Pierre Vaneck

Pierre Vaneck

Acting
Born Apr 15, 1931
From Lang Son, Indochine
Died Jan 31, 2010

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 Becker. His grandchildren, Aurélie and Thibaud Vaneck, are both actors, and feature in the television series Plus Belle la Vie which is broadcast on France 3 channel. Source: Article "Pierre Vaneck" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For

Filmography — Acting

The Science of Sleep
7.0
2006

The Science of Sleep

Mr. Pouchet

Is Paris Burning?
7.2
1966

Is Paris Burning?

Maj. Roger Gallois

Year of the Jellyfish
5.7
1984

Year of the Jellyfish

Pierre Rivaut

Sweet Country
4.4
1987

Sweet Country

Father Venegas

Othello
6.3
1995

Othello

Brabantio

Nero
6.0
2004

Nero

Paul of Tarsus

Furia
5.3
1999

Furia

Aaron

Love Me No More
7.1
2008

Love Me No More

le père d'Antoine

Potatoes
6.1
1969

Potatoes

German soldier (uncredited)

East Wind
5.5
1993

East Wind

doktor Josef Hoop, premier rządu Liechtensteinu

A Man Named Rocca
6.1
1961

A Man Named Rocca

Xavier Adé

Operation Leopard
5.5
1980

Operation Leopard

Colonel Grasser

The Proprietor
6.0
1996

The Proprietor

Raymond T.K

Famous Love Affairs
3.7
1961

Famous Love Affairs

René de La Roche

If Paris Were Told to Us
5.7
1956

If Paris Were Told to Us

François Villon

Misdeal
2.5
1969

Misdeal

Jacques Christens

Biribi
5.8
1971

Biribi

Ponchard

Thérèse Étienne
1958

Thérèse Étienne

Gottfried Muller

The Season for Love
5.0
1961

The Season for Love

Sylvain

If I Had Four Dromedaries
7.0
1966

If I Had Four Dromedaries

Récitant (voice)

Threshold of the Void
6.8
1974

Threshold of the Void

Dr. Liancourt

He Who Must Die
5.9
1957

He Who Must Die

Manolios

A Bullet in the Gun Barrel
5.2
1958

A Bullet in the Gun Barrel

Tony

Cinq-Mars
1.0
1981

Cinq-Mars

Louis XIII

Why Women Sin
6.0
1958

Why Women Sin

Frédéric Martignac, aka Fred

Portuguese Vacation
5.6
1963

Portuguese Vacation

Pierre

Return to Algiers
6.5
2000

Return to Algiers

Blanville

Marianne of My Youth
4.0
1955

Marianne of My Youth

Vincent Lauranger

La Face de l'Ogre
8.5
1988

La Face de l'Ogre

Ringler

The Irony of Chance
5.2
1974

The Irony of Chance

Werner Von Rompsay

Van der Valk: Gun Before Butter
1974

Van der Valk: Gun Before Butter

Stam

Sin with a Stranger
3.8
1968

Sin with a Stranger

François

Thank You, Natercia
1960

Thank You, Natercia

Alain

« Art »
7.7
1998

« Art »

Marc

Portrait: Orson Welles
5.8
1968

Portrait: Orson Welles

Narrator (voice)

October Revolution
1967

October Revolution

Narrator (French version) (voice)

The Heat of a Thousand Suns
5.8
1965

The Heat of a Thousand Suns

(voice)

No Sky Limit with Africa
3.3
2005

No Sky Limit with Africa

Ian Coburn

Le Soleil en face
3.4
1980

Le Soleil en face

Dr. Norbert Bollinger

1966

The Forbidden Volcano

Narrator (voice)

Paradise Calling
3.0
1988

Paradise Calling

Noah

Les Enfants du vent
1991

Les Enfants du vent

Mayor

7.0
1975

Saint-Just and the Force of Things

Maximilien Robespierre

Forgive Our Trespasses
5.0
1956

Forgive Our Trespasses

René

1999

Retour à Fonteyne

Aurélien Laverzac

Enchanted Isles
6.9
1965

Enchanted Isles

Abrantes

A.D.A. : L'argent des autres
7.0
2009

A.D.A. : L'argent des autres

André Jorgensen

Le dossier Chelsea Street
1962

Le dossier Chelsea Street

George Steward

Le collier de velours
1986

Le collier de velours

Gilbert Piersaint

3.0
1965

Tournoi

Narrator (voice)

La Source des Sarrasins
2002

La Source des Sarrasins

Armand

As in Heaven
5.3
1992

As in Heaven

Dr. Charcot

Mircea Eliade et la redécouverte du sacré
1987

Mircea Eliade et la redécouverte du sacré

Le Reflet dans la mer
1973

Le Reflet dans la mer

Karl de Lincken

The Cousteau Collection N°1-2 | Sleeper Sharks of the Yucatan
1975

The Cousteau Collection N°1-2 | Sleeper Sharks of the Yucatan

Narateur

L'île au coquelicot