Louis de Funès
male
Born on July 31, 1914 (111 years old)
Passed Away on January 27, 1983
From Courbevoie, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Known for Acting
Biography
Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza (French: [lwi d(ə) fynɛs]; 31 July 1914 – 27 January 1983) was a French actor and comedian. According to a series of polls conducted since the late 1960s, he is France's favourite actor, having played over 150 roles in film and over 100 on stage. His acting style is remembered for its high-energy performance and his wide range of facial expressions and tics. A considerable part of his best-known acting was directed by Jean Girault. The larger-than-life, conservative petit bourgeois characters he played, who typically kissed up to authority while persecuting their subordinates, particularly resonated with the changing Western societies of the 1960s and drove him to success. Yet in private life, De Funès was a notoriously shy and reserved man, and a devout Catholic. One of the most famous French actors of all time, Louis de Funès remains to this day the most bankable actor in French cinema history. He enjoys widespread international recognition: in addition to his immense fame in the French-speaking world, he remains a household name throughout most of continental Europe including the former Eastern Bloc, the former Soviet Union, as well as Iran, Turkey, and Israel. Despite this international popularity, Louis de Funès remains an obscure figure in the English-speaking world. He was exposed to a wider audience only once in the United States, in 1973, with the release of The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob, which is best remembered for its Rabbi Jacob dance scene and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. De Funès has two museums dedicated to his life and acting: one in the Château de Clermont, near Nantes, where he resided, as well as another in the town of Saint-Raphaël, Southern France. Description above from the Wikipedia article Louis de Funès, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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If Paris Were Told to Us
as
Antoine Allègre
1956
La Traversée de Paris
as
Jambier, grocer
1956
Hello Smile!
as
Bonoeil
1956
Babies Galore
as
Célestin Ratier, représentant des industries de l'enfance
1956
Daddy's Gang
as
l'inspecteur principal Victor Eugène Merlerin
1956
Slightly Ahead
as
Le père Graziani, faux religieux ; Prosper le faux garçon d'écurie ; le faux colonel Luc de La Frapinière
1956
The Flea in the Ear
as
Auguste Ferraillon
1956
Law of the Streets
as
'Paulo les chiens'
1956
Cinépanorama
as
Self
1956
- 1955
Frou-Frou
as
le colonel Cousinet-Duval
1955
The Hussars
as
le bedeau Luigi
1955
The Impossible Mr. Pipelet
as
l'oncle Robert
1955
The Babes Make the Law
as
Jeannot la Bonne Affaire, le barman du "Lotus
1955
Ingrid - The Story of a Fashion Model
as
D'Arrigio - Modeschöpfer
1955
Mädchen ohne Grenzen
1955
Papa, Mama, My Wife and Me
as
M. Calomel, voisin à l'étage au-dessus
1955
Napoleon
as
Soldier Laurent Passementier (uncredited)
1955
- 1954
April Fools' Day
as
Le garde-champêtre
1954
Papa, Mama, the Maid and I
as
Mr. Calomel, neighbor on the floor above
1954
Peek-a-boo
as
Michel Lebœuf, le commissaire de la brigade des mœurs
1954
The Sheep Has Five Legs
as
Pilate
1954
Strange Desire of Mr. Bard
as
M. Chanteau
1954
Mademoiselle Nitouche
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A housekeeper
1954
The Scheming Women
as
Mr Marcange, l'auteur de la pièce
1954
The Game of Love
as
le projectionniste ambulant
1954
Trust Me!
as
Tumlatum
1954
Les impures
as
Le chef de train
1954
The Secret of Helene Marimon
as
Gardener Ravan
1954
The Pirates of the Bois du Bologne
as
Le commissaire de police qui ne dit mot
1954
Men Think Only of That
as
Célosso, Spanish husband of the Russian Countess
1954
Tourments
as
Eddy Gorlier
1954
La Belle au bois dormant
as
Un astrologue
1954
Marriage Episodes
as
M. Boulingrin
1954
Service Entrance
as
Cesare Grimaldi, le père, artiste italien
1954
No Exit
as
le garçon d'étage
1954
Queen Margot
as
René, l'astrologue
1954
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The Virtuous Scoundrel
as
Emile, manvalet
1953
My Brother from Senegal
as
Le docteur
1953
Lightly and Shortly Dressed
as
Paul Duvernois
1953
The Tour of the Grand Dukes
as
Hotel director
1953
To Hell with Virtue
as
Mr. Lorette
1953
The Knight of the Night
as
Adrien Verduret
1953
Captain Slipper
as
Mr. Rachoux, bank director
1953
Inside a Girls' Dormitory
as
Le photographe Triboudot
1953
Les Compagnes de la nuit
as
Un Client qui joue aux cartes
1953
The Sparrows of Paris
as
Doctor
1953
Innocents in Paris
as
Célestin, le chauffeur de taxi
1953
L'art et la manière de rire
1953
Les Dents longues
as
l'employé du laboratoire photo
1953
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Mr. Leguignon Lampiste
as
Un habitant du quartier
1952
She and Me
as
le garçon de café qui embrasse Juliette
1952
Mister Taxi
as
le peintre de la place du Tertre
1952
Judgement of God
as
L'homme qui se fait arracher une dent (uncredited)
1952
The Fighting Drummer
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Weapon master
1952
The Crazy Jungle
1952
Love Is Not a Sin
as
Mr. Cottin, the man with the dog, member of the U.R.A.F.
1952
Run Away Mr. Perle
as
Le fou qui pêche dans un lavabo
1952
The Respectful Prostitute
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Nightclub customer
1952
Wolves Hunt at Night
as
Le Barman
1952
Matrimonial Agency
as
Mr. Charles
1952
The Seven Deadly Sins
as
Martin Gaston, the Frenchman (segment "La Paresse")
1952
I Was It Three Times
as
L'interprète-secrétaire du sultan de Hammanlif (uncredited)
1952
They Were Five
as
Albert, le régisseur
1952
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The Sleepwalker
as
Anatole, the suspicious husband
1951
Bibi Fricotin
as
Fisherman
1951
The Passerby
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The lock keeper
1951
Life Is a Game
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Thief
1951
No Vacation for Mr. Mayor
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The counselor
1951
My Wife Is Formidable
as
Le skieur qui cherche une chambre d'hôtel
1951
The Turkey
as
Le gérant
1951
Without Leaving an Address
as
Le futur papa qui lit le journal
1951
Champions Juniors
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Le père autoritaire
1951
The Red Rose
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Poet who eats glasses
1951
Dr. Knock
as
Le malade qui a perdu 100 grammes (uncredited)
1951
The Straw Lover
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Bruno, the psychiatrist
1951
Poison
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André
1951
Trip to America
as
l'employé d'Air France
1951
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Twelve Hours to Live
1950
A Certain Mister
as
Thomas Boudeboeuf, journaliste à L'Avenir Sauveterrois
1950
My Friend Sainfoin
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Guide
1950
Bed for Two
as
The waiter
1950
The King of the Bla Bla Bla
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Gino
1950
Fugitive from Montreal
1950
Lawless Street
as
Hippolyte
1950
The Gamblers
as
Piotr Petrovitch Shvokhnev
1950
Not Any Weekend for Our Love
as
Constantin, domestique du baron
1950
The Strollers
as
Mr. Vincent, hardware store (uncredited)
1950
Farewell Mister Grock
as
Spectator (uncredited)
1950
Adémaï at the border post
as
Soldier (uncredited)
1950
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