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Charles Vanel

Charles Vanel

Actor · 1892–1989 · Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France

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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles Vanel, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.    

Acted in 142

2020s

  1. 2022

    Belmondo: The Incorrigible

    Movie

1980s

  1. 1988

    The Seasons of Pleasure

    Charles van Bert

  2. 1987

    If the Sun Never Returns

    Anzevui

  3. 1981

    Three Brothers

    Donato Giuranna

  4. La Puce et le privé

    Mathieu Fortier

  5. 1980

    The Lost Way

    Léon

1970s

  1. 1978

    Thomas Guérin, retraité

    Thomas Guérin

  2. Ne pleure pas

    Le grand-père

  3. 1977
  4. 1976

    Golden Night

    Charles Fournier

  5. Boomerang

    Jean Ritter

  6. 1975
  7. Es herrscht Ruhe im Land

    Großvater Parra

  8. 1974

    Le Juge et son bourreau

    Le commissaire Bairelard

  9. 1973

    The End of the Tether

    Whalley

  10. Le Reflet dans la mer

    Baron Ucciani

  11. 1972

    The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life

    Il Presidente

  12. Les Thibault

    TV

  13. Camorra

    Don Mimo De Ritis

  14. La Nuit bulgare

    Bohringer

  15. Le Père Goriot

    Father Goriot

  16. 1970

    Them

    Professor Swaine

  17. Sébastien and Mary-Morgane

    Louis Maréchal · 13 episodes

  18. Countdown to Vengeance

    Juliani

1960s

  1. 1969

    Ballad for a Dog

    Viachet

  2. 1968

    Woman in Chains

    L'invité au vernissage qui dit 'Oui, ça correspond au schéma du bonhomme' (uncredited)

  3. 1967

    Shock Troops

    Passevin

  4. L'Arlésienne

    Movie

  5. 1965

    Song of the World

    Marinau the sailor

  6. 1963

    Magnet of Doom

    Dieudonné Ferchaux

  7. A King Without Distraction

    le procureur du roi

  8. Symphony for a Massacre

    Paoli

  9. Rififi in Tokyo

    Van Hekken

  10. Lo sgarro

    Movie

  11. 1962

    The Steppe

    Pére Christophore

  12. 1961
  13. 1960

1950s

  1. 1959

    Island Fisherman

    Shipowner Mével

  2. Gorilla's Waltz

    Berthomieu aka 'Le Vieux'

  3. Prisoner of the Volga

    Ossip Semjonowitsch

  4. The Wreckers

    Marnez

  5. 1958

    The Mask of the Gorilla

    Colonel Berthomieu

  6. No Escape

    Caillé

  7. Sinners of Paris

    Léonce Pozzi, dit "Le Fondu"

  8. 1957

    The Suspects

    Commissioner Perrache of the D.S.T.

  9. Burning Fuse

    Albatrasse

  10. 1956
  11. Defend My Love

    Verdisio

  12. 1955

    A Missionary

    Père Gauthier

  13. Native Drums

    Carlo Leonardi

  14. 1954

    The Cheerful Squadron

    Hurluret

  15. Maddalena

    Giovanni Lamberti

  16. On Trial

    Wolf Andergast

  17. 1953
  18. 1952
  19. 1951

    The Last Sentence

    Judge Marco Valsetti

  20. Tragic Spell

    Bastiano

  21. Il bivio

    Lubiani

  22. 1950

    Cuori sul mare

    Nostromo Norus

  23. The Fighting Men

    Don Salvatore Sparaino

1940s

  1. 1949

    In the Name of the Law

    Massaro Turi Passalacqua

  2. 1948

    The Woman I Murdered

    François Bachelin

  3. Vertigine d'amore

    Mugnaio Resplanton

  4. 1947

    Woman of Evil

    Laurent

  5. La Cabane aux souvenirs

    Movie

  6. Le Bateau à soupe

    Le capitaine Hervé

  7. 1946

    Gringalet

    Lucien Ravaut

  8. 1945

    Hanged Man's Farm

    François

  9. L'Enquête du 58

    Bernard - le mécanicien

  10. 1944

    The Woman Who Dared

    Pierre Gauthier

  11. 1943

    The Roquevillards

    François Roquevillard

  12. Le soleil a toujours raison

    L'homme du mas

  13. 1942

    Promise to the Unknown One

    Bernard Parker

  14. Haut le vent

    François Ascarra

  15. Business Is Business

    Isidore Lechat

  16. 1941

    The Black Diamond

    François Mitry

  17. 1940

    The Wonderful Night

    le fermier

  18. Cristobal's Gold

    Le Coronel - le chef de la police

1930s

  1. 1939

    Law of the North

    Dalrymple

  2. Yamilé Under the Cedars

    Rachid El Hame

  3. Savage Brigade

    Général Kalitjeff

  4. 1938

    Crossroads

    Roger de Vétheuil

  5. S.O.S. Sahara

    Movie

  6. Southern Bar

    Captain Olivier

  7. Legions of Honor

    Captain Dabrau

  8. The West

    Jean Cadière

  9. Rail Pirates

    Henri Pierson

  10. The Woman at the End of the World

    Durc, l'Officier Mécanicien

  11. 1937

    Abused Confidence

    Jacques Ferney

  12. Troïka sur la piste blanche

    Michel Steinberg

  13. Social Police

    Salviati

  14. Southern Carrier

    Herlin

  15. 1936

    Assault

    Alexandre Mérital

  16. Port Arthur

    Commander Vassidloff

  17. The Seniors

    Henri Lormier

  18. The Flame

    Victor Boussat

  19. The Fear

    Robert Sylvain

  20. Michel Strogoff

    Movie

  21. 1935

    The Green Domino

    Nebel, a sculptor

  22. Flight Into Darkness

    Le lieutenant Maury

  23. Les Bateliers de la Volga

    Colonel Goreff

  24. King of the Camargue

    Rampal

  25. 1934

    The Great Game

    Clement

  26. At the End of the World

    Geroges Laudy

  27. Les Misérables

    Inspector Javert

  28. 1933

    Obsession

    Pierre

  29. Gitanes

    Movie

  30. 1932

    Dainah the Mixed

    Michaux

  31. In the Name of the Law

    Lancelot

  32. Wooden Crosses

    Caporal Breval

  33. 1931

    Faubourg Montmartre

    André Marco, dit Dédé

  34. Rio's yellow house

    King-Fu / Scalpa

  35. Dance House

    Ramon

  36. 1930
  37. Accused, Stand Up!

    Henri Lapalle

  38. In the Night

    L'ouvrier carrier

  39. Chic

    Fernand (François)

1920s

  1. 1929

    Waterloo

    Napoleon

  2. An Ideal Woman

    Angel Call

  3. 1927

    Apaches of Paris

    Movie

  4. Die weisse Sklavin

    Movie

  5. The Prey of the Wind

    Pierre Vignal

  6. 1926
  7. Mister Mustard's Millions

    John Durand

  8. 1925

    Barocco

    Movie

  9. The Awakening

    Movie

  10. 1924

    Iceland Fisherman

    Yann

  11. Heart of an Actress

    Movie

  12. La Flambée des rêves

    Movie

  13. 1923

    Calvaire d'amour

    Movie

  14. L'Autre aile

    Gaston Lager

  15. The House of Mystery

    Henri Corradin

  16. 1922

    Phroso

    Dimitri

  17. 1921

    The Child of the Carnival

    Movie

  18. 1920

    Miarka, la fille à l'ourse

    Mario the game warden

Directed 1

1930s

  1. 1930

    In the Night

    Director

Wrote 1

1930s

  1. 1930

    In the Night

    Writer

Produced 1

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