Serge Gainsbourg

Personal Info

Birthday

April 2, 1928

Day of Death

1991-03-02

(62 years old)

Place of Birth

Paris, France

Also Known As

Lucien Ginsburg

Serge Gainsbourg

Biography

Serge Gainsbourg was a French singer, songwriter, pianist, film composer, poet, painter, screenwriter, writer, actor, and director. Regarded as one of the most important figures in French popular music, he was renowned for his often provocative and scandalous releases, as well as his diverse artistic output, which embodied genres ranging from jazz, mambo, world, chanson, pop and yé-yé, to rock and roll, progressive rock, reggae, electronic, disco, new wave, and funk. Gainsbourg's varied musical style and individuality make him difficult to categorize although his legacy has been firmly established and he is often regarded as one of the world's most influential popular musicians.

Known For

Les Dossiers de l'Agence O

Vidocq

Dim Dam Dom

Erotissimo

Come Dance with Me!

The Gardener of Argenteuil

Mr. Freedom

Samson

Filmography

2023
L'Âge d'or de la pub
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Jane by Charlotte
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Serge Gainsbourg, les meilleures chansons
as Self (archive footage)
La Story de Serge Gainsbourg : Le Punchliner
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Anna Karina, Remember
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
L'affaire Matzneff
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Jane Birkin: Simply an Icon
as Self - Singer (archive footage)
Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau
as Self (archive footage)
2018
Serge Gainsbourg, entre les murs
as Self (archive footage)
Gainsbourg, art(s) et essai(s)
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Jane Birkin - Alcaline le Concert
as Self
Whitney: Can I Be Me
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016
The Discreet Françoise Hardy
as Self (archive footage)
2012
Les Enfants de la Pop 80's
as Self (archive footage)
Gainsbourg by Gainsbourg: An Intimate Self Portrait
as Self (archive footage)
2011
Souvenirs of Serge
as Self (archive footage)
2010
Public Speaking
as Self (archive footage)
Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là
as Self (archive footage)
Gainsbourg and His Girls
as Self (archive footage)
2009
The World of Gaston Rébuffat
as Self (archive footage)
2008
The Beaches of Agnès
as Self (archive footage)
2005
Serge Gainsbourg ‎– D'autres nouvelles des étoiles
as Self (archive footage)
2003
Jane Birkin... Mother of All Babes
as Self (archive footage)
2000
De Serge Gainsbourg à Gainsbarre 1958-1991
as Self (archive footage)
1998
In and Out of Fashion
as Self (archive footage)
1990
Stan the Flasher
as Un ami de David (uncredited)
Gainsbourg... Le Zénith - Live
as Self
1989
Le Zenith de Gainsbourg
as Self
1988
Jane B. by Agnès V.
as Self
1986
Charlotte for Ever
as Stan
Gainsbourg... Casino de Paris 1986
as Self
1982
The Big Pardon
as Self (uncredited)
1981
Droit de Réponse
as Self
Reporters
as Self
1980
I Love You All
as Simon
Egon Schiele: Excess and Punishment
as Self
1975
Serious as Pleasure
as L'inconnu du lac
1973
Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eyes
as Police Inspector
1972
Seduction Squad
as Albert
1971
Melody
as L'homme
Romance of a Horsethief
as Sigmund
The Rage of War
as Mornar
1970
Cannabis
as Serge Morgan
1969
Paris Does Not Exist
as Laurent
Katmandu
as Ted
Slogan
as Serge
Erotissimo
as l'individu dragueur au cinéma
Mr. Freedom
as Mr. Drugstore
1968
Love in the Night
as Mathieu
Spécial Bardot
as Self
The Marriage Came Tumbling Down
as Rémy
Pasha
as Serge Gainsbourg (uncredited)
1967
The Looters
as Clyde
All Mad About Him
as Self
The Unknown Man of Shandigor
as le chef des Chauves
Anna
as L'ami de Serge
1966
Christmas at Vaugirard
as Joseph
The Gardener of Argenteuil
as Patrick Gérard
Four Queens for an Ace
as Man Asking for a Lighter (uncredited)
1963
Teuf-teuf
as Self
L'inconnue de Hong Kong
as Jean le pianiste
Sweet Skin
as le pianiste/ Pianist
1962
The Fury of Hercules
as Menistus
1961
Samson
as Warkalla
1960
The Revolt of the Slaves
as Corvino
1959
Come Dance with Me!
as Léon