Pierre Vaneck

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 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.

Most Known For

Discorama

as Self

Thank You, Natercia

as Alain

Misdeal

as Jacques Christens

Les Cœurs brûlés

as Marc Leroy

Is Paris Burning?

as Maj. Roger Gallois

Les Cent Livres des Hommes

Sin with a Stranger

as François

The Science of Sleep

as Mr. Pouchet

The Irony of Chance

as Werner Von Rompsay

Biribi

as Ponchard

Thérèse Étienne

as Gottfried Muller

Year of the Jellyfish

as Pierre Rivaut

Imperium: Nero

as Paolo di Tarso

East Wind

as doktor Josef Hoop, premier rządu Liechtensteinu

L'Homme d'Amsterdam

as Pierre Vermeer

Nero

as Paul of Tarsus

A Man Named Rocca

as Xavier Adé

Operation Leopard

as Colonel Grasser

The Apocalypse of the Animals

as Narrator

Famous Love Affairs

as René de La Roche