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Gilbert Bécaud
Deceased

How Did Gilbert Bécaud Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 74
Also known asGilbert BecaudGenderMaleNationalityFranceBorn24/10/1927Born inToulon, Var, FranceDied18/12/2001 (aged 74)Died inBoulogne-BillancourtCauselung cancerWikidataQ160433 ↗Buried atPère Lachaise CemeteryTMDb#585617 ↗

François Gilbert Léopold Silly, known professionally as Gilbert Bécaud, was a French singer, composer, pianist and actor, known as "Monsieur 100,000 Volts" for his energetic performances. His best-known hits are "Nathalie" and "Et maintenant", a 1961 release that became an English language hit as "What Now My Love". He remained a popular artist for nearly fifty years, identifiable in his dark blue suits, with a white shirt and "lucky tie"; blue with white polka dots.

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Filmography57 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2023L'Âge d'or de la pubMovieSelf (archive footage)96
2022Il était une fois Champs-ÉlyséesSeriesSelf (archive footage)95
2022La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était présidentMovieSelf (archive footage)95
2021Archives secrètesSeriesSelf (archive footage)94
2014Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'huiMovie—87
2005Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'EnfoirésMovie—78
1999Show PalastSeriesSelf72
1999Alexandra – die Legende einer SängerinMovieSelf72
1995Les Enfoirés 1995 - Les Enfoirés à l'Opéra-ComiqueMovie—68
1989NavarroSeriesSarkis62
1987Sacrée soiréeSeriesSelf60
1987TéléthonSeriesSelf60
1987Le monde est à vousSeriesSelf60
1987Matin BonheurSeriesSelf60
1986Wedden, dat..?SeriesSelf59
1985Victoires de la musiqueSeriesSelf58
1982Champs-ElyséesSeriesSelf55
1981Wetten, dass..?SeriesSelf54
1981De TV ShowSeriesSelf54
1977Fan SchoolSeriesSelf50
1977Auf los geht's losSeriesSelf50
197630 millions d'amisSeriesSelf49
1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSeriesSelf48
1975Midi PremièreSeriesSelf48
1975Numéro unSeriesSelf48
1975Système 2SeriesSelf48
1975Musik ist TrumpfSeriesSelf48
1973KlimbimSeriesSelf46
1973A Free ManMovieHenri Lefèvre46
1972Le Grand ÉchiquierSeriesSelf45
1972Midi trenteSeriesSelf45
1972Ein Kessel BuntesSeriesSelf - Musician45
1971Samedi soirSeriesSelf44
1971Cadet RousselleSeriesSelf44
1969Wünsch dir wasSeriesSelf42
1969Unsere kleine Show - Musik zur blauen StundeSeriesSelf42
1969Das SonntagskonzertSeriesSelf42
1969Festival der StarsMovieSelf42
1968StarparadeSeriesSelf41
1968À bout portantSeriesSelf41
1964Die DrehscheibeSeriesSelf37
1964Der goldene SchußSeriesSelf37
196338-24-36MovieSelf36
1963The Danny Kaye ShowSeriesSelf36
1962Lieben Sie Show ?SeriesSelf35
1962Hitch-HikeMoviele pilote d'Air France35
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeriesSelf34
1961Musik aus Studio BSeriesSelf34
1959DiscoramaSeriesSelf32
1958Kraft Music HallSeriesSelf31
1957Aktuelle SchaubudeSeriesSelf30
1957Paris CasinoMovieJacques Marval30
1956CinépanoramaSeriesSelf29
1956The Country I Come FromMovieJulien Barrère / Éric Perceval29
1955Was bin ich?SeriesSelf28
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeriesSelf21
1947The Scarlet BazaarMoviePianist (uncredited)20