Jacques Sereys

Personal Info

Birthday

June 2, 1928

Day of Death

2022-12-31

(94 years old)

Place of Birth

Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne, France

Also Known As

Jacques Sereys de la Comédie Française

Jacques Sereys

Biography

Jacques Sereys (2 June 1928 – 1 January 2023) was a French actor and theatre director. Raised by a single mother who worked as an embroiderer, Sereys grew up in Marseille.

He began to make money at the age of 14 while working for Crédit Lyonnais. In 1951, he was admitted to the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique and attended classes taught by Henri Rollan. He joined the Comédie-Française in 1955, first as an associate before becoming a sociétaire in 1959.

Known For

At Theatre Tonight

Nestor Burma

Palace

Murmur of the Heart

The Horseman on the Roof

The Fire Within

I... For Icarus

Disco

Filmography

2012
Brother and Sister
as Félix Cellini
2008
Disco
as Le père Navarre
2007
Towards Zero
as Me Charles Trevoz
2003
Chouchou
as Le père de Stanislas
2002
La Chanson du maçon
as Rudy
1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, The Giver and Taker of Life
as Col. Mathieu
1997
On Guard
as Baron of Caylus
Comme des rois
as Monsieur Botteret
1996
La serva amorosa
as Ottavio
La Comédie-Française ou L'amour joué
as Self
1995
The Horseman on the Roof
as Old man
1992
La vie de Galilée
as Le cardinal inquisiteur
1991
L'Opération Corned Beef
as Le ministre de la Défense
1990
The Elegant Criminal
as Pertuizet
The Governor's Party
as Governor
1988
La Petite Amie
as Benoît
1986
La Galette du roi
as Récitant
1984
L'Addition
as Prison Director
Le Bon Plaisir
as Le ministre des Affaires étrangères
1981
La Dame de chez Maxim
as Varlin
1980
La Faute
as Maître Vinci
1979
Nina
as Gérard
I... For Icarus
as Richard Mallory
The Bit Between the Teeth
as Poinsot-Dubreuil
1978
A Simple Story
as Charles
Les femmes savantes
as Vadius
The Savage State
as Prime Minister
1977
Appelez-moi maître
as Robert
The Gang
as The prefect
1976
Le Pirate
as M. Roussel
1975
Ah! La police de Papa
as Albert Landier
1971
Murmur of the Heart
as Doctor
1968
Heartbeat
as Johnny
1963
The Fire Within
as Cyrille Lavaud
1960
La Méprise
as Frontin
1958
Le Voyage de monsieur Perrichon
as Daniel Savary, armateur, prétendant d'Henriette