Louis de Funès
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 31, 1914
- Died
- January 27, 1983
- Birthplace
- Courbevoie, Hauts-de-Seine, France
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
L'Âge d'or de la pub 2023
as Self (archive footage)
Louis de Funès, le rire éternel 2023
as Self (archive footage)
Les Rois de la comédie 2023
as Self (archive footage)
Fantômas: A Thoroughly Modern Villain 2022
as Self (archive footage)
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président 2022
as Self (archive footage)
Louis de Funès, Créature/Créateur 2021
Actor
Louis de Funès champion du box office 2021
Actor
La Folle Aventure de Louis de Funès 2020
as Self (archive footage)
Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress 2019
as Self (archive footage)
De Gaulle, the Last King of France 2017
as Self (archive footage)
Bourvil, un homme vrai 2016
as Self (archive footage)
Le Tournage du Corniaud… Tout sauf un long fleuve tranquille 2015
as Self (archive footage)
Louis de Funès, 100 ans de Rire 2014
Actor
Louis de Funès Forever 2013
as Himself (archive footage)
Il était une fois... Louis de Funès 2013
Actor
Louis de Funès, l'homme qui a passé le mur du son 2013
as Self (archive footage)
Meeting with Joe: The Busybody 2011
as Self (archive footage)
Louis de Funès Intime 2007
as Self - Archive
Louis de Funès ou le pouvoir de faire rire 2003
as Self (archive footage)
The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes 1982
as Maréchal des Logis-chef Ludovic Cruchot
The Cabbage Soup 1981
as Claude Ratinier (Le Glaude), Author
The Miser 1980
as Harpagon, Screenplay, Director
The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space 1979
as Ludovic Cruchot, Screenplay
The Discord 1978
as Guillaume Daubray-Lacaze
The Wing or the Thigh? 1976
as Charles Duchemin
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob 1973
as Victor Pivert
Delusions of Grandeur 1971
as Don Salluste de Bazan
Jo 1971
as Antoine Brisebard
Perched on a Tree 1971
as Henri Roubier
The Gendarme Takes Off 1970
as Ludovic Cruchot
The One Man Band 1970
as Evan Evans
Hibernatus 1969
as Hubert de Tartas
The Gendarme Gets Married 1968
as Ludovic Cruchot
The Tattoo 1968
as Félicien Mézeray
The Little Bather 1968
as Louis-Philippe Fourchaume
The Exchange Student 1967
as Charles Bosquier
Oscar 1967
as Bertrand Barnier, Adaptation
Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard 1967
as Commissaire Juve
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! 1966
as Stanislas Lefort
The Restaurant 1966
as M. Septime, patron d'un grand restaurant parisien, Writer
Fantomas Unleashed 1965
as Commissaire Juve
How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning 1965
as Léon Haudepin (sketch "Les Bons Vivants"), as Léon Haudepin, agent général d'assurances (sketch “Les Bons Vivants”)
The Gendarme in New York 1965
as Ludovic Cruchot
The Sucker 1965
as Léopold Saroyan
Fantomas 1964
as Commissaire Juve
Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez 1964
as Ludovic Cruchot
A Mouse with the Men 1964
as Marcel Ravelais
Dandelions by the Roots 1964
as Jacques
Let's Rob the Bank 1964
as Victor Garnier
Le Café liégeois 1963
as le monsieur en habit
Squeak-squeak 1963
as Léonard Monestier
Carom Shots 1963
as Norbert Charolais, Directeur Général du 321
People in Luck 1963
as Antoine Beaurepaire (segment "Le Gros Lot")
We Will Go to Deauville 1962
as Ludovic Lamberjacques
The Gentleman from Epsom 1962
as Gaspard Ripeux
The Devil and the Ten Commandments 1962
as Antoine Vaillant, l'escroc
Crime Does Not Pay 1962
as Barman
The Vendetta 1962
as Amoretti
In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles! 1961
as Paul Ernzer
The American Beauty 1961
as Police station secretary / Head of personnel
Captain Fracasse 1961
as Scapin
Small Local Trains 1960
as Émile Durand
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century 1960
as Officier de la Gestapo
Some Like It... Cold 1960
as Ange Galopin, creditor who wants to recover the money
My Pal the Gypsy 1959
as Mr. Védrines, publisher
The Overtaxed 1959
as Ettore
Toto in Madrid 1959
as Professor Montiel
Taxi, Trailer and Bullfight 1958
as Maurice Berger
Life Together 1958
as Maître Stéphane
Neither Seen Nor Recognized 1958
as Blaireau
Crazy in the Noodle 1957
as Pierre Cousin
La Traversée de Paris 1956
as Jambier, grocer
Slightly Ahead 1956
as Le père Graziani, faux religieux ; Prosper le faux garçon d'écurie ; le faux colonel Luc de La Frapinière
The Flea in the Ear 1956
as Auguste Ferraillon
Babies Galore 1956
as Célestin Ratier, représentant des industries de l'enfance
Daddy's Gang 1956
as l'inspecteur principal Victor Eugène Merlerin
Law of the Streets 1956
as 'Paulo les chiens'
Hello Smile! 1956
as Bonoeil
If Paris Were Told to Us 1956
as Antoine Allègre
Mädchen ohne Grenzen 1955
Actor
The Hussars 1955
as le bedeau Luigi
Papa, Mama, My Wife and Me 1955
as M. Calomel, voisin à l'étage au-dessus
The Impossible Mr. Pipelet 1955
as l'oncle Robert
Frou-Frou 1955
as le colonel Cousinet-Duval
The Babes Make the Law 1955
as Jeannot la Bonne Affaire, le barman du "Lotus
Napoleon 1955
as Soldier Laurent Passementier (uncredited)
Ingrid - The Story of a Fashion Model 1955
as D'Arrigio - Modeschöpfer
No Exit 1954
as le garçon d'étage
Papa, Mama, the Maid and I 1954
as Mr. Calomel, neighbor on the floor above
Queen Margot 1954
as René, l'astrologue
Peek-a-boo 1954
as Michel Lebœuf, le commissaire de la brigade des mœurs
The Sheep Has Five Legs 1954
as Pilate
Service Entrance 1954
as Cesare Grimaldi, le père, artiste italien
Marriage Episodes 1954
as M. Boulingrin
April Fools' Day 1954
as Le garde-champêtre
Men Think Only of That 1954
as Célosso, Spanish husband of the Russian Countess
The Pirates of the Bois du Bologne 1954
as Le commissaire de police qui ne dit mot
Trust Me! 1954
as Tumlatum
The Secret of Helene Marimon 1954
as Gardener Ravan
Tourments 1954
as Eddy Gorlier
Mademoiselle Nitouche 1954
as A housekeeper
La Belle au bois dormant 1954
as Un astrologue
The Impure Ones 1954
as Le chef de train
The Scheming Women 1954
as Mr Marcange, l'auteur de la pièce
The Game of Love 1954
as le projectionniste ambulant
Strange Desire of Mr. Bard 1954
as M. Chanteau
The Knight of the Night 1953
as Adrien Verduret
My Brother from Senegal 1953
as Le docteur
Lightly and Shortly Dressed 1953
as Paul Duvernois
Inside a Girls' Dormitory 1953
as Le photographe Triboudot
Captain Slipper 1953
as Mr. Rachoux, bank director
Companions of the Night 1953
as Un Client qui joue aux cartes
Innocents in Paris 1953
as Célestin, le chauffeur de taxi
To Hell with Virtue 1953
as Mr. Lorette
The Sparrows of Paris 1953
as Doctor
The Tour of the Grand Dukes 1953
as Hotel director
Les Dents longues 1953
as l'employé du laboratoire photo
The Virtuous Scoundrel 1953
as Emile, manvalet
L'art et la manière de rire 1953
Actor
She and Me 1952
as le garçon de café qui embrasse Juliette
The Fighting Drummer 1952
as Weapon master
Run Away Mr. Perle 1952
as Le fou qui pêche dans un lavabo
I Was It Three Times 1952
as L'interprète-secrétaire du sultan de Hammanlif (uncredited)
- The Crazy Jungle
The Crazy Jungle 1952
Actor
The Respectful Prostitute 1952
as Nightclub customer
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)
Love Is Not a Sin 1952
as Mr. Cottin, the man with the dog, member of the U.R.A.F.
Matrimonial Agency 1952
as Mr. Charles
Mr. Leguignon Lampiste 1952
as Un habitant du quartier
The Seven Deadly Sins 1952
as Martin Gaston, the Frenchman (segment "La Paresse")
Wolves Hunt at Night 1952
as Le Barman
They Were Five 1952
as Albert, le régisseur
My Wife Is Formidable 1951
as Le skieur qui cherche une chambre d'hôtel
Poison 1951
as André
The Turkey 1951
as Le gérant
No Vacation for Mr. Mayor 1951
as The counselor
Trip to America 1951
as l'employé d'Air France
Life Is a Game 1951
as Thief
The Passerby 1951
as The lock keeper
The Sleepwalker 1951
as Anatole, the suspicious husband
Dr. Knock 1951
as Le malade qui a perdu 100 grammes (uncredited)
The Red Rose 1951
as Poet who eats glasses
Without Leaving an Address 1951
as Le futur papa qui lit le journal
The Straw Lover 1951
as Bruno, the psychiatrist
Bibi Fricotin 1951
as Pêcheur
Champions Juniors 1951
as Le père autoritaire
The Gamblers 1950
as Piotr Petrovitch Shvokhnev
Lawless Street 1950
as Hippolyte
The Strollers 1950
as Mr. Vincent, hardware store (uncredited)
Fugitive from Montreal 1950
Actor
The King of the Bla Bla Bla 1950
as Gino
Twelve Hours to Live 1950
Actor
First Communion 1950
as Un prete (Uncredited)
Adémaï at the border post 1950
as Soldier (uncredited)
Bed for Two 1950
as The waiter
A Certain Mister 1950
as Thomas Boudeboeuf, journaliste à L'Avenir Sauveterrois
My Friend Sainfoin 1950
as Guide
Not Any Weekend for Our Love 1950
as Constantin, domestique du baron
Farewell Mister Grock 1950
as Spectator (uncredited)
Millionaires for One Day 1949
as L'avocat de Philippe
Just Out 1949
as (uncredited)
I Love Only You 1949
as Le chef d'orchestre
Mission in Tangier 1949
as Spanish General at the Cabaret
Du Guesclin 1949
as L'astrologue
Cruise for the Unknown One 1948
as The cook (uncredited)
Antoine & Antoinette 1947
as Émile, le garçon épicier et un invité à la noce
Last Refuge 1947
as The Driver
Last Chance Castle 1947
as Le client du bar qui reçoit Yolande dans ses bras ("scène avec N. Nattier et J. Marchat")
Six Hours to Lose 1947
as Chauffeur of his excellency
The Temptation of Barbizon 1946
as Le portier du cabaret "Le Paradis" (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.