Unlike the characters he played, De Funès was said to be a very shy person in real life. Capable of an extremely rich and rapidly changing range of facial expressions, he was nicknamed "the man with forty faces per minute.… See more

In the later part of his life, De Funès achieved great prosperity and success. He became a knight of France's Légion d'honneur in 1973. He resided in the Château de Clermont, a 17th-century château located … See more

De Funès was portrayed on a postage stamp issued on 3 October 1998 by the French postal service. He was also portrayed in French comics, including as a gambler in Lucky Luke ("The One-Armed Bandit") … See more

• Louis de Funès at IMDb
• Louis de Funès – Films de France
• DeFunes.nl – Dutch website about Louis de Funès
• Louisdefunes.ru – Louis de Funès in Russia… See more