Maurice Garrel (24 February 1923 – 4 June 2011) was a French film actor.
Garrel was born in Saint-Servais,
Isère
Isère ( , ; ; , ) is a landlocked Departments of France, department in the southeastern French Regions of France, region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Named after the river Isère (river), Isère, it had a population of 1,271,166 in 2019.
. He appeared in over a hundred films and was nominated twice for a
César Award Cesar or César may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* César (film), ''César'' (film), a 1936 French romantic drama
* César (film), ''César'' (play), a play by Marcel Pagnolt
Places
* Cesar, Portugal
* Cesar Department, Colombia
* Cesar R ...
for best supporting actor: in 1991 for ''
La Discrète
''La Discrète'' (The Discreet) is a 1990 French Comedy drama, comedy-drama film directed by Christian Vincent (director), Christian Vincent. It won three César Awards: for Best First Feature Film, César Award for Best Original Screenplay or Adap ...
'' and in 2005 for ''
Kings and Queen
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*Kings: The sovereign heads of states and/or nations.
*One of several works known as the "Book of Kings":
**The Books of Kings part of the Bible, divided into two parts
**The '' Shahnameh'', an 11th-century epic Pers ...
''.
Garrel was the father of producer Thierry Garrel and director Philippe Garrel, and the grandfather of actor
Louis Garrel
Louis Garrel (born 14 June 1983) is a French actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his starring role in ''The Dreamers (2003 film), The Dreamers'', directed by Bernardo Bertolucci.
and actress
Esther Garrel
Esther Garrel (born 18 February 1991) is a French actress. She is most known for her roles in ''17 Girls'' (2011), ''Jealousy (2013 film), Jealousy'' (2013), ''Call Me by Your Name (film), Call Me by Your Name'' (2017), and ''Thirst Street'' (20 ...
.
Garrel died in
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...