigre
Jaloux comme un tigre (1964)

as Mr. Lurot

Hard Boiled Ones
Hard Boiled Ones (1964)

as Rossignol, private detective

Carom Shots
Carom Shots (1963)
GoodWatch score 62

as Le commissaire Baudu

The Four Truths
The Four Truths (1962)

as Corbeau (segment "Le corbeau et le renard")

We Will Go to Deauville
We Will Go to Deauville (1962)
GoodWatch score 55

as Lucien Moreau

1950s

19 titles · average score 67
The Bureaucrats
The Bureaucrats (1959)

as le conservateur du musée de Vallembrais / Son petit-fils

Nina
Nina (1959)

as Adolphe Tessier

Oh! What a Mambo
Oh! What a Mambo (1959)

as L'inspecteur Vidalie

Musée Grévin
Musée Grévin (1958)

as The visitor

Clara and the Villains
Clara and the Villains (1958)

as 'La Parole'

The Innocent with Forty Children
The Innocent with Forty Children (1957)

as Jean-François Robignac

That Naughty Girl
That Naughty Girl (1956)
GoodWatch score 59

as Inspector Leduc

Murderers and Thieves
Murderers and Thieves (1956)
GoodWatch score 67

as Albert Lecagneux, le cambrioleur

Mon bébé
Mon bébé (1956)

as Jimmy Scott

Diabolique
Diabolique (1955)
GoodWatch score 90

as Mr. Raymond

Peek-a-boo
Peek-a-boo (1954)
GoodWatch score 53

as Serrault, le trompettiste

What the East Wind Saw
What the East Wind Saw (1954)

as Zamore