Louis de Funès

31 July 1914 - 27 January 1983

ActivitiesActor, Director, Adaptation, Screenwriter, Narrator

SecteurCinema

Biography

The first part of Louis de Funès' career is laborious and he plays a multitude of supporting parts. In 1956, he gains some recognition for his role in The Trip Across Paris, directed by Claude Autant-Lara (1956), co-starring Jean Gabin and Bourvil. But it's only at the beginning of 1960s, with the stage play (Oscar) and a film (Pouic-Pouic, directed by Jean Girault, that Louis de Funès is truly launched. At the time, he is already approaching 50. After The Sucker, Gérard Oury proposes a new role to De Funès, that of a designated member of the Resistance. And it will be the success of Don't Look Now - We're Being Shot At, which leads to record attendance. From there on in, De Funès lends his cantankerousness to essentially two directors: Gerard Oury (The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob) and Jean Girault who offers him the role of Inspector Cruchot in the Gendarme series.

Filmography(148)

Never Play Clever Again/The Gendarme Wore Skirts

(1982)

La Soupe aux choux

(1981)

The Miser

(1980)

The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space

(1979)

The Spat

(1978)

L'Aile ou la cuisse

(1976)

The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob

(1973)

Delusions of Grandeur

(1971)

The Gazebo

(1971)

Perched on a Tree

(1971)

The Gendarme Takes Off/How to Be an Honest Cop

(1970)

The One Man Band

(1969)

Hibernatus

(1969)

How to Get Married

(1968)

The Tattooed Man

(1968)

The Little Bather

(1968)

The Exchange Student

(1967)

Oscar

(1967)

Fantomas Against Scotland Yard

(1966)

Don't Look Now - We're Being Shot At

(1966)

The Big Restaurant / What's Cooking in Paris

(1966)

Fantomas Strikes Back

(1965)

The Gendarme in New York

(1965)

The Jolly Good Fellows

(1965)

The Sucker

(1964)

Fantomas

(1964)

The Gendarme of St. Tropez

(1964)

A Mouse with the Men

(1964)

Pushing up Daisies

(1964)

Rob the Bank

(1963)

Pouic-Pouic

(1963)

Carom Shots

(1963)

The Lucky

(1963)

Nous irons à Deauville

(1962)

Duke of the Derby

(1962)

The Devil and the Ten Commandments

(1962)

La Vendetta

(1962)

Crime Does Not Pay / Gentle Art of Murder

(1961)

La Belle Américaine

(1961)

In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!...

(1960)

Captain Fracasse

(1960)

Les Tortillards

(1960)

Candide

(1960)

Certains l'aiment froide (ou Les Râleurs font leur beurre)

(1960)

Mon pote le gitan

(1959)

The Overtaxed

(1959)

Toto in Madrid

(1958)

Taxi, roulotte et corrida

(1958)

Life as a Couple / Life Together

(1958)

Neither Seen Nor Recognized / Vive Monsieur Blaireau

(1957)

Comme un cheveu sur la soupe

(1957)

The Trip Across Paris

(1956)

Photo Finish / Short Head

(1956)

Babies Galore

(1956)

Father's Gang

(1956)

Law of the Streets

(1955)

Bonjour sourire !

(1955)

If Paris Were Told to Us

(1955)

The Girl from Paris / The Toy Wife

(1955)

Les Hussards

(1955)

Papa, Maman, ma femme et moi

(1955)

The Impossible Mr. Pipelet

(1955)

Napoleon

(1955)

Human Cargo

(1955)

Les Pépées font la loi

(1954)

Huis-clos

(1954)

Papa, Mama the Maid and I

(1954)

Queen Margot / A Woman of Evil

(1954)

Peek-a-Boo

(1954)

The Sheep Has Five Legs

(1954)

Scènes de ménage

(1954)

Service Entrance

(1954)

Les Corsaires du bois de Boulogne

(1954)

Poisson d'avril

(1954)

Men Only Think of That

(1954)

Faites-moi confiance

(1954)

Tourments

(1954)

Oh No, Mam'zelle

(1954)

The Plotters

(1954)

Champions juniors

(1953)

L'Art et la manière de rire

(1953)

Tambour battant

(1953)

The Secret of Helene Marimon

(1953)

The Game of Love

(1953)

The Strange Desire of Mister Bard

(1953)

Knight Of The Night

(1953)

Mon frangin du Sénégal

(1953)

Lightly Clad

(1953)

Companions of the Night

(1953)

Inside a Girls' Dormitory

(1953)

Captain Sleepers

(1953)

La Jungle en folie (Le Sorcier blanc)

(1953)

La Tournée des grands ducs

(1953)

Au diable la vertu !

(1953)

The Virtuous Scoundrel

(1953)

Moineaux de Paris

(1953)

Le Huitième Art... et la manière...

(1952)

Extreme Ambition

(1952)

Run Away Mister Perle

(1952)

She and I

(1952)

She and Me

(1952)

La P... respectueuse

(1952)

Monsieur taxi

(1952)

L'Amour n'est pas un péché

(1952)

Monsieur Leguignon, lampiste

(1952)

90 degrés à l'ombre

(1951)

Un amour de parapluie

(1951)

Matrimonial Agency

(1951)

Les 7 péchés capitaux

(1951)

Les Loups chassent la nuit

(1951)

Ils étaient 5

(1951)

Ma femme est formidable

(1951)

Poison

(1951)

Le Dindon

(1951)

Pas de vacances pour Monsieur le maire

(1951)

Trip to America

(1951)

The Stranger from Montréal

(1951)

Folie douce

(1951)

La Vie est un jeu

(1951)

The Passerby

(1951)

Bibi Fricotin

(1951)

La Rose rouge

(1951)

The Sleepwaker

(1950)

Knock

(1950)

Twelve Hours to Live

(1950)

Sans laisser d'adresse

(1950)

Le Roi du blablabla

(1950)

The Straw Lover

(1950)

Father's Dilemma

(1950)

Lawless Street

(1950)

The Strollers

(1950)

Rendez-vous avec la chance

(1950)

Mon ami Sainfoin

(1950)

Judgment of God

(1949)

Adémaï at the border post

(1949)

Pas de week-end pour notre amour

(1949)

Au revoir Monsieur Grock

(1949)

A Simple Case of Money

(1949)

Vient de paraître

(1949)

I Only Love You

(1949)

Mission in Tangier

(1949)

Du Guesclin

(1949)

Croisière pour l'inconnu

(1948)

Dernier Refuge

(1947)

Le Château de la dernière chance

(1947)

Antoine and Antoinette

(1946)

Six Hours to Lose

(1946)

The Temptation of Barbizon

(1946)

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17 DECEMBER 2024

🔸ICONS: Louis de Funès

A tribute to the incomparable, burlesque and exuberant Louis de Funès, the master of comedy and one of the most beloved figures in French cinema. 🎭✨

His unique energy, unmatched expressions, and comic brilliance continue to inspire audiences worldwide. 💫

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