Moustache
Known for Acting · 45 credits
- Born
- 1929-02-14
- Died
- 1987-03-25
- Place of birth
- Paris, France
- Also known as
- François Alexandre Galépidès
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.
Known For
TV Shows (9)
Movies (36)
Zorro
1975
as Sgt. Garcia
Let's Make a Dirty Movie
1976
How to Steal a Million
1966
as Guard
Two for the Road
1967
as Bit part (uncredited)
Goodbye Again
1961
as Personality Dancing at the Épi Club
Love in the Afternoon
1957
as Butcher (uncredited)
Mayerling
1968
Silver Bears
1977
as Signore Bendetti
Neither Seen Nor Recognized
1958
as Ovide Parju
Paris Blues
1961
as Mustachio
Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ
1982
as Emir
Circus World
1964
as Bartender
Three Days to Live
1958
as Davros
Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques
1971
as Henchman of Mr. K.
A Flea in Her Ear
1968
as Fat Man in Room 11
The Last Romantic Lover
1978
as Le pêcheur
Incognito
1958
as Taxi driver
Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!
1961
as La Ferrière
Law of the Streets
1956
as Road worker
Avalanche
1969
Swimming Instructor
1979
as Zopoulos
Deux Romains en Gaule
1967
as Un ancien combattant gaulois
Istanbul Express
1969
as Gustav
Monsieur Papa
1977
as Gilles' father
The Lebanese Mission
1956
as Hassan - le patron de la boîte de nuit
The Abominable Man of Customs
1963
as Inspector
In the French Style
1963
as Bistro Owner
Jack of Spades
1960
Crazy in the Noodle
1957
as Orchestra's drummer
Ubu enchaîné
1971
Island Fisherman
1959
as Gendarme
The Big Bluff
1957
as Moustache, friend of Morgan
My Seal and Them
1951
as Le Phoque
Beyond Fear
1975
as Raoul Georgeaud
Tonight We Kill
1959
as (uncredited)
Ramuntcho
1958
as 'The Chilean', innkeeper
About Moustache
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, s… With 45 credits spanning from 1951 to 1988, Moustache has appeared in 36 films and 9 TV shows.
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Most Popular Moustache Movies
- Zorro (1975) — as Sgt. Garcia
- Let's Make a Dirty Movie (1976)
- How to Steal a Million (1966) — as Guard
- Two for the Road (1967) — as Bit part (uncredited)
- Goodbye Again (1961) — as Personality Dancing at the Épi Club
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