Claude Léon Auguste Piéplu (9 May 1923, Paris – 24 May 2006, Paris) was a French theater, film and television actor. He was known for his hoarse and frayed voice. A follower of aerial humor and tongue-in-cheek humor, he distinguished himself in theater and cinema and, for the general public, is remembered as the narrator of the animated series Les Shadoks or the man with the keys to gold from the comedy TV series Palace. In 1987 he was nominated for a Cesar Award for his role in Michel Deville's Le Paltoquet. Selected filmography D'homme à hommes (1948) (uncredited) Le Roi et l'oiseau (1952) as le maire du palais (voice) Adorables démons (1957) Suivez-moi jeune homme (1958) as contrôleur de train Du rififi chez les femmes (1959) as un client au restaurant It Happened All Night (1960) as cothes salesman La Française et l'amour (1960) as Marsac (segment "Adultère, L'") Le Caïd (1960) as Oxner La Belle Américaine (1961) as Me Fachepot, le notaire Un nommé La Rocca (1961) as le directeur de la prison Le Théâtre de la jeunesse (1961, TV Series) as Maître Goupil / Michel et Tartolino / Benjamin Franklin / Thenardier / Panocratès / le libraire La Chambre ardente (1962) as l'inspecteur Le Diable et les dix commandements (1962) as un vigile (episode "Luxurieux point ne seras") (uncredited) How to Succeed in Love (1962) as le professeur de danse Le glaive et la balance (1963) (uncredited) Le temps des copains (1963) Cherchez l'idole (1963) as himself Let's Rob the Bank (1964) as the priest Cherchez l'idole (1964) as Piéplu Une souris chez les hommes (1964) as un inspecteur Le Gendarme de St. Tropez (1964) as Boisselier Les Copains (1965) as le colonel / army officer Les Pieds dans le plâtre (1965) as le baron Your Money or Your Life (1966) as un surveillant de l'agence de Paris Si j'étais un espion (1967) as Monteil La Guerre de Troie n'aura pas lieu (1967, TV Movie) Diaboliquement vôtre (1967) as le décorateur L'Homme à la Buick (1968) as le notaire L'Écume des jours (1968) as le médecin Les Shadoks (1968, TV Series) as narrator La Prisonnière (1968) as le père de Josée The Devil by the Tail (1969) as Monsieur Patin (Le client assidu) Clérambard (1969) as Maître Galuchon Que ferait donc Faber?! (1969, TV Mini-Series) as Gaston Faber / Georges Brevin Hibernatus (1969) as le secrétaire général