Louis de Funès Net Worth
Louis de Funès Net Worth is
$800,000
Louis de Funès Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Louis de Funès (French pronunciation: [lwi də fy.nɛs]hear; 31 July 1914 – 27 January 1983), 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. His acting style is remembered for its high energy performance, wide range of facial expressions and engaging, snappy impatience and selfishness.He was a household name in several countries of Europe (Czechoslovakia, Germany, Turkey and USSR in particular) for many years, yet remained almost unknown in the English-speaking world. He was seen only once in the United States in 1974 with the release of The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob, which was nominated for a Golden Globe. According to a 1968 poll he was France's favourite actor. Funès played over 130 roles in film and over 100 roles on stage. | Full Name | Louis de Funès |
| Date Of Birth | July 31, 1914, Courbevoie, France |
| Died | January 27, 1983, Nantes, France |
| Place Of Birth | Courbevoie, Hauts-de-Seine, France |
| Height | 5' 4½" (1.64 m) |
| Profession | Actor, Writer, Director |
| Education | Lycée Condorcet |
| Nationality | French |
| Spouse | Jeanne Augustine Barthélemy (m. 1943–1983), Germaine Louise Élodie Carroyer (m. 1936–1942) |
| Children | Olivier de Funès, Patrick Charles de Funès de Galarza, Daniel Charles Louis de Funès de Galarza |
| Parents | Leonor Soto Reguera, Carlos Luis de Funès de Galarza |
| Siblings | Maria Teolinda Leonor Margarita de Funès, Carlos Teolindo Javier de Funès de Galarza |
| Awards | Honorary César |
| Movies | La Grande Vadrouille, The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob, The Troops of St. Tropez, Fantômas, The Sucker, The Big Restaurant, The Wing or the Thigh, Delusions of Grandeur, The Gendarme Gets Married, The Gendarme and the Extra-Terrestrials, Hibernatus, Oscar, Fantômas se déchaîne, The Cabbage Soup... |
| TV Shows | La Famille Anodin |
| Star Sign | Leo |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Frequently works with Michel Galabru |
| 2 | Frequently works with director "Jean Girault" |
| 3 | Plays autoritative, yet sneaky characters |
| 4 | Short stature |
| 5 | Energetic presence |
| 6 | Unique facial expressions |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stated that his biggest comedic inspiration were his mother, Charles Chaplin and Laurel & Hardy. |
| 2 | Has 3 sons. Daniel with his first wife 'Germaine Louise Élodie Carroyer'. Patrick and Olivier with second wife Jeanne De Funès. |
| 3 | His second wife Jeanne De Funès was a grandniece of the famous author Guy De Maupassant. |
| 4 | Considered actress Claude Gensac as kind of a "lucky charm", imposing the production team to cast her in any bit role in his later films, if not as his on-screen wife. |
| 5 | Was a friend of another great French comedian, Bourvil. |
| 6 | Spoke Spanish and English. |
| 7 | The character "Skinner" in Ratatouille (2007) was loosely based on him. |
| 8 | Favorite actor of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy. |
| 9 | Is buried in the cemetery of Le Cellier, France. |
| 10 | Between 1964 and 1979, he had topped France's box-office of the year's most successful movies seven times. His most popular movie ever was La Grande Vadrouille (1966), drawing an audience of 17,27 million Frenchmen. |
| 11 | Became a knight of France's Légion d'Honneur in 1973. |
| 12 | Collaborated with Claude Gensac, often playing his character's wife, in ten movies. |
| 13 | After studying at the Lycée Condorcet in Paris, he worked as a bar pianist. |
| 14 | Was portrayed as a gambler in the Lucky Luke comic book "The One-Armed Bandit". |
| 15 | Uncle of actress Isabelle De Funès. |
| 16 | He was owner of the Chateau de Clermont near to Nantes, in Loire-Atlantique, France. |
| 17 | Portrayed on a postage stamp issued on Oct. 3, 1998 by the French Post Office. |
| 18 | He was the French dubbing voice of actors Totò and Renato Rascel. |
| 19 | Born to Carlos Louis de Funes de Galarza (1871-1934), a lawyer, and his wife Leonor Soto Reguera (1879-1957), who emigrated to France in 1904 because their families opposed their marriage. |
| 20 | Father of Daniel Charles Louis de Funès de Galarza (b. 12 July 1937), Patrick Charles de Funès de Galarza (b. 27 January 1944) and actor Olivier De Funès. |
| 21 | He developed his typical wailing watching 'Donald Duck' movies. |
| 22 | Voted France's favorite actor in a public opinion poll in 1968. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Troops & Troop-ettes | 1982 | Maréchal des Logis-chef Ludovic Cruchot | |
| The Cabbage Soup | 1981 | Claude Ratinier (Le Glaude) | |
| The Miser | 1980 | Harpagon | |
| The Troops & Aliens | 1979 | Le maréchal des logis-chef Ludovic Cruchot | |
| The Discord | 1978 | Guillaume Daubray-Lacaze | |
| L'aile ou la cuisse | 1976 | Charles Duchemin | |
| The Mad Adventures of 'Rabbi' Jacob | 1973 | Victor Pivert | |
| Delusions of Grandeur | 1971 | Don Salluste de Bazan | |
| Jo | 1971 | Antoine Brisebard | |
| Sur un arbre perché | 1971 | Henri Roubier | |
| The Troops on Vacation | 1970 | Maréchal des logis-chef Ludovic Cruchot | |
| The Band | 1970 | Monsieur Édouard - dit Evan Evans (as Louis de Funes) | |
| Hibernatus | 1969 | Hubert de Tartas | |
| Le gendarme se marie | 1968 | Maréchal des Logis-chef Ludovic Cruchot | |
| The Tattoo | 1968 | Félicien Mézeray | |
| Le petit baigneur | 1968 | Louis-Philippe Fourchaume | |
| The Exchange Student | 1967 | Charles Bosquier | |
| Oscar | 1967 | Bertrand Barnier | |
| Fantômas contre Scotland Yard | 1967 | Le commissaire Juve | |
| La Grande Vadrouille | 1966 | Stanislas Lefort | |
| The Restaurant | 1966 | Monsieur Septime | |
| Fantômas se déchaîne | 1965 | Commissaire Juve | |
| The Troops in New York | 1965 | Maréchal des logis-chef Ludovic Cruchot | |
| How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning | 1965 | Léon Haudepin (segment "Bons vivants, Les") | |
| The Sucker | 1965 | Léopold Saroyan | |
| Fantomas | 1964 | Le commissaire Juve | |
| The Troops of St. Tropez | 1964 | Maréchal des logis-chef Ludovic Cruchot | |
| Un drôle de caïd | 1964 | Marcel | |
| Dandelions by the Roots | 1964 | Jockey Jack | |
| Let's Rob the Bank | 1964 | Victor Garnier | |
| Pouic-Pouic | 1963 | Léonard Monestier | |
| Carambolages | 1963 | Norbert Charolais | |
| Les veinards | 1963 | Antoine Beaurepaire (segment "Un gros lot") | |
| Nous irons à Deauville | 1962 | Ludovic Lamberjacques (as Louis De Funès) | |
| Un clair de lune à Maubeuge | 1962 | Unconfirmed (uncredited) | |
| The Gentleman from Epsom | 1962 | Gaspard Ripeux | |
| The Devil and the Ten Commandments | 1962 | Vaillant (segment "Bien d'autrui ne prendras") | |
| Crime Does Not Pay | 1962 | Le barman du 'Blue Bar' (segment "L'homme de l'avenue") | |
| La vendetta | 1962 | Amoretti | |
| In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!... | 1961 | Paul Ernzer | |
| The American Beauty | 1961 | Les frères Viralot, le secrétaire du commissariat et le chef du personnel | |
| Le capitaine Fracasse | 1961 | Scapin | |
| Les tortillards | 1960 | Émile Durand | |
| Candide | 1960 | Le gestapiste / Gestapo man | |
| Certains l'aiment... froide | 1960 | Ange Galopin | |
| Mon pote le gitan | 1959 | Védrines | |
| I tartassati | 1959 | Ettore | |
| Totò, Eva e il pennello proibito | 1959 | Prof. Francisco Montiel | |
| Taxi, roulotte et corrida | 1958 | Maurice Berger | |
| La vie à deux | 1958 | Maître Stéphane, le notaire | |
| Ni vu, ni connu | 1958 | Blaireau | |
| Crazy in the Noodle | 1957 | Pierre Cousin (as Louis de Funes) | |
| Four Bags Full | 1956 | Jambier, l'épicier | |
| Courte tête | 1956 | Prosper / Père Grazziani / Colonel Luc de la Frapinière / ... | |
| La puce à l'oreille | 1956 | TV Movie | Auguste Ferraillon |
| La famille Anodin | 1956 | TV Series | One man |
| Bébés à gogo | 1956 | Célestin Ratier - représentant des industries de l'enfance | |
| Law of the Streets | 1956 | Paulo - les Chiens | |
| La bande à papa | 1956 | L'inspecteur Victor Eugène Merlerin | |
| Bonjour sourire! | 1956 | Bonoeil | |
| Si Paris nous était conté | 1956 | Antoine Allègre | |
| Mädchen ohne Grenzen | 1955 | ||
| Les hussards | 1955 | Luigi - le sacristain | |
| L'impossible Monsieur Pipelet | 1955 | Oncle Robert (as Louis De Funès) | |
| Frou-Frou | 1955 | Colonel Cousinet-Duval | |
| Papa, maman, ma femme et moi... | 1955 | Monsieur Calomel | |
| Napoléon | 1955 | Soldier Laurent Passementier (uncredited) | |
| Les pépées font la loi | 1955 | Jeannot La Bonne Affaire | |
| Ingrid - Die Geschichte eines Fotomodells | 1955 | D'Arrigio - Modeschöpfer | |
| Huis-clos | 1954 | uncredited | |
| Papa, Mama, the Maid and I | 1954 | Monsieur Calomel | |
| La reine Margot | 1954 | René, l'astrologue (uncredited) | |
| Human Cargo | 1954 | Le chef de train (uncredited) | |
| Peek-a-boo | 1954 | Michel Leboeuf, le détective | |
| Scènes de ménage | 1954 | Boulingrin | |
| Escalier de service | 1954 | Cesare Grimaldi | |
| Poisson d'avril | 1954 | Le garde-champêtre (as de Funès) | |
| The Sheep Has Five Legs | 1954 | Pilate (as Louis de Funes) | |
| Les hommes ne pensent qu'à ça | 1954 | Célosso - le mari espagnol de la comtesse russe | |
| Les corsaires du Bois de Boulogne | 1954 | Le commissaire | |
| Faites-moi confiance! | 1954 | Tumlatum | |
| Le secret d'Hélène Marimon | 1954 | Le jardinier Ravan | |
| Tourments | 1954 | Eddy Gorlier | |
| Mam'zelle Nitouche | 1954 | Un maréchal des logis | |
| La belle au bois dormant | 1954 | TV Movie | Un astrologue |
| Les intrigantes | 1954 | Marcange | |
| Fraternité | 1954 | TV Movie | |
| The Game of Love | 1954 | Le forain | |
| L'étrange désir de Monsieur Bard | 1954 | Monsieur Chanteau | |
| Le recensement | 1954 | TV Movie | L'agent recenseur |
| Le rire | 1953 | Short | Le professeur |
| Le chevalier de la nuit | 1953 | Le tailleur | |
| Mon frangin du Sénégal | 1953 | Le docteur (as De Funes) | |
| Légère et court vêtue | 1953 | Paul Duvernois | |
| Inside a Girls' Dormitory | 1953 | Le photographe Triboudot | |
| Capitaine Pantoufle | 1953 | M. Rachoux, le directeur de la banque (as De Funès) | |
| Innocents in Paris | 1953 | Monsieur Celestin (as Louis De Funes) | |
| Companions of the Night | 1953 | Un client attablé (uncredited) | |
| Moineaux de Paris | 1953 | Le docteur | |
| La tournée des grands Ducs | 1953 | Le directeur de l'hôtel | |
| Au diable la vertu | 1953 | Lorette, le greffier (as De Funès) | |
| Les dents longues | 1953 | Un typo | |
| La vie d'un honnête homme | 1953 | Emile, le valet de chambre | |
| Tambour battant | 1953 | Le maître d'armes | |
| La jungle en folie | 1952 | as de Funès | |
| Le huitième art et la manière | 1952 | Short | Le mari fan de radio |
| La fugue de Monsieur Perle | 1952 | Le fou qui pêche dans un lavabo (as De Funès) | |
| Elle et moi | 1952 | Le garçon de café | |
| La p... respectueuse | 1952 | Un client du night-club (as De Funes) | |
| Monsieur Taxi | 1952 | Le peintre qui voit rouge (as Louis De Funès) | |
| Je l'ai été 3 fois! | 1952 | L'interprète du sultan (uncredited) | |
| Le jugement de Dieu | 1952 | L'homme qui se fait arracher une dent chez le barbier et un envoyé du bourgmestre (uncredited) | |
| L'amour n'est pas un péché | 1952 | Cottin - l'homme au chien | |
| Agence matrimoniale | 1952/I | M. Charles (as De Funès) | |
| Monsieur Leguignon, lampiste | 1952 | Un habitant du quartier (as Louis de Funes) | |
| The Seven Deadly Sins | 1952 | Martin Gaston, le Français (segment "Paresse, La / Sloth") | |
| Les loups chassent la nuit | 1952 | Le barman qui sert un Porto (uncredited) | |
| Boîte à vendre | 1951 | Short uncredited | |
| Champions Juniors | 1951 | Short uncredited | |
| Un amour de parapluie | 1951 | Short uncredited | |
| Ma femme est formidable | 1951 | Le touriste skieur | |
| La Poison | 1951 | André | |
| Le dindon | 1951 | Le gérant | |
| Pas de vacances pour Monsieur le Maire | 1951 | Le conseiller | |
| Trip to America | 1951 | L'employé d'Air France | |
| Ils étaient cinq | 1951 | Albert, le régisseur | |
| Folie douce | 1951 | ||
| La vie est un jeu | 1951 | ||
| La passante | 1951 | L'éclusier | |
| Boniface somnambule | 1951 | Anatole, le mari soupçonneux | |
| Knock | 1951 | Le malade qui a perdu 100 grammes (uncredited) | |
| La rose rouge | 1951 | Manito - le poète (as L. de Funès) | |
| ...Sans laisser d'adresse | 1951 | Un futur papa (as De Funès) | |
| L'amant de paille | 1951 | Bruno, le psychiatre | |
| Bibi Fricotin | 1951 | Le pêcheur | |
| Nonante degrés à l'ombre | 1951 | Short | |
| Les joueurs | 1950 | TV Movie | Piotr Petrovitch |
| La rue sans loi | 1950 | Hippolyte (as De Funès) | |
| Fugitive from Montreal | 1950 | ||
| Le roi du bla bla bla | 1950 | Gino | |
| The Strollers | 1950 | Monsieur Vincent - le quincailler (uncredited) | |
| His Last Twelve Hours | 1950 | Nicolas (uncredited) | |
| Father's Dilemma | 1950 | Un prete | |
| Adémaï au poteau-frontière | 1950 | Soldier (uncredited) | |
| Bed for Two | 1950 | Le garçon | |
| Un certain monsieur | 1950 | Thomas Boudebeuf | |
| Mon ami Sainfoin | 1950 | Le guide | |
| Pas de week-end pour notre amour | 1950 | Constantin - le domestique du baron de Valirman (as De Funes) | |
| Au revoir M. Grock | 1950 | Un spectateur (uncredited) | |
| A Simple Case of Money | 1949 | L'avocat de Philippe | |
| Vient de paraître | 1949 | uncredited | |
| Je n'aime que toi... | 1949 | Le chef d'orchestre (as De Funes) | |
| Mission à Tanger | 1949 | Le colonel espagnol (as De Funès) | |
| Du Guesclin | 1949 | L'astrologue / Aymérigot Marches / un seigneur / ... | |
| Croisière pour l'inconnu | 1948 | uncredited | |
| Antoine et Antoinette | 1947 | Un garçon épicier / Un invité à la noce (uncredited) | |
| Dernier refuge | 1947 | The Driver | |
| Le château de la dernière chance | 1947 | Bar Patron Hugging Yolande | |
| Six heures à perdre | 1947 | Le chauffeur (as de Funès) | |
| La tentation de Barbizon | 1946 | Le portier du paradis (uncredited) |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Cabbage Soup | 1981 | ||
| The Miser | 1980 | ||
| The Troops & Aliens | 1979 | adaptation | |
| Hibernatus | 1969 | adaptation / dialogue | |
| Oscar | 1967 | adaptation | |
| The Restaurant | 1966 | adaptation |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Band | 1970 | "Répétition" / performer: "Les Poupons" | |
| Peek-a-boo | 1954 | performer: "Sou le soleil" |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Miser | 1980 |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edición Especial Coleccionista | 2010-2014 | TV Series in memory of - 2 episodes | |
| That's Life!! Kilorenzos Smith in Talks... | 2013 | TV Series documentary inspiration - 1 episode | |
| Funny Show Part Two: The Video - Movie | 2012 | Video inspiration | |
| Kaamelott | 2009 | TV Series dedicatee - 1 episode | |
| Papy fait de la résistance | 1983 | dedicatee |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| La nuit des Césars | 1980 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Honorary César |
| Am laufenden Band | 1979 | TV Series | Himself / Maréchal des Logis-chef Ludovic Cruchot |
| Numéro 1 | 1978 | TV Series | Himself |
| Apropos Film | 1978 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| V.I.P.-Schaukel | 1978 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Midi Trente | 1972-1973 | TV Series | Himself |
| Le grand échiquier | 1972 | TV Series | Himself |
| Aujourd'hui Madame | 1970 | TV Series | Himself |
| Paris aktuell | 1970 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Gala de l'union | 1963-1969 | TV Series | Himself |
| Reflets de Cannes | 1966 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Grand écran | 1965 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Cinépanorama | 1964 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Chroniques de France | 1964 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Segment 3: Maurice Chevalier |
| Les échos du cinéma | 1961 | TV Series short | Himself |
| Station mondaine | 1951 | Documentary short | Le narrateur |
| Louis de Funès, 100 ans déjà | 2014 | Documentary | |
| Monsieur Cinéma | 1970-1980 | TV Series | Himself |
| Les rendez-vous du dimanche | 1976-1980 | TV Series | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Un Français nommé Gabin | 2017 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Le grand show | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| SLG Shot | 2016 | TV Mini-Series | Himself |
| Edición Especial Coleccionista | 2010-2014 | TV Series | Prof. Francisco Montiel / Victor Pivert / Antoine Brisebard |
| 2nd Indie Fest of YouTube Videos 2014 | 2014 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Louis de Funès et les Gendarmes | 2014 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Louis de Funès, l'homme qui a passé le mur du son | 2013 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Monsieur de Funès | 2013 | Documentary | Himself |
| Un jour, un destin | 2012-2013 | TV Series documentary | Himself / Various roles |
| La troupe d'un soir | 2013 | TV Movie | Himself (uncredited) |
| La dernière campagne | 2013 | TV Movie | Himself (uncredited) |
| Il était une fois... | 2009-2013 | TV Series documentary | Himself / Various characters |
| Rendez-vous avec Jo | 2011 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Salut les geeks | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Nous nous sommes tant aimés | 2010 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Vivement dimanche | 2003-2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Wetten, dass..? | 2008 | TV Series | |
| Les grands du rire | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| On a tous grandi avec Louis de Funès | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Publicité et cinéma: Une histoire de famille | 2006 | TV Short documentary | Himself |
| La joie de faire rire | 2006 | Video documentary short | Victor Pivert |
| Louis De Funès, la comédie humaine | 2003 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Louis de Funès ou Le pouvoir de faire rire | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Funny Business | 1992 | TV Series documentary | |
| Mardi cinéma | 1984 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Margret Dünser, auf der Suche nach den Besonderen | 1981 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Il était une fois: Le gala de l'union des artistes | 1980 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Honorary César | César Awards, France |
Known for movies
The Mad Adventures of 'Rabbi' Jacob (1973)
as Victor Pivert
L'aile ou la cuisse (1976)
as Charles Duchemin
La Grande Vadrouille (1966)
as Stanislas Lefort
The Troops of St. Tropez (1964)
as Maréchal des logis-chef Ludovic Cruchot