Pierre Vaneck
Known for Acting · 65 credits
- Born
- 1931-04-15
- Died
- 2010-01-31
- Place of birth
- Lang Son, Indochine
- Also known as
- Pierre Auguste Van Hecke
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (10)
Discorama
1959
as Self
Les Cent Livres des Hommes
1970
Imperium: Nero
2004
as Paolo di Tarso
Les Cœurs brûlés
1992
as Marc Leroy
The Apocalypse of the Animals
1973
as Narrator
Fabien Cosma
2001
as André Cosma
L'Homme d'Amsterdam
1976
as Pierre Vermeer
Aux frontières du possible
1971
as Yan Thomas
La fin du marquisat d'Aurel
1980
as Palamède d'Aurel
Justice
1999
as Gilbert Le Guen
Movies (55)
Is Paris Burning?
1966
as Maj. Roger Gallois
The Science of Sleep
2006
as Mr. Pouchet
Year of the Jellyfish
1984
as Pierre Rivaut
Othello
1995
as Brabantio
Famous Love Affairs
1961
as René de La Roche
Nero
2004
as Paul of Tarsus
Le dossier Chelsea Street
1962
as George Steward
Love Me No More
2008
as le père d'Antoine
Operation Leopard
1980
as Colonel Grasser
Furia
1999
as Aaron
Biribi
1971
as Ponchard
A Man Named Rocca
1961
as Xavier Adé
Cinq-Mars
1981
as Louis XIII
If Paris Were Told to Us
1956
as François Villon
He Who Must Die
1957
as Manolios
Potatoes
1969
as German soldier (uncredited)
Threshold of the Void
1974
as Dr. Liancourt
The Proprietor
1996
as Raymond T.K
East Wind
1993
as doktor Josef Hoop, premier rządu Liechtensteinu
Portuguese Vacation
1963
as Pierre
The Heat of a Thousand Suns
1965
as (voice)
No Sky Limit with Africa
2005
as Ian Coburn
Misdeal
1969
as Jacques Christens
Enchanted Isles
1965
as Abrantes
A Bullet in the Gun Barrel
1958
as Tony
Sweet Country
1987
as Father Venegas
Van der Valk: Gun Before Butter
1974
as Stam
The Season for Love
1961
as Sylvain
Paradise Calling
1988
as Noah
October Revolution
1967
as Narrator (French version) (voice)
Portrait d'Orson Welles
1968
as Narrator (voice)
Return to Algiers
2000
as Blanville
Why Women Sin
1958
as Frédéric Martignac, aka Fred
Thank You, Natercia
1960
as Alain
Thérèse Étienne
1958
as Gottfried Muller
Saint-Just and the Force of Things
1975
as Maximilien Robespierre
La Face de l'Ogre
1988
as Ringler
Les Enfants du vent
1991
as Mayor
Sin with a Stranger
1968
as François
« Art »
1998
as Marc
Forgive Our Trespasses
1956
as René
The Irony of Chance
1974
as Werner Von Rompsay
As in Heaven
1992
as Dr. Charcot
If I Had Four Dromedaries
1966
as Récitant (voice)
Le Soleil en face
1980
as Dr. Norbert Bollinger
The Forbidden Volcano
1966
as Narrator (voice)
La Source des Sarrasins
2002
as Armand
The Cousteau Collection N°1-2 | Sleeper Sharks of the Yucatan
1975
as Narateur
Retour à Fonteyne
1999
as Aurélien Laverzac
A.D.A. : L'argent des autres
2009
as André Jorgensen
Mircea Eliade et la redécouverte du sacré
1987
L'île au coquelicot
Le Reflet dans la mer
1973
as Karl de Lincken
Le collier de velours
1986
as Gilbert Piersaint
Tournoi
1965
as Narrator (voice)
About 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. 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,… With 65 credits spanning from 1956 to 2009, Pierre Vaneck has appeared in 55 films and 10 TV shows.
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- Is Paris Burning? (1966) — as Maj. Roger Gallois
- The Science of Sleep (2006) — as Mr. Pouchet
- Year of the Jellyfish (1984) — as Pierre Rivaut
- Othello (1995) — as Brabantio
- Famous Love Affairs (1961) — as René de La Roche
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