His films have spanned decades. The facial expressions and onomatopoeia of Louis de Funès, famed actor in classic films like as "La Grande Vadrouille," "Fantômas," and "Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez," have not aged a bit 40 years after his death.
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When we hear the name Louis de Funès, the first thing that springs to mind is his face disfigured by one of those iconic facial expressions coupled by a noise that he alone knew how to make. A trademark for an actor who rose to fame in the early 1960s. A tale that lives on via the films of Louis de Funès. The audience scores at each repeat demonstrate this.
The actor, best known for his roles in "La Grande Vadrouille," "Fantômas," and "Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez," found fame later in life. After years of skimming the piano bars and chaining tiny jobs to make ends meet, his career will take off in the second half of the 1950s, owing in part to his appearances in Claude Autant-"La Lara's Traversée de Paris" (1956) and Yves Robert's "Neither seen nor known" (1957). But it is his performances in "Oscar" at the theater and "Pouic-Pouic" by Jean Girault (1963) that will propel him to the top of the list. A success that would not be forgotten till his death on January 27, 1983, at the age of 68.
Louis de Funès, by his full name Louis de Funès de Galarza, has appeared in nearly one hundred and fifty films. Everyone has their favorite! But, what brings them all together is undoubtedly the actor's facial expressions and grimaces, which all seem to be unique. Here are forty mythical ones to (re-)discover in our montage.
Movies of Louis de Funès
"Madness of grandeur", directed by Gérard Oury, 1971
"Oscar", directed by Edouard Molinaro, 1967
"The Adventures of Rabbi Jacob", directed by Gérard Oury, 1973
"Madness of grandeur", directed by Gérard Oury, 1971
“On a perched tree”, directed by Serge Korber, 1971
"The Miser", directed by Louis de Funès and Jean Girault, 1980
"Cabbage Soup", directed by Jean Girault, 1981
"The Adventures of Rabbi Jacob", directed by Gérard Oury, 1973
"The Gendarme on a walk", directed by Jean Girault, 1970
“Neither seen nor known”, directed by Yves Robert, 1958
"Oscar", directed by Edouard Molinaro, 1967
"Le Grand Restaurant", directed by Jacques Besnard, 1966
"The Man Orchestra", directed by Serge Korber, 1970
"The Adventures of Rabbi Jacob", directed by Gérard Oury, 1973
"The Miser", directed by Louis de Funès and Jean Girault, 1980
"The Little Bather", directed by Robert Dhéry, 1968
"Cabbage Soup", directed by Jean Girault, 1981
"The Adventures of Rabbi Jacob", directed by Gérard Oury, 1973
"The Wing or the Thigh", directed by Claude Zidi, 1976
"The Gendarme in New York", directed by Jean Girault, 1965
“Neither seen nor known”, directed by Yves Robert, 1958
“Summer Vacations”, directed by Jean Girault, 1970
"The Adventures of Rabbi Jacob", directed by Gérard Oury, 1973
“The Tattooed”, directed by Denys de La Patellière, 1968
"Oscar", directed by Edouard Molinaro, 1967
“La Grande Vadrouille”, directed by Gérard Oury, 1966
"Hibernatus", directed by Edouard Molinaro, 1969
"The Gendarme of Saint-Tropez", directed by Jean Girault, 1964
"The Little Bather", directed by Robert Dhéry, 1968
"The Man Orchestra", directed by Serge Korber, 1970
“La Grande Vadrouille”, directed by Gérard Oury, 1966
"The Gendarme on a walk", directed by Jean Girault, 1970
"Hibernatus", directed by Edouard Molinaro, 1969
“Fantômas”, directed by André Hunebelle, 1964
"The Little Bather", directed by Robert Dhéry, 1968
"The Miser", directed by Louis de Funès and Jean Girault, 1980
“Le Corniaud”, directed by Gérard Oury, 1965
"Fantômas against Scotland Yard", directed by André Hunebelle, 1970
"The Wing or the Thigh", directed by Claude Zidi, 1976
Source: L'OBS