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Louis de Funès

Actor, also writer and director · Died January 27, 1983, aged 68 · Courbevoie, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza (French: [lwi d(ə) fynɛs]; 31 July 1914 – 27 January 1983) was a French actor and comedian. According to a series of polls conducted since the late 1960s, he is France's favourite actor, having played over 150 roles in film and over 100 on stage. His acting style is remembered for its high-energy performance and his wide range of facial expressions and tics. A considerable part of his best-known acting was directed by Jean Girault. The larger-than-life, conservative petit bourgeois characters he played, who typically kissed up to authority while persecuting their subordinates, particularly resonated with the changing Western societies of the 1960s and drove him to success. Yet in private life, De Funès was a notoriously shy and reserved man, and a devout Catholic. One of the most famous French actors of all time, Louis de Funès remains to this day the most bankable actor in French cinema history. He enjoys widespread international recognition: in addition to his immense fame in the French-speaking world, he remains a household name throughout most of continental Europe including the former Eastern Bloc, the former Soviet Union, as well as Iran, Turkey, and Israel. Despite this international popularity, Louis de Funès remains an obscure figure in the English-speaking world. He was exposed to a wider audience only once in the United States, in 1973, with the release of The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob, which is best remembered for its Rabbi Jacob dance scene and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. De Funès has two museums dedicated to his life and acting: one in the Château de Clermont, near Nantes, where he resided, as well as another in the town of Saint-Raphaël, Southern France. Description above from the Wikipedia article Louis de Funès, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
July 31, 1914
Died
January 27, 1983 (aged 68)
From
Courbevoie, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Works as
Actor, also writer and director
Titles
52 on MovieCove · 158 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 8% in 30 days

What are Louis de Funès' films like?

Across their 47 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy34 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
33%
Morality
21%
Power
16%
Society
13%
Self
11%
Survival
4%
Ideas
1%
Deception15 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds14 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed5 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass7 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 47 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 41 · Serious 5 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 13 · Stylized 20 · Heightened 14

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 22 · Charged 22 · Intense 3

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 24 · Shifting 21 · Whiplash 2

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 39

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 27 · Relentless 8

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 38 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 45 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

37 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 24 of 37 analyzed roles.

Hero
24 of 37
Trickster
7 of 37
Shadow
3 of 37
Shapeshifter
2 of 37
Ally
1 of 37
Show the 37 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
36
Absurd
29
Warm
19
Tense
7
Manic
4
Other
14

How their films linger

Feel-good40 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun36 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy34
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous3
  • Cyclical3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Louis de Funès' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 52 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Louis de Funès' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

158 credits, 52 with a MovieCove page; 24 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Louis de Funès, Créature/Créateur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Louis de Funès champion du box office (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Louis de Funès, 100 ans de Rire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Il était une fois... Louis de Funès (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Louis de Funès, inoubliable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 5 episodes · as Louis de Funès

  • The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes(1982)

    as Maréchal des Logis-chef Ludovic Cruchot

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Champs-Elysées (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as (archive footage) · as Self

  • The Cabbage Soup(1981)

    Author · as Claude Ratinier (Le Glaude)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Miser(1980)

    Director · Screenplay · as Harpagon

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Gendarme and the Extra-Terrestrials(1979)

    Screenplay · as Ludovic Cruchot

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • La zizanie(1978)

    as Guillaume Daubray-Lacaze

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Wing or The Thigh?(1976)

    as Charles Duchemin

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob(1973)

    as Victor Pivert

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Delusions of Grandeur(1971)

    as Don Salluste de Bazan

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Jo(1971)

    as Antoine Brisebard

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Sur un arbre perché(1971)

    as Henri Roubier

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Gendarme Takes Off(1970)

    as Ludovic Cruchot

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The One Man Band(1970)

    as Evan Evans

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Hibernatus(1969)

    Writer · as Hubert de Tartas

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Gendarme Gets Married(1968)

    as Ludovic Cruchot

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Tattoo(1968)

    as Félicien Mézeray

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Little Bather(1968)

    as Louis-Philippe Fourchaume

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Exchange Student(1967)

    as Charles Bosquier

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Oscar(1967)

    Adaptation · as Bertrand Barnier

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard(1967)

    as Commissaire Juve

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!(1966)

    as Stanislas Lefort

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • What's Cooking in Paris(1966)

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

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Fantomas Unleashed(1965)

    as Commissaire Juve

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Léon Haudepin (sketch "Les Bons Vivants") · as Léon Haudepin, agent général d'assurances (sketch “Les Bons Vivants”)

  • The Gendarme in New York(1965)

    as Ludovic Cruchot

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Sucker(1965)

    as Léopold Saroyan

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Fantomas(1964)

    as Commissaire Juve

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Gendarme of Saint-Tropez(1964)

    as Ludovic Cruchot

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • A Funny Boss(1964)

    as Marcel Ravelais

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Dandelions by the Roots(1964)

    as Jacques

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Let's Rob the Bank(1964)

    as Victor Garnier

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Le Café liégeois (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as le monsieur en habit

  • Squeak-squeak(1963)

    as Léonard Monestier

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • A Killing Success(1963)

    as Norbert Charolais, Directeur Général du 321

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • People in Luck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Antoine Beaurepaire (segment "Le Gros Lot")

  • Nous irons à Deauville(1962)

    as Ludovic Lamberjacques

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Gentleman from Epsom(1962)

    as Gaspard Ripeux

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Devil and the Ten Commandments(1962)

    as Antoine Vaillant, l'escroc

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Crime Does Not Pay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Barman

  • The Vendetta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Amoretti

  • In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Paul Ernzer

  • The American Beauty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Police station secretary / Head of personnel

  • Le capitaine Fracasse(1961)

    as Scapin

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Small Local Trains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Émile Durand

  • Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Officier de la Gestapo

  • Some Like It... Cold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Ange Galopin, creditor who wants to recover the money

  • My Pal the Gypsy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Mr. Védrines, publisher

  • The Overtaxed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Ettore

  • Toto in Madrid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Professor Montiel

  • Taxi, Trailer and Corrida(1958)

    as Maurice Berger

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Life as a Couple(1958)

    as Maître Stéphane

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Ni vu, ni connu(1958)

    as Blaireau

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Crazy in the Noodle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Pierre Cousin

  • The Crossing of Paris(1956)

    as Jambier, grocer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Slightly Ahead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

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

  • The Flea in the Ear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Auguste Ferraillon

  • Babies Galore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Célestin Ratier, représentant des industries de l'enfance

  • Daddy's Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as l'inspecteur principal Victor Eugène Merlerin

  • Law of the Streets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as 'Paulo les chiens'

  • Hello Smile! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Bonoeil

  • Si Paris nous était conté(1956)

    as Antoine Allègre

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Mädchen ohne Grenzen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • The Hussars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as le bedeau Luigi

  • Papa, Mama, My Wife and Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as M. Calomel, voisin à l'étage au-dessus

  • The Impossible Mr. Pipelet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as l'oncle Robert

  • Frou-Frou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as le colonel Cousinet-Duval

  • The Babes Make the Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Jeannot la Bonne Affaire, le barman du "Lotus

  • Napoleon(1955)

    as Soldier Laurent Passementier (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Ingrid - The Story of a Fashion Model (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as D'Arrigio - Modeschöpfer

  • No Exit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as le garçon d'étage

  • Father, Mother, the Maid and I(1954)

    as Mr. Calomel, neighbor on the floor above

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Queen Margot(1954)

    as René, l'astrologue

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Ah! The Beautiful Priestesses of Bacchus(1954)

    as Michel Lebœuf, le commissaire de la brigade des mœurs

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Sheep Has Five Legs(1954)

    as Pilate

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Marriage Episodes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as M. Boulingrin

  • Service Entrance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Cesare Grimaldi, le père, artiste italien

  • April Fools' Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Le garde-champêtre

  • Men Think Only of That (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Célosso, Spanish husband of the Russian Countess

  • The Pirates of the Bois du Bologne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Le commissaire de police qui ne dit mot

  • Trust Me! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Tumlatum

  • The Secret of Helene Marimon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Gardener Ravan

  • Tourments (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Eddy Gorlier

  • Mademoiselle Nitouche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as A housekeeper

  • La Belle au bois dormant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Un astrologue

  • The Impure Ones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Le chef de train

  • The Scheming Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Mr Marcange, l'auteur de la pièce

  • The Game of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as le projectionniste ambulant

  • Strange Desire of Mr. Bard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as M. Chanteau

  • The Knight of the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Adrien Verduret

  • My Brother from Senegal(1953)

    as Le docteur

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Lightly and Shortly Dressed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Paul Duvernois

  • Inside a Girls' Dormitory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Le photographe Triboudot

  • Captain Slipper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Mr. Rachoux, bank director

  • Companions of the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Un Client qui joue aux cartes

  • Innocents in Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Célestin, le chauffeur de taxi

  • To Hell with Virtue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Mr. Lorette

  • The Sparrows of Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Doctor

  • The Tour of the Grand Dukes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Hotel director

  • Les Dents longues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as l'employé du laboratoire photo

  • The Virtuous Scoundrel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Emile, manvalet

  • L'art et la manière de rire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • She and Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as le garçon de café qui embrasse Juliette

  • The Fighting Drummer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Weapon master

  • Run Away Mr. Perle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Le fou qui pêche dans un lavabo

  • I Was It Three Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as L'interprète-secrétaire du sultan de Hammanlif (uncredited)

  • The Crazy Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • The Respectful Prostitute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Nightclub customer

  • Mister Taxi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Le peintre de la place du Tertre

  • Judgement of God (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as L'homme qui se fait arracher une dent (uncredited)

  • Love Is Not a Sin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Mr. Cottin, the man with the dog, member of the U.R.A.F.

  • Matrimonial Agency (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Mr. Charles

  • Mr. Leguignon Lampiste (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Un habitant du quartier

  • The Seven Deadly Sins(1952)

    as Martin Gaston, the Frenchman (segment "La Paresse")

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Wolves Hunt at Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Le Barman

  • They Were Five (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Albert, le régisseur

  • My Wife Is Formidable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Le skieur qui cherche une chambre d'hôtel

  • La Poison(1951)

    as André

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Turkey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Le gérant

  • No Vacation for Mr. Mayor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as The counselor

  • Trip to America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as l'employé d'Air France

  • Life Is a Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Thief

  • The Passerby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as The lock keeper

  • The Sleepwalker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Anatole, the suspicious husband

  • Dr. Knock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Le malade qui a perdu 100 grammes (uncredited)

  • The Red Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Poet who eats glasses

  • Without Leaving an Address(1951)

    as Le futur papa qui lit le journal

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Straw Lover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Bruno, the psychiatrist

  • Bibi Fricotin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Pêcheur

  • Champions Juniors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Le père autoritaire

  • The Gamblers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Piotr Petrovitch Shvokhnev

  • Lawless Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Hippolyte

  • The Strollers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Mr. Vincent, hardware store (uncredited)

  • Fugitive from Montreal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • The King of the Bla Bla Bla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Gino

  • Twelve Hours to Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • First Communion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Un prete (Uncredited)

  • Adémaï at the border post (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Soldier (uncredited)

  • Bed for Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as The waiter

  • A Certain Mister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Thomas Boudeboeuf, journaliste à L'Avenir Sauveterrois

  • My Friend Sainfoin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Guide

  • Not Any Weekend for Our Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Constantin, domestique du baron

  • Farewell Mister Grock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Spectator (uncredited)

  • Millionaires for One Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as L'avocat de Philippe

  • Just Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as (uncredited)

  • I Love Only You(1949)

    as Le chef d'orchestre

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Mission in Tangier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Spanish General at the Cabaret

  • Du Guesclin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as L'astrologue

  • Cruise for the Unknown One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as The cook (uncredited)

  • Antoine & Antoinette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

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

  • Dernier refuge(1947)

    as The Driver

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Last Chance Castle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

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

  • Six heures à perdre(1947)

    as Chauffeur of his excellency

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Temptation of Barbizon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

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

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 158 titles from 1946 to 2021; peak year 1965.

Biggest box office

The Crossing of Paris (1956)

$18K worldwide

Highest rated

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

Midcredits 97th

Film career

19462021

Peak 1965 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting158 of 158: 153 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rdDirecting1 of 158: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting5 of 158: 0 only writing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score67th

158 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1940s11 · acting1950s96 · acting1960s33 · 33 acting · 2 crew1970s9 · 9 acting · 1 crew1980s4 · 4 acting · 2 crew2010s3 · acting2020s2 · acting

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 51% of 51 roles
4757626772

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Louis de Funès' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 52; across their 47 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Midcredits score across 52 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th24
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

32 of their 52 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser32
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

Dernier refuge (1947)

73rd percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

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

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 79/100 in their films, across 41 reviewed titles; fans 85, detractors 54. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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Who does Louis de Funès work with?

People who share at least 2 of Louis de Funès' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jean Girault shares the most, 12.

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