Gilles Ségal
Acting
Biography
Gilles Ségal (13 January 1929 – 11 June 2014) was a French actor, mime, and playwright. He performed on stage with Marcel Marceau, and in more than sixty films since 1954. He was born in Fălticeni, Romania. Among his most notable roles is that of one of the heist participants in Jules Dassin's Topkapi. Source: Article "Gilles Ségal" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Born: January 13, 1932
Place of Birth: Fălticeni, Suceava, România
Known For
Rêves de Neige
Fin de partie
The Confession
In 1950s communist Czechoslovakia, a government minister, a war veteran long a loyal party man, leads a relatively comfortable life with his wife. However, he soon finds himself under surveillance, then under arrest. Unclear what his offense is, agents for the totalitarian regime interrogate and torture him, aiming to use their unending power to gain a false confession for these supposed crimes against the state.
The Madwoman of Chaillot
An eccentric Parisian woman's optimistic perception of life begins to sound more rational than the traditional beliefs of others. The story is set in a 20th-century society endangered by power and greed and imagines the rebellion of the "little people" against corrupt and soulless authority.
An Ordinary Execution
During the last days of Stalin's reign, a doctor (Marina Hands) tries to go unnoticed in a society of mutual dread where a neighbour or colleague might "denounce" you to the authorities at any moment.But tales of her healing touch have spread and one night she is taken away, not to the infamous Lubyanka prison, but to the Kremlin to attend the ailing Comrade Stalin himself. Uncle Joe (André Dussollier), an old man racked with pain but still as watchful and deadly as a snake.
Oh, Sun
An educated native of Mauritania tries to find work in Paris but encounters difficulty because of his race.
Going Places
Two whimsical, aimless thugs harass and assault women, steal, murder, and alternately charm, fight, or sprint their way out of trouble. They take whatever the bourgeoisie holds dear, whether it’s cars, peace of mind, or daughters. Marie-Ange, a jaded, passive hairdresser, joins them as lover, cook, and mother confessor. She’s on her own search for seemingly unattainable sexual pleasure.
Topkapi
Arthur Simon Simpson is a small-time crook biding his time in Greece. One of his potential victims turns out to be a gentleman thief planning to steal the emerald-encrusted dagger of the Mehmed II from Istanbul's Topkapi Museum.
The Blue Ferris
Jérôme and his wife Monika head for the mountains for a hunting weekend with their friend Stanislas, an inveterate seducer, and his latest conquest, Betty. Even before they arrive, Jérôme overhears a tender gesture between his wife and Stanislas.
The Right to Love
The tragedy of Helene and her husband Pierre, whose life is shattered when Pierre is kept as a political prisoner, while Helene is denied the right to visit him. A growing fear of losing her husband to tuberculosis takes over Helene, who does all she can to meet him, even for one last time.
Filmography
as Oncle Anton
as Nagg
as Dr. Weill
as Georges
as Inspector Cadin
as Le capitaine
as Skating teacher
as Le commissaire Sarrazin
as Commissaire Michel Aubin
as Jérôme Berthier
as Prosper Lepicq
as Michel
as Julius Rosenberg
as Le lieutenant Terence
as Man at the bowling alley (uncredit)
as Serge Donati
as Marc
as Le lieutenant Ferrières
as Di Bozzo
as Yankel Mikhanowitzki
as Paul
as Deaf mute
as Entertainer
as Marius Petipa
as Giulio
as Le Vendeur