Louis de Funès

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.

Known For

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Champs-Elysées

Champs-Elysées

Sacrée soirée

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Le Grand Échiquier

Cinépanorama

Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!

All Movies (170)

• L'Âge d'or de la pub2023 · as Self (archive footage)
• Louis de Funès, le rire éternel2023 · as Self (archive footage)
• Les Rois de la comédie2023 · as Self (archive footage)
• Fantômas: A Thoroughly Modern Villain2022 · as Self (archive footage)
• La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président2022 · as Self (archive footage)
• Louis de Funès, Créature/Créateur2021
• Louis de Funès champion du box office2021
• La Folle Aventure de Louis de Funès2020 · as Self (archive footage)
• Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress2019 · as Self (archive footage)
• De Gaulle, the Last King of France2017 · as Self (archive footage)
• Bourvil, un homme vrai2016 · as Self (archive footage)
• Le Tournage du Corniaud… Tout sauf un long fleuve tranquille2015 · as Self (archive footage)
• Louis de Funès, 100 ans de Rire2014
• Louis de Funès Forever2013 · as Himself (archive footage)
• Il était une fois... Louis de Funès2013
• Louis de Funès, l'homme qui a passé le mur du son2013 · as Self (archive footage)
• Louis de Funès Intime2007 · as Self - Archive
• Louis de Funès ou le pouvoir de faire rire2003 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes1982 · as Maréchal des Logis-chef Ludovic Cruchot
• The Cabbage Soup1981 · as Claude Ratinier (Le Glaude)
• The Miser1980 · as Harpagon
• The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space1979 · as Ludovic Cruchot
• The Discord1978 · as Guillaume Daubray-Lacaze
• The Wing or the Thigh?1976 · as Charles Duchemin
• The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob1973 · as Victor Pivert
• Delusions of Grandeur1971 · as Don Salluste de Bazan
• Jo1971 · as Antoine Brisebard
• Perched on a Tree1971 · as Henri Roubier
• The Gendarme Takes Off1970 · as Ludovic Cruchot
• The One Man Band1970 · as Evan Evans
• Hibernatus1969 · as Hubert de Tartas
• The Gendarme Gets Married1968 · as Ludovic Cruchot
• The Tattoo1968 · as Félicien Mézeray
• The Little Bather1968 · as Louis-Philippe Fourchaume
• The Exchange Student1967 · as Charles Bosquier
• Oscar1967 · as Bertrand Barnier
• Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard1967 · as Commissaire Juve
• Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!1966 · as Stanislas Lefort
• The Restaurant1966 · as M. Septime, patron d'un grand restaurant parisien
• Fantomas Unleashed1965 · as Commissaire Juve
• The Gendarme in New York1965 · as Ludovic Cruchot
• How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning1965 · as Léon Haudepin (sketch "Les Bons Vivants")
• The Sucker1965 · as Léopold Saroyan
• Fantomas1964 · as Commissaire Juve
• Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez1964 · as Ludovic Cruchot
• A Mouse with the Men1964 · as Marcel Ravelais
• Dandelions by the Roots1964 · as Jacques, le cousin de Jérôme, dit « Jockey-Jack », petit truand
• Let's Rob the Bank1964 · as Victor Garnier
• Le Café liégeois1963 · as le monsieur en habit
• Squeak-squeak1963 · as Léonard Monestier
• Carom Shots1963 · as Norbert Charolais, Directeur Général du 321
• People in Luck1963 · as Antoine Beaurepaire (segment "Le Gros Lot")
• We Will Go to Deauville1962 · as Ludovic Lamberjacques
• The Gentleman from Epsom1962 · as Gaspard Ripeux
• The Devil and the Ten Commandments1962 · as Antoine Vaillant, l'escroc
• Crime Does Not Pay1962 · as Barman
• The Vendetta1962 · as Amoretti
• In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!1961 · as Paul Ernzer
• The American Beauty1961 · as Police station secretary / Head of personnel
• Captain Fracasse1961 · as Scapin
• Small Local Trains1960 · as Émile Durand
• Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century1960 · as Officier de la Gestapo
• Some Like It... Cold1960 · as Ange Galopin, creditor who wants to recover the money
• My Pal the Gypsy1959 · as Mr. Védrines, publisher
• The Overtaxed1959 · as Ettore
• Toto in Madrid1959 · as Professor Montiel
• Taxi, Trailer and Bullfight1958 · as Maurice Berger
• Life Together1958 · as Maître Stéphane
• Neither Seen Nor Recognized1958 · as Blaireau
• Crazy in the Noodle1957 · as Pierre Cousin
• La Traversée de Paris1956 · as Jambier, grocer
• Slightly Ahead1956 · as Le père Graziani, faux religieux ; Prosper le faux garçon d'écurie ; le faux colonel Luc de La Frapinière
• The Flea in the Ear1956 · as Auguste Ferraillon
• Babies Galore1956 · as Célestin Ratier, représentant des industries de l'enfance
• Daddy's Gang1956 · as l'inspecteur principal Victor Eugène Merlerin
• Law of the Streets1956 · as 'Paulo les chiens'
• Hello Smile!1956 · as Bonoeil
• If Paris Were Told to Us1956 · as Antoine Allègre
• Mädchen ohne Grenzen1955
• The Hussars1955 · as le bedeau Luigi
• Papa, Mama, My Wife and Me1955 · as M. Calomel, voisin à l'étage au-dessus
• The Impossible Mr. Pipelet1955 · as l'oncle Robert
• Frou-Frou1955 · as le colonel Cousinet-Duval
• The Babes Make the Law1955 · as Jeannot la Bonne Affaire, le barman du "Lotus
• Napoleon1955 · as Soldier Laurent Passementier (uncredited)
• Ingrid - The Story of a Fashion Model1955 · as D'Arrigio - Modeschöpfer
• No Exit1954 · as le garçon d'étage
• Papa, Mama, the Maid and I1954 · as Mr. Calomel, neighbor on the floor above
• Queen Margot1954 · as René, l'astrologue
• Peek-a-boo1954 · as Michel Lebœuf, le commissaire de la brigade des mœurs
• The Sheep Has Five Legs1954 · as Pilate
• Marriage Episodes1954 · as M. Boulingrin
• Service Entrance1954 · as Cesare Grimaldi, le père, artiste italien
• April Fools' Day1954 · as Le garde-champêtre
• Men Think Only of That1954 · as Célosso, Spanish husband of the Russian Countess
• The Pirates of the Bois du Bologne1954 · as Le commissaire de police qui ne dit mot
• Trust Me!1954 · as Tumlatum
• The Secret of Helene Marimon1954 · as Gardener Ravan
• Tourments1954 · as Eddy Gorlier
• Mademoiselle Nitouche1954 · as A housekeeper
• La Belle au bois dormant1954 · as Un astrologue
• The Scheming Women1954 · as Mr Marcange, l'auteur de la pièce
• The Impure Ones1954 · as Le chef de train
• The Game of Love1954 · as le projectionniste ambulant
• Strange Desire of Mr. Bard1954 · as M. Chanteau
• The Knight of the Night1953 · as Adrien Verduret
• My Brother from Senegal1953 · as Le docteur
• Lightly and Shortly Dressed1953 · as Paul Duvernois
• Inside a Girls' Dormitory1953 · as Le photographe Triboudot
• Captain Slipper1953 · as Mr. Rachoux, bank director
• Companions of the Night1953 · as Un Client qui joue aux cartes
• Innocents in Paris1953 · as Célestin, le chauffeur de taxi
• To Hell with Virtue1953 · as Mr. Lorette
• The Sparrows of Paris1953 · as Doctor
• The Tour of the Grand Dukes1953 · as Hotel director
• Les Dents longues1953 · as l'employé du laboratoire photo
• The Virtuous Scoundrel1953 · as Emile, manvalet
• L'art et la manière de rire1953
• She and Me1952 · as le garçon de café qui embrasse Juliette
• The Fighting Drummer1952 · as Weapon master
• Run Away Mr. Perle1952 · as Le fou qui pêche dans un lavabo
• I Was It Three Times1952 · as L'interprète-secrétaire du sultan de Hammanlif (uncredited)
• The Crazy Jungle1952
• The Respectful Prostitute1952 · as Nightclub customer
• Mister Taxi1952 · as Le peintre de la place du Tertre
• Judgement of God1952 · as L'homme qui se fait arracher une dent (uncredited)
• Love Is Not a Sin1952 · as Mr. Cottin, the man with the dog, member of the U.R.A.F.
• Matrimonial Agency1952 · as Mr. Charles
• Mr. Leguignon Lampiste1952 · as Un habitant du quartier
• The Seven Deadly Sins1952 · as Martin Gaston, the Frenchman (segment "La Paresse")
• Wolves Hunt at Night1952 · as Le Barman
• They Were Five1952 · as Albert, le régisseur
• My Wife Is Formidable1951 · as Le skieur qui cherche une chambre d'hôtel
• Poison1951 · as André
• The Turkey1951 · as Le gérant
• No Vacation for Mr. Mayor1951 · as The counselor
• Trip to America1951 · as l'employé d'Air France
• Life Is a Game1951 · as Thief
• The Passerby1951 · as The lock keeper
• The Sleepwalker1951 · as Anatole, the suspicious husband
• Dr. Knock1951 · as Le malade qui a perdu 100 grammes (uncredited)
• The Red Rose1951 · as Poet who eats glasses
• Without Leaving an Address1951 · as Le futur papa qui lit le journal
• The Straw Lover1951 · as Bruno, the psychiatrist
• Bibi Fricotin1951 · as Pêcheur
• Champions Juniors1951 · as Le père autoritaire
• The Gamblers1950 · as Piotr Petrovitch Shvokhnev
• Lawless Street1950 · as Hippolyte
• The Strollers1950 · as Mr. Vincent, hardware store (uncredited)
• Fugitive from Montreal1950
• The King of the Bla Bla Bla1950 · as Gino
• Twelve Hours to Live1950
• First Communion1950 · as Un prete (Uncredited)
• Adémaï at the border post1950 · as Soldier (uncredited)
• Bed for Two1950 · as The waiter
• A Certain Mister1950 · as Thomas Boudeboeuf, journaliste à L'Avenir Sauveterrois
• My Friend Sainfoin1950 · as Guide
• Not Any Weekend for Our Love1950 · as Constantin, domestique du baron
• Farewell Mister Grock1950 · as Spectator (uncredited)
• Millionaires for One Day1949 · as L'avocat de Philippe
• Just Out1949 · as (uncredited)
• I Love Only You1949 · as Le chef d'orchestre
• Mission in Tangier1949 · as Spanish General at the Cabaret
• Du Guesclin1949 · as L'astrologue
• Cruise for the Unknown One1948 · as The cook (uncredited)
• Antoine & Antoinette1947 · as Émile, le garçon épicier et un invité à la noce
• Last Refuge1947 · as The Driver
• Last Chance Castle1947 · as Le client du bar qui reçoit Yolande dans ses bras ("scène avec N. Nattier et J. Marchat")
• Six Hours to Lose1947 · as Chauffeur of his excellency
• The Temptation of Barbizon1946 · as Le portier du cabaret "Le Paradis" (uncredited)

All TV Shows (12)

• Louis de Funès, inoubliable2012 · as Louis de Funès
• Sacrée soirée1987 · as Self (archive footage)
• Champs-Elysées1982 · as Self
• Champs-Elysées1982 · as (archive footage)
• Numéro un1975 · as Self
• Les Rendez-vous du dimanche1975 · as Self
• Am laufenden Band1974 · as Self - Guest
• Midi trente1972 · as Self
• Le Grand Échiquier1972 · as Self
• Cadet Rousselle1971 · as Self (archive footage)
• V.I.P. Schaukel1971 · as Self
• Cinépanorama1956 · as Self