Louis de Funès
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.
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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.
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Born
Jul 31, 1914
Courbevoie, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Died
Jan 27, 1983
Known For
Acting
Movies
170 acting
6 crew
Popularity
1.9
Known For
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
1966
as Stanislas Lefort
Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez
1964
as Ludovic Cruchot
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
1973
as Victor Pivert
Fantomas
1964
as Commissaire Juve
The Sucker
1965
as Léopold Saroyan
The Wing or the Thigh?
1976
as Charles Duchemin
The Cabbage Soup
1981
as Claude Ratinier (Le Glaude)
The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space
1979
as Ludovic Cruchot
The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes
1982
as Maréchal des Logis-chef Ludovic Cruchot
Delusions of Grandeur
1971
as Don Salluste de Bazan
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