Louis de Funès
Acteur, Scénariste, Directeur
31 juillet 1914 — 27 janvier 1983 (68 ans)
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.
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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.
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Filmographie
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| 2020 | |
| 1992 | Funny Business · as Cast |
| 1982 | The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes · as Maréchal Des Logis-Chef Ludovic Cruchot |
| 1982 | Champs-Elysees · as (archive Footage) |
| 1981 | The Cabbage Soup · as Claude Ratinier (le Glaude) |
| 1980 | The Miser · as Harpagon |
| 1979 | The Gendarme and the Extra-Terrestrials · as Ludovic Cruchot |
| 1978 | La zizanie · as Guillaume Daubray-Lacaze |
| 1976 | The Wing or The Thigh? · as Charles Duchemin |
| 1973 | The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob · as Victor PivertSur Plex |
| 1971 | Delusions of Grandeur · as Don Salluste De Bazan |
| 1971 | Jo · as Antoine Brisebard |
| 1971 | Perched on a Tree · as Henri Roubier |
| 1970 | The Gendarme Takes Off · as Ludovic Cruchot |
| 1970 | The One Man Band · as Evan Evans |
| 1969 | Hibernatus · as Hubert De Tartas |
| 1968 | The Gendarme Gets Married · as Ludovic Cruchot |
| 1968 | The Tattoo · as Félicien Mézeray |
| 1968 | The Little Bather · as Louis-Philippe Fourchaume |
| 1967 | The Exchange Student · as Charles Bosquier |
| 1967 | Oscar · as Bertrand Barnier |
| 1967 | Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard · as Commissaire JuveSur Plex |
| 1966 | Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! · as Stanislas Lefort |
| 1966 | What's Cooking in Paris · as M. Septime, Patron D'un Grand Restaurant Parisien |
| 1965 | Fantomas Unleashed · as Commissaire JuveSur Plex |
| 1965 | The Gendarme in New York · as Ludovic Cruchot |
| 1965 | How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning · as Léon Haudepin (sketch "les Bons Vivants") |
| 1965 | The Sucker · as Léopold Saroyan |
| 1964 | Fantomas · as Commissaire JuveSur Plex |
| 1964 | The Gendarme of Saint-Tropez · as Ludovic Cruchot |
| 1964 | A Funny Boss · as Marcel Ravelais |
| 1964 | Dandelions by the Roots · as Jacques, Le Cousin De Jérôme, Dit « Jockey-Jack », Petit Truand |
| 1964 | Let's Rob the Bank · as Victor Garnier |
| 1963 | Squeak-squeak · as Léonard Monestier |
| 1963 | A Killing Success · as Norbert Charolais, Directeur Général Du 321 |
| 1963 | People in Luck · as Antoine Beaurepaire (segment "le Gros Lot") |
| 1962 | We Will Go to Deauville · as Ludovic Lamberjacques |
| 1962 | The Gentleman from Epsom · as Gaspard Ripeux |
| 1962 | The Devil and the Ten Commandments · as Antoine Vaillant, L'escroc |
| 1962 | Crime Does Not Pay · as Barman |
| 1962 | The Vendetta · as Amoretti |
| 1961 | In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!... · as Paul Ernzer |
| 1961 | The American Beauty · as Police Station Secretary / Head Of Personnel |
| 1961 | Captain Fracasse · as Scapin |
| 1960 | Slow Local Trains · as Émile Durand |
| 1960 | Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century · as Officier De La Gestapo |
| 1960 | Some Like It... Cold · as Ange Galopin, Creditor Who Wants To Recover The Money |
| 1959 | My Pal the Gypsy · as Mr. Védrines, Publisher |
| 1959 | The Overtaxed · as Ettore |
| 1959 | Toto in Madrid · as Professor Montiel |
| 1958 | Taxi, Trailer and Corrida · as Maurice Berger |
| 1958 | Life as a Couple · as Maître Stéphane |
| 1958 | Neither Seen Nor Recognized · as Blaireau |
| 1957 | Like a Hair in the Soup · as Pierre Cousin |
| 1956 | The Crossing of Paris · as Jambier, Grocer |
| 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 | Babies Galore · as Célestin Ratier, Représentant Des Industries De L'enfance |
| 1956 | Law of the Streets · as 'paulo Les Chiens' |
| 1956 | Daddy's Gang · as L'inspecteur Principal Victor Eugène Merlerin |
| 1956 | Hello Smile! · as Bonoeil |
| 1956 | If Paris Were Told to Us · as Antoine Allègre |
| 1955 | The Hussars · as Le Bedeau Luigi |
| 1955 | The Impossible Mr. Pipelet · as L'oncle Robert |
| 1955 | Frou-Frou · as Le Colonel Cousinet-Duval |
| 1955 | Father, Mother, My Wife and I · as M. Calomel, Voisin À L'étage Au-Dessus |
| 1955 | The Babes Make the Law · as Jeannot La Bonne Affaire, Le Barman Du "lotus |
| 1955 | Napoleon · as Soldier Laurent Passementier (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Ingrid - The Story of a Fashion Model · as D'arrigio - Modeschöpfer |
| 1954 | No Exit · as Le Garçon D'étage |
| 1954 | Father, Mother, the Maid and I · as Mr. Calomel, Neighbor On The Floor Above |
| 1954 | Queen Margot · as René, L'astrologue |
| 1954 | Human Cargo · as Le Chef De Train |
| 1954 | Ah! The Beautiful Priestesses of Bacchus · as Michel Lebœuf, Le Commissaire De La Brigade Des Mœurs |
| 1954 | Marriage Episodes · as M. Boulingrin |
| 1954 | Service Entrance · as Cesare Grimaldi, Le Père, Artiste Italien |
| 1954 | April Fools' Day · as Le Garde-Champêtre |
| 1954 | The Sheep Has Five Legs · as Pilate |
| 1954 | Men Think Only of That · as Célosso, Spanish Husband Of The Russian Countess |
| 1954 | Trust Me! · as Tumlatum |
| 1954 | The Secret of Helene Marimon · as Gardener Ravan |
| 1954 | Torments · as Eddy Gorlier |
| 1954 | Miss Nitouche · as A Housekeeper |
| 1954 | Sleeping Beauty · as Un Astrologue |
| 1954 | The Scheming Women · as Mr Marcange, L'auteur De La Pièce |
| 1954 | The Immature Grain · as Le Projectionniste Ambulant |
| 1954 | Strange Desire of Mr. Bard · as M. Chanteau |
| 1953 | Innocents in Paris · as Célestin, Le Chauffeur De Taxi |
| 1953 | The Knight of the Night · as Adrien Verduret |
| 1953 | My Brother from Senegal · as Le Docteur |
| 1953 | Girls' Dormitory · as Le Photographe Triboudot |
| 1953 | Captain Slipper · as Mr. Rachoux, Bank Director |
| 1953 | Companions of the Night · as Un Client Qui Joue Aux Cartes |
| 1953 | The Tour of the Grand Dukes · as Hotel Director |
| 1953 | To Hell with the Virtue · as Mr. Lorette |
| 1953 | Lightly and Shortly Dressed · as Paul Duvernois |
| 1953 | The Long Teeth · as L'employé Du Laboratoire Photo |
| 1953 | The Virtuous Scoundrel · as Emile, Manvalet |
| 1952 | She and Me · as Le Garçon De Café Qui Embrasse Juliette |
| 1952 | The Sparrows of Paris · as Doctor |
| 1952 | The Respectful Whore · as Nightclub Customer |
| 1952 | I Was It Three Times · as L'interprète-Secrétaire Du Sultan De Hammanlif (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Mister Taxi · as Le Peintre De La Place Du Tertre |
| 1952 | Matrimonial Agency · as Mr. Charles |
| 1952 | Mister Leguignon, Signalman · as Un Habitant Du Quartier |
| 1952 | The Seven Deadly Sins · as Martin Gaston, The Frenchman (segment "la Paresse") |
| 1952 | Wolves Hunt at Night · as Le Barman |
| 1951 | My Wife Is Formidable · as Le Skieur Qui Cherche Une Chambre D'hôtel |
| 1951 | La Poison · as André |
| 1951 | The Turkey · as Le Gérant |
| 1951 | Bibi Fricotin · as Pêcheur |
| 1951 | The Sleepwalker · as Anatole, The Suspicious Husband |
| 1951 | Dr. Knock · as Le Malade Qui A Perdu 100 Grammes (uncredited) |
| 1951 | The Red Rose · as Poet Who Eats Glasses |
| 1951 | Without Leaving an Address · as Le Futur Papa Qui Lit Le Journal |
| 1950 | The Gamblers · as Piotr Petrovitch Shvokhnev |
| 1950 | Lawless Street · as Hippolyte |
| 1950 | Quay of Grenelle · as Mr. Vincent, Hardware Store (uncredited) |
| 1950 | |
| 1950 | First Communion · as Un Prete (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Not Any Weekend for Our Love · as Constantin, Domestique Du Baron |
| 1950 | Farewell Mister Grock · as Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Millionaires for One Day · as L'avocat De Philippe |
| 1949 | Mission in Tangier · as Spanish General At The Cabaret |
| 1949 | Du Guesclin · as L'astrologue |
| 1948 | Cruise for the Unknown One · as The Cook (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Antoine & Antoinette · as Émile, Le Garçon Épicier Et Un Invité À La Noce |
| 1947 | Six Hours to Lose · as Chauffeur Of His Excellency |
| 1946 | The Temptation of Barbizon · as Le Portier Du Cabaret "le Paradis" (uncredited) |
| 2024 | |
| 2023 | L'Âge d'or de la pub · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2023 | Louis de Funès, le rire éternel · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2023 | Les Rois de la comédie · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2022 | Fantômas démasqué · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2022 | La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2021 | La comédie dans tous ses états · as Self |
| 2020 | The Mad Adventures of Louis De Funès · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2019 | L'homme a mangé la terre · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2017 | Un Français nommé Gabin · as Self |
| 2017 | De Gaulle, the Last King of France · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2015 | Look Who's Back · as Self |
| 2013 | Monsieur de Funès · as Himself (archive Footage) |
| 2013 | The Last Campaign · as Self |
| 2007 | Louis de Funès intime · as Self - Archive |
| 2003 | Louis de Funès ou Le pouvoir de faire rire · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1981 | |
| 1976 | César Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 1975 | Number One · as Self |
| 1975 | Sunday meetings · as Self |
| 1974 | Am laufenden Band · as Self - Guest |
| 1972 | Midi Trente · as Self |
| 1971 | Cadet Rousselle · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1971 | V.I.P.-Schaukel · as Self |
| 1970 | Aujourd'hui Madame · as Self |
| 1956 | Cinépanorama · as Self |
| 1952 | Reflets de Cannes · as Self |
| 1980 | The Miser · as Screenplay |
| 1979 | The Gendarme and the Extra-Terrestrials · as Screenplay |
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| 1980 |
| 1981 | The Cabbage Soup · as Author |
| 1969 | Hibernatus · as Adaptation |
| 1967 | Oscar · as Adaptation |