Michel Galabru

Born: 1922-10-27

Birthplace: Safi, French Protectorate of Morocco [now Morocco]

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.

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Known For

Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
Welcome to the Sticks
The Under-Gifted
Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez
One Deadly Summer
La Cage aux Folles
Subway
The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space
The Little Bather
Little Nicholas

Top Movie Credits

Welcome to the Sticks Julie's Great Uncle
The Under-Gifted le commissaire
One Deadly Summer Gabriel Devigne, Eliane's father
La Cage aux Folles Simon Charrier
Subway Le Commissaire Gesberg