Maurice Garrel was a French film actor.

Garrel was born in Saint-Servais

Saint-Servais

Saint-Servais is the name of two communes in France:* Saint-Servais, Côtes-d'Armor, a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor département* Saint-Servais, Finistère, a commune in the Finistère département...

, Isère

Isère

Isère is a department in the Rhône-Alpes region in the east of France named after the river Isère.- History :Isère is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Dauphiné...

. He appeared in over a hundred films and was nominated twice for a César Award

César Award

The César Award is the national film award of France, first given out in 1975. The nominations are selected by the members of the Académie des arts et techniques du cinéma....

 for best supporting actor: in 1991 for La Discrète

La Discrète

La Discrète is a 1990 French film directed by Christian Vincent.-Cast and roles:* Fabrice Luchini - Antoine* Judith Henry - Catherine* Maurice Garrel - Jean* Marie Bunel - Solange* François Toumarkine - Manu* Brice Beaugier - Solange's friend...

and in 2005 for Kings and Queen

Kings and Queen

Rois et reine is a 2004 French film directed by Arnaud Desplechin. It won the Louis Delluc Prize, the Prix Méliès and the César Award for Best Actor...

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Garrel was the father of producer Thierry Garrel and director Philippe Garrel

Philippe Garrel

Philippe Garrel is a French director, cinematographer, screenwriter, editor and producer. His movies have won him awards at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival and Venice Film Festival...

, and the grandfather of actor Louis Garrel

Louis Garrel

Louis Garrel is a French actor. He is best known for his starring role in The Dreamers, directed by Bernardo Bertolucci...

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Garrel died in Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

, aged 88.

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