Victor Lanoux (born 18 June 1936 in Paris) is a French actor.He started out in cabaret, where he collaborated with Pierre Richard. He made one of his earliest film appearances in The Shameless Old Lady. He received two César nominations in 1976, for his roles in Cousin, cousine and Adieu poulet. His best known role outside of Europe is perhaps that of The Thief in the 1985 comedy classic National Lampoon's European Vacation.
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Known For
Two Men in Town
(1973)
Marcel
The French Detective
(1975)
Pierre Lardatte
Pardon Mon Affaire
(1976)
Bouly
A Woman at Her Window
(1976)
Michel Boutros
Scene of the Crime
(1986)
Maurice
Out of It
(1978)
Martial Gaulard, le condamné à mort
We Will All Meet in Paradise
(1977)
Boulifet, dit « Bouly »
Cousin, Cousine
(1975)
Ludovic
Full Filmography
Acting
The Shameless Old Lady
(1965)
pierre
J'ai les peintres
(1966)
L'autre peintre
Normal Life
(1966)
You Only Love Once
(1968)
René
Two Men in Town
(1973)
Marcel
The Suburbs Are Everywhere
(1973)
Georges
I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say Everything
(1973)
Team Worker with Pierre
The Dominici Affair
(1973)
Gustave Dominici
La Ligne de démarcation
(1973)
Ernest
Cousin, Cousine
(1975)
Ludovic
The Common Man
(1975)
le costaud
The French Detective
(1975)
Pierre Lardatte
Death of a Guide
(1975)
Maurice Merinchal
Mad Enough to Kill
(1975)
Georges
Pardon Mon Affaire
(1976)
Bouly
A Woman at Her Window
(1976)
Michel Boutros
We Will All Meet in Paradise
(1977)
Boulifet, dit « Bouly »
One Wild Moment
(1977)
Jacques
Le Passé simple
(1977)
François
Servant and Mistress
(1977)
Jerome
Out of It
(1978)
Martial Gaulard, le condamné à mort
The Dogs
(1979)
Dr Henry Ferret
Such a Lovely Town...
(1979)
Stéphane Bertin
Make Room for Tomorrow
(1979)
Ben Oppenheim
Retour en force
(1980)
Adrien Blausac
La Revanche
(1981)
Alfred Jouvert
Une sale affaire
(1981)
Is There a Frenchman in the House?
(1982)
Horace Tumelat
Boulevard des assassins
(1982)
Charles Vallorba
Un dimanche de flics
(1983)
Franck
Stella
(1983)
Le Suisse
The Cheat
(1984)
Commissaire Michel Verta
La Smala
(1984)
Robert
Dog Day
(1984)
Horace
Thieves After Dark
(1984)
Insp. Farbet
Louisiana
(1984)
Charles de Vigors
Scene of the Crime
(1986)
Maurice
Sale destin
(1987)
François Marboni
L'Invité surprise
(1989)
Charles Mazzena
Venetian Red
(1989)
Le grand inquisiteur
Le bal des Casse-pieds
(1992)
Frank Salvage
Lifeline
(1996)
Lucien Basso
Je m'appelle Régine
(1996)
Joseph
Les Démons de Jésus
(1997)
Jo
Belle Grand-Mère
(1998)
Pacha
L'Alambic
(1998)
Amédée
Les Grandes Bouches
(1999)
Armand
La Position de l'escargot
(1999)
A Hell of a Day
(2001)
Maurice Degombert
Belle grand mère, La Trattoria
(2003)
Grégoire, dit « Pacha »
Pierre Richard, l'art du déséquilibre
(2005)
Self
La Femme cachée
(2012)
Marc Delvaux
Dommages collatéraux
(2014)
Régis Morel
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
(2017)
Self - Comédien, ami de Pierre Richard
Writing
Production