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Charles Vanel

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Charles Vanel

Born August 21, 1892 in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, FranceDied April 15, 1989149 films

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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The Wages of Fear posterFirst watchThe Wages of Fear19538.0as Mr. JoIn a run-down South American town, four men are paid to drive trucks loaded with nitroglycerin into the jungle through to the oil field.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Diabolique poster7.9Diabolique1955To Catch a Thief poster7.3To Catch a Thief1955The Truth poster7.6The Truth1960La Belle Équipe poster7.5La Belle Équipe1936Illustrious Corpses poster6.8Illustrious Corpses1976Les Misérables poster7.9Les Misérables1934Woman in Chains poster7.0Woman in Chains1968The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life poster7.2The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life1972

Filmography

149 films as actor
  1. 1988The Seasons of PleasureCharles van Bert
  2. 1987If the Sun Never ReturnsAnzevui
  3. 1981Three BrothersDonato Giuranna
  4. 1981La Puce et le privéMathieu Fortier
  5. 1980The Lost WayLéon
  6. 1978Thomas Guérin, retraitéThomas Guérin
  7. 1978Ne pleure pasLe grand-père
  8. 1977Alice or the Last EscapadeHenri Vergennes
  9. 1976Golden NightCharles Fournier
  10. 1976BoomerangJean Ritter
  11. 1976Illustrious CorpsesProcurator Varga
  12. 1975Seven Deaths by PrescriptionPr Brézé
  13. 1975Es herrscht Ruhe im LandGroßvater Parra
  14. 1974Le Juge et son bourreauLe commissaire Bairelard
  15. 1973The End of the TetherWhalley
  16. 1973Le Reflet dans la merBaron Ucciani
  17. 1972The Most Wonderful Evening of My LifeIl Presidente
  18. 1972CamorraDon Mimo De Ritis
  19. 1972La Nuit bulgareBohringer
  20. 1972Le Père GoriotFather Goriot
  21. 1970ThemProfessor Swaine
  22. 1970Countdown to VengeanceJuliani
  23. 1969Ballad for a DogViachet
  24. 1968Woman in ChainsL'invité au vernissage qui dit 'Oui, ça correspond au schéma du bonhomme' (uncredited)
  25. 1968La SéparationLouis Vigué
  26. 1967Shock TroopsPassevin
  27. 1967L'Arlésienne
  28. 1965Song of the WorldMarinau the sailor
  29. 1963Magnet of DoomDieudonné Ferchaux
  30. 1963A King Without Distractionle procureur du roi
  31. 1963Symphony for a MassacrePaoli
  32. 1963Rififi in TokyoVan Hekken
  33. 1963Lo sgarro
  34. 1962The SteppePére Christophore
  35. 1961Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden FleeceFather Alexandre
  36. 1960The TruthMaître Guérin
  37. 1959Island FishermanShipowner Mével
  38. 1959Gorilla's WaltzBerthomieu aka 'Le Vieux'
  39. 1959Prisoner of the VolgaOssip Semjonowitsch
  40. 1959The WreckersMarnez
  41. 1958The Mask of the GorillaColonel Berthomieu
  42. 1958No EscapeCaillé
  43. 1958Sinners of ParisLéonce Pozzi, dit "Le Fondu"
  44. 1957The SuspectsCommissioner Perrache of the D.S.T.
  45. 1957Burning FuseAlbatrasse
  46. 1956Death in the GardenCastin
  47. 1956Defend My LoveVerdisio
  48. 1955A MissionaryPère Gauthier
  49. 1955Native DrumsCarlo Leonardi
  50. 1955To Catch a ThiefBertani
  51. 1955DiaboliquePolice Inspector Alfred Fichet
  52. 1954The Cheerful SquadronHurluret
  53. 1954MaddalenaGiovanni Lamberti
  54. 1954On TrialWolf Andergast
  55. 1953Royal Affairs in VersaillesMr. de Vergennes
  56. 1953The Wages of FearMr. Jo
  57. 1952Malaire
  58. 1951The Last SentenceJudge Marco Valsetti
  59. 1951Tragic SpellBastiano
  60. 1951Il bivioLubiani
  61. 1950Cuori sul mareNostromo Norus
  62. 1950The Fighting MenDon Salvatore Sparaino
  63. 1949In the Name of the LawMassaro Turi Passalacqua
  64. 1948The Woman I MurderedFrançois Bachelin
  65. 1948Vertigine d'amoreMugnaio Resplanton
  66. 1947Woman of EvilLaurent
  67. 1947La Cabane aux souvenirs
  68. 1947Le Bateau à soupeLe capitaine Hervé
  69. 1946GringaletLucien Ravaut
  70. 1945Hanged Man's FarmFrançois
  71. 1945L'Enquête du 58Bernard - le mécanicien
  72. 1944The Woman Who DaredPierre Gauthier
  73. 1943The RoquevillardsFrançois Roquevillard
  74. 1943Le soleil a toujours raisonL'homme du mas
  75. 1942Promise to the Unknown OneBernard Parker
  76. 1942Haut le ventFrançois Ascarra
  77. 1942Business Is BusinessIsidore Lechat
  78. 1941The Black DiamondFrançois Mitry
  79. 1940The Wonderful Nightle fermier
  80. 1940Cristobal's GoldLe Coronel - le chef de la police
  81. 1939Law of the NorthDalrymple
  82. 1939Yamilé Under the CedarsRachid El Hame
  83. 1939Savage BrigadeGénéral Kalitjeff
  84. 1938CrossroadsRoger de Vétheuil
  85. 1938S.O.S. Sahara
  86. 1938Southern BarCaptain Olivier
  87. 1938Legions of HonorCaptain Dabrau
  88. 1938The WestJean Cadière
  89. 1938Rail PiratesHenri Pierson
  90. 1938The Woman at the End of the WorldDurc, l'Officier Mécanicien
  91. 1937Abused ConfidenceJacques Ferney
  92. 1937Troïka sur la piste blancheMichel Steinberg
  93. 1937Social PoliceSalviati
  94. 1937Southern CarrierHerlin
  95. 1936AssaultAlexandre Mérital
  96. 1936Port ArthurCommander Vassidloff
  97. 1936The SeniorsHenri Lormier
  98. 1936JennyBenoit
  99. 1936La Belle ÉquipeCharles dit Charlot
  100. 1936The FlameVictor Boussat
  101. 1936The FearRobert Sylvain
  102. 1936Michel Strogoff
  103. 1935The Green DominoNebel, a sculptor
  104. 1935Flight Into DarknessLe lieutenant Maury
  105. 1935Les Bateliers de la VolgaColonel Goreff
  106. 1935L'Impossible Aveu
  107. 1935King of the CamargueRampal
  108. 1934The Great GameClement
  109. 1934At the End of the WorldGeroges Laudy
  110. 1934Les MisérablesInspector Javert
  111. 1933ObsessionPierre
  112. 1933Gitanes
  113. 1932Case closed
  114. 1932Dainah the MixedMichaux
  115. 1932In the Name of the LawLancelot
  116. 1932Wooden CrossesCaporal Breval
  117. 1931Faubourg MontmartreAndré Marco, dit Dédé
  118. 1931Rio's yellow houseKing-Fu / Scalpa
  119. 1931Dance HouseRamon
  120. 1930The Yellow Captain