Pierre Vaneck
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.
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Acting
Movie
The Science of Sleep
as Mr. Pouchet
2006
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Is Paris Burning?
as Maj. Roger Gallois
1966
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Love Me No More
as le père d'Antoine
2008
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Othello
as Brabantio
1995
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Year of the Jellyfish
as Pierre Rivaut
1984
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Furia
as Aaron
1999
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Operation Leopard
as Colonel Grasser
1980
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A Man Named Rocca
as Xavier Adé
1961
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He Who Must Die
as Manolios
1957
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If Paris Were Told to Us
as François Villon
1956
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The Season for Love
as Sylvain
1961
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Portuguese Vacation
as Pierre
1963
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« Art »
as Marc
1998
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If I Had Four Dromedaries
as Récitant (voice)
1966
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Paradise Calling
as Noah
1988
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A Bullet in the Gun Barrel
as Tony
1958
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Potatoes
as German soldier (uncredited)
1969
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Nero
as Paul of Tarsus
2004
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Enchanted Isles
as Abrantes
1965
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Return to Algiers
as Blanville
2000
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The Irony of Chance
as Werner Von Rompsay
1974
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Sweet Country
as Father Venegas
1987
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Famous Love Affairs
as René de La Roche
1961
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Portrait d'Orson Welles
as Narrator (voice)
1968