Moustache

François-Alexandre Galepides (14 February 1929 in Paris – 25 March 1987 in Arpajon), known by the stage name Moustache, was a French jazz drummer and actor.

Born to a family of Greek descent, 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. His acting career included a few major roles such as Neither Seen Nor Recognized (1958) where he co-starred with Louis de Funès, and the 1975 version of Zorro where he portrayed Sergeant García alongside Alain Delon in the title role.

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. He died in a car accident.

Filmography 1954 : Du rififi chez les hommes 1955 : Ce sacré Amédée 1956 : The Lebanese Mission as Hassan 1956 : Law of the Streets 1956 : Paris, Palace Hôtel as Le maître d'hôtel du réveillon 1957 : Love in the Afternoon as Butcher (uncredited) 1957 : Three Days to Live as Davros 1957 : Le Grand Bluff as Moustache 1957 : Incognito 1957 : Mademoiselle Strip-tease as Moustache 1957 : Comme un cheveu sur la soupe as Drummer in the orchestra 1958 : Neither Seen Nor Recognized as Ovide Parju, the gamekeeper 1959 : Ramuntcho as L'aubergiste 1959 : Pêcheur d'Islande 1959 : Sergent X as Lopez 1959 : La Nuit des traqués 1960 : Jack of Spades as Café patron 1961 : Vive Henri IV... vive l'amour ! as La Ferrière 1961 : Fanny 1961 : Paris Blues as Drummer 1963 : L'Abominable Homme des douanes as Inspector 1963 : In the French Style as Restaurateur 1964 : Hardi Pardaillan! 1964 : Circus World as Barman 1965 : The Art of Love 1965 : Lady L as Client 1966 : How to Steal a Million as Guard 1967 : Two for the Road 1968 : Mayerling as Bratfish 1968 : A Flea in Her Ear as Fat Man in Room 11 1968 : as Gustav 1969 : Avalanche – sous réserve 1970 : Le Cri du cormoran le soir au-dessus des jonques 1975 : Zorro as Sergeant Garcia 1975 : Au-delà de la peur as Georgeaud 1976 : Attention les yeux ! 1977 : Monsieur Papa as Gilles's father 1978 : Silver Bears as Señor Bendetti 1978 : Le Dernier Amant romantique 1979 : Le Maître-nageur as Zopoulos 1982 : Deux heures moins le quart avant Jésus-Christ as Emir 1984 : Neuville ma belle