Moustache
Born: 1929-02-14 in Paris, France
Died: 1987-03-25
Known For: Acting
Biography
François-Alexandre Galepides, known by the stage name Moustache, was a French actor and jazz drummer of Greek descent. He was born 14 February 1929 in Paris and died 25 March 1987 in Arpajon in a car accident. In 1948 he joined Lorient, the orchestra of Claude Luter, as a drummer, playing in clubs of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. He also regularly accompanied Sidney Bechet in France. From 1950, he led his own bands (Les sept complices and Les gros minets). With the group Moustache et ses Moustachus, from 1956, he recorded, as a drummer and singer, several rock'n'roll novelty songs (e.g. "Le Croque-Skull-Creux", on a text by Boris Vian). In 1978, he formed the group Les petits Français (including Marcel Zanini, Michel Attenoux and François Guin), which recorded, among other things, jazz pieces by Georges Brassens. In parallel, Moustache had a career as a restaurateur (the restaurant Moustache, Avenue Duquesne Paris), head of clubs (in the 1960s, The Bilboquet and in 1976, The Jazz Club at the Hotel Méridien Etoile), comic and actor. He was a member of the Star Racing Team in motor racing, with other celebrities of the 1980s such actors Jean-Louis Trintignant and Guy Marchand. Source: Article "Moustache (actor)" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmography
1982
- Champs-Elysées as Self
- Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ as Emir
1979
- Swimming Instructor as Zopoulos
1978
- The Last Romantic Lover as Le pêcheur
1977
- Monsieur Papa as Gilles' father
- Silver Bears as Signore Bendetti
1976
1975
- Midi Première as Self
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
- Zorro as Sgt. Garcia
- Système 2 as Self
- Beyond Fear as Raoul Georgeaud
1972
- Le Grand Échiquier as Self
- Midi trente as Self
1971
- Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques as Henchman of Mr. K.
- Cadet Rousselle as Self
- Ubu enchaîné
1969
- Avalanche
- Istanbul Express as Gustav
1968
- A Flea in Her Ear as Fat Man in Room 11
1967
- Two for the Road as Bit part (uncredited)
- Deux Romains en Gaule as Un ancien combattant gaulois
1966
- How to Steal a Million as Guard
1964
- Circus World as Bartender
1963
- In the French Style as Bistro Owner
- The Abominable Man of Customs as Inspector
1961
- Goodbye Again as Personality Dancing at the Épi Club
- Paris Blues as Mustachio
- Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love! as La Ferrière
1960
1959
- Tonight We Kill as (uncredited)
- Island Fishermen as Gendarme
1958
- Incognito as Taxi driver
- Ramuntcho as 'The Chilean', innkeeper
- Neither Seen Nor Recognized as Ovide Parju
- Three Days to Live as Davros
1957
- Love in the Afternoon as Butcher (uncredited)
- The Big Bluff as Moustache, friend of Morgan
- Crazy in the Noodle as Orchestra's drummer
1956
- The Lebanese Mission as Hassan - le patron de la boîte de nuit
- Law of the Streets as Road worker
1951
- My Seal and Them as Le Phoque