Louis de Funès

Born: 1914-07-31 in Courbevoie, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Died: 1983-01-27

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.

Filmography

2023

Les Rois de la comédie as Self (archive footage)
Louis de Funès, le rire éternel as Self (archive footage)
L'Âge d'or de la pub as Self (archive footage)

2022

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président as Self (archive footage)
Fantômas: A Thoroughly Modern Villain as Self (archive footage)

2021

2016

Bourvil, un homme vrai as Self (archive footage)

2015

Le Tournage du Corniaud… Tout sauf un long fleuve tranquille as Self (archive footage)

2014

Louis de Funès, 100 ans de Rire

2013

Louis de Funès Forever as Himself (archive footage)
Louis de Funès, l'homme qui a passé le mur du son as Self (archive footage)
Il était une fois... Louis de Funès

2012

Louis de Funès, inoubliable as Louis de Funès

2007

Louis de Funès Intime as Self - Archive

2003

Louis de Funès ou le pouvoir de faire rire as Self (archive footage)

1987

Sacrée Soirée as Self (archive footage)

1982

Champs-Elysées as Self
The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes as Maréchal des Logis-chef Ludovic Cruchot

1981

The Cabbage Soup as Claude Ratinier (Le Glaude)

1980

The Miser as Harpagon

1979

The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space as Ludovic Cruchot

1978

The Discord as Guillaume Daubray-Lacaze

1976

The Wing or the Thigh? as Charles Duchemin

1975

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
Numéro un as Self

1974

Am laufenden Band as Self - Guest

1973

The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob as Victor Pivert

1972

Le Grand Échiquier as Self
Midi trente as Self

1971

Delusions of Grandeur as Don Salluste de Bazan
Perched on a Tree as Henri Roubier
V.I.P. Schaukel as Self
Joe: The Busybody as Antoine Brisebard
Cadet Rousselle as Self (archive footage)

1970

The Gendarme Takes Off as Ludovic Cruchot
The One Man Band as Evan Evans

1969

Hibernatus as Hubert de Tartas

1968

The Little Bather as Louis-Philippe Fourchaume
The Tattoo as Félicien Mézeray
The Gendarme Gets Married as Ludovic Cruchot

1967

Oscar as Bertrand Barnier
The Exchange Student as Charles Bosquier
Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard as Commissaire Juve

1966

Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! as Stanislas Lefort, chef d'orchestre à l'Opéra de Paris
The Restaurant as M. Septime, patron d'un grand restaurant parisien

1965

The Sucker as Léopold Saroyan
How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning as Léon Haudepin (sketch "Les Bons Vivants")
Fantomas Unleashed as Commissaire Juve
The Gendarme in New York as Ludovic Cruchot

1964

Fantomas as Commissaire Juve
Let's Rob the Bank as Victor Garnier
Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez as Ludovic Cruchot
Dandelions by the Roots as Jacques, le cousin de Jérôme, dit « Jockey-Jack », petit truand
A Mouse with the Men as Marcel

1963

People in Luck as Antoine Beaurepaire (segment "Le Gros Lot")
Squeak-squeak as Léonard Monestier
Carom Shots as Norbert Charolais, Directeur Général du 321
Le Café liégeois as le monsieur en habit

1962

The Vendetta as Amoretti
The Gentleman from Epsom as Gaspard Ripeux
We Will Go to Deauville as Ludovic Lamberjacques
The Devil and the Ten Commandments as Antoine Vaillant, l'escroc
Crime Does Not Pay as Barman

1961

The American Beauty as Police station secretary / Head of personnel
Captain Fracasse as Scapin
In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles! as Paul Ernzer

1960

Small Local Trains as Émile Durand
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century as Officier de la Gestapo
Some Like It... Cold as Ange Galopin, creditor who wants to recover the money

1959

The Overtaxed as Ettore
Toto in Madrid as Professor Montiel
My Pal the Gypsy as Mr. Védrines, publisher

1958

Life Together as Maître Stéphane
Neither Seen Nor Recognized as Blaireau
Taxi, Trailer and Bullfight as Maurice Berger

1957

Crazy in the Noodle as Pierre Cousin

1956

Cinépanorama as Self
If Paris Were Told to Us as Antoine Allègre
La Traversée de Paris as Jambier, grocer
Hello Smile! as Bonoeil
Daddy's Gang as l'inspecteur principal Victor Eugène Merlerin
Law of the Streets as 'Paulo les chiens'
Slightly Ahead as Le père Graziani, faux religieux ; Prosper le faux garçon d'écurie ; le faux colonel Luc de La Frapinière
The Flea in the Ear as Auguste Ferraillon
Babies Galore as Célestin Ratier, représentant des industries de l'enfance

1955

Napoleon as Soldier Laurent Passementier (uncredited)
The Hussars as le bedeau Luigi
Frou-Frou as le colonel Cousinet-Duval
Papa, Mama, My Wife and Me as M. Calomel, voisin à l'étage au-dessus
The Babes Make the Law as Jeannot la Bonne Affaire, le barman du "Lotus
Mädchen ohne Grenzen
Ingrid - The Story of a Fashion Model as D'Arrigio - Modeschöpfer
The Impossible Mr. Pipelet as l'oncle Robert

1954

No Exit as le garçon d'étage
Les impures as Le chef de train
Tourments as Eddy Gorlier
The Scheming Women as Mr Marcange, l'auteur de la pièce
The Game of Love as le projectionniste ambulant
Queen Margot as René, l'astrologue
The Sheep Has Five Legs as Pilate
Papa, Mama, the Maid and I as Mr. Calomel, neighbor on the floor above
Mademoiselle Nitouche as A housekeeper
The Secret of Helene Marimon as Gardener Ravan
April Fools' Day as Le garde-champêtre
Service Entrance as Cesare Grimaldi, le père, artiste italien
Men Think Only of That as Célosso, Spanish husband of the Russian Countess
Peek-a-boo as Michel Lebœuf, le commissaire de la brigade des mœurs
Strange Desire of Mr. Bard as M. Chanteau
The Pirates of the Bois du Bologne as Le commissaire de police qui ne dit mot
Trust Me! as Tumlatum
Marriage Episodes as M. Boulingrin
La Belle au bois dormant as Un astrologue

1953

Captain Slipper as Mr. Rachoux, bank director
Innocents in Paris as Célestin, le chauffeur de taxi
Les Dents longues as l'employé du laboratoire photo
Les Compagnes de la nuit as Un Client qui joue aux cartes
To Hell with Virtue as Mr. Lorette
Inside a Girls' Dormitory as Le photographe Triboudot
The Sparrows of Paris as Doctor
The Tour of the Grand Dukes as Hotel director
The Knight of the Night as Adrien Verduret
The Virtuous Scoundrel as Emile, manvalet
Lightly and Shortly Dressed as Paul Duvernois
My Brother from Senegal as Le docteur
L'art et la manière de rire

1952

Mister Taxi as le peintre de la place du Tertre
The Respectful Prostitute as Nightclub customer
The Seven Deadly Sins as Martin Gaston, the Frenchman (segment "La Paresse")
I Was It Three Times as L'interprète-secrétaire du sultan de Hammanlif (uncredited)
She and Me as le garçon de café qui embrasse Juliette
Judgement of God as L'homme qui se fait arracher une dent (uncredited)
Run Away Mr. Perle as Le fou qui pêche dans un lavabo
Mr. Leguignon Lampiste as Un habitant du quartier
Wolves Hunt at Night as Le Barman
Matrimonial Agency as Mr. Charles
They Were Five as Albert, le régisseur
The Fighting Drummer as Weapon master
The Crazy Jungle
Love Is Not a Sin as Mr. Cottin, the man with the dog, member of the U.R.A.F.

1951

The Passerby as The lock keeper
Without Leaving an Address as Le futur papa qui lit le journal
Life Is a Game as Thief
My Wife Is Formidable as Le skieur qui cherche une chambre d'hôtel
The Red Rose as Poet who eats glasses
Trip to America as l'employé d'Air France
The Turkey as Le gérant
Poison as André
No Vacation for Mr. Mayor as The counselor
Dr. Knock as Le malade qui a perdu 100 grammes (uncredited)
The Sleepwalker as Anatole, the suspicious husband
The Straw Lover as Bruno, the psychiatrist
Bibi Fricotin as Fisherman
Champions Juniors as Le père autoritaire

1950

Fugitive from Montreal
The Strollers as Mr. Vincent, hardware store (uncredited)
Twelve Hours to Live
Lawless Street as Hippolyte
A Certain Mister as Thomas Boudeboeuf, journaliste à L'Avenir Sauveterrois
The King of the Bla Bla Bla as Gino
Not Any Weekend for Our Love as Constantin, domestique du baron
Farewell Mister Grock as Spectator (uncredited)
Bed for Two as The waiter
The Gamblers as Piotr Petrovitch Shvokhnev
Adémaï at the border post as Soldier (uncredited)
My Friend Sainfoin as Guide

1949

Du Guesclin as L'astrologue
I Love Only You as Le chef d'orchestre
Mission in Tangier as Spanish General at the Cabaret
Millionaires for One Day as L'avocat de Philippe
Just Out as (uncredited)

1948

Cruise for the Unknown One as The cook (uncredited)

1947

Antoine & Antoinette as Émile, le garçon épicier et un invité à la noce
Six Hours to Lose as Chauffeur of his excellency
Last Chance Castle as Le client du bar qui reçoit Yolande dans ses bras ("scène avec N. Nattier et J. Marchat")
Last Refuge as The Driver

1946

The Temptation of Barbizon as Le portier du cabaret "Le Paradis" (uncredited)