Michel Galabru
Michel Louis Edmond Galabru was born on October 27, 1922, in the city of Safi in French-occupied Morocco. After studying at the French National Academy of Dramatic Arts in Paris, France, Galabru began what would become a prolific acting career with minor roles in French films like "La bataille du feu" (1949), "Letters from My Windmill" (1954), and "Riff Raff Girls" (1959). In the 1960s, Galabru began his tenure in a long line of military police officer-themed comedy films by director Jean Girault, the earliest of these entries being "La Gendarme of St. Tropez" (1964), "Gendarme in New York" (1965), "The Gendarme Gets Married" (1968), and "The Gendarme Takes Off" (1970). Showcasing his flair for the dramatic, Galabru starred in the historical crime film "The Judge and the Assassin" (1976), for which he won a Cesar Award for Best Actor. His next film series would begin with director Édouard Molinaro's acclaimed comedy "La Cage aux Folles" (1978), playing the highly conservative father of a young woman who is newly engaged to the son of two gay men. Galabru earned further acclaim for his roles in the Luc Besson comedic thriller "Subway" (1983) and the post-World War II dramatic comedy "Uranus" (1990). He continued to perform, albeit with less regularity, into the 1990s and 2000s. Among his final films were Katell Quillévéré's "Love Like Poison" (2010) and the Gérard Depardieu-starring comedy "Les invincibles" (2013). Galabru died of natural causes on Jan. 4, 2016.
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Michel Galabru
Filmography
Movies
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93% |
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Love Like Poison | Jean Falguères (Character) | - | 2010 |
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Mumu | Gâtineau (Character) | - | 2010 |
60% |
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Little Nicholas | Le Ministre (Character) | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cinéman | Le docteur (Character) | - | 2009 |
67% |
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Welcome to the Land of Ch'tis | Le grand oncle de Julie (Character) | - | 2008 |
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Final Arrangements | M. Froissard (Character) | - | 2008 |
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The Maiden and the Wolves | Albert Garcin (Character) | - | 2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Antonio Vivaldi, Un Prince a Venise | Unknown (Character) | - | 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Henry Dunant: Red on the Cross | Hubert Dunant (Character) | - | 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Silence of the Sea | Unknown (Character) | - | 2004 |
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San Antonio | Chief of Police Achille (Character) | - | 2004 |
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Raining Cats and Frogs | L'éléphant (Voice) | - | 2003 |
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Actors | Self | - | 2000 |
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Asterix & Obelix vs. Caesar | Abraracourcix (Majestix) (Character) | $2.1M | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hors Jeu | Michel Galabru (Character) | - | 1998 |
33% |
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My Man | 3rd Client: Armoire (Character) | - | 1996 |
89% |
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Uranus | Monglat (Character) | $17.7K | 1991 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Le Jour des rois | Unknown (Character) | - | 1990 |
33% |
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Soigne ta Droite | L'amiral (Character) | - | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | I Hate Actors | Bison (Character) | $3.8K | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Les frères pétard | Unknown (Character) | - | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kamikaze | Albert (Character) | - | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Je Haïs les Acteurs | Bison (Character) | - | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Follow My Gaze | L'instituteur (Character) | - | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Suivez Mon Regard | L'instituteur (Character) | - | 1986 |
75% |
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Subway | Le Commissaire Gesberg (Character) | - | 1985 |
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La Cage aux Folles 3: The Wedding | Charrier (Character) | $196.9K | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 90 Days | Unknown (Character) | - | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Le facteur de St-Tropez | Charles de Lespinasse (Character) | - | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Our Story | Emile Pecqueur (Character) | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Masculine Mystique | Unknown (Character) | - | 1984 |
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One Deadly Summer | Gabriel Devigne (Character) | - | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Vous habitez chez vos parents ? | André Martell (Character) | - | 1983 |
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Gramps Is in the Resistance | Jean-Robert Bourdelle (Character) | - | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gramps Is in the Resistance | Jean-Robert Bourdelle (Character) | - | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Te marre pas...c'est pour rire! | Michel Frémont (Character) | - | 1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | C'est facile et ca peut rapporter 200 ans! | J.b.m (Character) | - | 1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Is There a Frenchman in the House? | Victor Réglisson (Character) | - | 1982 |
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The Troops & Troop-ettes | Adjudant Jérôme Gerber (Character) | - | 1982 |
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Choice of Arms | Bonnardot (Character) | - | 1981 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Week's Vacation | Mancheronv (Character) | - | 1981 |
57% |
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La Cage aux Folles II | Simon Charrier (Character) | - | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sono fotogenico | Del Giudice (Character) | - | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Celles qu'on n'a pas eues | Emile Loubignac (Character) | - | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Under-Gifted | Le commissaire (Character) | - | 1980 |
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Le guignolo | Achille Sureau (Character) | - | 1980 |
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The Miser | Maître Jacques (Character) | - | 1980 |
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Flic ou voyou | Commissaire Grimaud (Character) | - | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Bit Between the Teeth | Unknown (Character) | - | 1979 |
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The Troops & Aliens | Adjudant Jérôme Gerber (Character) | - | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Gendarme and the Creatures From Outer Space | Adjudant Jérôme Gerber (Character) | - | 1979 |
92% |
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La cage aux folles | Simon Charrier (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Heart to Heart | Gabriel (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Pawn | L'inspecteur d'Académie (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Cat | commissario Francisci (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Group Portrait With Lady | Walter Pelzer (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Budding Love | Father (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Judge and the Assassin | Sgt. Joseph Bouvier (Character) | - | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | L'Intrépide | Leonardos (Character) | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | L'Ibis rouge | Unknown (Character) | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Two Big Girls in Pyjamas | Unknown (Character) | - | 1974 |
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Crazy Bed | Charles (Character) | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | No Pockets in a Shroud | Thomas (Character) | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | La valise | Unknown (Character) | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Holes |
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Le viager | Léon Galipeau (Character) | - | 1972 |
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Joe the Busybody | Tonelotti l'entrepreneur (Character) | - | 1971 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Gendarme Takes Off | Adjudant Jérôme Gerber (Character) | - | 1970 |
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The Troops on Vacation | Adjudant Jérôme Gerber (Character) | - | 1970 |
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The Mad Adventures of the Bouncing Beauty | Scipio (Character) | - | 1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ces messieurs de la famille | Unknown (Character) | - | 1968 |
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The Troops Get Married | Adjudant Jérôme Gerber (Character) | - | 1968 |
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The Troops in New York | Adjudant Jérôme Gerber (Character) | - | 1965 |
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The Troops of St. Tropez | Adjudant Jérôme Gerber (Character) | - | 1964 |
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La Cuisine au Beurre | Unknown (Character) | - | 1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Game for Six Lovers | César (Character) | - | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Delinquents | Fred (Character) | - | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Game for Six Lovers | César (Character) | - | 1960 |