Serge Gainsbourg

SoundActorCrewWriterComposer Apr 2 (died age 62) Paris, France 1959–2026 (67 year career)

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Biography

Serge Gainsbourg (born Lucien Ginsburg; 2 April 1928 – 2 March 1991) was a French singer-songwriter, actor, composer, and director. Regarded as one of the most important figures in French pop, he was renowned for often provocative releases which caused uproar in France, dividing public opinion. His artistic output ranged from his early work in jazz, chanson, and yé-yé to later efforts in rock, zouk, funk, reggae, and electronica. Gainsbourg's varied musical style and individuality make him diffi…

Known For

Film

French Fried Vacation

Original Music Composer

Film

Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life

Songs

Film

The Beaches of Agnès

Self (archive footage)

Film

Ménage

Original Music Composer

Film

A Boy Named Charlie Brown

Songs

Film

Whitney: Can I Be Me

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Film

Pretend It's a City

Songs

Film

Pasha

Serge Gainsbourg (uncredited)

Filmography

Acting (104)

Movies (74)

L'Âge d'or de la pub

2023

as Self (archive footage)

6.5

Deneuve, la reine Catherine

2022

7.8

Jane by Charlotte

2022

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.0

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

2022

as Self (archive footage)

7.2

Brigitte Bardot confidentiel

2022

Gainsbourg, toute une vie

2021

9.0

La Story de Serge Gainsbourg : Le Punchliner

2021

as Self (archive footage)

6.0

Serge Gainsbourg, les meilleures chansons

2021

as Self (archive footage)

8.0

L'affaire Matzneff

2020

as Self (archive footage)

Anna Karina, Remember

2020

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

5.0

Jane Birkin: Simply an Icon

2019

as Self - Singer (archive footage)

8.0

Oh Les Filles!

2019

7.4

Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau

2019

as Self (archive footage)

7.0

Gainsbourg, art(s) et essai(s)

2018

as Self (archive footage)

Serge Gainsbourg, entre les murs

2018

as Self (archive footage)

Jane Birkin - Alcaline le Concert

2017

as Self

9.0

Whitney: Can I Be Me

2017

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.5

The Discreet Françoise Hardy

2016

as Self (archive footage)

8.5

The truth about Brigitte Bardot

2014

Bardot, The Misunderstanding

2013

7.5

Gainsbourg by Gainsbourg: An Intimate Self Portrait

2012

as Self (archive footage)

5.0

Les Enfants de la Pop 80's

2012

as Self (archive footage)

Public Speaking

2011

as Self (archive footage)

7.0

Souvenirs of Serge

2011

as Self (archive footage)

Gainsbourg and His Girls

2010

as Self (archive footage)

4.1

Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là

2010

as Self (archive footage)

7.2

The World of Gaston Rébuffat

2009

as Self (archive footage)

10.0

Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of France

2009

The Beaches of Agnès

2008

as Self (archive footage)

7.7

Serge Gainsbourg ‎– D'autres nouvelles des étoiles

2005

as Self (archive footage)

8.7

Brigitte Bardot : Divine B.B.

2004

as self

5.5

Jane Birkin... Mother of All Babes

2003

as Self (archive footage)

De Serge Gainsbourg à Gainsbarre 1958-1991

2000

as Self (archive footage)

Anna

as L'ami de Serge

Stan the Flasher

as Un ami de David (uncredited)

5.1

Gainsbourg... Le Zénith - Live

1990

as Self

Le Zenith de Gainsbourg

as Self

Jane B. by Agnès V.

as Self

Gainsbourg... Casino de Paris 1986

as Self

Charlotte for Ever

as Stan

The Big Pardon

as Self (uncredited)

Droit de Réponse

as Self

Reporters

as Self

Egon Schiele: Excess and Punishment

as Self

I Love You All

as Simon

Serious as Pleasure

as L'inconnu du lac

Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eye

as Police Inspector

Seduction Squad

as Albert

Melody

as L'homme

The Rage of War

as Mornar

Romance of a Horsethief

as Sigmund

Cannabis

as Serge Morgan

Mr. Freedom

as Mr. Drugstore

Erotissimo

as l'individu dragueur au cinéma

Slogan

as Serge Fabergé

Paris Does Not Exist

as Laurent

Katmandu

as Ted

The Marriage Came Tumbling Down

1968

as Rémy

5.9

Pasha

1968

as Serge Gainsbourg (uncredited)

6.7

Spécial Bardot

1968

as Self

Love in the Night

as Mathieu

The Looters

as Clyde

All Mad About Him

as Self

The Unknown Man of Shandigor

1967

as le chef des Chauves

5.8

The Gardener of Argenteuil

1966

as Patrick Gérard

6.3

Christmas at Vaugirard

1966

as Joseph

Four Queens for an Ace

1966

as Man Asking for a Lighter (uncredited)

1.0

L'inconnue de Hong Kong

1963

as Jean le pianiste

1.0

Teuf-teuf

1963

as Self

Sweet Skin

1963

as Le pianiste (uncredited)

The Fury of Hercules

as Menistus

Samson

as Warkalla

The Revolt of the Slaves

as Corvino

Come Dance with Me!

as Léon

Television (30)

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

2022

as Self (archive footage)

Samedi Sébastien

as Self - Guest

Archives secrètes

as Self (archive footage)

La semaine des 4 Julie

2020

as Self - Guest (archive footage)

2.0

Vivement dimanche

1998

as Self (archive footage)

3.0

Fréquenstar

1988

as Self

Sacrée Soirée

as Self

Nulle part ailleurs

as Self

40° à l'ombre

as Self

Victoires de la musique

as Self

Champs-Elysées

as Self

Please Turn the Page

as Self

30 millions d'amis

as Self

Midi Première

as Self

Apostrophes

as Self

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as Self

Numéro un

as Self

Spécial cinéma

as Self

Le Grand Échiquier

as Self

Midi trente

as Self

Samedi soir

as Self

Film '72

as Self

Cadet Rousselle

as Self

À bout portant

1968

as Self

8.0

Les Dossiers de l'Agence O

as Dassonville

Vidocq

as Un fou

Dim Dam Dom

as Joseph

Die Drehscheibe

as Self

Le Trésor des treize maisons

1961

as Le chanteur

Discorama

1959

as Self

Crew (66)

Movies (64)

Choral Music, from Dutilleux to Poulenc Featuring Birds on a Wire and the Théâtre de Chaillot

2026 Upcoming

Music

Apr 12

The Discreet Françoise Hardy

2016

Songs

8.5

Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life

2010

Songs

6.9

Serge Gainsbourg ‎– D'autres nouvelles des étoiles

Songs

Eletrodoméstica

Thanks

Belle & Sebastian: The Black Sessions

1998

Music

Anna

1998

Writer

5.7

Élisa

1995

Original Music Composer

6.4

Je t'aime moi non plus

1994

Music

Tous les garçons...

1992

Music

Stan the Flasher

1990

Director

5.1

Le Zenith de Gainsbourg

1989

Director

7.7

Gainsbourg... Casino de Paris 1986

Music

Charlotte for Ever

Director

Ménage

Original Music Composer

6.6

Mode in France

1985

Original Music Composer

Equator

1983

Director

3.4

Renaud - Morgane de toi

1983

Director

7.0

I Love You All

1980

Original Music Composer

5.9

Melancoly Baby

1979

Original Music Composer

7.0

Nocturnal Uproar

1979

Original Music Composer

4.7

French Fried Vacation

1978

Original Music Composer

6.6

Emmanuelle 3

1977

Original Music Composer

4.6

Aurais dû faire gaffe... le choc est terrible

1977

Original Music Composer

5.5

Madame Claude

1977

Original Music Composer

I Love You, I Don't

Author

Private Screening

Original Music Composer

4.2

Sex Shop

1972

Original Music Composer

5.5

Seduction Squad

1972

Original Music Composer

2.8

Melody

1971

Original Music Composer

Melody

Writer

The Rage of War

Original Music Composer

3.1

Cannabis

1970

Original Music Composer

4.0

The Horse

1970

Original Music Composer

7.0

A Boy Named Charlie Brown

1969

Songs

6.9

Mr. Freedom

1969

Original Music Composer

5.1

Slogan

1969

Original Music Composer

5.6

Paris Does Not Exist

1969

Original Music Composer

5.4

Katmandu

1969

Original Music Composer

4.2

The Marriage Came Tumbling Down

1968

Original Music Composer

5.9

Manon 70

1968

Original Music Composer

5.3

Pasha

1968

Original Music Composer

Pasha

Songs

The Other One

Original Music Composer

5.0

Horizon

1967

Original Music Composer

4.9

All Mad About Him

1967

Original Music Composer

The Unknown Man of Shandigor

1967

Music

5.8

The Unknown Man of Shandigor

1967

Music Editor

5.8

The Unknown Man of Shandigor

1967

Songs

5.8

If I Were a Spy

1967

Original Music Composer

5.8

The Defector

1966

Original Music Composer

5.5

The Gardener of Argenteuil

1966

Original Music Composer

6.3

Naked Hearts

1966

Original Music Composer

4.6

Four Queens for an Ace

1966

Original Music Composer

1.0

The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers

1964

Main Title Theme Composer

5.3

The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers

1964

Original Music Composer

5.3

The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers

1964

Theme Song Performance

5.3

How Do You Like My Sister?

1964

Original Music Composer

The River of Diamonds

1964

Music

7.5

Sweet Skin

1963

Original Music Composer

Sweet Skin

Songs

Dans le vent

Original Music Composer

6.0

The Wolves in the Sheepfold

1960

Original Music Composer

5.0

A Game for Six Lovers

1960

Original Music Composer

4.6

Television (2)

Pretend It's a City

2021

Songs

7.4

Vidocq

1967

Original Music Composer

9.0