Michel Galabru

Acting

Michel Galabru

Born October 27, 1922Safi, French Protectorate of Morocco [now Morocco]254 credits

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.

Known For

Filmography

Les Rois de la comédie
2023Les Rois de la comédie
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
2022Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
as Self (archive footage)TV
Open at Night
2017Open at Night
as Michel GalabruMovie
The World Petanque Tour
2013The World Petanque Tour
as Louis CabanelMovie
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2012La Page blanche
as PhilippeMovie
The Robbed Robber
2011The Robbed Robber
as André GourgousseMovie
Bref
2011Bref
as Michel GalabruTV
The Great Restaurant II
2011The Great Restaurant II
as The Unworthy GrandfatherMovie
Jules et Marcel
2011Jules et Marcel
as Jules RaimuMovie
The Baker's Wife
2010The Baker's Wife
as Aimable CastanierMovie
Love Like Poison
2010Love Like Poison
as Jean FalguèresMovie
Mumu
2010Mumu
as GâtineauMovie
À deux c'est plus facile
2009À deux c'est plus facile
as Joseph CoudréMovie
Cineman
2009Cineman
as Le DocteurMovie
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
2009Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Little Nicholas
2009Little Nicholas
as MinisterMovie
Neuilly Yo Mama!
2009Neuilly Yo Mama!
as SénateurMovie
Final Arrangements
2008Final Arrangements
as Monsieur FroissardMovie
Welcome to the Sticks
2008Welcome to the Sticks
as Julie's Great UncleMovie
The Maiden and the Wolves
2008The Maiden and the Wolves
as Albert GarcinMovie
Antonio Vivaldi - A Prince in Venice
2007Antonio Vivaldi - A Prince in Venice
as Le Pape Benoît XIIIMovie
Coup de vache
2004Coup de vache
as Raymond MalassisMovie
Silence of the Sea
2004Silence of the Sea
as André LarosièreMovie
San Antonio
2004San Antonio
as AchilleMovie
The Car Keys
2003The Car Keys
as TeacherMovie
Raining Cats and Frogs
2003Raining Cats and Frogs
as L'éléphant (voice)Movie
Léopold
2000Léopold
as Léopold SalvatMovie
Actors
2000Actors
as Executed actorMovie
Foul Play
1998Foul Play
as Michel GalabruMovie
Let There Be Light!
1998Let There Be Light!
as Dieu le méridionalMovie
Marceeel!!!
1998Marceeel!!!
as MarcelMovie
Christmas at Bunny's
1997Christmas at Bunny's
as Le Père NoëlMovie
Rainbow pour Rimbaud
1996Rainbow pour Rimbaud
as Robert's fatherMovie
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1996Chaudemanche, père et fils
as Eugène ChaudemancheMovie
My Man
1996My Man
as 3rd clientMovie
L'École des femmes
1995L'École des femmes
as ArnolpheMovie
Le Mas Théotime
1995Le Mas Théotime
as ClodieusMovie
La Poule aux œufs d'or
1995La Poule aux œufs d'or
as Alexanche Fauchard de PoisseuseMovie
Honorin et l'enfant prodigue
1994Honorin et l'enfant prodigue
as Honorin, le maireMovie
Polly West est de retour
1993Polly West est de retour
as Honorin, mayorMovie
Belle Époque
1992Belle Époque
as DanglardMovie
Sleeping Waters
1992Sleeping Waters
as FouchardMovie
Room Service
1992Room Service
as Fernand CastanierMovie
Honorin et la Loreleï
1992Honorin et la Loreleï
as Honorin, le maireMovie
Epiphany Sunday
1991Epiphany Sunday
as GeorgesMovie
The Cocottes
1991The Cocottes
as Honorin, le maireMovie
Deux flics à Belleville
1990Deux flics à Belleville
as Commissioner SantucciMovie
Uranus
1990Uranus
as MonglatMovie
Stars 90
1990Stars 90
as SelfTV
Feu sur le candidat
1990Feu sur le candidat
as Robert CavaillonMovie
Le Provincial
1990Le Provincial
as Ernest CazavantMovie
No Time for Justice
1990No Time for Justice
as The investigating judgeMovie
The French Revolution
1989The French Revolution
as Abbé Maury (« Les Années Lumière »)TV
L'Invité surprise
1989L'Invité surprise
as Le commissaire Le BourreuxMovie
Sans défense
1989Sans défense
as Jules RampinMovie
The French Revolution
1989The French Revolution
as Abbé MauryMovie
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1989Una casa a Roma
as CardinaleMovie
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1989Le commissaire épate le FBI
as Commissaire TarquininiMovie
L'Argent
1988L'Argent
as DaigremontTV
Envoyez les violons
1988Envoyez les violons
as Dino PizzoliMovie
Sueurs froides
1988Sueurs froides
as Jacques ChalmontTV
Keep Your Right Up
1987Keep Your Right Up
as AdmiralMovie
Grand Guignol
1987Grand Guignol
as CharlieMovie
The Debauched Life of Gerard Floque
1987The Debauched Life of Gerard Floque
as Jean-Etienne NasalMovie
Poule et frites
1987Poule et frites
as MartinezMovie
Kamikaze
1986Kamikaze
as AlbertMovie
The Joint Brothers
1986The Joint Brothers
as Le père de MomoMovie
I Hate Actors
1986I Hate Actors
as BisonMovie
Follow My Gaze
1986Follow My Gaze
as L'instituteurMovie
La Cage aux Folles 3
1985La Cage aux Folles 3
as CharrierMovie
Le Facteur de Saint-Tropez
1985Le Facteur de Saint-Tropez
as Charles de LespinasseMovie
Subway
1985Subway
as Le Commissaire GesbergMovie
Monsieur de Pourceaugnac
1985Monsieur de Pourceaugnac
as Monsieur de PourceaugnacMovie
Slices of Life
1985Slices of Life
as Le paysanMovie
Partenaires
1984Partenaires
as CharlieMovie
The Cheat
1984The Cheat
as Jean Morane / Sylvain MoraneMovie
Adam et Ève
1984Adam et Ève
as Léon BlachurpeMovie
Our Story
1984Our Story
as Emile PecqueurMovie
Salt on the Skin
1984Salt on the Skin
as BideauMovie
Gramps Is in the Resistance
1983Gramps Is in the Resistance
as Jean-Robert Bourdelle dit « Papy »Movie
It's Called Catastrophe
1983It's Called Catastrophe
as Fernand DubuissonMovie
C'est facile et ça peut rapporter... 20 ans
1983C'est facile et ça peut rapporter... 20 ans
as J.B.M., Marquis of MalaveillaMovie
One Deadly Summer
1983One Deadly Summer
as Gabriel Devigne, Eliane's fatherMovie
The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes
1982The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes
as Adjudant Jérôme GerberMovie
The Graduates of the Last Row
1982The Graduates of the Last Row
as Marcel, le directeurMovie
On s'en fout… nous on s'aime
1982On s'en fout… nous on s'aime
as 'Tonton' AristoteMovie
Salut, j'arrive
1982Salut, j'arrive
as Gaston, Minou's fatherMovie
Te marre pas... c'est pour rire !
1982Te marre pas... c'est pour rire !
as Michel Frémont, union representativeMovie
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
1982Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
as M. JourdainMovie
Si ma gueule vous plaît...
1981Si ma gueule vous plaît...
as Fabien de Lingeau, CEOMovie
Rookie Soldiers on Maneuvers
1981Rookie Soldiers on Maneuvers
as le colonel DesjumentMovie
Choice of Arms
1981Choice of Arms
as Commissioner BonnardotMovie
Le bahut va craquer
1981Le bahut va craquer
as le proviseurMovie
Signé Furax
1981Signé Furax
as BlackMovie
Is This Reasonable?
1981Is This Reasonable?
as Émile Dugoineau, usherMovie
The Ones That Got Away
1981The Ones That Got Away
as Emile LoubignacMovie
La Cage aux Folles II
1980La Cage aux Folles II
as Simon CharrierMovie
Le Vol d'Icare
1980Le Vol d'Icare
as MorcolMovie
A Week's Vacation
1980A Week's Vacation
as MancheronMovie
The Under-Gifted
1980The Under-Gifted
as le commissaireMovie
Le Guignolo
1980Le Guignolo
as Achille Sureau, un ancien complice d'AlexandreMovie
I'm Photogenic
1980I'm Photogenic
as Commendator Del GiudiceMovie
The Miser
1980The Miser
as Maître JacquesMovie
The Winner
1979The Winner
as M. Dupré-Granval, banquierMovie
The City of Silences
1979The City of Silences
as Nathan FarijacqueMovie
Duets on Sofa
1979Duets on Sofa
as Bernard, the lawyerMovie
The Bit Between the Teeth
1979The Bit Between the Teeth
as Charles DréantMovie
Ciao, You Guys
1979Ciao, You Guys
as Ecological FarmerMovie
Cop or Hood
1979Cop or Hood
as Commissioner GrimaudMovie
Heart to Heart
1979Heart to Heart
as le cousin GabrielMovie
Le Pion
1978Le Pion
as SchulinspektorMovie
La Cage aux Folles
1978La Cage aux Folles
as Simon CharrierMovie
Question of Love
1978Question of Love
as Le procureurMovie
Horoscope
1978Horoscope
as PlancheteauMovie
Surprise Sock
1978Surprise Sock
as L'obsédé de la télévisionMovie
Le Chandelier
1977Le Chandelier
as Maître AndréMovie
The Cat
1977The Cat
as FrancisciMovie
The Centipede Is Tap Dancing
1977The Centipede Is Tap Dancing
as M. de BeaugenayMovie
Genre masculin
1977Genre masculin
as PierreMovie
Group Portrait with a Lady
1977Group Portrait with a Lady
as Walter PelzerMovie
La Grande Récré
1976La Grande Récré
as Le CommissaireMovie
The Groper
1976The Groper
as Eugène LajouxMovie
The Braggart
1976The Braggart
as Lieutenant Gilles CasteletMovie
Le Chasseur de chez Maxim's
1976Le Chasseur de chez Maxim's
as Julien MercierMovie
The Judge and the Assassin
1976The Judge and the Assassin
as Joseph BouvierMovie
Cigalon
1975Cigalon
as CigalonMovie
Monsieur Balboss
1975Monsieur Balboss
as Commissioner BalbossMovie
Mad Race to Cote d'Azur
1975Mad Race to Cote d'Azur
as Leonardos, Greek billionaireMovie
The Red Ibis
1975The Red Ibis
as RaymondMovie
Special Section
1975Special Section
as Le président CournetMovie
The Dangerous Mission
1975The Dangerous Mission
as Le boulanger, maire de SenlisMovie
The Fuhrer Runs Amok
1974The Fuhrer Runs Amok
as Monsieur AchtungMovie
Bedmania
1974Bedmania
as CharlesMovie
Les vacanciers
1974Les vacanciers
as Aloyse FrankensteinmuhlMovie
The Down-in-the-Hole Gang
1974The Down-in-the-Hole Gang
as Commissaire LalatteMovie
The Big Store
1973The Big Store
as Émile, propriétaire du café-épicerieMovie
Le Concierge
1973Le Concierge
as Robert Forazn homme d'affairesMovie
Big Deal
1973Big Deal
as The commissionerMovie
Les joyeux lurons
1972Les joyeux lurons
as Le chanoine BossuetMovie
The Egg
1972The Egg
as Gaston BerthoulletMovie
The Annuity
1972The Annuity
as Léon GalipeauMovie
La Grande Maffia
1971La Grande Maffia
as Father #1Movie
Joe: The Busybody
1971Joe: The Busybody
as Tonelotti l'entrepreneurMovie
The Gendarme Takes Off
1970The Gendarme Takes Off
as Jérôme GerberMovie
Et qu'ça saute !
1970Et qu'ça saute !
as GutiérrezMovie
La Honte de la famille
1969La Honte de la famille
as Maspie le GrandMovie
Un merveilleux parfum d'oseille
1969Un merveilleux parfum d'oseille
as Maître Le GouenMovie
The Fighting Cock
1969The Fighting Cock
as AlbertMovie
Les gros malins
1969Les gros malins
as VicarMovie
L'Auvergnat et l'Autobus
1969L'Auvergnat et l'Autobus
as Eugène, policemanMovie
The Gendarme Gets Married
1968The Gendarme Gets Married
as Jérôme GerberMovie
The Men in the Family
1968The Men in the Family
as BrigadierMovie
The Little Bather
1968The Little Bather
as ScipioMovie
Les enquiquineurs
1966Les enquiquineurs
as Le garde-champêtreMovie
Brigade Anti Gangs
1966Brigade Anti Gangs
as LarmenoMovie
The Postman Goes to War
1966The Postman Goes to War
as ClaparèdeMovie
Your Money or Your Life
1966Your Money or Your Life
as Maître Laprise, notaryMovie
The Gendarme in New York
1965The Gendarme in New York
as Jérôme GerberMovie
The Real Bargain
1965The Real Bargain
as ColmarMovie
Les baratineurs
1965Les baratineurs
as EntrepreneurMovie
Les Gorilles
1964Les Gorilles
as The newbie traffic wardenMovie
Les Pieds nickelés
1964Les Pieds nickelés
as RibouldingueMovie
Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez
1964Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez
as Jérôme GerberMovie
Clémentine chérie
1964Clémentine chérie
as FBI engineerMovie
My Wife's Husband
1963My Wife's Husband
as MaximinMovie
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1963La bande à Bobo
as BourracheMovie
The Trip to Biarritz
1963The Trip to Biarritz
as TouffanelMovie
La salamandre d'or
1962La salamandre d'or
as AlchemistMovie
L'Auberge de l'ange gardien
1962L'Auberge de l'ange gardien
as Le général DourakineMovie
We Will Go to Deauville
1962We Will Go to Deauville
as Mr. MercierMovie
Tartarin de Tarascon
1962Tartarin de Tarascon
as BarbassouMovie
Adieu Philippine
1962Adieu Philippine
as Salas Ina dans l'émission de télévision 'Montserrat' (uncredited)Movie
Parades
1962Parades
as GilesMovie
War of the Buttons
1962War of the Buttons
as Bacaillé's fatherMovie
Lafayette
1962Lafayette
as InnkeeperMovie
The New Aristrocrats
1961The New Aristrocrats
as Father MenuzziMovie
Famous Love Affairs
1961Famous Love Affairs
as Champagne, le domestique du roiMovie
One Night at the Beach
1961One Night at the Beach
as le commissaireMovie
Cyrano de Bergerac
1960Cyrano de Bergerac
as RagueneauMovie
The Three Musketeers
1959The Three Musketeers
as M. BonacieuxMovie
The Dreadful
1959The Dreadful
as PelouMovie
Riff Raff Girls
1959Riff Raff Girls
as Bit partMovie
The Indestructible
1959The Indestructible
as Augustin RobustalMovie
Follow Me Young Man
1958Follow Me Young Man
as Aristide OranosMovie
Last Hour, Special Edition
1949Last Hour, Special Edition
as Mr. Mercier, hotel receptionist (uncredited)Movie
La Bataille du feu
1949La Bataille du feu
as FirefighterMovie