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Louis de Funès - Actor & Filmmaker | The Couch Critic

Home/People/Louis de Funès

Born

July 31, 1914
Died: January 27, 1983

(Lived 68 years)

Place of Birth

Courbevoie, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Career Highlights

167

Movies

12

TV Shows

1

Directed

Also Known As

Louis de Funes

Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza

L. de Funès

Луи де Фюнес

Λουί ντε Φυνές

+2 more

External Links

Louis de Funès

Biography

Louis de Funès, born Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza, was a popular French actor of Spanish origin and one of the giants of French comedy alongside André Bourvil and Fernandel.

L'Âge d'or de la pub poster

L'Âge d'or de la pub

as Self (archive footage)

Louis de Funès, le rire éternel poster

Louis de Funès, le rire éternel

as Self (archive footage)

January 26, 2023

Les Rois de la comédie poster

Les Rois de la comédie

as Self (archive footage)

January 1, 2023

Fantômas: A Thoroughly Modern Villain poster

Fantômas: A Thoroughly Modern Villain

as Self (archive footage)

January 21, 2022

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

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

as Self (archive footage)

January 7, 2022

Louis de Funès, Créature/Créateur poster

Louis de Funès, Créature/Créateur

September 13, 2021

Louis de Funès champion du box office poster

Louis de Funès champion du box office

La Folle Aventure de Louis de Funès poster

La Folle Aventure de Louis de Funès

as Self (archive footage)

Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress poster

Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress

as Self (archive footage)

De Gaulle, the Last King of France poster

De Gaulle, the Last King of France

as Self (archive footage)

Bourvil, un homme vrai poster

Bourvil, un homme vrai

as Self (archive footage)

December 11, 2016

Le Tournage du Corniaud… Tout sauf un long fleuve tranquille poster

Le Tournage du Corniaud… Tout sauf un long fleuve tranquille

as Self (archive footage)

October 6, 2015

Louis de Funès, 100 ans de Rire poster

Louis de Funès, 100 ans de Rire

Louis de Funès Forever poster

Louis de Funès Forever

as Himself (archive footage)

November 16, 2013

Il était une fois... Louis de Funès poster

Il était une fois... Louis de Funès

Louis de Funès Intime poster

Louis de Funès Intime

as Self - Archive

Louis de Funès ou le pouvoir de faire rire poster

Louis de Funès ou le pouvoir de faire rire

as Self (archive footage)

January 1, 2003

The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes poster

The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes

as Ludovic Cruchot

October 3, 1982

The Cabbage Soup poster

The Cabbage Soup

as Claude Ratinier (Le Glaude)

December 2, 1981

The Miser poster

The Miser

The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space poster

The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space

as Ludovic Cruchot

January 31, 1979

The Discord poster

The Discord

as Guillaume Daubray-Lacaze

The Wing or the Thigh? poster

The Wing or the Thigh?

as Charles Duchemin

October 27, 1976

The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob poster

The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob

as Victor Pivert

October 17, 1973

Delusions of Grandeur poster

Delusions of Grandeur

as Don Salluste de Bazan

December 8, 1971

Joe: The Busybody poster

Joe: The Busybody

as Antoine Brisebard

August 31, 1971

Perched on a Tree poster

Perched on a Tree

as Henri Roubier

The Gendarme Takes Off poster

The Gendarme Takes Off

as Ludovic Cruchot

October 28, 1970

The One Man Band poster

The One Man Band

September 18, 1970

Hibernatus poster

Hibernatus

as Hubert de Tartas

September 10, 1969

The Gendarme Gets Married poster

The Gendarme Gets Married

as Ludovic Cruchot

October 30, 1968

The Tattoo poster

The Tattoo

as Félicien Mézeray

August 17, 1968

The Little Bather poster

The Little Bather

as Louis-Philippe Fourchaume

The Exchange Student poster

The Exchange Student

as Charles Bosquier

December 1, 1967

Oscar poster

Oscar

as Bertrand Barnier

October 11, 1967

Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard poster

Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard

as Commissioner Juve

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

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

as Stanislas Lefort, conductor at the Paris Opera

December 8, 1966

The Restaurant poster

The Restaurant

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

September 9, 1966

Fantomas Unleashed poster

Fantomas Unleashed

as Commissaire Juve

December 8, 1965

The Gendarme in New York poster

The Gendarme in New York

as Ludovic Cruchot

October 28, 1965

How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning poster

How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning

as Léon Haudepin, general insurance agent (segment "Les Bons Vivants")

October 28, 1965

The Sucker poster

The Sucker

as Léopold Saroyan

Fantomas poster

Fantomas

as Commissaire Juve

November 4, 1964

Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez poster

Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez

as Ludovic Cruchot

September 8, 1964

A Mouse with the Men poster

A Mouse with the Men

Dandelions by the Roots poster

Dandelions by the Roots

Let's Rob the Bank poster

Let's Rob the Bank

as Victor Garnier

February 25, 1964

Le Café liégeois poster

Le Café liégeois

as le monsieur en habit

December 31, 1963

Squeak-squeak poster

Squeak-squeak

as Léonard Monestier

November 20, 1963

Carom Shots poster

Carom Shots

as Norbert Charolais, General Director of 321

People in Luck poster

People in Luck

as Antoine Beaurepaire (« Le Gros Lot »)

We Will Go to Deauville poster

We Will Go to Deauville

as Ludovic Lamberjacques

December 24, 1962

The Gentleman from Epsom poster

The Gentleman from Epsom

as Gaspard Ripeux

October 3, 1962

The Devil and the Ten Commandments poster

The Devil and the Ten Commandments

as Antoine Vaillant, l'escroc

September 14, 1962

Crime Does Not Pay poster

Crime Does Not Pay

The Vendetta poster

The Vendetta

In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles! poster

In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!

October 25, 1961

The American Beauty poster

The American Beauty

as Police station secretary / Head of personnel

September 29, 1961

Captain Fracasse poster

Captain Fracasse

Small Local Trains poster

Small Local Trains

as Émile Durand

December 30, 1960

Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century poster

Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century

as Officier de la Gestapo

December 16, 1960

Some Like It... Cold poster

Some Like It... Cold

as Ange Galopin, creditor who wants to recover the money

February 17, 1960

My Pal the Gypsy poster

My Pal the Gypsy

as Mr. Védrines, publisher

December 2, 1959

The Overtaxed poster

The Overtaxed

Toto in Madrid poster

Toto in Madrid

as Professor Montiel

February 6, 1959

Taxi, Trailer and Bullfight poster

Taxi, Trailer and Bullfight

as Maurice Berger

November 22, 1958

Life Together poster

Life Together

as Maître Stéphane

September 24, 1958

Neither Seen Nor Recognized poster

Neither Seen Nor Recognized

Crazy in the Noodle poster

Crazy in the Noodle

as Pierre Cousin

La Traversée de Paris poster

La Traversée de Paris

as Jambier, grocer

October 26, 1956

Slightly Ahead poster

Slightly Ahead

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

October 10, 1956

The Flea in the Ear poster

The Flea in the Ear

as Auguste Ferraillon

September 22, 1956

Babies Galore poster

Babies Galore

as Célestin Ratier, représentant des industries de l'enfance

Daddy's Gang poster

Daddy's Gang

as l'inspecteur principal Victor Eugène Merlerin

Law of the Streets poster

Law of the Streets

as 'Paulo les chiens'

Hello Smile! poster

Hello Smile!

February 29, 1956

If Paris Were Told to Us poster

If Paris Were Told to Us

as Antoine Allègre

January 27, 1956

Mädchen ohne Grenzen poster

Mädchen ohne Grenzen

December 23, 1955

The Hussars poster

The Hussars

as le bedeau Luigi

December 14, 1955

Papa, Mama, My Wife and Me poster

Papa, Mama, My Wife and Me

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

October 18, 1955

The Impossible Mr. Pipelet poster

The Impossible Mr. Pipelet

as l'oncle Robert

Frou-Frou poster

Frou-Frou

as le colonel Cousinet-Duval

The Babes Make the Law poster

The Babes Make the Law

as Jeannot la Bonne Affaire, le barman du "Lotus

Napoleon poster

Napoleon

as Soldier Laurent Passementier (uncredited)

Ingrid - The Story of a Fashion Model poster

Ingrid - The Story of a Fashion Model

as D'Arrigio - Modeschöpfer

January 21, 1955

No Exit poster

No Exit

as le garçon d'étage

December 22, 1954

Papa, Mama, the Maid and I poster

Papa, Mama, the Maid and I

as Mr. Calomel, neighbor on the floor above

November 26, 1954

Peek-a-boo poster

Peek-a-boo

as Michel Lebœuf, le commissaire de la brigade des mœurs

October 15, 1954

The Sheep Has Five Legs poster

The Sheep Has Five Legs

September 24, 1954

Marriage Episodes poster

Marriage Episodes

as M. Boulingrin

August 16, 1954

Service Entrance poster

Service Entrance

as Cesare Grimaldi, le père, artiste italien

August 16, 1954

April Fools' Day poster

April Fools' Day

as Le garde-champêtre

Men Think Only of That poster

Men Think Only of That

as Célosso, Spanish husband of the Russian Countess

The Pirates of the Bois du Bologne poster

The Pirates of the Bois du Bologne

as Le commissaire de police qui ne dit mot

Trust Me! poster

Trust Me!

The Secret of Helene Marimon poster

The Secret of Helene Marimon

as Gardener Ravan

Tourments poster

Tourments

as Eddy Gorlier

Mademoiselle Nitouche poster

Mademoiselle Nitouche

as A housekeeper

La Belle au bois dormant poster

La Belle au bois dormant

as Un astrologue

The Scheming Women poster

The Scheming Women

as Mr Marcange, l'auteur de la pièce

Les impures poster

Les impures

as Le chef de train

The Game of Love poster

The Game of Love

as le projectionniste ambulant

January 20, 1954

Strange Desire of Mr. Bard poster

Strange Desire of Mr. Bard

January 4, 1954

The Knight of the Night poster

The Knight of the Night

as Adrien Verduret

November 22, 1953

My Brother from Senegal poster

My Brother from Senegal

November 20, 1953

Lightly and Shortly Dressed poster

Lightly and Shortly Dressed

as Paul Duvernois

November 6, 1953

Inside a Girls' Dormitory poster

Inside a Girls' Dormitory

as Le photographe Triboudot

August 15, 1953

Captain Slipper poster

Captain Slipper

as Mr. Rachoux, bank director

Les Compagnes de la nuit poster

Les Compagnes de la nuit

as Un Client qui joue aux cartes

Innocents in Paris poster

Innocents in Paris

as Célestin, le chauffeur de taxi

To Hell with Virtue poster

To Hell with Virtue

The Sparrows of Paris poster

The Sparrows of Paris

The Tour of the Grand Dukes poster

The Tour of the Grand Dukes

as Hotel director

Les Dents longues poster

Les Dents longues

as l'employé du laboratoire photo

The Virtuous Scoundrel poster

The Virtuous Scoundrel

as Emile, manvalet

February 18, 1953

L'art et la manière de rire poster

L'art et la manière de rire

January 1, 1953

She and Me poster

She and Me

as le garçon de café qui embrasse Juliette

December 31, 1952

The Fighting Drummer poster

The Fighting Drummer

as Weapon master

December 12, 1952

Run Away Mr. Perle poster

Run Away Mr. Perle

as Le fou qui pêche dans un lavabo

December 11, 1952

I Was It Three Times poster

I Was It Three Times

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

October 31, 1952

The Crazy Jungle poster

The Crazy Jungle

October 14, 1952

The Respectful Prostitute poster

The Respectful Prostitute

as Nightclub customer

October 7, 1952

Mister Taxi poster

Mister Taxi

as le peintre de la place du Tertre

September 3, 1952

Judgement of God poster

Judgement of God

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

August 20, 1952

Love Is Not a Sin poster

Love Is Not a Sin

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

Matrimonial Agency poster

Matrimonial Agency

Mr. Leguignon Lampiste poster

Mr. Leguignon Lampiste

as Un habitant du quartier

The Seven Deadly Sins poster

The Seven Deadly Sins

as Martin Gaston, the Frenchman (segment "Sloth")

Wolves Hunt at Night poster

Wolves Hunt at Night

February 6, 1952

They Were Five poster

They Were Five

as Albert, le régisseur

January 23, 1952

My Wife Is Formidable poster

My Wife Is Formidable

as Le skieur qui cherche une chambre d'hôtel

December 5, 1951

Poison poster

Poison

November 30, 1951

The Turkey poster

The Turkey

November 21, 1951

No Vacation for Mr. Mayor poster

No Vacation for Mr. Mayor

as The counselor

November 4, 1951

Trip to America poster

Trip to America

as l'employé d'Air France

October 31, 1951

Life Is a Game poster

Life Is a Game

The Passerby poster

The Passerby

as The lock keeper

The Sleepwalker poster

The Sleepwalker

as Anatole, the suspicious husband

Dr. Knock poster

Dr. Knock

as Le malade qui a perdu 100 grammes (uncredited)

The Red Rose poster

The Red Rose

as Poet who eats glasses

February 6, 1951

Without Leaving an Address poster

Without Leaving an Address

as Le futur papa qui lit le journal

January 17, 1951

The Straw Lover poster

The Straw Lover

as Bruno, the psychiatrist

January 5, 1951

Bibi Fricotin poster

Bibi Fricotin

January 3, 1951

Champions Juniors poster

Champions Juniors

as Le père autoritaire

January 1, 1951

The Gamblers poster

The Gamblers

as Piotr Petrovitch Shvokhnev

December 20, 1950

Lawless Street poster

Lawless Street

December 1, 1950

The Strollers poster

The Strollers

as Mr. Vincent, hardware store (uncredited)

November 25, 1950

Fugitive from Montreal poster

Fugitive from Montreal

November 17, 1950

The King of the Bla Bla Bla poster

The King of the Bla Bla Bla

November 8, 1950

Twelve Hours to Live poster

Twelve Hours to Live

October 19, 1950

Adémaï at the border post poster

Adémaï at the border post

as Soldier (uncredited)

September 4, 1950

Bed for Two poster

Bed for Two

August 23, 1950

A Certain Mister poster

A Certain Mister

as Thomas Boudeboeuf, journaliste à L'Avenir Sauveterrois

My Friend Sainfoin poster

My Friend Sainfoin

Not Any Weekend for Our Love poster

Not Any Weekend for Our Love

as Constantin, domestique du baron

January 23, 1950

Farewell Mister Grock poster

Farewell Mister Grock

as Spectator (uncredited)

January 19, 1950

Millionaires for One Day poster

Millionaires for One Day

as L'avocat de Philippe

December 13, 1949

Just Out poster

Just Out

as (uncredited)

October 28, 1949

I Love Only You poster

I Love Only You

as Le chef d'orchestre

Mission in Tangier poster

Mission in Tangier

as Spanish General at the Cabaret

Du Guesclin poster

Du Guesclin

as L'astrologue

Cruise for the Unknown One poster

Cruise for the Unknown One

as The cook (uncredited)

September 1, 1948

Antoine & Antoinette poster

Antoine & Antoinette

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

September 27, 1947

Last Refuge poster

Last Refuge

August 26, 1947

Last Chance Castle poster

Last Chance Castle

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

Six Hours to Lose poster

Six Hours to Lose

as Chauffeur of his excellency

January 22, 1947

The Temptation of Barbizon poster

The Temptation of Barbizon

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