biography

Serge Nubret Born in Guadalupe on October 6, 1938 (some sources cite 1939 as his date of birth), Serge Nubret moved to Paris in 1950 and took up bodybuilding. Joining the International Federation of Bodybuilders (IFBB) at age 21, Nubret has won the titles Mr. Europe (1966), Mr. Universe (1976), and Mr. World (1977). He also came in third place in the 1973 Mr. Olympia competition and came in second in 1975, bested only by Arnold Schwarzenegger. In addition, Nubret was once the Europe Director of the IFBB. In the 1960s, Serge Nubret embarked on a film career, acting in two sword and sandal films and a few thrillers.

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LEFT: Steve Reeves presents Serge Nubret with the Mr. World trophy in 1977. CENTER A: From 1975. CENTER B: Late 1970s. RIGHT: From 1964 (thanks to Nathalie Manier)

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LEFT and CENTER A: Early 1980s photos. CENTER B: Nubret on the January 1962 cover of Muscle Builder. RIGHT: On the cover of the April 1980 issue of Muscle Digest

In his first film, Serge Nubret starred in the peplum film The Titan (1961; with Giuliano Gemma). When the film was released by United Artists in the U.S. in 1963, the title was changed to My Son, the Hero; the American distributor dubbed this film to make it into a comedy, in a manner similar to Woody Allen's What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966). He acted in a second peplum , Goliath and the Rebel Slave (1963; with Gordon Scott and Mimmo Palmara). Nubret's thrillers include Thirteen Days to Die (1965; with Horst Frank) and The Cop (1970).

the films of serge nubret

The Titans (1961)

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LEFT: Nubret and Giuliano Gemma in a photo from The Titans. CENTER A: Collage with Nubret and Giuliano Gemma. CENTER B: Again from the film (thanks to Nathalie Manier). CENTER C: Nubret as Rator. CENTER D and RIGHT: With Giuliano Gemma

Goliath and the Rebel Slave (1963)

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LEFT: As Milan in the sword and sandal flick Goliath and the Rebel Slave. RIGHT: With Gordon Scott

The Seven Red Berets (1969)

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One-sheet poster from Nubret's action film The Seven Red Berets

later years

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Serge Nubret had a life-long passion for bodybuilding and fitness and competed well into his 60s. However, in March 2009 he suffered a stroke and lapsed into a coma. He was in excellent shape and still training at the time his illness occurred. Sadly, he remained in a vegetative state for two years until his death on April 19, 2011 at the age of 72. He was survived by his three daughters and son.

filmography

This listing is incomplete:
FILM
Le Professionnel (1981) with Jean-Paul Belmondo
Pumping Iron (1977) with Lou Ferrigno and Arnold Schwarzenegger
Cesar and Rosalie (1972) with Yves Montand and Romy Schneider
The Cop (1970) with Michel Bouquet, Michel Constantin, and Adolfo Celi
Seven Red Berets (aka Congo Hell and Seven Dirty Devils) (1968) with Ivan Rassimov, Kirk Morris, and Priscilla Drake
Adventures in Bangkok (1965)
Un gosse de la butte (1964)
13 Days to Die (aka Der Fluch des schwarzen Rubins) (1963) with Thomas Alder and Horst Frank
The Tyrant of Lydia Vs. the Son of Hercules (1963) with Gordon Scott and Ombretta Colli
My Son, the Hero (aka The Titans) (1961) with Giuliano Gemma

TELEVISION
Sins, a 1985 CBS mini-series
Petit dejeuner compris, a 1980 French mini-series
Salle N8, a 1967-1968 French television series of which 65 episodes were made

links

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