Portrait of Louis de Funès

Acting

Louis de Funès

Career

Active from 1947 to 2012, with a break from 1983 to 2011, busiest in 1954 with 15 main titles.

Leading roles
73
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
GoodWatch score82/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • César Awards · Honorary César

    1980 · Won

    Source: Wikidata

Characters

4

The characters Louis de Funès played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 54 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Louis de Funès Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    3.4, average 5.5
  • Violence
    2.2, average 4.1
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.5, average 5.4
  • Pathos
    3.6, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic French Comedy 13
  • French Comedy 11
  • Lighthearted 9
  • French Cinema 9
  • Nostalgic 9
  • Situational Humor 8
  • Slapstick Humor 6
  • Social Commentary 6
  • Witty Dialogue 6
  • Nostalgic Charm 5
  • Slapstick 5
  • Romantic Comedy 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

149
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
Louis de Funès, inoubliable
Louis de Funès, inoubliable (2012)

TV show · as Louis de Funès

1980s

4 titles · average score 64
The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes
The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes (1982)
GoodWatch score 59

as Maréchal des Logis-chef Ludovic Cruchot

Champs-Elysées
Champs-Elysées (1982)

TV show · as Self / (archive footage)

The Cabbage Soup
The Cabbage Soup (1981)
GoodWatch score 65

as Claude Ratinier (Le Glaude)

The Miser
The Miser (1980)
GoodWatch score 66

as Harpagon

1970s

9 titles · average score 68
The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space
The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space (1979)
GoodWatch score 61

as Ludovic Cruchot

The Discord
The Discord (1978)
GoodWatch score 64

as Guillaume Daubray-Lacaze

The Wing or the Thigh?
The Wing or the Thigh? (1976)
GoodWatch score 75

as Charles Duchemin

The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973)
GoodWatch score 78

as Victor Pivert

Delusions of Grandeur
Delusions of Grandeur (1971)
GoodWatch score 76

as Don Salluste de Bazan

Jo
Jo (1971)
GoodWatch score 71

as Antoine Brisebard

Perched on a Tree
Perched on a Tree (1971)
GoodWatch score 56

as Henri Roubier

The Gendarme Takes Off
The Gendarme Takes Off (1970)
GoodWatch score 64

as Ludovic Cruchot

The One Man Band
The One Man Band (1970)
GoodWatch score 63

as Evan Evans

1960s

33 titles · average score 64
Hibernatus
Hibernatus (1969)
GoodWatch score 64

as Hubert de Tartas

The Gendarme Gets Married
The Gendarme Gets Married (1968)
GoodWatch score 68

as Ludovic Cruchot

The Tattoo
The Tattoo (1968)
GoodWatch score 63

as Félicien Mézeray

Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard
Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard (1967)
GoodWatch score 66

as Commissaire Juve

The Exchange Student
The Exchange Student (1967)
GoodWatch score 67

as Charles Bosquier

Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966)
GoodWatch score 82

as Stanislas Lefort

The Restaurant
The Restaurant (1966)
GoodWatch score 68

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

The Sucker
The Sucker (1965)
GoodWatch score 77

as Léopold Saroyan

The Gendarme in New York
The Gendarme in New York (1965)
GoodWatch score 63

as Ludovic Cruchot

Fantomas Unleashed
Fantomas Unleashed (1965)
GoodWatch score 67

as Commissaire Juve

Fantomas
Fantomas (1964)
GoodWatch score 69

as Commissaire Juve

Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez
Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez (1964)
GoodWatch score 72

as Ludovic Cruchot

1950s

91 titles · average score 63
The Overtaxed
The Overtaxed (1959)
GoodWatch score 70

as Ettore

Neither Seen Nor Recognized
Neither Seen Nor Recognized (1958)
GoodWatch score 69

as Blaireau

Taxi, Trailer and Bullfight
Taxi, Trailer and Bullfight (1958)
GoodWatch score 59

as Maurice Berger

Crazy in the Noodle
Crazy in the Noodle (1957)
GoodWatch score 61

as Pierre Cousin

La Traversée de Paris
La Traversée de Paris (1956)
GoodWatch score 77

as Jambier, grocer

Slightly Ahead
Slightly Ahead (1956)

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

If Paris Were Told to Us
If Paris Were Told to Us (1956)
GoodWatch score 61

as Antoine Allègre

Peek-a-boo
Peek-a-boo (1954)
GoodWatch score 53

as Michel Lebœuf, le commissaire de la brigade des mœurs

Strange Desire of Mr. Bard
Strange Desire of Mr. Bard (1954)

as M. Chanteau

Service Entrance
Service Entrance (1954)

as Cesare Grimaldi, le père, artiste italien

The Virtuous Scoundrel
The Virtuous Scoundrel (1953)
GoodWatch score 65

as Emile, manvalet

Les Dents longues
Les Dents longues (1953)

as l'employé du laboratoire photo

1940s

11 titles · average score 69
Millionaires for One Day
Millionaires for One Day (1949)

as L'avocat de Philippe

Du Guesclin
Du Guesclin (1949)

as L'astrologue

Mission in Tangier
Mission in Tangier (1949)

as Spanish General at the Cabaret

I Love Only You
I Love Only You (1949)

as Le chef d'orchestre

Just Out
Just Out (1949)

as (uncredited)

Cruise for the Unknown One
Cruise for the Unknown One (1948)

as The cook (uncredited)

Antoine & Antoinette
Antoine & Antoinette (1947)
GoodWatch score 69

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

Last Chance Castle
Last Chance Castle (1947)

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

Last Refuge
Last Refuge (1947)

as The Driver

Six Hours to Lose
Six Hours to Lose (1947)

as Chauffeur of his excellency

The Temptation of Barbizon
The Temptation of Barbizon (1946)

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