Louis de Funès

Louis de Funès

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Actor - France
Born July 31, 1914 in Courbevoie, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Died January 27, 1983 in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France

Mini-Biography:
Louis de Funès was born on July 31, 1914 in Courbevoie, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He was a French Actor, known for Les Veinards (1962), La Soupe aux choux (1981), La Zizanie (1977), Louis de Funès's first movie on record is from 1947. Louis de Funès died on January 27, 1983 in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France. His last motion picture on file dates from 1982.

Biographical Notes
De Funès, Spross einer Adelsfamilie, musste lange auf den Durchbruch warten. In zehn verschiedenen Berufen versuchte sich der nur 1,60 m große de Funès, bevor er sich mit 27 Jahren für die Schauspielerei entschied. Bis 1963 blieb er nach eigener Einschätzung ein "Schauspieler vierter Kategorie", erst die Titelrolle in "Balduin, der Geldschrankknacker" (1963), in der er seine ureigene cholerische Komik voll ausspielte, brachte den Durchbruch.
1968 ist er zum ersten Mal Frankreichs beliebtester Kinoschauspieler. Ob als "Balduin, der Geldschrankknacker", als "Fantomas"-Jäger oder "Gendarm von Saint Tropez" -"in fast allen Rollen variiert er den Typus des stets verärgerten und aggressiven, tobsüchtigen Kleinbürgers. Situationskomik, die von Schadenfreude lebt, hohes Tempo, Kalauer und Gags in der Tradition der Filmklamotte sind kennzeichnend für den Stil seiner Filme, sein Repertoire an Grimassen ist erstaunlich" (Lexikon des Internationalen Films). Knapp 20 Jahre konnte er seine Popularität genießen, bis er seinem dritten Herzinfarkt erlag. "Wenn es so etwas gäbe wie eine ideale Mischung aus dem gemütvollen humorig tümelnden Heinz Rühmann und dem zynisch aggressiven Schnauzbart Alfred Tetzlaff, dann müsste er Louis de Funès heißen. ... Der kleine Quadratschädel ... verkörperte auf ideale Weise die beiden Antipoden der Komiker des Kleinbürgertums - und daraus resultierte auch sein grenzüberschreitender Erfolg", heißt es im Nachruf der "Weltwoche, Zürich"." (BR Presse)

FilmographyFilmography [Auszug]
1982: Le gendarme et les gendarmettes (Cast: Maréchal des Logis-chef Ludovic Cruchot), Directed by Jean Girault, with Michel Galabru, Maurice Risch,
1981: La Soupe aux choux (Cast: Claude Ratinier), Directed by Jean Girault, with Jean Carmet, Christine Dejoux,
1980: L' Avare (Cast: Harpagon), Directed by Jean Girault, with Georges Audoubert, Hervé Bellon, Anne Caudry,
1978: Le gendarme et les extraterrestres (Cast: Cruchot), Directed by Jean Girault, with Jacques François, Michel Galabru,
1977: La Zizanie (Cast: Guillaume), Directed by Claude Zidi, with Geneviève Fontanel, Annie Girardot,
1976: L' aile ou la cuisse (Cast: Charles Duchemin), Directed by Claude Zidi, with Coluche, Claude Gensac,
1973: Les aventures du Rabbi Jacob (Cast), Directed by Gérard Oury, with Janet Brandt, Marcel Dalio,
1971: La folie des Grandeurs (Cast), Directed by Marcel Julian, Gérard Oury, with Yves Montand, Karin Schubert,
1971: Jo (Jo, the busybody) (Cast: Antoine Brisebard), Directed by Jean Girault, with Bernard Blier, Michel Galabru,
1970: L' homme orchestre (Cast: Balduin), Directed by Serge Korber, with Noelle Adam, Olivier de Funès,
1970: Le gendarme en balade (Cast: Gendarme), Directed by Jean Girault, with Michel Galabru, Claude Gensac,
1969: Hibernatus (Cast: Monsieur de Tartas), Directed by Edouard Molinaro, with Claude Gensac,
1969: Papillons de Paris (Cast), Directed by Serge Korber,
1968: Le petit baigneur (Cast: Fourchaume), Directed by Robert Dhéry, with Colette Brosset, Robert Dhéry,
1968: Le gendarme se marie (Cast: Balduin), Directed by Jean Girault, with Michel Galabru, Claude Gensac,
1968: Le tatoué (Cast), Directed by Denys de la Patellière, with Dominique Davray, Jean Gabin,
1967: Fantômas contre Scotland Yard (Cast), Directed by André Hunebelle, with Rita Renoir, Jean-Roger Caussimon, Françoise Christophe,
1967: Les grandes vacances (Cast: Balduin), Directed by Jean Girault, with Olivier de Funès, Claude Gensac,
1966: Le grand restaurant (Cast: Monsieur Septime), Directed by Jacques Besnard, with Bernard Blier, Folco Lulli,
1966: La Grande Vadrouille (Cast: Stanislas Lefort), Directed by Gérard Oury, with Bourvil, Claudio Brook,
1965: Le gendarme à New York (Cast), Directed by Jean Girault, with Michel Galabru, Geneviève Grad,
1965: Fantômas se déchaine (Fantomas revient) (Cast: Kommissar Juve), Directed by André Hunebelle, with Albert Dagnant, Robert Dalban,
1965: Les bons vivants (Cast), Directed by Gilles Grangier, Georges Lautner, with Pierre Bertin, Bernard Blier, Darry Cowl,
1964: Le Corniaud (Cast), Directed by Gérard Oury, with Bourvil, Michel Galabru,
1964: Fantômas (Cast: Kommissar Juve), Directed by André Hunebelle, with Jean Marais, Marie Hélène Arnaud, Robert Dalban,
1964: Le Gendarme de St. Tropez (Cast: Gendarm Cruchot), Directed by Jean Girault, with Jean-Paul Bertrand, Daniel Cauchy,
1963: Des pissenlits par la racine (Cast: Jacques), Directed by Georges Lautner, with Maurice Biraud, Francis Blanche, Darry Cowl,
1963: Faites sauter la banque (Cast: Balduin Garnier), Directed by Jean Girault, with Yvonne Clech, Catherine Demongeot,
1962: Les Veinards (Cast: Le gros lot), Directed by Philippe de Broca, Jean Girault, Jacques Pinoteau, with Francis Blanche, Darry Cowl, Mireille Darc,
1962: Le Gentleman d'Epsom (Cast), Directed by Gilles Grangier, with Marie-Helene Dasté, Paul Frankeur,
1962: Le diable et les dix commandements (Cast), Directed by Julien Duvivier, with Françoise Arnoul, Charles Aznavour, Jean-Claude Brialy,
1962: Carambolages (Cast: Norbert Charolais), Directed by Marcel Bluwal, with Andrè Badin, Guy Bedos, Jean-Claude Brialy,
1962: Un clair de lune à Maubeuge (Cast),
1961: La belle américaine (Cast), Directed by Robert Dhéry, with Alfred Adam, Colette Brosset, Jean Carmet,
1961: Le capitaine Fracasse (Cast: Scapin), Directed by Pierre Gaspard-Huit, with Gérard Barray, Anna Maria Ferrero,
1960: Candide ou l'optimisme du XX2 siècle (Cast), Directed by Norbert Carbonnaux, with Pierre Brasseur, Jean-Pierre Cassel,
1958: Taxi, Roulotte et Corrida (Cast), Directed by André Hunebelle, with Paulette Dubost,
1958: La vie à Deux (Cast), Directed by Clément Duhour, with Pierre Brasseur, Danielle Darrieux,
1957: Ni vu, ni connu (Cast: Blaireau), Directed by Yves Robert, with Noelle Adam, Pierre Mondy,
1956: La traversée de Paris (Pig Across Paris, Pigs Across Paris, Four Bags Full, The Crossing of Paris, The Trip Across Paris) (Cast: L'épicier), Directed by Claude Autant-Lara, with Jean Gabin, Bourvil, Jeannette Batti,
1955: Escalier de service (Cast), Directed by Carlo Rim, with Etchika Choureau, Danielle Darrieux,
1955: Papa, Maman, ma Femme et moi (Cast), Directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois,
1955: Ingrid - Die Geschichte eines Fotomodells (Cast: D'Arrigio - Modeschöpfer ), Directed by Géza von Radványi, with Johanna Matz, Paul Hubschmid, Paul Edwin Roth,
1954: Papa, Maman, La Bonne et moi (Cast), Directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois,
1954: Ah, les belles bacchantes (Tolle Sachen) (Cast), Directed by Jean Loubignac, with Colette Brosset, Raymond Bussières,
1954: Le Mouton à cinq pattes (Das Kalb mit den fünf Füssen) (Cast), Directed by Henri Verneuil, with Pâquerette, Paulette Dubost,
1954: Le Chevalier de la nuit (Cast), Directed by Robert Darène, with Grégoire Aslan, Jean-Claude Pascal,
1953: L' étrange désir de Monsieur Bard (Cast: Chanteau), Directed by Géza von Radványi, with Georgette Anys, Henri Crémieux,
1953: Le blé en herbe (Cast), Directed by Claude Autant-Lara, with Edwige Feuillère, Pierre Michel Beck, Nicole Berger,
1953: Capitaine Pantoufle (Cast), Directed by Guy Lefranc, with Françoise Spira,
1953: Les corsaires du bois de Boulogne (Cast), Directed by Raymond Bussières, Norbert Carbonnaux, with Mario David, Christian Duvaleix,
1953: Les dents longues (Cast: Un typo), Directed by Daniel Gélin, with Danièle Delorme, Daniel Gélin, Jean Chevrier,
1952: L' amour n'est pas un péché (Cast), Directed by Claude Cariven, with Colette Brosset, André Chanu,
1952: Au diable la vertu (Cast), Directed by Jean Laviron, with Maurice Régamey,
1950: L' Amant de paille (Cast), Directed by Gilles Grangier, with Jean-Pierre Aumont, Gérard Buhr,
1950: Knock (Cast), Directed by Guy Lefranc, with Madeleine Barbulée, Pierre Bertin, Jean Brochard,
1950: La rose rouge (Cast), Directed by Marcello Pagliero, with Françoise Arnoul, Jean-Roger Caussimon,
1947: Antoine et Antoinette (Cast), Directed by Jacques Becker, with Roger Pigaut, Noël Roquevert,

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