Greek-born jazz actor and drummer François Alexandre Galépidès, known as
Moustache, was born in Paris on February 14, 1929. In 1948, he joined
clarinettist and saxophonist Claude Luter's Les Lorientais orchestra and played
in the clubs of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, before accompanying Sidney Bechet on
several recordings. He made a name for himself on the silver screen with
numerous roles, from Jules Dassin's Du rififi chez les hommes in 1954 to Jean
Yanne's Deux heures moins le quart avant Jésus-Christ in 1982, including Le
Grand bluff and Mademoiselle strip-tease, in which he playe...