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Robert Castel‌

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calendar1933-05-21

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Robert Castel

Bab El-Oued, Alger, Algérie

Robert Castel

Bab El-Oued, Alger, Algérie

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1933-05-21

Popularity

star2.3

Biography

Robert Castel (in Arabic: روبرت كاستل), whose real name is Robert Adolphe Moyal, is an actor, musician and comedian, born on May 21, 1933 in Algiers in the Bab El-Oued district, Algeria. Robert Castel began as a musician, tar player, then guitarist, accompanying his father, composer violinist, and singer of light French-Arab songs. Young actor in the troupe of the Regional Center of Dramatic Art of Algiers, Robert Castel plays the role of Robert Le Bègue in the theatrical improvisation show on the life of the pieds-noirs, La Famille Hernandez, which is created by Geneviève Baïlac on September 17, 1957 in Paris. Having cut his teeth in music hall, Robert Castel began his film career at the age of 24 in Les Amants De Demain by Marcel Blistène, then in Un témoin dans la ville by Édouard Molinaro. In 1962, Robert Castel left the newly independent Algeria and settled in Paris with Lucette Sahuquet (who died in 1987), whom he married. The couple inaugurated their sketches as a duo that year, notably at the Olympia where they opened for Frank Sinatra, Marlene Dietrich and Philippe Clay. In the 1970s, the comedian, lively and provocative, did a lot of television sketches with his favorite partner and Enrico Macias. For the big screen, this dark-haired comedian, with a clear forehead, who speaks with his hands, abandoned his favorite register. Having become the figure of "pied-noir humor" in France, he played alongside Edith Piaf in Les Amants de demain by Marcel Blistène, Pierre Richard in Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire by Yves Robert, and Isabelle Huppert in Dupont Lajoie by Yves Boisset. In 1982, he made a notable appearance in Algerian cinema by playing in Hassan taxi, directed by Mohamed Slim Riad, alongside Rouiched (Ahmed Ayad), Ouardia Hamitouche and Sidali Kouiret. He appeared in more than thirty films in total, until the early 2000s. Robert Castel kept a low profile for a few years before returning to the stage, this time in a musical, in 2007 thanks to the El-Gusto project. This project, which seeks to bring together Algerian, Jewish and Muslim musicians who were part of Hadj M'hamed El Anka's Algiers Chaâbi orchestra in the early 1950s, resulted in a documentary film that won international awards, the recording of an album and an international tour that took a troupe of 42 musicians to countries such as France, Morocco, Tunisia, Switzerland, Belgium, the United States and the Netherlands. In 2008, Robert Castel signed his autobiography, Je pose 75 [son âge], mais je retaîtres tout. He returned to the stage in 2013 to present his last one-man show, "Nostalgérie". He died on December 5, 2020 in Paris, at the age of 87.

Movie Credits

Par ici la monnaie

Par ici la monnaie‌
star2.0
calendar 1974

Le bahut va craquer

Le bahut va craquer‌
star4.0
calendar 1981

Three Men on a Horse

Three Men on a Horse‌
star1.0
calendar 1969

Two Men in Town

Two Men in Town‌
star7.1
calendar 1973

The Common Man

The Common Man‌
star7.1
calendar 1975

The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe

The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe‌
star7.0
calendar 1972

The Sandmen

The Sandmen‌
star6.5
calendar 2000

Take It from the Top

Take It from the Top‌
star5.4
calendar 1978

There Once Was a Cop

There Once Was a Cop‌
star6.1
calendar 1972

Stop Fooling Around... Soldier!

Stop Fooling Around... Soldier!‌
star3.7
calendar 1977

Les Borsalini

Les Borsalini‌
star5.0
calendar 1980

Hassan Taxi

Hassan Taxi‌
star8.3
calendar 1982

Let's Make a Dirty Movie

Let's Make a Dirty Movie‌
star3.9
calendar 1976

Sacrés gendarmes

Sacrés gendarmes‌
star5.1
calendar 1980

It's Tough for Everybody

It's Tough for Everybody‌
star5.5
calendar 1975

Les Grands Moyens

Les Grands Moyens‌
star5.4
calendar 1976

Shut Up, Gulli

Shut Up, Gulli‌
star6.0
calendar 1974

The Suburbs Are Everywhere

The Suburbs Are Everywhere‌
star4.6
calendar 1973

Le Permis de conduire

Le Permis de conduire‌
star6.2
calendar 1974

La Décharge

La Décharge‌
star5.0
calendar 1976

Teenagers

Teenagers‌
star6.3
calendar 2011

Le Braconnier de Dieu

Le Braconnier de Dieu‌
star5.0
calendar 1983

À la recherche de... Pierre Richard

À la recherche de... Pierre Richard‌
star7.0
calendar 2017

El Gusto

El Gusto‌
star7.5
calendar 2012

One Fine Day

One Fine Day‌
star5.0
calendar 2006

Les p’tites têtes

Les p’tites têtes‌
star7.0
calendar 1982

Les gros malins

Les gros malins‌
star1.0
calendar 1969

La Honte de la famille

La Honte de la famille‌
star2.0
calendar 1969

The Conspiracy

The Conspiracy‌
star5.3
calendar 1973

Par le sang des autres

Par le sang des autres‌
star5.0
calendar 1974

The Unvanquished

The Unvanquished‌
star6.6
calendar 1964

Bedmania

Bedmania‌
star4.0
calendar 1974

The Lovers of Tomorrow

The Lovers of Tomorrow‌
star4.0
calendar 1959

What Did I Ever Do to the Good Lord to Deserve a Wife Who Drinks in Cafes with Men?

What Did I Ever Do to the Good Lord to Deserve a Wife Who Drinks in Cafes with Men?‌
star6.5
calendar 1980

C'est facile et ça peut rapporter... 20 ans

C'est facile et ça peut rapporter... 20 ans‌
star2.0
calendar 1983

Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)

Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)‌
star0.0
calendar 2009

Too Shy to Try

Too Shy to Try‌
star6.4
calendar 1978

The Jews

The Jews‌
star4.3
calendar 2016

Elf, Kings of Oil

Elf, Kings of Oil‌
star0.0
calendar 2007

The Elf Case

The Elf Case‌
star5.0
calendar 2007

Tv Credits

Agence Interim

Agence Interim‌
star0.0
calendar 1969

Le Grand Échiquier

Le Grand Échiquier‌
star8.0
calendar 1972

Samedi soir

Samedi soir‌
star6.0
calendar 1971

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche‌
star6.0
calendar 1975

Numéro un

Numéro un‌
star6.0
calendar 1975

Midi trente

Midi trente‌
star6.0
calendar 1972

Système 2

Système 2‌
star0.0
calendar 1975

Midi Première

Midi Première‌
star10.0
calendar 1975

Le Train Bleu s'arrête 13 fois

Le Train Bleu s'arrête 13 fois‌
star0.0
calendar 1965

Champs-Elysées

Champs-Elysées‌
star6.2
calendar 1982