Louis de Funès is remembered on screen for work that changed what came after it.
The record lists Louis de Funès as French actor and comedian (1914–1983).
Louis de Funès was born at Courbevoie in 1914. His recorded nationality is France. He trained at Lycée Condorcet and Cours Simon.
The studio system was at its height in this period: contracts were long, the output was industrial, and a handful of studios decided who worked.
The record gives his roles in the industry as comedian, film actor and film director.
His name is attached above all to its high-energy performance and his wide range of facial expressions and tics. A film outlives its reviews, its budget and usually its studio; what remains is whether anyone still watches it.
The awards record reads: Knight of the Legion of Honour (1973) and César Award.
That the work was made from France shaped it: national industries differ in what they finance, who they cast and which audiences they can reach.
Louis de Funès died in 1983, aged 69. The films remain, which is the only form in which a screen career survives.
Achievements
- Knight of the Legion of Honour — 1973
- César Award
- Worked as comedian, film actor and film director
