Victor Lanoux
| Victor Lanoux | |
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18 June 1936 Paris |
Victor Lanoux (born 18 June 1936 in Paris) is a French actor.
Biography
Victor Lanoux, born Victor Robert Nataf is the son a Tunisian Jew from Sfax and a catholic mother from Normandy. Lanoux refers to the name used during his stay in La Chapelle-Taillefert during French occupation where he lived until the age of 11.
Career
He started out in cabaret, where he collaborated with Pierre Richard. He made one of his earliest film appearances in The Shameless Old Lady. He received two nominations at the 1st César Awards in 1976, for his roles in Cousin Cousine and Adieu poulet. His best known role outside of Europe is perhaps that of The Thief in the 1985 comedy classic National Lampoon's European Vacation.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Les mystères de Paris | Martial | Marcel Cravenne | TV Movie |
| 1963 | La chasse ou L'amour ravi | Oration | Alain Boudet | TV Movie |
| 1962-64 | Le théâtre de la jeunesse | Several | Alain Boudet (2) Yves-André Hubert |
TV Series (4 Episodes) |
| 1964 | Bayard | Bellabre | Claude Pierson | TV Series |
| La vie normale | Jean-Pierre | André Charpak | ||
| 1965 | The Shameless Old Lady | Pierre | René Allio | |
| 1966 | L'affaire du camion | François Villiers | Short | |
| 1967 | Par quatre chemins | TV Movie | ||
| 1968 | Le crime de Lord Arthur Saville | Lord Arthur | André Michel | TV Movie |
| The Aeronauts | Lantier | François Villiers (2) | TV Series (1 Episode) | |
| Tu seras terriblement gentille | René | Dirk Sanders | ||
| Affaire Vilain contre ministère public | Georges | Robert Guez | TV Series | |
| 1969 | Le soleil des eaux | Francis Abondance | Jean-Paul Roux | TV Movie |
| 1970 | A contre soleil | Michel | Dirk Sanders (2) | TV Movie |
| À corps perdu | Christian Gauetti | Abder Isker | TV Movie | |
| Mont-Cinère | Frank Stevens | Jean-Paul Roux (2) | TV Movie | |
| 1971 | L'objet perdu | Jacques Joubes | André Michel (2) | TV Movie |
| 1972 | L'Affaire Dominici | Claude Bernard-Aubert | Gustave Dominici | |
| Trois milliards sans ascenseur | Gino | Roger Pigaut | ||
| 1973 | Elle court, elle court la banlieue (The Suburbs Are Everywhere) | Georges | Gérard Pirès | |
| Deux hommes dans la ville (Two Men in Town aka. Two Against the Law) | Marcel | José Giovanni | ||
| Je sais rien, mais je dirai tout | Pierre Richard | Un ouvrier | ||
- 1975 : Dupont Lajoie (The Common Man), directed by Yves Boisset : Le costaud
- 1975 : Folle à tuer, directed by Yves Boisset : Georges
- 1975 : Cousin Cousine, directed by Jean-Charles Tacchella : Ludovic
- 1975 : Adieu poulet (The French Detective), directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre : Pierre Lardatte
- 1976 : Un éléphant ça trompe énormément (An Elephant Can Be Extremely Deceptive), directed by Yves Robert : Bouly
- 1976 : Une femme à sa fenêtre (A Woman at Her Window), directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre : Michel Boutros
- 1977 : Servante et maîtresse (Servant and Mistress), directed by Bruno Gantillon : Jérôme
- 1977 : The Simple Past, directed by Michel Drach : François
- 1977 : Nous irons tous au paradis (We Will All Meet in Paradise), directed by Yves Robert : Bouly
- 1977 : Un moment d'égarement, directed by Claude Berri : Didier
- 1978 : La Carapate, directed by Gérard Oury : Martial Gaulard
- 1979 : Les Chiens (The Dogs), directed by Alain Jessua : Docteur Henri Ferret
- 1979 : Un si joli village (Such a Lovely Town...), directed by Étienne Périer : Stéphane Bertin
- 1979 : Au bout du bout du banc, directed by Peter Kassovitz : Ben Oppenheim
- 1980 : Retour en force, directed by Jean-Marie Poiré : Adrien Blausac
- 1981 : La Revanche, directed by Pierre Lary : Commissaire Albert Joubert
- 1981 : Une sale affaire, directed by Alain Bonnot : Commissaire Novak
- 1982 : Y a-t-il un Français dans la salle ?, directed by Jean-Pierre Mocky : Horace Tumelat
- 1982 : Boulevard des assassins, directed by Boramy Tioulong : Charles Vallorba
- 1983 : Stella, directed by Laurent Heynemann : Le Suisse
- 1983 : Un dimanche de flic, directed by Michel Vianey : Franck
- 1984 : Canicule (Dog Day), directed by Yves Boisset : Horace
- 1984 : Louisiane (Louisiana) (TV miniseries), directed by Philippe de Broca : Charles de Vigors
- 1984 : Les Voleurs de la nuit (Thieves After Dark), directed by Samuel Fuller : Insp. Farbet
- 1984 : La Triche, directed by Yannick Bellon : Commissaire Michel Verta
- 1984 : La smala, directed by Jean-Loup Hubert : Robert
- 1985 : National Lampoon's European Vacation, directed by Amy Heckerling : the thief
- 1986 : Le Lieu du crime (Scene of the Crime), directed by André Téchiné : Maurice
- 1987 : Sale Destin, directed by Sylvain Madigan : François Marboni
- 1989 : L'Invité surprise, directed by Georges Lautner : Charles
- 1989 : Rosso veneziano : directed by Étienne Périer, The Grand Inquisitor
- 1992 : Le Bal des casse-pieds, directed by Yves Robert : Frank
- 1996 : Les Démons de Jésus, directed by Bernie Bonvoisin : Jo
- 1998 : Les Grandes Bouches, directed by Bernie Bonvoisin : Armand
- 1999 : La position de l'escargot, directed by Mishka Saal : Dédé
- 2001 : Reines d'un jour, directed by Marion Vernoux : Maurice Degombert
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