Charles Vanel
French actor and director (1892-1989) · France · On the map · Actors · Died at 96
Charles-Marie Vanel was a French actor and director. During his 65-year film career, which began in 1923, he appeared in more than 200 films and worked with many prominent directors, including Alfred Hitchcock, Luis Buñuel, Jacques Feyder, and Henri-Georges Clouzot.
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The Seasons of PleasureFilm, Charles van Bert1981
Three BrothersFilm, Donato Giuranna1976
30 millions d'amisSeries
Cérémonie des CésarSeries, 1976
BoomerangFilm, 1976Jean Ritter1974
Spécial cinémaSeries1972
Les ThibaultSeries
The Most Wonderful Evening of My LifeFilm, 1972Il Presidente1970
Sébastien and Mary-MorganeSeries, Louis Maréchal1967
Shock TroopsFilm, Passevin1961
Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden FleeceFilm, Father Alexandre1958
Sinners of ParisFilm, Léonce Pozzi, dit "Le Fondu"1956
CinépanoramaSeries1955
DiaboliqueFilm, Police Inspector Alfred Fichet1953
Royal Affairs in VersaillesFilm, Mr. de Vergennes1945
Hanged Man's FarmFilm, François1938
CrossroadsFilm, Roger de Vétheuil1936
JennyFilm, Benoit1934
Les MisérablesFilm, Inspector Javert1930
In the NightFilm, Director, Writer1892Born21 August 1892People around Charles
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Henri-Georges Clouzot Directed The Wages of Fear and Diabolique
Maurice Tourneur Directed Accused, The Crew and Dance Hall
Jean Dréville Directed La Brigade sauvage (1939)
Jacques de Baroncelli Directed Nitchevo and Michel Strogoff
Raymond Bernard Directed Les Misérables and Wooden Crosses
Henri Decoin Directed Le Feu aux poudres (1957)
Karl Grune Directed Waterloo and Queen Louise- Raoul Ploquin Produced The Woman Who Dared (1944)
Julien Duvivier Directed La belle équipe and L'Affaire Maurizius
Jacques Feyder Directed Le Grand Jeu and Law of the North
Jean Grémillon Directed The Woman Who Dared (1944)
Pierre Larquey Also in Diabolique (1955)
Charles Spaak Wrote La belle équipe and Le Grand Jeu
Michel Piccoli Also in Shock Troops and Death in the Garden
Francesco Rosi Directed Illustrious Corpses and Three Brothers
Jean-Pierre Mocky Directed Les Saisons du plaisir (1988)
Augusto Genina Directed Maddalena and The White Slave
Michel Auclair Also in Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
Bernard Borderie Directed The Mask of the Gorilla (1958)
Jean Murat Also in Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
Pierre Billon Directed Courrier sud (1937)
Sandra Milovanoff Charles directed Dans la nuit (1929)
Henri Étiévant Directed Crépuscule d'épouvante (1921)
Raymond Cordy Also in Wooden Crosses and L'équipage
Known for
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The Wages of Fear 1953
Diabolique 1955
Les Misérables 1934
The Truth 1960
La Belle Équipe 1936
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
160 credits on file
Television 6
Media & music
Photos 1
Awards
About this person
He is perhaps best remembered for his role as a desperate truck driver in Clouzot's The Wages of Fear, for which he received a Special Mention at the Cannes Film Festival in 1953.
