
Louis de Funès
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
- 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: A Thoroughly Modern Villain as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · Louis de Funès, Créature/Créateur as
- 2021 · Louis de Funès champion du box office as
- 2020 · La Folle Aventure de Louis de Funès as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · De Gaulle, the Last King of France as Self (archive footage)
- 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 as
- 2013 · Louis de Funès Forever as Himself (archive footage)
- 2013 · Il était une fois... Louis de Funès as
- 2013 · Louis de Funès, l'homme qui a passé le mur du son as Self (archive footage)
- 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 · The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes as Chief Warrant Officer Ludovic Cruchot
- 1982 · Champs-Elysées as Self
- 1982 · Champs-Elysées as (archive footage)
- 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 · Numéro un as Self
- 1975 · Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
- 1974 · Am laufenden Band as Self - Guest
- 1973 · The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob as Victor Pivert
- 1972 · Midi trente as Self
- 1972 · Le Grand Échiquier as Self
- 1971 · Delusions of Grandeur as Don Salluste de Bazan
- 1971 · Cadet Rousselle as Self (archive footage)
- 1971 · Joe: The Busybody as Antoine Brisebard
- 1971 · V.I.P. Schaukel as Self
- 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 Commissioner Juve
- 1966 · Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! as Stanislas Lefort, conductor at the Paris Opera
- 1966 · The Restaurant as M. Septime, patron d'un grand restaurant parisien
- 1965 · Fantomas Unleashed as Commissaire Juve
- 1965 · The Gendarme in New York as Ludovic Cruchot
- 1965 · How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning as Léon Haudepin, general insurance agent (segment "Les Bons Vivants")
- 1965 · The Sucker as Léopold Saroyan
- 1964 · Fantomas as Commissaire Juve
- 1964 · Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez as Ludovic Cruchot
- 1964 · A Mouse with the Men as Marcel
- 1964 · Dandelions by the Roots as Jockey Jack
- 1964 · Let's Rob the Bank as Victor Garnier
- 1963 · Le Café liégeois as le monsieur en habit
- 1963 · Squeak-squeak as Léonard Monestier
- 1963 · Carom Shots as Norbert Charolais, General Director of 321
- 1963 · People in Luck as Antoine Beaurepaire (« 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 · Small 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 Bullfight as Maurice Berger
- 1958 · Life Together as Maître Stéphane
- 1958 · Neither Seen Nor Recognized as Blaireau
- 1957 · Crazy in the Noodle as Pierre Cousin
- 1956 · La Traversée de 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 · Daddy's Gang as l'inspecteur principal Victor Eugène Merlerin
- 1956 · Law of the Streets as 'Paulo les chiens'
- 1956 · Hello Smile! as Bonoeil
- 1956 · Cinépanorama as Self
- 1956 · If Paris Were Told to Us as Antoine Allègre
- 1955 · Mädchen ohne Grenzen as
- 1955 · The Hussars as le bedeau Luigi
- 1955 · Papa, Mama, My Wife and Me as M. Calomel, voisin à l'étage au-dessus
- 1955 · The Impossible Mr. Pipelet as l'oncle Robert
- 1955 · Frou-Frou as le colonel Cousinet-Duval
- 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 · Papa, Mama, the Maid and I as Mr. Calomel, neighbor on the floor above
- 1954 · Peek-a-boo as Michel Lebœuf, le commissaire de la brigade des mœurs
- 1954 · The Sheep Has Five Legs as Pilate
- 1954 · Service Entrance as Cesare Grimaldi, le père, artiste italien
- 1954 · Marriage Episodes as M. Boulingrin
- 1954 · April Fools' Day as Le garde-champêtre
- 1954 · Men Think Only of That as Célosso, Spanish husband of the Russian Countess
- 1954 · The Pirates of the Bois du Bologne as Le commissaire de police qui ne dit mot
- 1954 · Trust Me! as Tumlatum
- 1954 · The Secret of Helene Marimon as Gardener Ravan
- 1954 · Tourments as Eddy Gorlier
- 1954 · Mademoiselle Nitouche as A housekeeper
- 1954 · La Belle au bois dormant as Un astrologue
- 1954 · The Scheming Women as Mr Marcange, l'auteur de la pièce
- 1954 · Les impures as Le chef de train
- 1954 · The Game of Love as le projectionniste ambulant
- 1954 · Strange Desire of Mr. Bard as M. Chanteau
- 1953 · The Knight of the Night as Adrien Verduret
- 1953 · My Brother from Senegal as Le docteur
- 1953 · Lightly and Shortly Dressed as Paul Duvernois
- 1953 · Inside a Girls' Dormitory as Le photographe Triboudot
- 1953 · Captain Slipper as Mr. Rachoux, bank director
- 1953 · Les Compagnes de la nuit as Un Client qui joue aux cartes
- 1953 · Innocents in Paris as Célestin, le chauffeur de taxi
- 1953 · To Hell with Virtue as Mr. Lorette
- 1953 · The Sparrows of Paris as Doctor
- 1953 · The Tour of the Grand Dukes as Hotel director
- 1953 · Les Dents longues as l'employé du laboratoire photo
- 1953 · The Virtuous Scoundrel as Emile, manvalet
- 1953 · L'art et la manière de rire as
- 1952 · She and Me as le garçon de café qui embrasse Juliette
- 1952 · The Fighting Drummer as Weapon master
- 1952 · Run Away Mr. Perle as Le fou qui pêche dans un lavabo
- 1952 · I Was It Three Times as L'interprète-secrétaire du sultan de Hammanlif (uncredited)
- 1952 · The Crazy Jungle as
- 1952 · The Respectful Prostitute as Nightclub customer
- 1952 · Mister Taxi as le peintre de la place du Tertre
- 1952 · Judgement of God as L'homme qui se fait arracher une dent (uncredited)
- 1952 · Love Is Not a Sin as Mr. Cottin, the man with the dog, member of the U.R.A.F.
- 1952 · Matrimonial Agency as Mr. Charles
- 1952 · Mr. Leguignon Lampiste 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
- 1952 · They Were Five as Albert, le régisseur
- 1951 · My Wife Is Formidable as Le skieur qui cherche une chambre d'hôtel
- 1951 · Poison as André
- 1951 · The Turkey as Le gérant
- 1951 · No Vacation for Mr. Mayor as The counselor
- 1951 · Trip to America as l'employé d'Air France
- 1951 · Life Is a Game as Thief
- 1951 · The Passerby as The lock keeper
- 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
- 1951 · The Straw Lover as Bruno, the psychiatrist
- 1951 · Bibi Fricotin as Fisherman
- 1951 · Champions Juniors as Le père autoritaire
- 1950 · The Gamblers as Piotr Petrovitch Shvokhnev
- 1950 · Lawless Street as Hippolyte
- 1950 · The Strollers as Mr. Vincent, hardware store (uncredited)
- 1950 · Fugitive from Montreal as
- 1950 · The King of the Bla Bla Bla as Gino
- 1950 · Twelve Hours to Live as
- 1950 · Adémaï at the border post as Soldier (uncredited)
- 1950 · Bed for Two as The waiter
- 1950 · A Certain Mister as Thomas Boudeboeuf, journaliste à L'Avenir Sauveterrois
- 1950 · My Friend Sainfoin as Guide
- 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 · Just Out as (uncredited)
- 1949 · I Love Only You as Le chef d'orchestre
- 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 · Last Refuge as The Driver
- 1947 · Last Chance Castle as Le client du bar qui reçoit Yolande dans ses bras ("scène avec N. Nattier et J. Marchat")
- 1947 · Six Hours to Lose as Chauffeur of his excellency
- 1946 · The Temptation of Barbizon as Le portier du cabaret "Le Paradis" (uncredited)