Portrait of Charles Vanel

Acting

Charles Vanel

Career

Active from 1920 to 1988, busiest in 1936 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
96
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Diabolique
Diabolique
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Charles Vanel Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.6, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.4, average 2.7
  • Wholesome
    2.2, average 3.4

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 7
  • Character-Driven 6
  • Social Commentary 6
  • Slow Burn 5
  • Character Study 4
  • French Cinema 4
  • Intrigue 4
  • Melancholy 4
  • Moral Dilemma 3
  • Tense Atmosphere 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Melodrama 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

131
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

5 titles · average score 65
The Seasons of Pleasure
The Seasons of Pleasure (1988)
GoodWatch score 48

as Charles van Bert

If the Sun Never Returns
If the Sun Never Returns (1987)

as Anzevui

La Puce et le privé
La Puce et le privé (1981)

as Mathieu Fortier

Three Brothers
Three Brothers (1981)
GoodWatch score 81

as Donato Giuranna

The Lost Way
The Lost Way (1980)

as Léon

1970s

19 titles · average score 63
Ne pleure pas
Ne pleure pas (1978)

as Le grand-père

Alice or the Last Escapade
Alice or the Last Escapade (1977)
GoodWatch score 62

as Henri Vergennes

Golden Night
Golden Night (1976)
GoodWatch score 51

as Charles Fournier

Boomerang
Boomerang (1976)
GoodWatch score 58

as Jean Ritter

Seven Deaths by Prescription
Seven Deaths by Prescription (1975)
GoodWatch score 61

as Pr Brézé

Es herrscht Ruhe im Land
Es herrscht Ruhe im Land (1975)

as Großvater Parra

Le Juge et son bourreau
Le Juge et son bourreau (1974)

as Le commissaire Bairelard

The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life
The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life (1972)
GoodWatch score 75

as Il Presidente

La Nuit bulgare
La Nuit bulgare (1972)

as Bohringer

Le Père Goriot
Le Père Goriot (1972)

as Father Goriot

Them
Them (1970)

as Professor Swaine

Countdown to Vengeance
Countdown to Vengeance (1970)
GoodWatch score 61

as Juliani

1960s

12 titles · average score 66
Ballad for a Dog
Ballad for a Dog (1969)

as Viachet

La Séparation
La Séparation (1968)

as Louis Vigué

Woman in Chains
Woman in Chains (1968)
GoodWatch score 70

as L'invité au vernissage qui dit 'Oui, ça correspond au schéma du bonhomme' (uncredited)

Shock Troops
Shock Troops (1967)
GoodWatch score 69

as Passevin

Song of the World
Song of the World (1965)

as Marinau the sailor

Magnet of Doom
Magnet of Doom (1963)
GoodWatch score 64

as Dieudonné Ferchaux

Symphony for a Massacre
Symphony for a Massacre (1963)
GoodWatch score 69

as Paoli

A King Without Distraction
A King Without Distraction (1963)
GoodWatch score 73

as le procureur du roi

Rififi in Tokyo
Rififi in Tokyo (1963)
GoodWatch score 59

as Van Hekken

The Steppe
The Steppe (1962)

as Pére Christophore

Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece
Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece (1961)
GoodWatch score 55

as Father Alexandre

The Truth
The Truth (1960)
GoodWatch score 73

as Maître Guérin

1950s

26 titles · average score 73
The Wreckers
The Wreckers (1959)

as Marnez

Gorilla's Waltz
Gorilla's Waltz (1959)

as Berthomieu aka 'Le Vieux'

Island Fisherman
Island Fisherman (1959)

as Shipowner Mével

The Mask of the Gorilla
The Mask of the Gorilla (1958)
GoodWatch score 60

as Colonel Berthomieu

Sinners of Paris
Sinners of Paris (1958)
GoodWatch score 60

as Léonce Pozzi, dit "Le Fondu"

No Escape
No Escape (1958)

as Caillé

Burning Fuse
Burning Fuse (1957)

as Albatrasse

Death in the Garden
Death in the Garden (1956)
GoodWatch score 77

as Castin

To Catch a Thief
To Catch a Thief (1955)
GoodWatch score 81

as Bertani

Diabolique
Diabolique (1955)
GoodWatch score 90

as Police Inspector Alfred Fichet

The Wages of Fear
The Wages of Fear (1953)
GoodWatch score 83

as Mr. Jo

The Fighting Men
The Fighting Men (1950)

as Don Salvatore Sparaino

1940s

17 titles · average score 72
In the Name of the Law
In the Name of the Law (1949)
GoodWatch score 73

as Massaro Turi Passalacqua

Woman of Evil
Woman of Evil (1947)

as Laurent

Le Bateau à soupe
Le Bateau à soupe (1947)

as Le capitaine Hervé

Hanged Man's Farm
Hanged Man's Farm (1945)

as François

The Woman Who Dared
The Woman Who Dared (1944)
GoodWatch score 71

as Pierre Gauthier

Le soleil a toujours raison
Le soleil a toujours raison (1943)

as L'homme du mas

The Roquevillards
The Roquevillards (1943)

as François Roquevillard

Business Is Business
Business Is Business (1942)

as Isidore Lechat

Promise to the Unknown One
Promise to the Unknown One (1942)

as Bernard Parker

The Black Diamond
The Black Diamond (1941)

as François Mitry

Cristobal's Gold
Cristobal's Gold (1940)

as Le Coronel - le chef de la police

The Wonderful Night
The Wonderful Night (1940)

as le fermier

1930s

39 titles · average score 71
Law of the North
Law of the North (1939)

as Dalrymple

Crossroads
Crossroads (1938)

as Roger de Vétheuil

The West
The West (1938)

as Jean Cadière

The Woman at the End of the World
The Woman at the End of the World (1938)

as Durc, l'Officier Mécanicien

Abused Confidence
Abused Confidence (1937)

as Jacques Ferney

La Belle Équipe
La Belle Équipe (1936)
GoodWatch score 75

as Charles dit Charlot

Assault
Assault (1936)

as Alexandre Mérital

The Green Domino
The Green Domino (1935)

as Nebel, a sculptor

The Great Game
The Great Game (1934)
GoodWatch score 71

as Clement

Obsession
Obsession (1933)

as Pierre

Wooden Crosses
Wooden Crosses (1932)
GoodWatch score 79

as Caporal Breval

In the Night
In the Night (1930)
GoodWatch score 70

as L'ouvrier carrier

1920s

13 titles
An Ideal Woman
An Ideal Woman (1929)

as Angel Call

Waterloo
Waterloo (1929)

as Napoleon

The Prey of the Wind
The Prey of the Wind (1927)

as Pierre Vignal

Feu!
Feu! (1927)

as Lieutenant Frémiet

Mister Mustard's Millions
Mister Mustard's Millions (1926)

as John Durand

A Night of Romance
A Night of Romance (1925)

as Matteo Scaliuccio

Iceland Fisherman
Iceland Fisherman (1924)

as Yann

The House of Mystery
The House of Mystery (1923)

as Henri Corradin

L'Autre aile
L'Autre aile (1923)

as Gaston Lager

Phroso
Phroso (1922)

as Dimitri

Tempêtes
Tempêtes (1922)

as Raoul Mauduit

Miarka, la fille à l'ourse
Miarka, la fille à l'ourse (1920)

as Mario the game warden