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
Sacrée soirée
1987
Champs-Elysées
1982
Champs-Elysées
1982
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
Midi trente
1972
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
Numéro un
1975
Cinépanorama
1956
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
0Cadet Rousselle
1971
Am laufenden Band
1974
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
1966
Filmography
Sacrée soirée
as Self (archive footage) · 1987
Champs-Elysées
as Self · 1982
Champs-Elysées
as (archive footage) · 1982
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self · 1975
Midi trente
as Self · 1972
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self · 1972
Numéro un
as Self · 1975
Cinépanorama
as Self · 1956
V.I.P. Schaukel
as Self · 1971
Cadet Rousselle
as Self (archive footage) · 1971
Am laufenden Band
as Self - Guest · 1974
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
as Stanislas Lefort · 1966
Fantomas
as Commissaire Juve · 1964
Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez
as Ludovic Cruchot · 1964
The Gendarme Gets Married
as Ludovic Cruchot · 1968
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
as Victor Pivert · 1973
The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space
as Ludovic Cruchot · 1979
The Wing or the Thigh?
as Charles Duchemin · 1976
The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes
as Maréchal des Logis-chef Ludovic Cruchot · 1982
The Miser
as Harpagon · 1980
The Cabbage Soup
as Claude Ratinier (Le Glaude) · 1981
The Gendarme in New York
as Ludovic Cruchot · 1965
Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard
as Commissaire Juve · 1967
The Sucker
as Léopold Saroyan · 1965
Delusions of Grandeur
as Don Salluste de Bazan · 1971
Hibernatus
as Hubert de Tartas · 1969
The Gendarme Takes Off
as Ludovic Cruchot · 1970
Fantomas Unleashed
as Commissaire Juve · 1965
La Traversée de Paris
as Jambier, grocer · 1956
The Tattoo
as Félicien Mézeray · 1968
Jo
as Antoine Brisebard · 1971
Inside a Girls' Dormitory
as Le photographe Triboudot · 1953
Neither Seen Nor Recognized
as Blaireau · 1958
Perched on a Tree
as Henri Roubier · 1971
A Mouse with the Men
as Marcel Ravelais · 1964
Napoleon
as Soldier Laurent Passementier (uncredited) · 1955
The Restaurant
as M. Septime, patron d'un grand restaurant parisien · 1966
The Little Bather
as Louis-Philippe Fourchaume · 1968
The Exchange Student
as Charles Bosquier · 1967
The Gentleman from Epsom
as Gaspard Ripeux · 1962
Captain Fracasse
as Scapin · 1961
The Discord
as Guillaume Daubray-Lacaze · 1978
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
as Antoine Vaillant, l'escroc · 1962
The Sheep Has Five Legs
as Pilate · 1954
My Brother from Senegal
as Le docteur · 1953
The One Man Band
as Evan Evans · 1970
Squeak-squeak
as Léonard Monestier · 1963
Fantômas: A Thoroughly Modern Villain
as Self (archive footage) · 2022
Louis de Funès ou le pouvoir de faire rire
as Self (archive footage) · 2003
Let's Rob the Bank
as Victor Garnier · 1964
L'Âge d'or de la pub
as Self (archive footage) · 2023
Last Refuge
as The Driver · 1947
Carom Shots
as Norbert Charolais, Directeur Général du 321 · 1963
We Will Go to Deauville
as Ludovic Lamberjacques · 1962
Poison
as André · 1951
I Love Only You
as Le chef d'orchestre · 1949
Peek-a-boo
as Michel Lebœuf, le commissaire de la brigade des mœurs · 1954
Papa, Mama, My Wife and Me
as M. Calomel, voisin à l'étage au-dessus · 1955
Slightly Ahead
as Le père Graziani, faux religieux ; Prosper le faux garçon d'écurie ; le faux colonel Luc de La Frapinière · 1956
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
as Self (archive footage) · 2022
Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress
as Self (archive footage) · 2019
Love Is Not a Sin
as Mr. Cottin, the man with the dog, member of the U.R.A.F. · 1952
Dandelions by the Roots
as Jacques · 1964
Les Rois de la comédie
as Self (archive footage) · 2023
Oscar
as Bertrand Barnier · 1967
The Fighting Drummer
as Weapon master · 1952
Taxi, Trailer and Bullfight
as Maurice Berger · 1958
The Seven Deadly Sins
as Martin Gaston, the Frenchman (segment "La Paresse") · 1952
If Paris Were Told to Us
as Antoine Allègre · 1956
Some Like It... Cold
as Ange Galopin, creditor who wants to recover the money · 1960
Law of the Streets
as 'Paulo les chiens' · 1956
Crime Does Not Pay
as Barman · 1962
Six Hours to Lose
as Chauffeur of his excellency · 1947
Without Leaving an Address
as Le futur papa qui lit le journal · 1951
Strange Desire of Mr. Bard
as M. Chanteau · 1954
The Virtuous Scoundrel
as Emile, manvalet · 1953
The Overtaxed
as Ettore · 1959
Papa, Mama, the Maid and I
as Mr. Calomel, neighbor on the floor above · 1954
Farewell Mister Grock
as Spectator (uncredited) · 1950
How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning
as Léon Haudepin (sketch "Les Bons Vivants") · 1965
How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning
as Léon Haudepin, agent général d'assurances (sketch “Les Bons Vivants”) · 1965
Meeting with Joe: The Busybody
as Self (archive footage) · 2011
Antoine & Antoinette
as Émile, le garçon épicier et un invité à la noce · 1947
The Respectful Prostitute
as Nightclub customer · 1952
Louis de Funès, inoubliable
as Louis de Funès · 2012
Wolves Hunt at Night
as Le Barman · 1952
Louis de Funès Intime
as Self - Archive · 2007
L'art et la manière de rire
· 1953
My Pal the Gypsy
as Mr. Védrines, publisher · 1959
Queen Margot
as René, l'astrologue · 1954
The Crazy Jungle
· 1952
The Knight of the Night
as Adrien Verduret · 1953
The Game of Love
as le projectionniste ambulant · 1954
Adémaï at the border post
as Soldier (uncredited) · 1950
Champions Juniors
as Le père autoritaire · 1951
Trip to America
as l'employé d'Air France · 1951
The American Beauty
as Police station secretary / Head of personnel · 1961
Just Out
as (uncredited) · 1949
Millionaires for One Day
as L'avocat de Philippe · 1949
Life Together
as Maître Stéphane · 1958
The Secret of Helene Marimon
as Gardener Ravan · 1954
Mademoiselle Nitouche
as A housekeeper · 1954
Crazy in the Noodle
as Pierre Cousin · 1957
De Gaulle, the Last King of France
as Self (archive footage) · 2017
No Vacation for Mr. Mayor
as The counselor · 1951
Toto in Madrid
as Professor Montiel · 1959
The Tour of the Grand Dukes
as Hotel director · 1953
Life Is a Game
as Thief · 1951
People in Luck
as Antoine Beaurepaire (segment "Le Gros Lot") · 1963
Louis de Funès, l'homme qui a passé le mur du son
as Self (archive footage) · 2013
Innocents in Paris
as Célestin, le chauffeur de taxi · 1953
The Turkey
as Le gérant · 1951
In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!
as Paul Ernzer · 1961
The Babes Make the Law
as Jeannot la Bonne Affaire, le barman du "Lotus · 1955
The Impossible Mr. Pipelet
as l'oncle Robert · 1955
Les Dents longues
as l'employé du laboratoire photo · 1953
La Folle Aventure de Louis de Funès
as Self (archive footage) · 2020
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
as Officier de la Gestapo · 1960
Louis de Funès, Créature/Créateur
· 2021
Lightly and Shortly Dressed
as Paul Duvernois · 1953
Marriage Episodes
as M. Boulingrin · 1954
Bourvil, un homme vrai
as Self (archive footage) · 2016
Lawless Street
as Hippolyte · 1950
Not Any Weekend for Our Love
as Constantin, domestique du baron · 1950
Louis de Funès champion du box office
· 2021
Le Café liégeois
as le monsieur en habit · 1963
The Straw Lover
as Bruno, the psychiatrist · 1951
Mädchen ohne Grenzen
· 1955
Twelve Hours to Live
· 1950
Louis de Funès, 100 ans de Rire
· 2014
The Passerby
as The lock keeper · 1951
Last Chance Castle
as Le client du bar qui reçoit Yolande dans ses bras ("scène avec N. Nattier et J. Marchat") · 1947
April Fools' Day
as Le garde-champêtre · 1954
Daddy's Gang
as l'inspecteur principal Victor Eugène Merlerin · 1956
I Was It Three Times
as L'interprète-secrétaire du sultan de Hammanlif (uncredited) · 1952
Companions of the Night
as Un Client qui joue aux cartes · 1953
Judgement of God
as L'homme qui se fait arracher une dent (uncredited) · 1952
Cruise for the Unknown One
as The cook (uncredited) · 1948
My Wife Is Formidable
as Le skieur qui cherche une chambre d'hôtel · 1951
Ingrid - The Story of a Fashion Model
as D'Arrigio - Modeschöpfer · 1955
Run Away Mr. Perle
as Le fou qui pêche dans un lavabo · 1952
The Gamblers
as Piotr Petrovitch Shvokhnev · 1950
The Temptation of Barbizon
as Le portier du cabaret "Le Paradis" (uncredited) · 1946
Louis de Funès, le rire éternel
as Self (archive footage) · 2023
The King of the Bla Bla Bla
as Gino · 1950
Men Think Only of That
as Célosso, Spanish husband of the Russian Countess · 1954
Hello Smile!
as Bonoeil · 1956
Dr. Knock
as Le malade qui a perdu 100 grammes (uncredited) · 1951
Le Tournage du Corniaud… Tout sauf un long fleuve tranquille
as Self (archive footage) · 2015
Babies Galore
as Célestin Ratier, représentant des industries de l'enfance · 1956
Frou-Frou
as le colonel Cousinet-Duval · 1955
Mr. Leguignon Lampiste
as Un habitant du quartier · 1952
The Hussars
as le bedeau Luigi · 1955
The Pirates of the Bois du Bologne
as Le commissaire de police qui ne dit mot · 1954
The Sparrows of Paris
as Doctor · 1953
No Exit
as le garçon d'étage · 1954
The Vendetta
as Amoretti · 1962
My Friend Sainfoin
as Guide · 1950
Service Entrance
as Cesare Grimaldi, le père, artiste italien · 1954
The Flea in the Ear
as Auguste Ferraillon · 1956
To Hell with Virtue
as Mr. Lorette · 1953
Bed for Two
as The waiter · 1950
Matrimonial Agency
as Mr. Charles · 1952
Louis de Funès Forever
as Himself (archive footage) · 2013
Il était une fois... Louis de Funès
· 2013
La Belle au bois dormant
as Un astrologue · 1954
They Were Five
as Albert, le régisseur · 1952
The Scheming Women
as Mr Marcange, l'auteur de la pièce · 1954
First Communion
as Un prete (Uncredited) · 1950
Trust Me!
as Tumlatum · 1954
Fugitive from Montreal
· 1950
Du Guesclin
as L'astrologue · 1949
A Certain Mister
as Thomas Boudeboeuf, journaliste à L'Avenir Sauveterrois · 1950
Mission in Tangier
as Spanish General at the Cabaret · 1949
The Red Rose
as Poet who eats glasses · 1951
The Strollers
as Mr. Vincent, hardware store (uncredited) · 1950
She and Me
as le garçon de café qui embrasse Juliette · 1952
Captain Slipper
as Mr. Rachoux, bank director · 1953
Small Local Trains
as Émile Durand · 1960
Bibi Fricotin
as Pêcheur · 1951
The Sleepwalker
as Anatole, the suspicious husband · 1951
The Impure Ones
as Le chef de train · 1954
Tourments
as Eddy Gorlier · 1954
Mister Taxi
as Le peintre de la place du Tertre · 1952