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