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Louis de Funès

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedJul 31, 1914 (Died at 69)
Zodiac Sign♌Leo
Place of BirthCourbevoie, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Career Span1946 – 1983
Known Credits181 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 2.8

Louis de Funès

Also known as:Louis de FunesLouis Germain David de Funès de GalarzaL. de FunèsΛουί ντε Φυνές+2 more
Total Works

181

170 movies • 11 shows

Avg Rating

6.3 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#3

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
7.9
as Stanislas Lefort
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
7.4
as Victor Pivert
The Wing or the Thigh?
7.2
as Charles Duchemin
The Cabbage Soup
6.4
The Cabbage Soup
1981•movie
as Claude Ratinier (Le Glaude)

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 181 titles featuring Louis de Funès

Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
7.9

as Stanislas Lefort

The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
7.4

as Victor Pivert

The Wing or the Thigh?
7.2

as Charles Duchemin

The Cabbage Soup
6.4
The Cabbage Soup
1981•movie

as Claude Ratinier (Le Glaude)

Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez
7.0

as Ludovic Cruchot

Fantomas
6.8
Fantomas
1964•movie

as Commissaire Juve

Delusions of Grandeur
7.4

as Don Salluste de Bazan

The Sucker
7.4
The Sucker
1965•movie

as Léopold Saroyan

The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space
6.1
The Gendarme Gets Married
6.5

as Ludovic Cruchot

The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes
6.0

as Maréchal des Logis-chef Ludovic Cruchot

Fantomas Unleashed
6.7
Fantomas Unleashed
1965•movie

as Commissaire Juve

Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard
6.7

as Commissaire Juve

The Gendarme in New York
6.3

as Ludovic Cruchot

The Restaurant
6.8
The Restaurant
1966•movie

as M. Septime, patron d'un grand restaurant parisien

The Gendarme Takes Off
6.3

as Ludovic Cruchot

Oscar
7.3
Oscar
1967•movie

as Bertrand Barnier

Hibernatus
6.7
Hibernatus
1969•movie

as Hubert de Tartas

The Miser
6.3
The Miser
1980•movie

as Harpagon

The Little Bather
6.6
The Little Bather
1968•movie

as Louis-Philippe Fourchaume

The Discord
6.4
The Discord
1978•movie

as Guillaume Daubray-Lacaze

Jo
7.2
Jo
1971•movie

as Antoine Brisebard

The Exchange Student
6.8

as Charles Bosquier

La Traversée de Paris
7.3

as Jambier, grocer

The Tattoo
6.4
The Tattoo
1968•movie

as Félicien Mézeray

The One Man Band
6.0
The One Man Band
1970•movie

as Evan Evans

Squeak-squeak
6.8
Squeak-squeak
1963•movie

as Léonard Monestier

Let's Rob the Bank
6.5
Let's Rob the Bank
1964•movie

as Victor Garnier

Perched on a Tree
5.3
Perched on a Tree
1971•movie

as Henri Roubier

Neither Seen Nor Recognized
6.8

as Blaireau

The Overtaxed
7.1
The Overtaxed
1959•movie

as Ettore

Poison
7.2
Poison
1951•movie

as André

The Gentleman from Epsom
6.2

as Gaspard Ripeux

The American Beauty
6.0

as Police station secretary / Head of personnel

Dr. Knock
7.4
Dr. Knock
1951•movie

as Le malade qui a perdu 100 grammes (uncredited)

Carom Shots
6.0
Carom Shots
1963•movie

as Norbert Charolais, Directeur Général du 321

Dandelions by the Roots
5.4

as Jacques

Taxi, Trailer and Bullfight
5.9

as Maurice Berger

Antoine & Antoinette
6.2

as Émile, le garçon épicier et un invité à la noce

Peek-a-boo
5.2
Peek-a-boo
1954•movie

as Michel Lebœuf, le commissaire de la brigade des mœurs

How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning
5.7

as Léon Haudepin (sketch "Les Bons Vivants")

The Devil and the Ten Commandments
5.7

as Antoine Vaillant, l'escroc

Toto in Madrid
6.5
Toto in Madrid
1959•movie

as Professor Montiel

The Sheep Has Five Legs
5.8

as Pilate

Captain Fracasse
5.4
Captain Fracasse
1961•movie

as Scapin

People in Luck
5.6
People in Luck
1963•movie

as Antoine Beaurepaire (segment "Le Gros Lot")

Crazy in the Noodle
6.1

as Pierre Cousin

A Mouse with the Men
5.8

as Marcel Ravelais

April Fools' Day
5.9
April Fools' Day
1954•movie

as Le garde-champêtre

Papa, Mama, the Maid and I
5.7

as Mr. Calomel, neighbor on the floor above

We Will Go to Deauville
5.4

as Ludovic Lamberjacques

In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!
6.3

as Paul Ernzer

Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress
7.7

as Self (archive footage)

Napoleon
6.3
Napoleon
1955•movie

as Soldier Laurent Passementier (uncredited)

The Game of Love
5.8
The Game of Love
1954•movie

as le projectionniste ambulant

Some Like It... Cold
5.6

as Ange Galopin, creditor who wants to recover the money

Life Together
6.1
Life Together
1958•movie

as Maître Stéphane

First Communion
6.3
First Communion
1950•movie

as Un prete (Uncredited)

The Virtuous Scoundrel
6.1

as Emile, manvalet

Hello Smile!
6.1
Hello Smile!
1956•movie

as Bonoeil

The Scheming Women
5.6
The Scheming Women
1954•movie

as Mr Marcange, l'auteur de la pièce

The Respectful Prostitute
5.3

as Nightclub customer

Papa, Mama, My Wife and Me
5.9

as M. Calomel, voisin à l'étage au-dessus

If Paris Were Told to Us
5.9

as Antoine Allègre

Louis de Funès Forever
6.7

as Himself (archive footage)

Innocents in Paris
5.2
Innocents in Paris
1953•movie

as Célestin, le chauffeur de taxi

Without Leaving an Address
6.4

as Le futur papa qui lit le journal

The Seven Deadly Sins
6.0

as Martin Gaston, the Frenchman (segment "La Paresse")

No Exit
5.9
No Exit
1954•movie

as le garçon d'étage

The Hussars
6.0
The Hussars
1955•movie

as le bedeau Luigi

Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
6.4

as Officier de la Gestapo

Crime Does Not Pay
5.5
Crime Does Not Pay
1962•movie

as Barman

The Temptation of Barbizon
5.8

as Le portier du cabaret "Le Paradis" (uncredited)

Twelve Hours to Live
6.2
The Sleepwalker
6.0
The Sleepwalker
1951•movie

as Anatole, the suspicious husband

Mister Taxi
6.4
Mister Taxi
1952•movie

as Le peintre de la place du Tertre

Strange Desire of Mr. Bard
6.3

as M. Chanteau

Babies Galore
5.2
Babies Galore
1956•movie

as Célestin Ratier, représentant des industries de l'enfance

Small Local Trains
6.8
Small Local Trains
1960•movie

as Émile Durand

Daddy's Gang
5.8
Daddy's Gang
1956•movie

as l'inspecteur principal Victor Eugène Merlerin

Inside a Girls' Dormitory
5.4

as Le photographe Triboudot

Frou-Frou
6.0
Frou-Frou
1955•movie

as le colonel Cousinet-Duval

Mademoiselle Nitouche
5.8

as A housekeeper

Lightly and Shortly Dressed
5.4

as Paul Duvernois

Lawless Street
5.4
Lawless Street
1950•movie

as Hippolyte

La Folle Aventure de Louis de Funès
7.1

as Self (archive footage)

Mr. Leguignon Lampiste
5.9

as Un habitant du quartier

The Impure Ones
4.2
The Impure Ones
1954•movie

as Le chef de train

Men Think Only of That
6.2

as Célosso, Spanish husband of the Russian Countess

The Strollers
5.4
The Strollers
1950•movie

as Mr. Vincent, hardware store (uncredited)

My Brother from Senegal
6.8

as Le docteur

Mission in Tangier
6.0
Mission in Tangier
1949•movie

as Spanish General at the Cabaret

The Knight of the Night
6.1

as Adrien Verduret

Du Guesclin
5.4
Du Guesclin
1949•movie

as L'astrologue

Champs-Elysées
6.8
1 eps
Champs-Elysées
1982•series

as Self

The Tour of the Grand Dukes
5.5

as Hotel director

Slightly Ahead
6.2
Slightly Ahead
1956•movie

as Le père Graziani, faux religieux ; Prosper le faux garçon d'écurie ; le faux colonel Luc de La Frapinière

Companions of the Night
6.2

as Un Client qui joue aux cartes

The Turkey
7.1
The Turkey
1951•movie

as Le gérant

The Red Rose
5.6
The Red Rose
1951•movie

as Poet who eats glasses

Les Dents longues
5.8
Les Dents longues
1953•movie

as l'employé du laboratoire photo

I Was It Three Times
4.8

as L'interprète-secrétaire du sultan de Hammanlif (uncredited)

Service Entrance
6.2
Service Entrance
1954•movie

as Cesare Grimaldi, le père, artiste italien

Queen Margot
7.1
Queen Margot
1954•movie

as René, l'astrologue

Fantômas: A Thoroughly Modern Villain
7.1

as Self (archive footage)

She and Me
6.4
She and Me
1952•movie

as le garçon de café qui embrasse Juliette

The Impossible Mr. Pipelet
6.0

as l'oncle Robert

To Hell with Virtue
6.3

as Mr. Lorette

Captain Slipper
6.4
Captain Slipper
1953•movie

as Mr. Rachoux, bank director

The Gamblers
5.9
The Gamblers
1950•movie

as Piotr Petrovitch Shvokhnev

Marriage Episodes
5.4
Marriage Episodes
1954•movie

as M. Boulingrin

Louis de Funès, le rire éternel
6.0

as Self (archive footage)

Cruise for the Unknown One
6.7

as The cook (uncredited)

Bibi Fricotin
5.7
Bibi Fricotin
1951•movie

as Pêcheur

Trust Me!
6.2
Trust Me!
1954•movie

as Tumlatum

The Vendetta
5.8
The Vendetta
1962•movie

as Amoretti

L'Âge d'or de la pub
6.5

as Self (archive footage)

Matrimonial Agency
5.6
Matrimonial Agency
1952•movie

as Mr. Charles

The Sparrows of Paris
6.0

as Doctor

My Pal the Gypsy
4.5
My Pal the Gypsy
1959•movie

as Mr. Védrines, publisher

Millionaires for One Day
6.0

as L'avocat de Philippe

Judgement of God
5.4
Judgement of God
1952•movie

as L'homme qui se fait arracher une dent (uncredited)

My Wife Is Formidable
4.5

as Le skieur qui cherche une chambre d'hôtel

The Flea in the Ear
5.3

as Auguste Ferraillon

Wolves Hunt at Night
5.8

as Le Barman

The Secret of Helene Marimon
4.2

as Gardener Ravan

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
7.2

as Self (archive footage)

I Love Only You
5.6
I Love Only You
1949•movie

as Le chef d'orchestre

Louis de Funès ou le pouvoir de faire rire
6.1

as Self (archive footage)

Tourments
5.9
Tourments
1954•movie

as Eddy Gorlier

Six Hours to Lose
6.2
Six Hours to Lose
1947•movie

as Chauffeur of his excellency

Not Any Weekend for Our Love
5.2

as Constantin, domestique du baron

Farewell Mister Grock
5.8

as Spectator (uncredited)

They Were Five
5.6
They Were Five
1952•movie

as Albert, le régisseur

Sacrée soirée
5.7
1 eps
Sacrée soirée
1987•series

as Self (archive footage)

A Certain Mister
5.2
A Certain Mister
1950•movie

as Thomas Boudeboeuf, journaliste à L'Avenir Sauveterrois

The Passerby
6.0
The Passerby
1951•movie

as The lock keeper

The Babes Make the Law
6.2

as Jeannot la Bonne Affaire, le barman du "Lotus

Love Is Not a Sin
6.8
Love Is Not a Sin
1952•movie

as Mr. Cottin, the man with the dog, member of the U.R.A.F.

Run Away Mr. Perle
6.0
Run Away Mr. Perle
1952•movie

as Le fou qui pêche dans un lavabo

Ingrid - The Story of a Fashion Model
6.2

as D'Arrigio - Modeschöpfer

The Pirates of the Bois du Bologne
6.2

as Le commissaire de police qui ne dit mot

Last Chance Castle
5.0
Last Chance Castle
1947•movie

as Le client du bar qui reçoit Yolande dans ses bras ("scène avec N. Nattier et J. Marchat")

Law of the Streets
7.5
Law of the Streets
1956•movie

as 'Paulo les chiens'

Les Rois de la comédie
6.3

as Self (archive footage)

Louis de Funès Intime
7.3

as Self - Archive

Last Refuge
5.3
Last Refuge
1947•movie

as The Driver

My Friend Sainfoin
7.7
My Friend Sainfoin
1950•movie

as Guide

The King of the Bla Bla Bla
7.3

as Gino

Life Is a Game
5.3
Life Is a Game
1951•movie

as Thief

Champions Juniors
6.7
Champions Juniors
1951•movie

as Le père autoritaire

The Straw Lover
4.7
The Straw Lover
1951•movie

as Bruno, the psychiatrist

Le Grand Échiquier
8.0
3 eps
Le Grand Échiquier
1972•series

as Self

Am laufenden Band
7.0
1 eps
Am laufenden Band
1974•series

as Self - Guest

8.0
1 eps
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971•series

as Self

Cinépanorama
8.7
1 eps
Cinépanorama
1956•series

as Self

Bed for Two
7.0
Bed for Two
1950•movie

as The waiter

Fugitive from Montreal
6.5
Just Out
8.0
Just Out
1949•movie

as (uncredited)

The Fighting Drummer
7.0

as Weapon master

No Vacation for Mr. Mayor
7.5

as The counselor

Mädchen ohne Grenzen
8.0
La Belle au bois dormant
5.0

as Un astrologue

Adémaï at the border post
7.0

as Soldier (uncredited)

Le Café liégeois
6.0
Le Café liégeois
1963•movie

as le monsieur en habit

De Gaulle, the Last King of France
7.0

as Self (archive footage)

Trip to America
6.5
Trip to America
1951•movie

as l'employé d'Air France

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
6.0
5 eps

as Self

Numéro un
7.5
1 eps
Numéro un
1975•series

as Self

Bourvil, un homme vrai
6.0

as Self (archive footage)

Louis de Funès, inoubliable
8.0
5 eps

as Louis de Funès

Midi trente
6.0
2 eps
Midi trente
1972•series

as Self

Louis de Funès, l'homme qui a passé le mur du son

as Self (archive footage)

Meeting with Joe: The Busybody

as Self (archive footage)

Cadet Rousselle
1 eps
Cadet Rousselle
1971•series

as Self (archive footage)