Serge Reggiani (2 May 1922 – 23 July 2004) was an Italian-born French singer and actor. He was born in Reggio Emilia, Italy and moved to France with his parents at the age of eight. For many years, he struggled with alcoholism, caused in part by the 1980 suicide of his son Stephan.
Serge Reggiani (2 May 1922 – 23 July 2004) was an Italian-born French singer and actor. He was born in Reggio Emilia, Italy and moved to France with his parents at the age of eight. For many years, he struggled with alcoholism, caused in part by the 1980 suicide of his son Stephan.
After acting school (Conservatoire des arts cinématographiques) he was discovered by Jean Cocteau and appeared in a wartime production of Les Parents terribles ("The Terrible Parents"). During World War II, he left Paris to join the French resistance.
His first feature film came in 1946 with his role in Les portes de la nuit ("The Doors of the Night"). He later went on to perform in 80 films including Casque d'or, Les Misérables (1958),Tutti a casa, Le Doulos, Il Gattopardo, La terrazza, The Pianist (1998).
In spite of never quite reaching the peak with his acting career, he did triumph in the theatre in 1959 with his performance in Jean-Paul Sartre’s play Les Séquestrés d'Altona. In the meantime, though, in 1965 he began a second career, that of a singer (at the age of 43), with the help of Simone Signoret and her husband Yves Montand and later with great assistance of the French diva Barbara. Reggiani became one of the most acclaimed performers of French "Chanson" ("song") and although he was in his 40s, his bad-boy rugged image made him popular with both young and older listeners.
His best known songs include Les loups sont entrés dans Paris ("The Wolves Have Entered Paris") and Sarah (La femme qui est dans mon lit) ("The Woman Who Is In My Bed"), the latter written by Georges Moustaki. However, one of his regular songwriters throughout his career was Boris Vian (Le Déserteur, Arthur où t'as mis le corps, La Java des bombes atomiques). His new young fans identified with his left-wing ideals and antimilitarism, most notably during the 1968 student revolts in France. With age he became more and more acclaimed as one of the best interpreters of the French chanson also bringing the poetry of Rimbaud, Apollinaire and Prévert closer to his audience. In 1995, he made a comeback to the singing stage, giving a few concerts despite his deteriorated health and personal distress, the last one being held as late as in the year of his death, in spring of 2004.
In later life he became a painter and gave a number of exhibitions of his artwork.
Serge Reggiani died in Paris of a heart attack at the age of 82, one day after the death of another well known French singer Sacha Distel. He is interred in Montparnasse Cemetery.
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Filmography (Movies)
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:07/01/2022
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
Character:
Release Date:13/12/2014
Il était une fois... Vincent, François, Paul et les autres
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:13/05/2011
They Saw Inferno
Character:Self
Release Date:12/04/2010
Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno
Character:Marcel (archive footage)
Release Date:01/10/2009
The Pianist
Character:Rossell mayor
Release Date:13/09/1998
Heroines
Character:monsieur Montgolfier
Release Date:27/08/1997
Les Enfoirés 1995 - Les Enfoirés à l'Opéra-Comique
Character:
Release Date:08/03/1995
The Little Boy
Character:Germain
Release Date:11/01/1995
Serge Reggiani - Palais des congrès
Character:Self
Release Date:17/11/1993
Rosen-Emil
Character:Dr. Levy
Release Date:19/08/1993
De force avec d'autres
Character:Sergio
Release Date:24/04/1993
I Hired a Contract Killer
Character:Vic
Release Date:12/10/1990
Plein fer
Character:Emilio
Release Date:26/09/1990
There Were Days... and Moons
Character:Le père de Sophie
Release Date:11/04/1990
Coupe franche
Character:Mathieu
Release Date:15/02/1989
Let Sleeping Cops Lie
Character:Le Stéphanois
Release Date:10/11/1988
L'écho
Character:Marius
Release Date:29/08/1988
Mauvais Sang
Character:Charlie
Release Date:26/11/1986
The Beekeeper
Character:Sick Man
Release Date:23/10/1986
Fantastica
Character:Euclide Brown
Release Date:07/05/1980
The Imprint of Giants
Character:Fouldroule
Release Date:05/03/1980
The Terrace
Character:Sergio Stifler
Release Date:08/02/1980
Solemn Communion
Character:Le récitant chanteur (voice)
Release Date:27/04/1977
Violette & Francois
Character:M. Levene
Release Date:17/03/1977
Une fille cousue de fil blanc
Character:Jérôme
Release Date:26/01/1977
The Good and the Bad
Character:le chef de la résistance
Release Date:19/01/1976
Cat and Mouse
Character:Lechat
Release Date:03/09/1975
Vincent, Francois, Paul and the Others
Character:Paul, écrivain, journaliste
Release Date:23/10/1974
Don't Touch the White Woman!
Character:The Mad Indian
Release Date:23/01/1974
The Big Shots
Character:Thia
Release Date:31/10/1972
3000 Million Without an Elevator
Character:Pierrot
Release Date:18/08/1972
36, le grand tournant
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:11/02/1970
Countdown to Vengeance
Character:François Nolan
Release Date:29/01/1970
Army of Shadows
Character:Hairdresser
Release Date:10/09/1969
The Day of the Owl
Character:Parrinieddu
Release Date:17/02/1968
The Seven Cervi Brothers
Character:Ferrari, antifascista in carcere
Release Date:16/02/1968
La Plaie et le Couteau, Charles Baudelaire
Character:
Release Date:04/12/1967
The 25th Hour
Character:Trajan Koruga
Release Date:26/04/1967
The Last Adventure
Character:the pilot
Release Date:12/04/1967
The Threatening Sky
Character:Narrator
Release Date:05/09/1966
Bestiary of Love
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:03/11/1965
The Blue Panther
Character:Ivanov
Release Date:25/08/1965
The Leopard
Character:Don Francisco Ciccio Tumeo
Release Date:27/03/1963
Le Doulos
Character:Maurice Faugel
Release Date:13/12/1962
Warriors Five
Character:Libero
Release Date:30/09/1962
Pueblo en armas
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:07/12/1961
Paris Blues
Character:Michel 'Gypsy' Devigne
Release Date:27/09/1961
Mad Years
Character:Récitant / Narrator (voice)
Release Date:08/12/1960
Everybody Go Home!
Character:Geniere Assunto Ceccarelli
Release Date:27/10/1960
Marie-Octobre
Character:Antoine Rougier
Release Date:24/04/1959
The Stowaway
Character:Alfred Mougins
Release Date:21/03/1958
Les Misérables
Character:Enjolras
Release Date:12/03/1958
Not Delivered
Character:Bastien Sassey
Release Date:15/01/1958
The Seine Meets Paris
Character:Speaker
Release Date:20/11/1957
Élisa
Character:Bernard Voisin
Release Date:08/03/1957
The Doll that Took the Town
Character:Mario Grimaldi
Release Date:06/02/1957
The Wicked Go to Hell
Character:Rudel
Release Date:07/12/1955
Napoleon
Character:Lucien Bonaparte
Release Date:25/03/1955
Act of Love
Character:Claude Lacaud
Release Date:17/12/1953
Storms
Character:Sergio Parnell
Release Date:29/05/1953
The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird
Character:Chimney Sweep (voice)
Release Date:29/05/1953
The World Condemns Them
Character:André
Release Date:07/03/1953
Red Shirts - Anita Garibaldi
Character:Lantini
Release Date:15/08/1952
Casque d'Or
Character:Georges
Release Date:13/03/1952
Secret People
Character:Louis Balan
Release Date:05/02/1952
Good Enough to Eat
Character:Jean-Loup aka 'Loup'
Release Date:08/06/1951
On the Set of 'Casque D'Or'
Character:Self (Archive Footage)
Release Date:01/01/1951
La Ronde
Character:Franz, le soldat
Release Date:27/09/1950
The Elders of Saint-Loup
Character:Abbot Paul Forestier
Release Date:08/09/1950
The Perfume of the Lady in Black
Character:Joseph "Rouletabille"
Release Date:05/10/1949
The Sinners
Character:Pierre
Release Date:30/09/1949
Return to Life
Character:Louis (segment "Le retour de Louis")
Release Date:14/09/1949
The Mystery of the Yellow Room
Character:Joseph Rouletabille
Release Date:15/06/1949
Manon
Character:Léon Lescaut
Release Date:09/03/1949
The Lovers of Verona
Character:Angelo (Romeo)
Release Date:07/03/1949
Le Dessous des cartes
Character:Manu
Release Date:22/09/1948
Coïncidences
Character:Jean Ménétrier
Release Date:15/10/1947
Gates of the Night
Character:Guy Sénéchal
Release Date:03/12/1946
Star Without Light
Character:Gaston Lansac
Release Date:03/04/1946
François Villon
Character:François Villon
Release Date:02/09/1945
Children of Chaos
Character:Joris
Release Date:26/04/1944
Le Voyageur de la Toussaint
Character:Bob Éloi
Release Date:08/04/1943
Night in December
Character:(uncredited)
Release Date:27/02/1941
Saturnin de Marseille
Character:
Release Date:09/01/1941
Boys' School
Character:Un élève
Release Date:05/04/1938
Television Appearances
Vivement dimanche
Character:Self
Le monde est à vous
Character:Self
Sacrée Soirée
Character:Self
Victoires de la musique
Character:Self
Cinecittà Cinecittà
Character:Serge Reggiani
La Chance aux chansons
Character:Self
Champs-Elysées
Character:Self
30 millions d'amis
Character:Self
Numéro un
Character:Self
Numéro un
Character:Self - Host
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Character:Self
Midi trente
Character:Self
Le Grand Échiquier
Character:Self
Samedi soir
Character:Self
À bout portant
Character:Self
Discorama
Character:Self
Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!
Character:Sgt. Jean Renaud
Une enquête du commissaire Prévôt
Character:Le commissaire Prévôt
Cinépanorama
Character:Self
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