Robert Castel
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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Acted in
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
2017
as Self - Comédien, humoriste (archive footage)
The Jews
2016
as M. Bensoussan
El Gusto
2012
as Le Comédien
Teenagers
2011
as Pierre
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
2009
as Self (archive footage)
One Fine Day
2006
as M. Plisson
The Sandmen
2000
as Damien
C'est facile et ça peut rapporter... 20 ans
1983
as L'agent Alfredo Moreno
Le Braconnier de Dieu
1983
as Le patron du bistrot
Les p’tites têtes
1982
as Mr. Roger
Hassan Taxi
1982
Le bahut va craquer
1981
as le prof d'anglais
What Did I Ever Do to the Good Lord to Deserve a Wife Who Drinks in Cafes with Men?
1980
as Gabriel Crémieux
Sacrés gendarmes
1980
as Gendarme Moreno
Les Borsalini
1980
as Mohamed Rico
Too Shy to Try
1978
as Trinita, le joueur de pétanque
Take It from the Top
1978
as Le plombier
Stop Fooling Around... Soldier!
1977
as Rodriguez
Let's Make a Dirty Movie
1976
as Chouchou
Les Grands Moyens
1976
as Hubert Lacagne
La Décharge
1976
as Le pied-noir
It's Tough for Everybody
1975
as Monsieur Gilles
Numéro un
1975
as Self
The Common Man
1975
as Loulou
Système 2
1975
as Self
Midi Première
1975
as Self
Shut Up, Gulli
1974
as Antoine
Le Permis de conduire
1974
as L'agent de police
Par ici la monnaie
1974
as Roméo
Bedmania
1974
as Monsieur Albert, le directeur de l'hôtel
Par le sang des autres
1974
as Paul
Two Men in Town
1973
as André Vaultier
The Conspiracy
1973
The Suburbs Are Everywhere
1973
as Marcel
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
1972
as Georghiu, Milan agent
Midi trente
1972
as Self
There Once Was a Cop
1972
as Rodriguez, Manoni's man
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
Three Men on a Horse
1969
La Honte de la famille
1969
Agence Interim
1969
as M. Fred
Les gros malins
1969
as Un agent au commissariat (uncredited)
Le train bleu s'arrête 13 fois
1965
as Bob
The Unvanquished
1964
as Amerio
The Lovers of Tomorrow
1959