Jacques Sereys
Actor
- Born
- June 2, 1928 · Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne, France
- Died
- December 31, 2022 (age 94)
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.
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In 1964, Sereys left the Comédie-Française to devote himself to boulevard theatre, a period in which he met the likes of Jacques Charon and Robert Hirsch. However, he returned to the Comédie-Française in 1977 and regained his membership in 1979. He retired in 1997 and became a de facto honorary sociétaire. He regularly continued to perform at the Comédie-Française until 2014
Sereys married actress Philippine Pascal, the stage name of Philippine de Rothschild, with whom he had two children: Camille (born 1961) and Philippe (born 1963). The couple divorced on 25 October 1999. Their children became the owners of Château Mouton Rothschild, Château d'Armailhac, and Château Clerc Milon.
Sereys died on 1 January 2023, at the age of 94.]
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Known for
Acting42
- 2012Brother and Sister as Félix Cellini
- 2008Disco as Le père Navarre
- 2007Towards Zero as Me Charles Trevoz
- 2003Chouchou as Le père de Stanislas
- 2002La Chanson du maçon as Rudy
- 1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life as Col. Mathieu
- 1997On Guard as Baron of Caylus
- 1997Comme des rois as Monsieur Botteret
- 1996La serva amorosa as Ottavio
- 1996La Comédie-Française ou L'amour joué
