Louis de Funès

Biography

An exiled family

Born with Courbevoie the July 31st 1914, Louis de Funès (1914 - 1983) is the third child of an arrived couple of Spain in France in 1904 after his/her father, Carlos Luis of Funès de Galarza (1871 - 1934), had removed his mother Léonor Soto Reguera (1879 - 1957) because the family of this one opposed their union.

His/her father, who cannot follow any more his occupation of lawyer since his installation in France, improvises himself negotiating in Perle S and jewels. This father, character a little odd that he knew little, seems to have had less influence on him than his mother. Thus, Louis de Funès told that it was its first professor of comedy: It arrived at my mother of me courser around the table by shouting " Yé go t-piece toué" , in its way of being and of acting, it had, without the knowledge, the genius of the boards. . It also gives him its first lessons of Piano at the 5 years age.

At 16 years, after average secondary studies et on the councils of its brother become furrier, Louis de Funès between at the Vocational school of the Fur but it is put at the door for chahutage. He works then in several furriers, applies various trades, but because of its systematic references and by lassitude of its professional escapades, his/her parents register it in 1932 at the Technical training school of Photography and Cinema (ETPC), today 3Ecole Nationale Sup3erieure Louis Lumière . In the courses, it has in particular as a school-fellow Henri Decaë who was a long time later director of the photography on several of his films. Finally it is returned for arson.

Then start again the cycle of employment and layoffs (draftsman for the car manufacturer Rosengart, countable assistance, window dresser, etc) from where it always ends up being made return. In 1936, it marries his first wife, Germaine Louise Élodie Carroyer. A child is born from this union, but the couple separates very quickly even if the divorce is marked only in 1942. Soon it starts to be made engage as pianist of bar. He plays in a great number of establishments, connecting some twelve hours evenings (of 17:30 to 5:30 of the morning), paid with the cup (the tip of the customers) or concerning a seal of misery. It with the musical ear - that of which he will serve in some of his films such as the Nitwit , the Great restaurant or the Man orchestrates - and a good knowledge of the cinema of its time.

Beginnings of the actor

In 1942, at the 28 years age, it decides to become actor and is registered with the Cours Simon, making a success of his entrance examination thanks to an interpretation of a scene of the Fourberies of Scapin of Molière. Even if it made there only one short passage, it crosses in the course of many actors as Daniel Gélin which enables him to begin later in the part the Lover from Straw from Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon: An extraordinary chance. I got out of a coach of first in the subway and Daniel Gélin, already crossed with the Rene-Simon course, got into a coach of second. The door was going to be closed again when he shouts me ^,. Beside some small theatrical figurations, the actor demene to earn his living thanks to its activities of pianist, giving sometimes courses the day then playing during the night through the night Paris, as in 1950 where it is then pianist-actor in the troop Burlesques of Paris (to which Bourvil belongbelonged a few months earlier, at the time of a round in Quebec) of max Révol. Louis being remarié in 1943 with Jeanne Augustine Barthélemy, it has in 1944 a second wire, Patrick, and in 1949 a third wire, Olivier, which will hold some roles at the side of his/her father to the cinema as with the theater.

In 1945, always thanks to Daniel Gélin, it begins with the cinema in Temptation from Barbizon from Jean Stelli. Louis de Funès in the tiny role of the gatekeeper of the cabaret “the Paradise” pronounces his first counterpart with the screen by seeing a customer (Pierre Larquey) trying to pass through the closed door: Ben, it has his account that one, today! . This role is the departure of one race to the participation in film productions, the actor connecting silhouettes, figurations and small roles. Sometimes, it incarnates even several characters in the same film as for Of Guesclin of Bernard de Latour in 1948 where he is in turn beggar, gang leader, astrologer, lord, etc

An irresistible rise towards the head of poster

With the beginning of the year 1950, Sacha Guitry entrusts several small roles to him, in particular in the Poison (1951), I was to it three times (1952), If Paris to us were told (1955) and especially Life of an honest man (1953) where it has a role a little more consistent. In this film, its character refines himself a little more - he appears “with the naturalness”, without grimace nor moustache - and it is associated for the first time with Claude Gensac. In 1952, it joined the troop of the Branquignols directed by Robert Dhéry. It begins initially in the review Bouboute and Sélection , then in Ah! Beautiful the bacchantes in 1953. This review obtains a great success - two years of representations - and contributes to make known it. Moreover, integrated in a troop dedicated to comic, the actor will improve his technique and will explore facets of his talent up to that point forsaken. It is found the following year in the adaptation to the screen of the spectacle, Ah! Beautiful the bacchantes of Jean Loubignac, which is its first color film. This same year, he plays vis-a-vis Fernandel in the World's wonder of Henri Verneuil and for the first time vis-a-vis Bourvil in Poisson of April of Gilles Grangier. Jean-Paul Chanois, after him to have entrusted two small roles in Without leaving of address (1951) and Marriage bureau (1952), offers to him the supporting role of Mr. Calomel in the popular comedy with success Papa, mom, the good one and me (1954) and its continuation Papa, mom, my wife and me (1956).

In 1956, it obtains a beginning of recognition with the cinema in the Crossing of Paris of Claude Autant-Lara, where it plays the Jambier grocer. It is essential with force vis-a-vis Jean Gabin and Bourvil in a service of a few minutes during which it draws to some extent his future character: coward in front of “the fort” (Jean Gabin) and coleric in front of “the weak one” (Bourvil). As of the following year, Maurice Regamey offers to him its first main role in Like a hair on soup . Its interpretation of a suicidal type-setter is worth with the actor the Grand Prix of the Laughter 1957, its first reward and the film, small production without claim, which should have passed unperceived, runs of very long weeks. . Always in 1957, it is the head of poster of Nor seen… Nor known… of Yves Robert in the role of the poacher Badger. Accompanied by its dog “Insane the camp”, this rural misadventure of Puppet brave man all the forms of authority and always ends up escaping the gamekeeper. The film is a nice success at its exit and is worth with the actor some articles laudators in the press following the example weekly magazine France Dimanche which in its number of September 20th, 1957 titrates with the one: Louis de Funès, the funniest actor of France . One still finds it in a main role in 1958 in Taxi, Roulotte and Bullfight of André Hunebelle, turned in Spain, which is a certain success. However the progression of its career to the cinema marks a pause and the actor will turn over to less important films or roles for some time.

Two decisive roles

It is initially with the theater that the career of Louis de Funès will know a new acceleration. Since his beginnings, the actor never moved away from the boards and it begins again in particular, in 1957, at the sides of Danielle Darrieux and Robert Lamoureux, the role created by Raimu in Faisons a dream Sacha Guitry. The biographer of the author, Jacques Lorcey, note: It will be the last great joy of our Sacha. This success, obtained by high-speed motorboats so different from the creators brings the certainty to him which its theater will survive to him. . In September 1959 for the rounds Karsenty, it begins the repetitions from Oscar , a part of Claude Magnier created with Paris in 1958 with a distribution which included/understood Pierre Mondy and Jean-Paul Belmondo. Starting from October 1st, the hundred days of a round start which will lead it in the French provinces and the Maghreb. Success is such as one proposes to him to take again the part in Paris in January 1961. Initially hesitant for this Parisian recovery , it accepts. Finally the part is an enormous success and on scene it multiplies the physical improvisations and prowesses. Pierre Mondy, the creator of the role taken again by Funès, notes: Louis was straightforwardly brilliant in Oscar . Brilliant of invention, burlesque. He had improved the role . The actor will take again “this fetish role” in the film adaptation of the part realized by Edouard Molinaro in 1967, then again on scene at the beginning of the the Seventies in a setting in scene of Pierre Mondy.

In parallel, it continues to turn. One Crime doesn't pay finds it for example in 1961 in a small role of a barman in , the third film carried out by Gerard Oury. During turning, whereas it holds the only comic role of film, Louis de Funès tries to convince the realizer whom it is made to turn of comic films: As for you, you are a comic author, and you will manage to express you really only when you admit this truth there . Jean Gabin in the Gentleman of Epsom of Gilles Grangier. --> In 1963, it finds the head of poster with Pouic-Pouic , the adaptation by Jean Girault of the light comedy Without ceremony which it had written with Jacques Vilfrid. Louis de Funès had taken part in the creation of the part in 1952 - it held the role of the Master of hotel incarnated by Christian Marin in film - but the part had not been success. Finally, in spite of this failure and the difficulties encountered by the realizer near the producers to assemble the project around Louis de Funès, this film makes it possible the actor to find many people and marks the departure of the second started from its career which will not see any more its popularity bending.

In Oscar as in Pouic-Pouic , Louis de Funès incarnates an easy and irascible man, having difficulties with his offspring: he declines sound character fetish inspired by the Pants commedia LED' arte . It now created its comic character: coleric, authoritative, grimaçant, all in energy and gummed certain excesses which parasitized it in the Fifties .

A series of popular films

Pouic-Pouic mark also the beginning of collaboration between Jean Girault and Louis de Funès who produced thirteen films. After Make jump the bank , in 1964, they turn together, in spite of the reserves of the producers who prefer Darry Cowl or Francis Blanche, the first shutter of the series of the Gendarmes, the Gendarme of Saint-Tropez , who meets a considerable success and installs the actor in top of the Box-office for the first time. Hardly two months later, he triumphs again in the role over a representative over the order in Fantômas . In this film built on the double composition of Jean Marsh (Fantômas/Fandor), it transcends its role of comic counterpoint and manages to eclipse its partners. While popular successes accumulate, at the end of 1964, it turns the Nitwit , of Gerard Oury, where it divides the poster with Bourvil. The exit of the film in March 1965 is new a triompheduet with Bourvil with that formed by Laurel and Hardy -->. In 1967, the Great Ramble , again with Bourvil and carried out by Gerard Oury, is a colossal success: the film indeed held a long time the record of the greatest number of places of cinema sold in France (17 million). It was détrôné only in 1998, by the film Titanic of James Cameron but it remains the French film having obtained the greatest number of entries in room. the Delusions of grandeur of Gerard Oury must mark the meeting again of Louis de Funès and of Bourvil but the death of this last failed to stop the project. Simone Signoret then suggests the name of Montand in Oury which perceives the potential of the duet after some adaptations: I had conceived for Bourvil a role of servant of comedy Sganarelle kind. Montand will be closer to Scapin .

Return to the theater

At the end of November 1971, with the Theater of the Palais Royal, it takes again Oscar , which it plays almost each evening until September 1972 with an interruption during the summer. As from March 1973, it is invested enormously in the turning of the Aventures of Rabbi Jacob who leaves the October 18th the same year. The following day, Louis de Funès is again on the boards with the Comédie of the Fields-Élysées, for what was its last appearance with the theater. Until the April 25th 1974, it plays almost 200 times the part of Jean Anouilh, the Waltz of the toreadors . From there, it rests with the castle of Clermont, located at the Cellier in Loire-Atlantique; he gardens much and refuses to undertake anything in preparation for the very physical turning of next film of Gerard Oury. In the Crocodile , of which the first turn of crank is scheduled for May 1975, it must play the part of a South American dictator, a small covetous colonel, nasty piece of work, couard with weaknesses: the money, its wife, her son .

A precarious health

In March 1975, whereas the préproduction of the Crocodile is very advanced, it is victim of two consecutive infarctions which miss carrying it. It must slow down its rate/rhythm of work and gives up definitively its theatrical career, incompatible with its state. Its career with the cinema is also obérée because in addition to its reduced physical condition, the risks of relapse make that the insurers do not want to take the risk any more to cover it for a film. Determined, the producer Christian Fechner finally succeeds in obtaining an agreement for a two weeks insurance and takes the risk to produce the Wing or the thigh with only one assured small portion of turning. When the film leaves the October 27th 1976, the French public finds the actor thinned down with the screen and plebiscite its return - almost six million entries - to the side of Coluche.

Louis de Funès thus reappears with the screen, but its doctor is always on the plate, as well as an ambulance. He continues to turn but at intervals much less constant than at his beginnings, like the Discord with Annie Girardot in 1978 or the extraterrestrial Gendarme and the in 1979, and especially, he apprehends his comic in a new manner, because he recognizes: I cannot make brutality any more. This brutality, this anger is a product which I had manufactured for a role and all the directors asked me for this product From now on, this comic does not interest me any more

In 1980, it carries out an old dream: to adapt to the cinema a part of Molière and to carry out a version with its image of it. Thus Miserly the arrives on the cinema displays, but meets only one modest success (in 1964 already, it had recorded on a disc 33T 6 texts of parts of Molière - of which extracts of Miserly, and 10 fables of the Fountain). This same year 1980, it however receives a César of honor for the whole of its career, of the hands of Jerry Lewis.

Later, one of its sons advises to him to read a novel of Rene Fallet entitled the Soup with the cabbages , which, according to him, has the potential to be able “to make a good film”. A adaptation to the cinema is turned in company of Jean Carmet and Jacques Villeret. the Gendarme and the gendarmettes is its last film. The January 27th 1983, it is victim of a new infarction, which is fatal for him. It is buried with the cemetery of the Cellier on January 29th, 1983.

Springs of the humor of Louis de Funès

The capacities of Louis de Funès with MIME R and to make grimaces are the principal aspects of its humor. The MIME is for him essential to punctuate its words: “When one describes the shape of bottle with his two hands, explained it by uniting to it epic with the word, the bottle is there, one sees it. It floats one moment in space, even when the gesture is finished. ”. He exploits also much the repetition in a scene of his gestures or words. Moreover the spring of its humor is also collected in the excessive character of the feelings and emotions which it expresses, which it is the fear or the despair - pretends or real - of its character.

He excels in particular in the expression of anger: growls, noises of the mouth, repetitive slaps on the other characters, great gestures, etc Its roles lent themselves readily to this play: its characters are often hypocritical, antipathetic, without being, most of the time, malicious or incompetents of redemption. Louis de Funès said that nothing made it any more laugh, in the everyday life, that a person while engueulant another, without the latter being able to retort… One watched for thus in his films the moment when it was going to be put in anger against someone else.

Its small size (1,64 m) Second world war, (it was reformed for other thing)--> contrasted with that of its larger partners (Bourvil, Yves Montand) and added another comic element to the character.

Disguises in series

Even if it did not often on the occasion to resort to it in the many films in which it took part, Louis de Funès carried readily disguises to accentuate, sometimes until excess, the comic situations in which it made evolve/move his characters. For example, he disguises oneself as a false poet manner and carrying a wig in the Great restaurant to come incognito to test the restaurant of which he is the director (it orders water glass and a radish). In the same context, he disguises out of old woman with veil in the Wing or the thigh to supervise how the direction of a great restaurant in the course of test, prevented “anonymously” by its secretary, is put into four to exaggerate the attentions with regard to one of the agents of its gastronomical guide. In the Delusions of grandeur where it raises a costume of the beginning of the 17th century, it also appear of “Rams in black” in a tavern. In Short head , he is even a specialist in the kind… endorsing then up to five different disguises!

Its costume hassidic in the Adventures of Rabbi Jacob remained famous. One can also raise the costumes of the Beautiful Time whose actor avoids himself in Hibernatus , like his behavior of ambulance man and her dress of monk. In Miserly the , it carries a costume of peacock which can accentuate even more the comedy situation. Let us add the uniform of gendarme in the Gendarme of Saint-Tropez and his continuations, where it also appears as a nun, as well as the port of a wig of leader then the disguise as an officer of Wehrmacht then in Feldgendarme with the too large helmet in the Great Ramble .

Famous duets

The talent of Louis de Funès functioned well within the framework of regular or occasional duets with very diverse actors. Claude Gensac, known for the nickname that Cruchot gives him in the series of the Gendarmes : “My hind”, was the female accomplice of the characters of Louis de Funès; she often played his wife with the screen. Louis de Funès played also much with Michel Galabru, his superior in the series of the Gendarmes and is used to him as burlesque development. Several scenes of the Delusions of grandeur remained famous, like the alarm clock with the rhymes in “Or” or the cleaning of the ears, and immediately make think of Yves Montand. Louis de Funès also played of famous scenes with Coluche in the Wing or the thigh . But its most outstanding duet is that trained with Bourvil in the Nitwit and especially in the Great Ramble .

He also played with his son, Olivier de Funès, in Summer holidays , the Man orchestrates , the Great restaurant , On a tree perched , Fantômas breaks out and Hibernatus . Other actors played several times with him, like Bernard Blier ( Hussards, OJ and the Great restaurant ), Jean Gabin ( Tattooed the , the Crossing of Paris and the Gentleman of Epsom ), Jean Marais ( the Captain Crashes to pieces , Fantômas , Fantômas breaks out and Fantômas against Scotland Yard ), Maurice Risch ( Summer holidays , Discord and certain episodes of the Gendarme of Saint-Tropez ), Michel Simon ( Life of an honest man )… He was also at the sides of Fernandel in the World's wonder, Mam' zeal Nitouche and Boniface sleepwalker with the cinema (they nothing but did cross in the Life with two, and 2 sketches different from the Diable and the Ten Commands), and on disc in a serious customer of Georges Courteline in 1954.

Some duets

Coluche in the Wing or the thigh
Bourvil in the Nitwit and the Great Ramble
Annie Girardot in the Discord
Claude Gensac in Hibernatus , OJ and the Gendarme Marie
Michel Galabru in the Gendarme of Saint-Tropez
Bernard Blier in the Great restaurant
Jean Gabin in Tattooed the
Jean Marsh in the trilogy of the Fantômas
Jean-Claude Brialy in Pile-up
Mireille Darc in Goods - alive
Yves Montand in Delusions of grandeur
Jacqueline Maillan in Pouic-Pouic
Robert Dhéry in the Small bather
Geraldine Chaplin in On a tree perched

An innate direction of the dance and music

According to Colette Brosset, Louis de Funès had the music and the dance in the skin. Its capacity to assimilate and serve a choreography was astonishing. Its arabesques make wonder in films like Ah! Beautiful the bacchantes , the Great restaurant , the Man orchestrates or the Adventures of Rabbi Jacob . One can also see it and to hear it play of the piano in for example I like to only you Pierre Montazel, or Ah! Beautiful the bacchantes of Jean Loubignac (with Francis Blanche with the song, in To sing under the sun , of famous the Bouvart and Ratinet (of not less famous the tables of logarithms !)).

… but also interprets few songs

1962 : In my godasses , with Robert Dhéry, music Gerard Calvi, in the large waltz (as a Rousel customs officer)
1962: It is defended , with R. Dhéry, Grosso, Modo, P. Tornade and J. Legras, music G. Calvi, always in the large valve (with the customs officers: " You engage! ")
1967 : Firm your eyes my baby , melody and words: same Fourchaume, in the Small bather (and not Gerard Calvi this time)
1970: the babies in-arms (or When you make " It - the la" , with his/her son Olivier), music François of Roubaix, words Jean Halain and Remo Forlani, for the Man orchestrates

Scenario writers having turned with Louis de Funès

Anecdotes

Claude Gensac will cross it with the cinema during thirty years. They make knowledge with the beginning of the year 1952 when it is still promised in marriage to Pierre Mondy, the partner of Louis de Funès in the part the Chip with the ear . At the time of their first effective meeting to the cinema (fine 1952 in Life of an honest man , one month after their theatrical confrontation in Without ceremony ), and whereas they form a duet of servants, it appears with half stripped under the wandering hand of Michel Simon!

the first " Mrs Cruchot" in 1968 could very well have been Simone Valère, met in 1951 in My wife is formidable , and inalienable in 1967 for a role of wife in summer holidays and Oscar .

the second " Mrs Cruchot" , Maria Mauban in 1979, was met thirty years before in 1949, on the turning of Pas of weekends for our love of which it was head of poster.

the film Papy made of resistance is dedicated to him. He was indeed to incarnate the title role of it. But following its death, it is its old accomplice of the Gendarmes , Michel Galabru, which obtains the role. In homage to comic, many actors having turned with him, in particular Jacqueline Maillan, Jacques Villeret, Jean-Claude Brialy, Jean Carmet, Jacques François and Julien Guiomar, make an appearance in film.

a pink , created by the rosierist Meilland with the Cannet-of-Moors in the VAr, bears its name.

Valère Novarina published in the Actes Sud editions in 1986 a praise of Louis de Funès, For Louis de Funès : It was not good tone to appreciate it. It was not smart enough. Whereas it was a very large actor of theater. I made speak Louis de Funès as someone else made speak Zarathoustra. . This text gave place to several versions for the scene, in particular that created with the Theater of Angouleme by Dominique Pinon on December 4th, 1998, in a setting in scene of Renaud Cojo.

It was employed as narrator in the deliver-disc drawn from the film Aristochats .

a postal Timbre “Louis de Funès” was published by the French post office in 1998 within the framework of a series devoted to the actors of the French cinema.

a character inspired of Louis de Funès appears in the album of Lucky Luke entitled the gangster penguin . This character is one of the professional card players of Poker Gulch , a city placed under the sign of the play. He is affublé of a subordinate, a small shady of the name of Double-six, is inspired by the actor Patrick Préjean.

After the actor became very popular, some of its films are arisen under new titles. Thus, in January 1969, arise the Gentleman of Epsom of Gilles Grangier (1962) under the title the large lords , Some like it cold Jean Bastia (1959) under the title the grousers make their butter and In the water which makes bubbles of Maurice Delbez (1961) under the title thepastoral one carries out the survey .

Louis de Funès gave one kiss of cinema of all its career in film the Dortoir of large the of Henri Decoin where he kisses the actress Lino Noro on the mouth (1 year before, he does not kiss Juliette that on the cheek in She and me ).

Louis de Funès in 1965 (*) and Bourvil in 1968 (**) went up on board the France. Fernandel was satisfied of the Ile de France in 1957 (***) . (*: the Gendarme in New York ; **: the Brain ; ***: In Paris both )

Louis de Funès, him so bearing wig, straightforwardly supplants Bourvil in the green Rectangle , freely inspired of the red Cercle of Jean-Pierre Melville, under the nimble feather of Marcel Gotlib in his Heading-with-brac - volume 3.

Pledges of a talent except standard , Fernandel interpreted 6 different family roles 1st degree in 1954 in the World's wonder , Bourvil 3 in 1961 in All the gold of the world , and Michel Simon 2 in 1952 in the Life of an honest man like Louis de Funès in 1961 in Beautiful American the ( except contest Jerry Lewis - (which given to him its César) - in 1965 in the Uncles Jokers , thanks to 7 roles! 1 driver and 6 brothers)

In their respective films, Fernandel revêti the cassock with 6 recoveries (frieze of monk and behavior of bishop to one), Louis de Funès with 2 (the dress of nun and that of sexton to one). Bourvil simply with one (like simple verger another time… though attending sometimes too assiduement the Parisian churches!).

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He is the preferred actor of the President of the French Republic, Nicolas Sarkozy | .

the book of bedside of Louis de Funès was the Journal of Jules Renard.

Principal films of Louis de Funès

the Temptation of Barbizon - the Poison - Life of an honest man - Ah! Beautiful the bacchantes - Hussards - Short head - the Crossing of Paris - Neither seen nor known - the Gentleman of Epsom - Pouic-Pouic - the Gendarme of Saint-Tropez - Fantômas - the Nitwit - the Great Ramble - Summer holidays - Oscar - the small bather - tattooed the - Delusions of grandeur - Hibernatus - Adventures of Rabbi Jacob - the wing or the thigh - the Discord - Soup with cabbages

(Nb: five of its films were colorisés for televised versions and VHS: the Crossing of Paris , Beautiful American the , the Gentleman of Epsom , Pouic-Pouic and Make jump the bank ) -->

Distinctions

Louis de Funès, compared to the other artists of his time and with the number of films which it made, did not receive a very significant number of rewards. He receives the Grand Prix of the laughter in 1957 for his role in Like a hair on soup of Maurice Regamey. Eight years later, it receives a Victoire of the cinema in 1965 of the hands of Gina Lollobrigida, at the time of the 20th edition for the Gendarme of Saint-Tropez . It is made then, in 1973, chevalier of the Legion of Honor. Then in 1980, three years before its death, Jerry Lewis gives a to him César of honor for the whole of its career. It is 17th with the classification of the 100 larger French of all times , established in March 2005 for France 2.

A champion of the French boxoffice

Louis de Funès is the uncontested champion of the Box-office French of the the Sixties/70, attracting in the dark rooms more than one hundred fifty million spectators. Indeed, between 1964 and 1979, the actor is seven times n°1 (in 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1973 and 1979). In addition, in 1967, it is at the same time n°1 with Summer holidays , n°2 with Oscar and n°5 with Fantômas against Scotland Yard . the Great Ramble is still n°2 with the French boxoffice: it is the French film which cumulated the most entries in France in the history of the Cinéma (after Titanic of James Cameron).

The “signal ten” for the entries

Other results

1968, the Small Bather carries out 5,54 million entries what makes it arrive at the n°4 of the Box-office of this year, it is then the eleventh best place of Louis de Funès (see the ten first above). the Gendarme in New York attracts in 1965 with the cinema 5,495 million people. Classified n°1 with the Boxoffice of 1970, the Gendarme trotts of it carries out 4,87 million entries. Fantômas in 1964 obtains only a few thousands less with 4,492 million entries. The last film of Louis de Funès will attract only 4,209 million people with the Gendarme and the gendarmettes in 1982. The second shutter of Fantômas, Fantômas breaks out carries out 4,163 million entries in 1965. The year according to (1966), the Great restaurant obtains 3,879 million entries. The last shutter of Fantômas, Fantômas against Scotland Yard cumulates approximately 6.000 entries of less than the precedent with 3,565 million entries in 1967. Hibernatus , in 1969 obtains 3,366 million entries. In 1968, Tattooed the carries out a score of 3,206 million entries. One of last films of Louis de Funès, Soup with the cabbages attracts, in 1981, 3,09 million entries. the Discord (1978) obtains 2,786 million entries. Taxi, Roulotte and Bullfight , one of the first film where Louis de Funès has a main role carries out 2,542 million entries in 1958. The same year, 2,51 million entries for Nor seen… Nor known… . OJ attracts 2,466 million people in 1971. Miserly the obtains a score of 2,425 million entries in 1979. the Man orchestrates , 2,41 million entries in 1970. Pouic-Pouic , 2,169 million entries in 1963. We will go to Deauville , 1,986 million entries in 1962. Quasi-identical score for Make jump the bank with 1,918 million entries in 1964. In 1962, the Gentleman of Epsom obtains 1,726 million entries. 1,622 million people went to see On a tree perched in 1970. 1,517 million went to see dandelions by the root in 1964. Carambolages (1963) attracted 1,18 million people and the Vendetta , 1,153 million in 1961. -->

Quotations

The cinema? I do it on a screen, not in the life!
Comic that is not due to nothing, it is a thing which is in the air, the comic one!
The gendarme? It is all humanity! At the bottom, one always waxes the pumps of his hierarchically superiors and one essuie on behind of his underling!
Do not speak too much about me, the children!
I cultivate my garden. And in my professional life as in my square of garden, I intend well to exclude turnips!
The comic one, it is not only talent, but it is especially a gift, a way of feeling, of being able to include/understand and interpret!
I gave up fishing the day when I realized that by catching them, the fish did not frétillaient joy. newspaper the Sunday newspaper Extrait - November 29th, 1981
People are actors, us, we are actors.
These are not the attitudes that I find comic but the frames of mind!
My greater desire of actor? It is to make films intended to make laugh the children and the parents at the same time in this too sad world!

Catalog of films

Actor

Years 1940

1946 : the Temptation of Barbizon , Jean Stelli: the gatekeeper of the cabaret “the Paradise”
1947: Last refuge , of Marc Maurette: the employee of the restaurant car
1947: Six hours to lose , of Alex Joffé and Jean Lévitte: the driver of His Excellence Léopold de Witt
1947: Antoine and Antoinette , of Jacques Becker: Emile, the boy grocer and a guest with the wedding
1947: the Castle of the last chance , Jean-Paul Paulin: " a client" in a scene with NR. Nattier and J. Marchat
1948: Cruising for the unknown , of Pierre Montazel: the cook of the yacht
1949: Of Guesclin , Bernard de Latour: the astrologer, a character of the court, a beggar…
1949 : Go with the chance , of Emile-Edwin Reinert: the coffee boy
1949: I like to only you , of Pierre Montazel: the pianist of the orchestra to the repetition
1949: Mission in Tangier , of Andre Hunebelle: the Spanish general
1949: has just appeared , of Jacques Houssin: " figurant"
1949 : Goodbye Mr Grock , of Pierre Balk: a figuration of spectator
1949: Adémaï with the frontier post , of Paul Hill: a figuration as a soldier
1949: My friend Sainfoin , of Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon: the guide
1949: one day old Millionaires , Andre Hunebelle: the lawyer of Philippe
1949: No weekend for our love , Pierre Montazel: Constantin, the servant of the baron de Valirman
1949: a certain Mister , of Yves Ciampi: Thomas Boudebœuf, the journalist with “the Sauveterrois future”
1949: the Judgment of God , Raymond Bernard: the man who is made tear off a tooth in the barber and an envoy of the burgomaster

Years 1950

1950 : Quay of Grenelle , Emile-Edwin Reinert: the hardware merchant who sells bands and powder anti-snakes
1950: the King of the bla bla bla , Maurice Labro: Gino, a gangster
1950: Boniface Sleepwalker , of Maurice Labro: Anatole, the suspicious husband of the “Large Hotel”
1950: the Street without law , of Claude Dolbert and Marcel Gibaud: Hippolyte, the professor of music
1950: the Lover of straw , Gilles Grangier: Bruno, the psychiatrist
1950: the Red rose , of Marcello Pagliero: Manito, the poet who eats glasses
1950: soft Madness , of Jean-Paul Paulin: " figurant" (the film viewed on copy, Louis de Funès appears neither with the credits, nor with the screen)
1950: Bibi Fricotin , of Marcel Blistène: the fisherman swimming instructor
1950: Knock , of Guy Lefranc: the patient who lost hundred grams
1950: For the love of the sky ( E piu easy che a camello ), of Luigi Zampa: Louis de Funès doubles the voice of Nicolas, the shoe-maker
1950: Its majesty Mr Dupont (PRIMA comunione) of Alessandro Blasetti: the priest
1951: the Players , short film of Claude Barma: " one of the players of cartes"
1951 : a Love of umbrella , short film of Jean Laviron: role (?)
1951 : Box to sell , short film of Claude-Andre Lalande: role (?)
1951 : Without leaving of address , Jean-Paul Chanois: a future dad in the waiting room
1951: Champions Juniors , short film of Pierre Blondy: the authoritative father
1951: 90 degrees in the shade , short film of Norbert Carbonnaux: role (?)
1951 : the life is a play , of Raymond Leboursier: role (?)
1951 : Busy the , of Henri Calef: the lockkeeper
1951: the Poison , of Sacha Guitry: Andre Chevillard, an inhabitant of Rémonville
1951: No holidays for Mister the Mayor , Maurice Labro: the adviser
1951: the Turkey , of Claude Barma: the manager
1951: My wife is formidable , of André Hunebelle: the skier who seeks a hotel room
1951: the Wolves drive out the night , of Bernard Borderie: the barman serving Oporto
1951: the Voyage in America , of Henri Lavorel: the employee of Air France
1951: Jeanne with us , Telefilm of Claude Vermorel: role (?)
1952 : Seven deadly sins - sketch the Idleness , of Jean Dréville: Mr. Gaston Martin, the French grumbler
1952: They were five , of Jack Pinoteau: Albert, the manager
1952: long Teeth , of Daniel Gélin: the employee of the laboratory photo
1952: Marriage bureau , of Jean-Paul Chanois: Mr Charles
1952: the Running away of Mr Perle , Pierre Gaspard-Huit: the insane one which fishes in its bath-tub
1952: Weekend in Paris , of Gordon Parry: Célestin, the taxi driver
1952: It and me , of Guy Lefranc: the coffee boy which kisses Juliette
1952: I was to it three times , of Sacha Guitry: the interpreter and the secretary of the sultan of Hammanlif
1952: Mr Taxi , of Andre Hunebelle: the painter of the place of the Hillock which sees “red”
1952: Mr Leguignon Lamp maker , of Maurice Labro: an inhabitant of the district
1952: the Eighth Art and the manner , short film of Maurice Regamey - role (?)
1952 : Sparrows of Paris , Maurice Bell: the doctor
1952: the love is not a sin , of Claude Cariven: Mr. Cottin, the man with the dog, member of the U.R.A.F
1952: the respectful Whore , of Charles the Brabant and Marcello Pagliero: a customer of the night club
1952: the Round of the large dukes , Andre Pellenc, finished by Norbert Carbonnaux: the director of the hotel
1952: Drum beating , of Georges Combret: role (?)
1952 : the white Wizard , of Claude Lalande: role (?)
1952 : the Cricket of the hearth , Telefilm of Claude Barma: role (?)
1953 : Partners of the night , Ralph Habib: a customer sat at table
1953: Life of an honest man , Sacha Guitry: Emile, the manservant of Ménard-Lacoste
1953: the Laughter , short film of Maurice Regamey: role (?)
1953 : the Strange desire of Mr Bard , Géza von Radványi: Mr. Chanteau, the man with the “good ideas”
1953: Dormitory of large the , Henri Decoin: Mr. Triboudot, the photographer of Mérémont
1953: With the devil the virtue , of Jean Laviron: Mr. Lorette, the clerk of the examining magistrate
1953: Light and short vêtue , of Jean Laviron: Paul Duvernois, the alleged detective
1953: Captain Slipper , of Guy Lefranc: Mr. Rachoux, the bank manager
1953: the Secrecy of Helene Marimon , Henri Calef: Mr. Ravan, the gardener
1953: Trust me , of Gilles Grangier: Tumlatum
1953 : My frangin of Senegal , Guy Lacourt: the doctor
1953: the Maidservant , Telefilm of Stellio Lorenzi: role (?)
1954 : Poisson of April , Gilles Grangier: the fishery protection ship
1954: Ah! Beautiful the bacchantes , of Jean Loubignac: Michel Lebœuf the police chief and various roles in the sketches
1954: the Corn bleaches on grass of it, of Claude Autant-Lara: the travelling projectionist
1954: the Knight of the night , Robert Darène: Adrien Péréduray, the tailor
1954: Corsairs of the Bois de Boulogne , Norbert Carbonnaux: the police superintendent who does not say word
1954: Backstairs - sketch Grimaldi , Carlo Rim: Césare Grimaldi, the father, Italian artist
1954: Fraternity , Telefilm of Rene Lucot: role (?)
1954 : the men think only of that , of Yves Robert: Célosso, the Spanish husband of the Russian countess
1954: Door - closed , of Jacqueline Audry: " the boy of étage"
1954 : Intrigantes , of Henri Decoin: Mr. Marcange, the author of the part
1954: Mam' zeal Nitouche , of Yves Allégret: Pétrot, a sergeant
1954: the World's wonder , of Henri Verneuil: Mr. Pilate, person in charge of the undertaking
1954: Dad, mom, the good one and me , of Jean-Paul Chanois: Mr. Calomel, the neighbor handyman of Langlois
1954: pépées makes the law , of Raoul André: Jeannot, the good deal, the barman of the “Lotus”
1954: the Queen Margot , of Jean Dréville: Rene, the scientist alchemist of Catherine de Médicis
1954: Domestic fights , Andre Berthomieu: Mr. Boulingrin, the husband of Ernestine
1954: Torments , of Jacques Daniel-Norman: Eddy Gorlier, the private detective
1955: Napoleon , of Sacha Guitry: Laurent Hand braid maker, a soldier
1955: Ingrid - Die Geschichte eines Fotomodells , of Géza von Radványi: D' Arrigio, modeschöpfer
1955: Impure the , of Pierre Knight: the conductor
1955: the Impossible Mr Pipelet , of Andre Hunebelle: the uncle Robert, the brother of Germaine and husband of Mathilde
1955: Hussards , of Alex Joffé: Luigi, the sexton
1955: If Paris to us were told , of Sacha Guitry: Antoine Allègre
1955: Rustle , of Augusto Genina: colonel Bearing-Duval, a guard of “Frou Frou”
1955: Mädchen ohne Grenzen , of Géza von Radványi: role (?)
1956 : the Crossing of Paris , Claude Autant-Lara: Mr. Jambier, the grocer
1956: the Band with dad , of Guy Lefranc: the inspector principal Victor, Eugene Merlerin
1956: Hello to smile , of Claude Sautet: Mr. Bonœil
1956: the Family Pain-killer , serial in 8 45 minutes episodes of Andre Leroux, Marcel Bluwal, Arnaud Desjardin: role (?)
1956 : Babies with gogo , of Paul Mesnier: Célestin Ratter, the representative of industries of childhood
1956: the Law of the streets , Ralph Habib: Paulo the Dogs
1956: Short head , of Norbert Carbonnaux: the Graziani father, “the false” monk, Prosper, “the false” stable boy, “false” colonel Luc of Frapinière
1957: Like a hair on soup , of Maurice Regamey: Pierre Cousin, unhappy type-setter
1958: Taxi, Roulotte and Bullfight , of Andre Hunebelle: Maurice Shepherd, taxi driver on vacation
1958: Nor seen… Nor known… , of Yves Robert: Leon Badger, the poacher of Montpaillard
1958: Life with two , of Clement Duhour: Main Stephan, the notary
1959: Fripouillard and Co ( I Tartassati ), of Shorthand writing: Hector “Ettore” Curto, tax adviser
1959: a master stroke or Louse in Madrid ( Totò, Eva E it pennello proibito ), of Shorthand writing: professor Francisco Montiel, the expert in tables
1959: My pal the gipsy , of François Gir: Mr Védrines, the editor

Louis de Funès also turned of rare cinematographic publicities during this decade, as in 1954 Bridge with Louis de Funès and Jean Carmet (1 '), for the brilliantine lustrale Cadorin (prod. Jean Mineur).

Years 1960

1960 : Some like it cold , of Jean Bastia: Angel Urchin, the creditor who wants to recover the money
1960: the Local trains , of Jean Bastia: Emile Durand, creator of the insecticidal bomb “Cicéron”
1960: Ingenuous or the optimism of the {{S|XX|E}} , of Norbert Carbonnaux: the man of Gestapo
1961: the Captain Crashes to pieces , of Pierre Gaspard-Huit: Scapin, an actor of the troop
1961: Beautiful American the , of Robert Dhéry: the brothers Viralot, one police superintendent and the other personnel manager of the company
1961: In the water which makes bubbles - thePastoral one carries out the survey Maurice Delbez -: Paul Ernzer, the fisherman who withdraws the corpse
1962: the Vendetta , of Jean Chérasse: Amoretti, the gangster of honor and father of Antonia
1962: Crime doesn't pay - sketch the man of the avenue , Gerard Oury: the barman of the “Blue Bar”
1962: a , moonlight in Maubeuge Jean Chérasse: role (sometimes quoted, but appears neither with the screen, nor with the credits)
1962: the Gentleman of Epsom , Gilles Grangier: Gaspard Ripeux, restorer and racegoer
1962: We will go to Deauville , of Francis Rigaud: the holiday maker irritated at the wheel
1962: Devil and the Ten Commands - sketch You will not conceal , of Julien Duvivier: Antoine Vaillant, the swindler
1963: the Lucky devils - sketch the First prize , of Jack Pinoteau: Antoine Beaurepaire, lucky winner of the lottery
1963: Pouic-Pouic , of Jean Girault: Léonard Monestier, rich business man
1963: Pile-up , of Marcel Bluwal: Norbert Charolais, P.D.G, of the advertizing agency “321”
1964: Make jump the bank , of Jean Girault: Victor Garnier, owner of the store “Drives out and Fishes”
1964: Of the dandelions by the root , of Georges Lautner: Jacques, the cousin of Jerome, known as Jockey Jack, small gangster
1964: the Gendarme of Saint-Tropez , Jean Girault: the marshal of the home-chief Ludovic Cruchot
1964: Fantômas , of Andre Hunebelle: the police superintendent Paul Juve
1964: a mouse at the men or Funny of caïd , Jacques Poitrenaud: Marcel Ravelais, burglar at the small week
1965: the Nitwit , of Gerard Oury: Léopold Saroyan, director of import-export
1965: Fantômas breaks out , of André Hunebelle: the police superintendent Paul Juve
1965: the Gendarme in New York , of Jean Girault: the marshal of the home-chief Ludovic Cruchot
1965: Goods - alive , of Gilles Grangier and Georges Lautner: Leon, Louis, Marie Haudepin, president of friendly of judo “Athlétic club”
1966: the Great Ramble , of Gerard Oury: Stanislas Lefort, leader
1966: Maurice Knight , 7 minutes documentary short-measuring of Mirea Alexandresco: Louis de Funès interviews Maurice Chevalier in his residence
1966: the Great restaurant , of Jacques Besnard: Mr Septime, owner of a Parisian great restaurant
1967: Fantômas against Scotland Yard , of Andre Hunebelle: the police superintendent Paul Juve
1967: Summer holidays , of Jean Girault: Mr. Charles Bosquier, director of the private institute
1967: Oscar , of Edouard Molinaro (Louis de Funès is scenario writer): Mr. Bertrand Barnier, rich business man
1968: the Small Bather , of Robert Dhéry: Louis-Philippe Fourchaume, director of building site-naval the
1968: Tattooed the , of Denys of Patellière: Félicien Mézeray, business man and salesman of tables
1968: the gendarme Marie , of Jean Girault: the marshal of the home-chief Ludovic Cruchot
1969: Hibernatus , of Edouard Molinaro (Louis de Funès is scenario writer): Hubert Barrère de Tartas, important industrial

Years 1970

1970 : the Man orchestrates , of Serge Korber: Mr. Edouard, alias Evan Evans, business manager and ballet master of a troop of dancers
1970: the Gendarme trotts of it, of Jean Girault: the marshal of the home-chief Ludovic Cruchot
1970: On a tree perched , of Serge Korber: Henri Roubier, industrialist, highway promoter
1971: , Delusions of grandeur Gerard Oury: Gift Salluste, minister of His Majesty the king of Spain
1971: OJ , of Jean Girault: Antoine Brisebard, author of detective novels
1973: Adventures of Rabbi Jacob , Gerard Oury: Victor Green woodpecker, rich contractor
1976: the Wing or the thigh , of Claude Zidi: Charles Duchemin, director of the tourist guide
1978: the Discord , of Claude Zidi: Guillaume Daubray-Lacaze, small industrial and mayor
1979: the extraterrestrial Gendarme and the , of Jean Girault: the marshal of the Home-chief Ludovic Cruchot

Years 1980

1980 : Miserly the , of Jean Girault and Louis de Funès: Harpagon, the miserly father
1981: Soup with the cabbages , of Jean Girault (Louis de Funès is scenario writer): Claude Ratinier says Glaude, country sabot-maker of the hamlet Gourdiflots
1982: the Gendarme and the gendarmettes , of Jean Girault and Tony Aboyantz: the marshal of the home-chief Ludovic Cruchot

Theater

1926 : the Royal Turkey of Bodèse
1944: the Lover of straw , Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon, with Meg Lemonnier, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Bernard Blier: appearing substitute
1945: the House of Bernarda Alba , Federico García Lorca, put in scene of Maurice Jacquemont, with German Kerjean, Marthe Mellot, Silvia Monfort: appearing (December 28th, 1945).
1946 : Winterset , of Maxwell Anderson, put in scene of Andre Certes, with Renaud Mary, Yves Vincent, Marie Carlot, Jean-Roger Caussimon, Arvel, Daniel Gélin, with the Theater of Crossroads: the tramp (January 27th, 1946).
1948 : Thermidor , of Claude Vermorel, put in scene of Claude Vermorel, with Claire Mafféi, Gisele Large Pre, Claude Ferna, Gerard Oury, with the Theater Pigalle: Hanriot (March 24th, 1948).
1949 : a tram named Desire , of Tennessee Williams, put in scene of Raymond Roller, with Arletty, Yves Vincent, Helena Bousis, Daniel Ivernel, Maurice Regamey, with the Theater Edouard VII: Pablo (October 15th, 1949).
1951 : Dominique and Dominique , of Jean Davray, put in scene of Raymond Roller, with Lucien Nat, Jacques François, with the Theater Michel: Mr. Ernest (January 18th, 1951)
1952: the Chip with the ear , of Georges Feydeau, put in scene of Georges Vitaly, with Pierre Mondy, Marthe Mercadier, Jean the Foal, with the Theater Montparnasse: Augustin Ferraillon
1952: Bouboute and Sélection , of Robert Dhéry, put in scene of Robert Dhéry, with Robert Dhéry, Colette Brosset, Roger Saget, Albert Rémy, Pierre Mondy, Gerard Calvi, Rene Dupuy, with the Theater Vernet: the adjudant of firemen
1952: Without ceremony , of Jacques Vilfrid and Jean Girault, with Albert Préjean, Claude Gensac, Maria Mascelli, Jean Paqui, with the Theater Daunou: the Master of hotel (September 23rd, 1952/November 9th, 1952)
1953: Ah! Beautiful the bacchantes , of Robert Dhéry, Francis Blanche and Gerard Calvi, put in scene of Robert Dhéry, with Jacqueline Maillan, Jacques Legras, with the Theater Daunou (June 16th, 1953)
1955: Ornifle , of Jean Anouilh, with Pierre Brasseur, Jacqueline Maillan, with the Theater of the Rebirth: Machetu (November 3rd, 1955)
1955: Nekrassov , of Jean-Paul Sartre, put in scene of Jean Meyer, with Michel Vitold, Jean Parédès, Armotel: Louis de Funès was congédié by the director during the repetitions
1955: Poppi , of Georges Sonnier, put in scene of Pierre Valde, with Maryse Mat, Maurice Vallier, with the Theater of Arts: Poppi (March 5th, 1955)
1957: Let us make a dream , of Sacha Guitry, put in scene of the author, with the Théâtre of the Varieties (March 30th, 1957)
1959: Oscar , of Claude Magnier, for the rounds Karsenty
1961: Oscar , of Claude Magnier, put in scene of Jacques Mauclair, with the Comedy of the Fields-Élysées (January 21st, 1961/July 1st, 1961).
1962 : the Large Waltz , of Robert Dhéry, put in scene of the author, with Robert Dhéry, Colette Brosset, Jacques Legras, Liliane Montevecchi, Guy Grosso, Michel Modo, Pierre Tornado, with the Theater of the Varieties: the customs officer Rousel
1971: Oscar , of Claude Magnier, with Olivier de Funès, Maria Pacôme, Mario David, Corinne the Foal, put in scene of Pierre Mondy, with the Theater of the Palais Royal: Bertrand Barnier (November 30th, 1971/May 21st, 1972)
1972: Oscar of Claude Magnier, with Olivier de Funès, Maria Pacôme, Mario David, Corinne the Foal, put in scene of Pierre Mondy, with the Theater of the Palais Royal: Bertrand Barnier (September 19th, 1972/January 7th, 1973)
1973: the Waltz of the toreadors , Jean Anouilh, put in scene of Jean Anouilh and Roland Pietri, with Sabine Azéma, with the Comedy of the Fields-Élysées: the general (October 19th, 1973)

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