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. Biography 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. Career Movies 1954 : Huis clos by Jacqueline Audry 1955 : Marianne of My Youth by Julien Duvivier 1956 : Si Paris nous était conté by Sacha Guitry 1956 : Celui qui doit mourir by Jules Dassin 1956 : Pardonnez nos offenses de Robert Hossein 1958 : Thérèse Etienne by Denys de La Patellière 1958 : La moucharde with Dany Carrel 1958 : Une balle dans le canon by Charles Gérard and Michel Deville 1959 : Merci Natercia by Pierre Kast 1960 : La Morte saison des amours by Pierre Kast 1961 : Les Amours célèbres by Michel Boisrond 1961 : Un nommé La Rocca by Jean Becker 1963 : Portuguese Vacation by Pierre Kast 1963 : Thank You, Natercia 1966 : Les Iles enchantées / As Ilhas encantadas by Carlos Vilardebo 1966 : Paris brûle-t-il? by René Clément 1968 : L'Étrangère by Sergio Gobbi 1968 : Maldonne by Sergio Gobbi 1969 : Les Patates by Claude Autant-Lara 1970 : L'Ile aux Coquelicots by Salvatore Adamo 1971 : Le Seuil du vide by Jean-François Davy 1971 : Biribi by Daniel Moosmann 1980 : Le Soleil en face by Pierre Kast 1980 : La Légion saute sur Kolwezi by Raoul Coutard 1983 : Erendira by Ruy Guerra 1993 : Vent d'est by Robert Enrico 1995 : Othello by Oliver Parker 1996 : La Propriétaire by Ismail Merchant 1999 : Là-bas, mon pays by Alexandre Arcady 1999 : Furia by Alexandre Aja 2006 : La Science des rêves by Michel Gondry 2008 : Deux jours à tuer by Jean Becker Television La caméra explore le