Michel Galabru

Michel Galabru, a world-renowned gendarme from Saint Tropez, was born in Morocco in 1922 and is not the son of an artistic family. His father was a professor at the National Institute of Bridges and Roads. And Michelle himself in school years, as they say, slept in an embrace with a football. He had no other career than sports. History is silent about what caused the revaluation of life values. However, after graduation, Michel went to Paris and for two years prepared for admission to the National more

Michel Galabru, a world-renowned gendarme from Saint Tropez, was born in Morocco in 1922 and is not the son of an artistic family. His father was a professor at the National Institute of Bridges and Roads. And Michelle himself in school years, as they say, slept in an embrace with a football. He had no other career than sports. History is silent about what caused the revaluation of life values. However, after graduation, Michel went to Paris and for two years prepared for admission to the National Academy of Dramatic Art. After its graduation, Galabre played for several years in the Comedy Francis troupe. He made his first film appearance in Jean Devevere’s My Wife, My Cow and Me. After leaving Comedy Française in 1957, he worked in small theaters and performed cameo roles in films.
Michel Galabru's finest hour came in the '60s. At this time, the film “The War of the Buttons” directed by Yves Robert was released, and most importantly, Jean Giraud’s film saw the light of day. Gendarme of St. Tropez . Michel Galabreux’s partner was the famous comic actor Louis de Funes. The comic duo of Sergeant Cruciot, played by Louis de Funes and non-commissioned officer Gerbet, played by Michel Galabreux, was magnificent. Five episodes of the film could not be called equivalent, but overall it was a huge success.
However, Galabre himself was not entirely satisfied. He felt like a dramatic actor and wanted serious roles. His aspirations were realized only in the 70s. The film “Lifetime Rent” was released on the screens. Since then, Michelle Galabru has starred in many films. It is he – Abbot Jean-Zefiren Mori in the film “The French Revolution”, the head of the Gaul village in the film Claude Zidi in “Asterix and Obelix against Caesar”, Andre Larozier in the film “Silence of the Sea”, Bertan Blier in “Actors”. In total, Michel Galabre’s filmography has about 200 roles. /