Acting · Courbevoie, Hauts-de-Seine, France · Born July 31, 1914
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.
MovieL'Âge d'or de la pub
2023
as Self (archive footage)
MovieLouis de Funès, le rire éternel
2023
as Self (archive footage)
MovieLes Rois de la comédie
2023
as Self (archive footage)
MovieFantômas: A Thoroughly Modern Villain
2022
as Self (archive footage)
MovieLa TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
2022
as Self (archive footage)
MovieLouis de Funès, Créature/Créateur
2021
MovieLouis de Funès champion du box office
2021
MovieLa Folle Aventure de Louis de Funès
2020
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBreakpoint: A Counter History of Progress
2019
as Self (archive footage)
MovieDe Gaulle, the Last King of France
2017
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBourvil, un homme vrai
2016
as Self (archive footage)
MovieLe Tournage du Corniaud… Tout sauf un long fleuve tranquille
2015
as Self (archive footage)
MovieLouis de Funès, 100 ans de Rire
2014
MovieLouis de Funès Forever
2013
as Himself (archive footage)
MovieIl était une fois... Louis de Funès
2013
MovieLouis de Funès, l'homme qui a passé le mur du son
2013
as Self (archive footage)
TVLouis de Funès, inoubliable
2012
as Louis de Funès
MovieLouis de Funès Intime
2007
as Self - Archive
MovieLouis de Funès ou le pouvoir de faire rire
2003
as Self (archive footage)
TVSacrée soirée
1987
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Gendarme and the Gendarmettes
1982
as Maréchal des Logis-chef Ludovic Cruchot
TVChamps-Elysées
1982
as Self
MovieThe Cabbage Soup
1981
as Claude Ratinier (Le Glaude)
MovieThe Miser
1980
as Harpagon
MovieThe Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space
1979
as Ludovic Cruchot
MovieThe Discord
1978
as Guillaume Daubray-Lacaze
MovieThe Wing or the Thigh?
1976
as Charles Duchemin
TVNuméro un
1975
as Self
TVLes Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
TVAm laufenden Band
1974
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
1973
as Victor Pivert
TVMidi trente
1972
as Self
TVLe Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
MovieDelusions of Grandeur
1971
as Don Salluste de Bazan
TVCadet Rousselle
1971
as Self (archive footage)
MovieJo
1971
as Antoine Brisebard
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
as Self
MoviePerched on a Tree
1971
as Henri Roubier
MovieThe Gendarme Takes Off
1970
as Ludovic Cruchot
MovieThe One Man Band
1970
as Evan Evans
MovieHibernatus
1969
as Hubert de Tartas
MovieThe Gendarme Gets Married
1968
as Ludovic Cruchot
MovieThe Tattoo
1968
as Félicien Mézeray
MovieThe Little Bather
1968
as Louis-Philippe Fourchaume
MovieThe Exchange Student
1967
as Charles Bosquier
MovieOscar
1967
as Bertrand Barnier
MovieFantomas vs. Scotland Yard
1967
as Commissaire Juve
MovieDon't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
1966
as Stanislas Lefort
MovieThe Restaurant
1966
as M. Septime, patron d'un grand restaurant parisien
MovieFantomas Unleashed
1965
as Commissaire Juve
MovieThe Gendarme in New York
1965
as Ludovic Cruchot
MovieHow to Keep the Red Lamp Burning
1965
as Léon Haudepin (sketch "Les Bons Vivants")
MovieThe Sucker
1965
as Léopold Saroyan
MovieFantomas
1964
as Commissaire Juve
MovieLe Gendarme de Saint-Tropez
1964
as Ludovic Cruchot
MovieA Mouse with the Men
1964
as Marcel Ravelais
MovieDandelions by the Roots
1964
as Jacques, le cousin de Jérôme, dit « Jockey-Jack », petit truand
MovieLet's Rob the Bank
1964
as Victor Garnier
MovieLe Café liégeois
1963
as le monsieur en habit
MovieSqueak-squeak
1963
as Léonard Monestier
MovieCarom Shots
1963
as Norbert Charolais, Directeur Général du 321
MoviePeople in Luck
1963
as Antoine Beaurepaire (segment "Le Gros Lot")
MovieWe Will Go to Deauville
1962
as Ludovic Lamberjacques
MovieThe Gentleman from Epsom
1962
as Gaspard Ripeux
MovieThe Devil and the Ten Commandments
1962
as Antoine Vaillant, l'escroc
MovieCrime Does Not Pay
1962
as Barman
MovieThe Vendetta
1962
as Amoretti
MovieIn The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!
1961
as Paul Ernzer
MovieThe American Beauty
1961
as Police station secretary / Head of personnel
MovieCaptain Fracasse
1961
as Scapin
MovieSmall Local Trains
1960
as Émile Durand
MovieCandide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
1960
as Officier de la Gestapo
MovieSome Like It... Cold
1960
as Ange Galopin, creditor who wants to recover the money
MovieMy Pal the Gypsy
1959
as Mr. Védrines, publisher
MovieThe Overtaxed
1959
as Ettore
MovieToto in Madrid
1959
as Professor Montiel
MovieTaxi, Trailer and Bullfight
1958
as Maurice Berger
MovieLife Together
1958
as Maître Stéphane
MovieNeither Seen Nor Recognized
1958
as Blaireau
MovieCrazy in the Noodle
1957
as Pierre Cousin
MovieLa Traversée de Paris
1956
as Jambier, grocer
MovieSlightly Ahead
1956
as Le père Graziani, faux religieux ; Prosper le faux garçon d'écurie ; le faux colonel Luc de La Frapinière
MovieThe Flea in the Ear
1956
as Auguste Ferraillon
MovieBabies Galore
1956
as Célestin Ratier, représentant des industries de l'enfance
MovieDaddy's Gang
1956
as l'inspecteur principal Victor Eugène Merlerin
MovieLaw of the Streets
1956
as 'Paulo les chiens'
MovieHello Smile!
1956
as Bonoeil
TVCinépanorama
1956
as Self
MovieIf Paris Were Told to Us
1956
as Antoine Allègre
MovieMädchen ohne Grenzen
1955
MovieThe Hussars
1955
as le bedeau Luigi
MoviePapa, Mama, My Wife and Me
1955
as M. Calomel, voisin à l'étage au-dessus
MovieThe Impossible Mr. Pipelet
1955
as l'oncle Robert
MovieFrou-Frou
1955
as le colonel Cousinet-Duval
MovieThe Babes Make the Law
1955
as Jeannot la Bonne Affaire, le barman du "Lotus
MovieNapoleon
1955
as Soldier Laurent Passementier (uncredited)
MovieIngrid - The Story of a Fashion Model
1955
as D'Arrigio - Modeschöpfer
MovieNo Exit
1954
as le garçon d'étage
MoviePapa, Mama, the Maid and I
1954
as Mr. Calomel, neighbor on the floor above
MovieQueen Margot
1954
as René, l'astrologue
MoviePeek-a-boo
1954
as Michel Lebœuf, le commissaire de la brigade des mœurs
MovieThe Sheep Has Five Legs
1954
as Pilate
MovieMarriage Episodes
1954
as M. Boulingrin
MovieService Entrance
1954
as Cesare Grimaldi, le père, artiste italien
MovieApril Fools' Day
1954
as Le garde-champêtre
MovieMen Think Only of That
1954
as Célosso, Spanish husband of the Russian Countess
MovieThe Pirates of the Bois du Bologne
1954
as Le commissaire de police qui ne dit mot
MovieTrust Me!
1954
as Tumlatum
MovieThe Secret of Helene Marimon
1954
as Gardener Ravan
MovieTourments
1954
as Eddy Gorlier
MovieMademoiselle Nitouche
1954
as A housekeeper
MovieLa Belle au bois dormant
1954
as Un astrologue
MovieThe Scheming Women
1954
as Mr Marcange, l'auteur de la pièce
MovieThe Impure Ones
1954
as Le chef de train
MovieThe Game of Love
1954
as le projectionniste ambulant
MovieStrange Desire of Mr. Bard
1954
as M. Chanteau
MovieThe Knight of the Night
1953
as Adrien Verduret
MovieMy Brother from Senegal
1953
as Le docteur
MovieLightly and Shortly Dressed
1953
as Paul Duvernois
MovieInside a Girls' Dormitory
1953
as Le photographe Triboudot
MovieCaptain Slipper
1953
as Mr. Rachoux, bank director
MovieCompanions of the Night
1953
as Un Client qui joue aux cartes
MovieInnocents in Paris
1953
as Célestin, le chauffeur de taxi
MovieTo Hell with Virtue
1953
as Mr. Lorette
MovieThe Sparrows of Paris
1953
as Doctor
MovieThe Tour of the Grand Dukes
1953
as Hotel director
MovieLes Dents longues
1953
as l'employé du laboratoire photo
MovieThe Virtuous Scoundrel
1953
as Emile, manvalet
MovieL'art et la manière de rire
1953
MovieShe and Me
1952
as le garçon de café qui embrasse Juliette
MovieThe Fighting Drummer
1952
as Weapon master
MovieRun Away Mr. Perle
1952
as Le fou qui pêche dans un lavabo
MovieI Was It Three Times
1952
as L'interprète-secrétaire du sultan de Hammanlif (uncredited)
The Crazy Jungle
1952
MovieThe Respectful Prostitute
1952
as Nightclub customer
MovieMister Taxi
1952
as Le peintre de la place du Tertre
MovieJudgement of God
1952
as L'homme qui se fait arracher une dent (uncredited)
MovieLove Is Not a Sin
1952
as Mr. Cottin, the man with the dog, member of the U.R.A.F.
MovieMatrimonial Agency
1952
as Mr. Charles
MovieMr. Leguignon Lampiste
1952
as Un habitant du quartier
MovieThe Seven Deadly Sins
1952
as Martin Gaston, the Frenchman (segment "La Paresse")
MovieWolves Hunt at Night
1952
as Le Barman
MovieThey Were Five
1952
as Albert, le régisseur
MovieMy Wife Is Formidable
1951
as Le skieur qui cherche une chambre d'hôtel
MoviePoison
1951
as André
MovieThe Turkey
1951
as Le gérant
MovieNo Vacation for Mr. Mayor
1951
as The counselor
MovieTrip to America
1951
as l'employé d'Air France
MovieLife Is a Game
1951
as Thief
MovieThe Passerby
1951
as The lock keeper
MovieThe Sleepwalker
1951
as Anatole, the suspicious husband
MovieDr. Knock
1951
as Le malade qui a perdu 100 grammes (uncredited)
MovieThe Red Rose
1951
as Poet who eats glasses
MovieWithout Leaving an Address
1951
as Le futur papa qui lit le journal
MovieThe Straw Lover
1951
as Bruno, the psychiatrist
MovieBibi Fricotin
1951
as Pêcheur
MovieChampions Juniors
1951
as Le père autoritaire
MovieThe Gamblers
1950
as Piotr Petrovitch Shvokhnev
MovieLawless Street
1950
as Hippolyte
MovieThe Strollers
1950
as Mr. Vincent, hardware store (uncredited)
MovieFugitive from Montreal
1950
MovieThe King of the Bla Bla Bla
1950
as Gino
MovieTwelve Hours to Live
1950
MovieFirst Communion
1950
as Un prete (Uncredited)
MovieAdémaï at the border post
1950
as Soldier (uncredited)
MovieBed for Two
1950
as The waiter
MovieA Certain Mister
1950
as Thomas Boudeboeuf, journaliste à L'Avenir Sauveterrois
MovieMy Friend Sainfoin
1950
as Guide
MovieNot Any Weekend for Our Love
1950
as Constantin, domestique du baron
MovieFarewell Mister Grock
1950
as Spectator (uncredited)
MovieMillionaires for One Day
1949
as L'avocat de Philippe
MovieJust Out
1949
as (uncredited)
MovieI Love Only You
1949
as Le chef d'orchestre
MovieMission in Tangier
1949
as Spanish General at the Cabaret
MovieDu Guesclin
1949
as L'astrologue
MovieCruise for the Unknown One
1948
as The cook (uncredited)
MovieAntoine & Antoinette
1947
as Émile, le garçon épicier et un invité à la noce
MovieLast Refuge
1947
as The Driver
MovieLast Chance Castle
1947
as Le client du bar qui reçoit Yolande dans ses bras ("scène avec N. Nattier et J. Marchat")
MovieSix Hours to Lose
1947
as Chauffeur of his excellency
MovieThe Temptation of Barbizon
1946
as Le portier du cabaret "Le Paradis" (uncredited)
