Louis de Funès
Born July 31, 1914 (Age: 111)
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Courbevoie, Hauts-de-Seine, France
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.
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.
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Filmography
Louis de Funès champion du box office
2021
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as
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Age: 107
Le Tournage du Corniaud… Tout sauf un long fleuve tranquille
2015
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 101
The Cabbage Soup
1981
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as Claude Ratinier (Le Glaude)
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Age: 67
The Miser
1980
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as Harpagon
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Age: 65
The Discord
1978
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as Guillaume Daubray-Lacaze
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Age: 63
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
1973
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as Victor Pivert
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Age: 59
Hibernatus
1969
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as Hubert de Tartas
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Age: 55
Fantomas Unleashed
1965
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as Commissaire Juve
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Age: 51
How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning
1965
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as Léon Haudepin (sketch "Les Bons Vivants")
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Age: 51
The Gendarme in New York
1965
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as Ludovic Cruchot
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Age: 51
The Sucker
1965
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as Léopold Saroyan
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Age: 50
Fantomas
1964
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as Commissaire Juve
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Age: 50
Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez
1964
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as Ludovic Cruchot
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Age: 50
A Mouse with the Men
1964
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as Marcel Ravelais
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Age: 49
Dandelions by the Roots
1964
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as Jacques, le cousin de Jérôme, dit « Jockey-Jack », petit truand
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Age: 49
Let's Rob the Bank
1964
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as Victor Garnier
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Age: 49
Le Café liégeois
1963
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as le monsieur en habit
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Age: 49
Squeak-squeak
1963
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as Léonard Monestier
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Age: 49
Carom Shots
1963
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as Norbert Charolais, Directeur Général du 321
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Age: 48
People in Luck
1963
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as Antoine Beaurepaire (segment "Le Gros Lot")
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Age: 48
We Will Go to Deauville
1962
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as Ludovic Lamberjacques
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Age: 48
The Gentleman from Epsom
1962
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as Gaspard Ripeux
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Age: 48
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
1962
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as Antoine Vaillant, l'escroc
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Age: 48
Crime Does Not Pay
1962
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as Barman
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Age: 47
The Vendetta
1962
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as Amoretti
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Age: 47
In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!
1961
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as Paul Ernzer
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Age: 47
The American Beauty
1961
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as Police station secretary / Head of personnel
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Age: 47
Captain Fracasse
1961
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as Scapin
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Age: 46
Small Local Trains
1960
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as Émile Durand
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Age: 46
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
1960
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as Officier de la Gestapo
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Age: 46
Some Like It... Cold
1960
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as Ange Galopin, creditor who wants to recover the money
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Age: 45
My Pal the Gypsy
1959
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as Mr. Védrines, publisher
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Age: 45
The Overtaxed
1959
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as Ettore
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Age: 44
Toto in Madrid
1959
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as Professor Montiel
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Age: 44
Taxi, Trailer and Bullfight
1958
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as Maurice Berger
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Age: 44
Life Together
1958
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as Maître Stéphane
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Age: 44
Neither Seen Nor Recognized
1958
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as Blaireau
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Age: 43
La Traversée de Paris
1956
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as Jambier, grocer
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Age: 42
Slightly Ahead
1956
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as Le père Graziani, faux religieux ; Prosper le faux garçon d'écurie ; le faux colonel Luc de La Frapinière
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Age: 42
The Flea in the Ear
1956
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as Auguste Ferraillon
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Age: 42
Babies Galore
1956
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as Célestin Ratier, représentant des industries de l'enfance
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Age: 41
Daddy's Gang
1956
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as l'inspecteur principal Victor Eugène Merlerin
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Age: 41
Law of the Streets
1956
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as 'Paulo les chiens'
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Age: 41
Hello Smile!
1956
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as Bonoeil
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Age: 41
If Paris Were Told to Us
1956
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as Antoine Allègre
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Age: 41
Mädchen ohne Grenzen
1955
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as
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Age: 41
The Hussars
1955
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as le bedeau Luigi
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Age: 41
Papa, Mama, My Wife and Me
1955
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as M. Calomel, voisin à l'étage au-dessus
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Age: 41
The Impossible Mr. Pipelet
1955
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as l'oncle Robert
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Age: 40
Frou-Frou
1955
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as le colonel Cousinet-Duval
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Age: 40
The Babes Make the Law
1955
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as Jeannot la Bonne Affaire, le barman du "Lotus
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Age: 40
Napoleon
1955
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as Soldier Laurent Passementier (uncredited)
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Age: 40
Ingrid - The Story of a Fashion Model
1955
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as D'Arrigio - Modeschöpfer
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Age: 40
No Exit
1954
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as le garçon d'étage
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Age: 40
Papa, Mama, the Maid and I
1954
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as Mr. Calomel, neighbor on the floor above
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Age: 40
Queen Margot
1954
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as René, l'astrologue
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Age: 40
Peek-a-boo
1954
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as Michel Lebœuf, le commissaire de la brigade des mœurs
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Age: 40
The Sheep Has Five Legs
1954
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as Pilate
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Age: 40
Marriage Episodes
1954
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as M. Boulingrin
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Age: 40
Service Entrance
1954
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as Cesare Grimaldi, le père, artiste italien
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Age: 40
April Fools' Day
1954
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as Le garde-champêtre
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Age: 39
Men Think Only of That
1954
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as Célosso, Spanish husband of the Russian Countess
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Age: 39
The Pirates of the Bois du Bologne
1954
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as Le commissaire de police qui ne dit mot
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Age: 39
Trust Me!
1954
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as Tumlatum
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Age: 39
The Secret of Helene Marimon
1954
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as Gardener Ravan
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Age: 39
Tourments
1954
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as Eddy Gorlier
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Age: 39
Mademoiselle Nitouche
1954
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as A housekeeper
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Age: 39
La Belle au bois dormant
1954
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as Un astrologue
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Age: 39
The Scheming Women
1954
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as Mr Marcange, l'auteur de la pièce
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Age: 39
The Impure Ones
1954
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as Le chef de train
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Age: 39
The Game of Love
1954
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as le projectionniste ambulant
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Age: 39
Strange Desire of Mr. Bard
1954
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as M. Chanteau
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Age: 39
The Knight of the Night
1953
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as Adrien Verduret
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Age: 39
My Brother from Senegal
1953
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as Le docteur
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Age: 39
Lightly and Shortly Dressed
1953
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as Paul Duvernois
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Age: 39
Inside a Girls' Dormitory
1953
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as Le photographe Triboudot
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Age: 39
Captain Slipper
1953
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as Mr. Rachoux, bank director
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Age: 39
Companions of the Night
1953
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as Un Client qui joue aux cartes
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Age: 38
Innocents in Paris
1953
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as Célestin, le chauffeur de taxi
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Age: 38
To Hell with Virtue
1953
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as Mr. Lorette
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Age: 38
The Sparrows of Paris
1953
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as Doctor
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Age: 38
The Tour of the Grand Dukes
1953
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as Hotel director
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Age: 38
Les Dents longues
1953
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as l'employé du laboratoire photo
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Age: 38
The Virtuous Scoundrel
1953
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as Emile, manvalet
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Age: 38
L'art et la manière de rire
1953
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as
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Age: 38
The Gamblers
1950
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as Piotr Petrovitch Shvokhnev
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Age: 36
Lawless Street
1950
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as Hippolyte
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Age: 36
The Strollers
1950
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as Mr. Vincent, hardware store (uncredited)
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Age: 36
Fugitive from Montreal
1950
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as
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Age: 36
The King of the Bla Bla Bla
1950
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as Gino
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Age: 36
Twelve Hours to Live
1950
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as
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Age: 36
Adémaï at the border post
1950
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as Soldier (uncredited)
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Age: 36
Bed for Two
1950
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as The waiter
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Age: 36
A Certain Mister
1950
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as Thomas Boudeboeuf, journaliste à L'Avenir Sauveterrois
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Age: 35
My Friend Sainfoin
1950
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as Guide
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Age: 35
Not Any Weekend for Our Love
1950
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as Constantin, domestique du baron
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Age: 35
Farewell Mister Grock
1950
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as Spectator (uncredited)
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Age: 35