Armand Mestral
Armand Mestral , of his true name Armand Serge Zelikson, born and died in Paris (November 25th 1917 - September 17th 2000), was a Acteur and a Chanteur French.
He is the father of Marie-Claude Mestral which also makes a career of actress and Patrice Mestral, type-setter and leader. Parisian of heart and spirit, it resided during nearly 50 years in the district of Montparnasse, street Froidevaux (14th district of Paris). Its ashes rest with Grimaud (VAr).
Biography
Armand Mestral, born from a Russian father, begins as lyric singer (it is equipped with a beautiful basic voice). He is engaged with the Théâtre of Gaîté-Lyric the then forks towards the light music by making cabaret and scene. One sees it in particular in operettas like the Country of the smile (of Franz Lehár), Colorado and Chanson gipsy (of Maurice Yvain) where he is noticed for his interpretation of Jalousie . Always in the song, it records several discs and they are its French versions of Jézabel (Jezebel) and of the Mississippi (Ol' Man River) which will appear among its greater success.It begins with the cinema after the second world war, initially subscribed with the roles of boys of loose living. One will retain his services in Gervaise of Rene Clément (1956), Mandrin, gangster gentleman of Jean-Paul Chanois (1962), the Band with Bonnot of Philippe Fourastié and My uncle Benjamin of Edouard Molinaro in 1969 like in the diptych of Alexandre Arcady: Great forgiveness (1982) - Great forgiveness II (1992). On television, it frequently takes part in series like the Five Last Minutes , the Brigades of the Tiger , the Investigations of the Police chief Maigret (with Jean Richard) and plays in many telefilms.
Quotation
I remember an operetta in which played the Jacques Brothers, and Irene Hilda, Jacques Pils, Armand Mestral and Maryse Martin. There was another, of the years later, also with the Jacques Brothers, who was called Beautiful Arabelle ; it is perhaps in that one, and not in the first, that there was Armand Mestral. Georges Perec, I remember , 66.
Catalog of films
- 1961 : State of worry or Pleasures of the city of Alex Joffé
1982 " Large the pardon" of Alexandre Arcady
External bonds
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