Michel Galabru

Michel Galabru
Born	Michel Louis Edmond Galabru 27 October 1922 (1922-10-27) (age 89) Safi, Morocco

Michel Louis Edmond Galabru is a French actor born on 27 October 1922 in Safi, Morocco.

Career

Over the course of his career, Galabru appeared in over 200 movies and worked with such renowned directors as Bertrand Blier, Costa-Gavras, Luc Besson (for Subway), and Jean-Luc Godard. He is also 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, and Nous irons a Deauville (with Michel Serrault).

He has also worked with actors Ugo Tognazzi and Michel Serrault in La Cage aux Folles, La Cage aux Folles II, and La Cage aux Folles 3; Le viager; Les gaspars; Le room service; Antonio Vivaldi, un prince à Venise; and L'ibis rouge.

Awards

In 1977, Galabru received a César for Best Actor for his portrayal of Joseph Bouvier in Bertrand Tavernier's The Judge and the Assassin.

See also

• War of the Buttons (1962)
• Nous irons à Deauville (1962)
• Le Petit Baigneur (1968)
• Section spéciale (1975)
• Surprise Sock (1978)
• L'avare (1980)
• Uranus (1990)
• Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar (1999)
• Mumu (2010)

External links

• Michel Galabru at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Galabru, Michel
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Date of birth	27 October 1922
Place of birth	Safi, French Morocco
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