Biography
Pierre Vaneck (born Pierre Auguste Van Hecke; 15 April 1931 – 31 January 2010) was a French actor. During his career, he won a Molière Award in 1988 and received a César Award nomination in 2009. Son of a Belgian army officer, Pierre Vaneck spent his youth in Antwerp, Belgium, until the age of 17, when he started medical studies in Paris, France. Before long, he branched into studying acting, first at the Rene Simon school, and then at the Theatre Academy, under Henri Rollan. He earned his living meanwhile by working for a saddle-maker by day, and in the evenings, he recited François Villon's poems in cabarets. His début on the stage came in 1952 in The Three Musketeers in the role of Louis XIII. His first important role in the cinema was in the Julien Duvivier film, Marianne of my Youth in 1955. Pierre Vaneck was primarily a theatre and television actor. The general public knew him particularly for his television role as the father of the main character in Fabien Cosma, as well as in many other serials (Spring Tides, The Garonne...). Vaneck died on Sunday 31 January 2010, during open-heart surgery. He was married to Sophie Becker, daughter and sister of Jacques Becker and Jean B…
Movies & TV Shows
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The Science of Sleep (2006) — Mr. Pouchet
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Is Paris Burning? (1966) — Maj. Roger Gallois
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Love Me No More (2008) — le père d'Antoine
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Othello (1995) — Brabantio
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Year of the Jellyfish (1984) — Pierre Rivaut
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Furia (1999) — Aaron
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A Man Named Rocca (1961) — Xavier Adé
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Operation Leopard (1980) — Colonel Grasser
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He Who Must Die (1957) — Manolios
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If Paris Were Told to Us (1956) — François Villon
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The Season for Love (1961) — Sylvain
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Portuguese Vacation (1963) — Pierre
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« Art » (1998) — Marc
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If I Had Four Dromedaries (1966) — Récitant (voice)
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Paradise Calling (1988) — Noah
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A Bullet in the Gun Barrel (1958) — Tony
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Potatoes (1969) — German soldier (uncredited)
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Nero (2004) — Paul of Tarsus
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Enchanted Isles (1965) — Abrantes
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Return to Algiers (2000) — Blanville
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The Irony of Chance (1974) — Werner Von Rompsay
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Sweet Country (1987) — Father Venegas
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Famous Love Affairs (1961) — René de La Roche
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Portrait d'Orson Welles (1968) — Narrator (voice)
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East Wind (1993) — doktor Josef Hoop, premier rządu Liechtensteinu
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Biribi (1971) — Ponchard
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No Sky Limit with Africa (2005) — Ian Coburn
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Misdeal (1969) — Jacques Christens
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Le Soleil en face (1980) — Dr. Norbert Bollinger
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The Heat of a Thousand Suns (1965) — (voice)
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Threshold of the Void (1974) — Dr. Liancourt
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La Face de l'Ogre (1988) — Ringler
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As in Heaven (1992) — Dr. Charcot
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Why Women Sin (1958) — Frédéric Martignac, aka Fred
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Imperium: Nero (2004) — Paolo di Tarso
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Cinq-Mars (1981) — Louis XIII
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Sin with a Stranger (1968) — François
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Les Cœurs brûlés (1992) — Marc Leroy
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The Proprietor (1996) — Raymond T.K