Biography
Robert Castel (21 May 1933 – 5 December 2020) was a French actor.
Castel was born in Bab El Oued on 21 May 1933. He was the son of Lili Labassi, a singer-songwriter of Chaabi music. He started his career as a musician, accompanying his father in Franco-Arabic songs. He began his acting career in the troupe of the Centre régional d'art dramatique in Algiers. He played the role of Robert in the play on the people of the Pied-Noir, titled La Famille Hernandez. He began his film career at the age of 24 with Les Amants de demain, directed by Marcel Blistène and Un témoin dans la ville, directed by Édouard Molinaro. He continued his acting career for the remainder of the 20th Century, ending his career with the 2017 documentary Les Magnifiques, which featured Charley Marouani, Enrico Macias, and Philippe Clair. The documentary covered pop culture in France from the 1960s to the 1980s.
Castel was the widower of Pied-Noir actress Lucette Sahuquet, who died in 1987. The couple appeared on Les Grosses Têtes, broadcast on RTL, and Les Jeux de 20 heures, broadcast on France Régions 3. Robert Castel died in the Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière in Paris on 5 December 2020 following a long illness. He was buried on 9 December at the Cimitière parisien de Pantin.
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Filmography
all 48
Movies 37
TV Shows 11
self 9
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard (2017)
The Jews (2016)
El Gusto (2012)
Teenagers (2011)
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4) (2009)
Les Prédateurs - Les Rois du pétrole (Partie 1) (2007)
Les Prédateurs - Le Procès de l'affaire Elf (Partie 2) (2007)
One Fine Day (2006)
The Sandmen (2000)
C'est facile et ça peut rapporter... 20 ans (1983)
Le Braconnier de Dieu (1983)
Les p’tites têtes (1982)
Hassan Taxi (1982)
Champs-Elysées (1982)
Le bahut va craquer (1981)
What Did I Ever Do to the Good Lord to Deserve a Wife Who Drinks in Cafes with Men? (1980)
Sacrés gendarmes (1980)
Les Borsalini (1980)
Too Shy to Try (1978)
Take It from the Top (1978)
Stop Fooling Around... Soldier! (1977)
Let's Make a Dirty Movie (1976)
Les Grands Moyens (1976)
La Décharge (1976)
It's Tough for Everybody (1975)
Numéro un (1975)
The Common Man (1975)
Système 2 (1975)
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975)
Midi Première (1975)
Shut Up, Gulli (1974)
Le Permis de conduire (1974)
Par ici la monnaie (1974)
Bedmania (1974)
Par le sang des autres (1974)
Two Men in Town (1973)
The Suburbs Are Everywhere (1973)
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972)
Midi trente (1972)
There Once Was a Cop (1972)
Le Grand Échiquier (1972)
Samedi soir (1971)
Three Men on a Horse (1969)
Agence Interim (1969)
Les Saintes Chéries (1965)
Le train bleu s'arrête 13 fois (1965)
The Unvanquished (1964)
Les Amants de demain (1959)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1933-05-21
Deathday2020-12-05 (87 years old)
Birth NameRobert Adolphe Moyal
Birth PlaceBab El Oued, Algeria
FatherLili Labassi
CitizenshipsFrance
Also Known AsRobert Adolphe Moyal
AwardsChevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Knight of the Legion of Honour
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