From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Charles-Marie Vanel, known as Charles Vanel (21 August 1892 in Rennes, France - 15 April 1989, in Cannes, France) was a French director and actor. He made his screen debut in 1912, in Robert Péguy's Jim Crow. His 77 year career comprised appearances in more than 200 films.
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Known For
To Catch a Thief
(1955)
Bertani
Diabolique
(1955)
Police Inspector Alfred Fichet
The Wages of Fear
(1953)
Mr. Jo
The Truth
(1960)
Maître Guérin
Les Misérables
(1934)
Inspector Javert
Camorra
(1972)
Don Mimo De Ritis
Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece
(1961)
Father Alexandre
Shock Troops
(1967)
Passevin
The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life
(1972)
Il Presidente
Three Brothers
(1981)
Donato Giuranna
Illustrious Corpses
(1976)
Procurator Varga
Magnet of Doom
(1963)
Dieudonné Ferchaux
Full Filmography
Acting
The Child of the Carnival
(1921)
Phroso
(1922)
Dimitri
Tempêtes
(1922)
Raoul Mauduit
L'Autre aile
(1923)
Calvaire d'amour
(1923)
Tillers of the Soil
(1923)
The House of Mystery
(1923)
Henri Corradin
Iceland Fishermen
(1924)
Yann
Heart of an Actress
(1924)
La Flambée des rêves
(1924)
The Awakening
(1925)
Barocco
(1925)
The Flame
(1926)
Nitchevo
(1926)
Mister Mustard's Millions
(1926)
John Durand
Die weisse Sklavin
(1927)
Feu!
(1927)
Apaches of Paris
(1927)
The Prey of the Wind
(1927)
Le Passager
(1928)
Waterloo
(1929)
Napoleon
Drei Tage auf Leben und Tod - aus dem Logbuch der U.C.1
(1929)
Der Steuermann
An Ideal Woman
(1929)
Angel Call
L'Arlésienne
(1930)
Gardian Mitifio
The Yellow Captain
(1930)
Accused, Stand Up!
(1930)
Henri Lapalle
Chic
(1930)
Fernand (François)
In the Night
(1930)
L'ouvrier carrier
Faubourg Montmartre
(1931)
André Marco, dit Dédé
Dance House
(1931)
Ramon
Rio's yellow house
(1931)
Wooden Crosses
(1932)
Caporal Breval
Dainah the Mixed
(1932)
Michaux
In the Name of the Law
(1932)
Lancelot
Case closed
(1932)
Gitanes
(1933)
Les Misérables
(1934)
Inspector Javert
The Great Game
(1934)
Clement
At the End of the World
(1934)
Geroges Laudy
Obsession
(1934)
Pierre
Flight Into Darkness
(1935)
Le lieutenant Maury
King of the Camargue
(1935)
Rampal
Les Bateliers de la Volga
(1935)
L'Impossible Aveu
(1935)
The Green Domino
(1935)
Nebel, a sculptor
Port-Arthur
(1936)
Commander Vassidloff
The Seniors
(1936)
Henri Lormier
The Flame
(1936)
Assault
(1936)
Alexandre Mérital
Jenny
(1936)
Benoit
The Fear
(1936)
Robert Sylvain
They Were Five
(1936)
Charles dit Charlot
Michel Strogoff
(1936)
Abused Confidence
(1937)
Jacques Ferney
Social Police
(1937)
Salviati
Troïka sur la piste blanche
(1937)
Southern Carrier
(1937)
Herlin
Crossroads
(1938)
Roger de Vétheuil
The Woman at the End of the World
(1938)
Durc, l'Officier Mécanicien
The West
(1938)
Jean Cadière
Southern Bar
(1938)
Le capitaine Olivier
S.O.S. Sahara
(1938)
Rail Pirates
(1938)
Henri Pierson
Legions of Honor
(1938)
Captain Dabrau
Savage Brigade
(1939)
Général Kalitjeff
Yamilé Under the Cedars
(1939)
Rachid El Hame
Law of the North
(1939)
Dalrymple
The Wonderful Night
(1940)
le fermier
Cristobal's Gold
(1940)
Le Coronel - le chef de la police
The Black Diamond
(1941)
François Mitry
Business Is Business
(1942)
Isidore Lechat
Promise to the Unknown One
(1942)
Haut le vent
(1942)
François Ascarra
The Roquevillards
(1943)
François Roquevillard
Le soleil a toujours raison
(1943)
L'homme du mas
The Woman Who Dared
(1944)
Pierre Gauthier
Hanged Man's Farm
(1945)
François
L'Enquête du 58
(1945)
Bernard - le mécanicien
Gringalet
(1946)
La Cabane aux souvenirs
(1947)
Woman of Evil
(1947)
Laurent
Le Bateau à soupe
(1947)
Le capitaine Hervé
The Woman I Murdered
(1948)
In the Name of the Law
(1949)
Massaro Turi Passalacqua
The Fighting Men
(1950)
Cuori sul mare
(1950)
Nostromo Norus
Il bivio
(1951)
Lubiani
Incantesimo tragico
(1951)
Bastiano
The Last Sentence
(1951)
Judge Marco Valsetti
Malaire
(1952)
The Wages of Fear
(1953)
Mr. Jo
Maddalena
(1954)
Giovanni Lamberti
On Trial
(1954)
Wolf Andergast
Royal Affairs in Versailles
(1954)
M. de Vergennes
The Cheerful Squadron
(1954)
Il capitano Hurluret
To Catch a Thief
(1955)
Bertani
Diabolique
(1955)
Police Inspector Alfred Fichet
A Missionary
(1955)
Père Gauthier
Native Drums
(1955)
Defend My Love
(1956)
Verdisio
Death in the Garden
(1956)
Castin
The Suspects
(1957)
Le commissaire Perrache de la D.S.T.
Burning Fuse
(1957)
No Escape
(1958)
Caillé
Sinners of Paris
(1958)
Léonce Pozzi, dit "Le Fondu"
The Mask of the Gorilla
(1958)
Colonel Berthomieu
The Wreckers
(1959)
Marnez
Island Fishermen
(1959)
L'armateur Mével
Gorilla's Waltz
(1959)
Le Vieux
Prisoner of the Volga
(1959)
Ossip Semjonowitsch
The Truth
(1960)
Maître Guérin
Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece
(1961)
Father Alexandre
The Steppe
(1962)
Pére Christophore
Symphony for a Massacre
(1963)
Paoli
Rififi in Tokyo
(1963)
Van Hekken
A King Without Distraction
(1963)
le procureur du roi
Magnet of Doom
(1963)
Dieudonné Ferchaux
Lo sgarro
(1963)
Song of the World
(1965)
Marinau le matelot
L'Arlésienne
(1967)
Shock Troops
(1967)
Passevin
Woman in Chains
(1968)
L'invité au vernissage (uncredited)
À la recherche de Jean Grémillon
(1969)
Self
Ballad for a Dog
(1969)
Them
(1970)
Countdown to Vengeance
(1970)
Juliani
La nuit bulgare
(1972)
Bohringer
Le Père Goriot
(1972)
Father Goriot
Camorra
(1972)
Don Mimo De Ritis
The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life
(1972)
Il Presidente
The End of the Tether
(1973)
Whalley
Le Reflet dans la mer
(1973)
Baron Ucciani
Es herrscht Ruhe im Land
(1975)
Großvater Parra
Seven Deaths by Prescription
(1975)
Pr Brézé
Illustrious Corpses
(1976)
Procurator Varga
Golden Night
(1976)
Charles Fournier
Boomerang
(1976)
Jean Ritter
Alice or the Last Escapade
(1977)
Henri Vergennes
Ne pleure pas
(1978)
Le grand-père
The Lost Way
(1980)
Léon
Three Brothers
(1981)
Donato Giuranna
La Puce et le privé
(1981)
Mathieu Fortier
If the Sun Never Returns
(1987)
Anzevui
The Seasons of Pleasure
(1988)
Charles van Bert
Directing
Writing