Louis de Funès
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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
Credits
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966)
as Stanislas Lefort
Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez (1964)
as Ludovic Cruchot
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973)
as Victor Pivert
The Tattoo (1968)
as Félicien Mézeray
The Sucker (1965)
as Léopold Saroyan
The Gendarme in New York (1965)
as Ludovic Cruchot
The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes (1982)
as Maréchal des Logis-chef Ludovic Cruchot
Hibernatus (1969)
as Hubert de Tartas
The Gendarme Takes Off (1970)
as Ludovic Cruchot
Fantomas Unleashed (1965)
as Commissaire Juve
The Exchange Student (1967)
as Charles Bosquier
The Gendarme Gets Married (1968)
as Ludovic Cruchot
The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space (1979)
as Ludovic Cruchot
The Wing or the Thigh? (1976)
as Charles Duchemin
Delusions of Grandeur (1971)
as Don Salluste de Bazan
The Little Bather (1968)
as Louis-Philippe Fourchaume
The Miser (1980)
as Harpagon
Fantomas (1964)
as Commissaire Juve
The Respectful Prostitute (1952)
as Nightclub customer
The Cabbage Soup (1981)
as Claude Ratinier (Le Glaude)
Just Out (1949)
as (uncredited)
The Fighting Drummer (1952)
as Weapon master
Jo (1971)
as Antoine Brisebard
Six Hours to Lose (1947)
as Chauffeur of his excellency
Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard (1967)
as Commissaire Juve
The Restaurant (1966)
as M. Septime, patron d'un grand restaurant parisien
Last Refuge (1947)
as The Driver
Napoleon (1955)
as Soldier Laurent Passementier (uncredited)
My Brother from Senegal (1953)
as Le docteur
Squeak-squeak (1963)
as Léonard Monestier
Neither Seen Nor Recognized (1958)
as Blaireau
Poison (1951)
as André
Marriage Episodes (1954)
as M. Boulingrin
The Discord (1978)
as Guillaume Daubray-Lacaze
Fantômas: A Thoroughly Modern Villain (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
La Traversée de Paris (1956)
as Jambier, grocer
Captain Fracasse (1961)
as Scapin
The Devil and the Ten Commandments (1962)
as Antoine Vaillant, l'escroc
The One Man Band (1970)
as Evan Evans
Perched on a Tree (1971)
as Henri Roubier
A Mouse with the Men (1964)
as Marcel Ravelais
Oscar (1967)
as Bertrand Barnier
The Gentleman from Epsom (1962)
as Gaspard Ripeux
Carom Shots (1963)
as Norbert Charolais, Directeur Général du 321
The Turkey (1951)
as Le gérant
The Overtaxed (1959)
as Ettore
Without Leaving an Address (1951)
as Le futur papa qui lit le journal
The Sheep Has Five Legs (1954)
as Pilate
Inside a Girls' Dormitory (1953)
as Le photographe Triboudot
Queen Margot (1954)
as René, l'astrologue
Papa, Mama, My Wife and Me (1955)
as M. Calomel, voisin à l'étage au-dessus
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
Peek-a-boo (1954)
as Michel Lebœuf, le commissaire de la brigade des mœurs
Antoine & Antoinette (1947)
as Émile, le garçon épicier et un invité à la noce
People in Luck (1963)
as Antoine Beaurepaire (segment "Le Gros Lot")
Let's Rob the Bank (1964)
as Victor Garnier
L'Âge d'or de la pub (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
The Gamblers (1950)
as Piotr Petrovitch Shvokhnev
Champions Juniors (1951)
as Le père autoritaire
The Seven Deadly Sins (1952)
as Martin Gaston, the Frenchman (segment "La Paresse")
Some Like It... Cold (1960)
as Ange Galopin, creditor who wants to recover the money
Slightly Ahead (1956)
as Le père Graziani, faux religieux ; Prosper le faux garçon d'écurie ; le faux colonel Luc de La Frapinière
Taxi, Trailer and Bullfight (1958)
as Maurice Berger
How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning (1965)
as Léon Haudepin (sketch "Les Bons Vivants")
Dandelions by the Roots (1964)
as Jacques
The American Beauty (1961)
as Police station secretary / Head of personnel
Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
Frou-Frou (1955)
as le colonel Cousinet-Duval
Les Dents longues (1953)
as l'employé du laboratoire photo
Le Café liégeois (1963)
as le monsieur en habit
No Vacation for Mr. Mayor (1951)
as The counselor
If Paris Were Told to Us (1956)
as Antoine Allègre
Dr. Knock (1951)
as Le malade qui a perdu 100 grammes (uncredited)
Papa, Mama, the Maid and I (1954)
as Mr. Calomel, neighbor on the floor above
Life Together (1958)
as Maître Stéphane
The Pirates of the Bois du Bologne (1954)
as Le commissaire de police qui ne dit mot
The Passerby (1951)
as The lock keeper
My Friend Sainfoin (1950)
as Guide
Trip to America (1951)
as l'employé d'Air France
The Vendetta (1962)
as Amoretti
Louis de Funès, 100 ans de Rire (2014)
Actor
No Exit (1954)
as le garçon d'étage
Strange Desire of Mr. Bard (1954)
as M. Chanteau
Toto in Madrid (1959)
as Professor Montiel
Trust Me! (1954)
as Tumlatum
The Virtuous Scoundrel (1953)
as Emile, manvalet
Hello Smile! (1956)
as Bonoeil
Louis de Funès Forever (2013)
as Himself (archive footage)
Crazy in the Noodle (1957)
as Pierre Cousin
The Straw Lover (1951)
as Bruno, the psychiatrist
Innocents in Paris (1953)
as Célestin, le chauffeur de taxi
We Will Go to Deauville (1962)
as Ludovic Lamberjacques
De Gaulle, the Last King of France (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
The Game of Love (1954)
as le projectionniste ambulant
The Hussars (1955)
as le bedeau Luigi
Meeting with Joe: The Busybody (2011)
as Self (archive footage)
First Communion (1950)
as Un prete (Uncredited)
Law of the Streets (1956)
as 'Paulo les chiens'
Service Entrance (1954)
as Cesare Grimaldi, le père, artiste italien
Mr. Leguignon Lampiste (1952)
as Un habitant du quartier
Babies Galore (1956)
as Célestin Ratier, représentant des industries de l'enfance
Crime Does Not Pay (1962)
as Barman
The Scheming Women (1954)
as Mr Marcange, l'auteur de la pièce
Louis de Funès Intime (2007)
as Self - Archive
In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles! (1961)
as Paul Ernzer
Mädchen ohne Grenzen (1955)
Actor
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century (1960)
as Officier de la Gestapo
The Sleepwalker (1951)
as Anatole, the suspicious husband
Farewell Mister Grock (1950)
as Spectator (uncredited)
Millionaires for One Day (1949)
as L'avocat de Philippe
She and Me (1952)
as le garçon de café qui embrasse Juliette
April Fools' Day (1954)
as Le garde-champêtre
Wolves Hunt at Night (1952)
as Le Barman
Mission in Tangier (1949)
as Spanish General at the Cabaret
Adémaï at the border post (1950)
as Soldier (uncredited)
Small Local Trains (1960)
as Émile Durand
The Secret of Helene Marimon (1954)
as Gardener Ravan
Men Think Only of That (1954)
as Célosso, Spanish husband of the Russian Countess
Du Guesclin (1949)
as L'astrologue
Mademoiselle Nitouche (1954)
as A housekeeper
My Wife Is Formidable (1951)
as Le skieur qui cherche une chambre d'hôtel
Daddy's Gang (1956)
as l'inspecteur principal Victor Eugène Merlerin
Run Away Mr. Perle (1952)
as Le fou qui pêche dans un lavabo
The Crazy Jungle (1952)
Actor
The Knight of the Night (1953)
as Adrien Verduret
The Red Rose (1951)
as Poet who eats glasses
Les Rois de la comédie (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
A Certain Mister (1950)
as Thomas Boudeboeuf, journaliste à L'Avenir Sauveterrois
La Folle Aventure de Louis de Funès (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
My Pal the Gypsy (1959)
as Mr. Védrines, publisher
Bibi Fricotin (1951)
as Pêcheur
I Love Only You (1949)
as Le chef d'orchestre
Louis de Funès, l'homme qui a passé le mur du son (2013)
as Self (archive footage)
Twelve Hours to Live (1950)
Actor
Louis de Funès, le rire éternel (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
Life Is a Game (1951)
as Thief
They Were Five (1952)
as Albert, le régisseur
Bourvil, un homme vrai (2016)
as Self (archive footage)
Captain Slipper (1953)
as Mr. Rachoux, bank director
Matrimonial Agency (1952)
as Mr. Charles
The Strollers (1950)
as Mr. Vincent, hardware store (uncredited)
Lawless Street (1950)
as Hippolyte
The Impure Ones (1954)
as Le chef de train
The Temptation of Barbizon (1946)
as Le portier du cabaret "Le Paradis" (uncredited)
The Impossible Mr. Pipelet (1955)
as l'oncle Robert
Mister Taxi (1952)
as Le peintre de la place du Tertre
Judgement of God (1952)
as L'homme qui se fait arracher une dent (uncredited)
Louis de Funès, Créature/Créateur (2021)
Actor
Not Any Weekend for Our Love (1950)
as Constantin, domestique du baron
L'art et la manière de rire (1953)
Actor
The Sparrows of Paris (1953)
as Doctor
The Tour of the Grand Dukes (1953)
as Hotel director
The Babes Make the Law (1955)
as Jeannot la Bonne Affaire, le barman du "Lotus
Ingrid - The Story of a Fashion Model (1955)
as D'Arrigio - Modeschöpfer
Cruise for the Unknown One (1948)
as The cook (uncredited)
Companions of the Night (1953)
as Un Client qui joue aux cartes
Fugitive from Montreal (1950)
Actor
To Hell with Virtue (1953)
as Mr. Lorette
The King of the Bla Bla Bla (1950)
as Gino
Louis de Funès ou le pouvoir de faire rire (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
I Was It Three Times (1952)
as L'interprète-secrétaire du sultan de Hammanlif (uncredited)
Bed for Two (1950)
as The waiter
Love Is Not a Sin (1952)
as Mr. Cottin, the man with the dog, member of the U.R.A.F.
Last Chance Castle (1947)
as Le client du bar qui reçoit Yolande dans ses bras ("scène avec N. Nattier et J. Marchat")
La Belle au bois dormant (1954)
as Un astrologue
Le Tournage du Corniaud… Tout sauf un long fleuve tranquille (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
Lightly and Shortly Dressed (1953)
as Paul Duvernois
Louis de Funès champion du box office (2021)
Actor
Tourments (1954)
as Eddy Gorlier
Il était une fois... Louis de Funès (2013)
Actor
The Flea in the Ear (1956)
as Auguste Ferraillon