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Gender

Male

Birthday

1892-08-21 (132 years old)

Place of Birth

Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France

Charles Vanel

Biography:

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Charles-Marie Vanel, known as Charles Vanel (21 August 1892 in Rennes, France - 15 April 1989, in Cannes, France) was a French director and actor. He made his screen debut in 1912, in Robert Péguy's Jim Crow. His 77 year career comprised appearances in more than 200 films.

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Known For

Acting

1988

The Seasons of Pleasure as Charles van Bert

1987

1981

La Puce et le privé as Mathieu Fortier
Three Brothers as Donato Giuranna

1980

The Lost Way as Léon

1978

Ne pleure pas as Le grand-père

1977

Alice or the Last Escapade as Henri Vergennes

1976

Boomerang as Jean Ritter
Golden Night as Charles Fournier
Illustrious Corpses as Procurator Varga

1975

Es herrscht Ruhe im Land as Großvater Parra

1974

Le juge et son bourreau as Le commissaire Bairelard

1973

Le Reflet dans la mer as Baron Ucciani

1972

Le Père Goriot as Father Goriot
Camorra as Don Mimo De Ritis
La nuit bulgare as Bohringer

1970

Them as Professor Swaine

1969

Ballad for a Dog as Viachet

1968

La séparation as Louis Vigué
Woman in Chains as L'invité au vernissage qui dit 'Oui, ça correspond au schéma du bonhomme' (uncredited)

1967

Shock Troops as Passevin

1965

Song of the World as Marinau the sailor

1963

Magnet of Doom as Dieudonné Ferchaux
A King Without Distraction as le procureur du roi
Rififi in Tokyo as Van Hekken

1962

The Steppe as Pére Christophore

1961

1960

The Truth as Maître Guérin

1959

Island Fishermen as Shipowner Mével
Gorilla's Waltz as Berthomieu aka 'Le Vieux'
Prisoner of the Volga as Ossip Semjonowitsch
The Wreckers as Marnez

1958

The Mask of the Gorilla as Colonel Berthomieu
Sinners of Paris as Léonce Pozzi, dit "Le Fondu"
No Escape as Caillé

1957

Burning Fuse as Albatrasse
The Suspects as Commissioner Perrache of the D.S.T.

1956

Defend My Love as Verdisio

1955

To Catch a Thief as Bertani
Diabolique as Police Inspector Alfred Fichet
A Missionary as Père Gauthier

1954

Royal Affairs in Versailles as Mr. de Vergennes
On Trial as Wolf Andergast
Maddalena as Giovanni Lamberti
The Cheerful Squadron as Il capitano Hurluret

1953

1952

1951

The Last Sentence as Judge Marco Valsetti
Il bivio as Lubiani

1950

Cuori sul mare as Nostromo Norus
The Fighting Men as Don Salvatore Sparaino

1949

In the Name of the Law as Massaro Turi Passalacqua

1948

Vertigine d'amore as Mugnaio Resplanton

1947

Le Bateau à soupe as Le capitaine Hervé
Woman of Evil as Laurent

1946

Gringalet as Lucien Ravaut

1945

L'Enquête du 58 as Bernard - le mécanicien
Hanged Man's Farm as François

1944

The Woman Who Dared as Pierre Gauthier

1943

The Roquevillards as François Roquevillard
Le soleil a toujours raison as L'homme du mas

1942

Promise to the Unknown One as Bernard Parker
Haut le vent as François Ascarra
Business Is Business as Isidore Lechat

1941

The Black Diamond as François Mitry

1940

The Wonderful Night as le fermier
Cristobal's Gold as Le Coronel - le chef de la police

1939

Savage Brigade as Général Kalitjeff
Law of the North as Dalrymple
Yamilé Under the Cedars as Rachid El Hame

1938

Legions of Honor as Captain Dabrau
Crossroads as Roger de Vétheuil
Rail Pirates as Henri Pierson
The Woman at the End of the World as Durc, l'Officier Mécanicien
The West as Jean Cadière
Southern Bar as Captain Olivier

1937

Social Police as Salviati
Abused Confidence as Jacques Ferney

1936

They Were Five as Charles dit Charlot
The Seniors as Henri Lormier
Jenny as Benoit
Assault as Alexandre Mérital
Port-Arthur as Commander Vassidloff
The Fear as Robert Sylvain

1935

Flight Into Darkness as Le lieutenant Maury
The Green Domino as Nebel, a sculptor

1934

Les Misérables as Inspector Javert
The Great Game as Clement
Obsession as Pierre
At the End of the World as Geroges Laudy

1933

1932

Wooden Crosses as Caporal Breval
Dainah the Mixed as Michaux

1931

Faubourg Montmartre as André Marco, dit Dédé
Dance House as Ramon
Rio's yellow house as King-Fu / Scalpa

1930

In the Night as L'ouvrier carrier
Accused, Stand Up! as Henri Lapalle
Chic as Fernand (François)
L'Arlésienne as Gardian Mitifio

1929

Waterloo as Napoleon
An Ideal Woman as Angel Call

1928

1927

The Prey of the Wind as Pierre Vignal
Feu! as Lieutenant Frémiet

1926

1925

A Night of Romance as Matteo Scaliuccio

1924

1923

The House of Mystery as Henri Corradin

1922

Phroso as Dimitri
Tempêtes as Raoul Mauduit

1921

Directing

1932

Case closed as Director

1930

In the Night as Director

Writing

1930

In the Night as Writer

Production

1952

Malaire as Producer