Pierre Vaneck
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. Source: Article "Pierre Vaneck" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
Mr. Pouchet
La Science des rêves
Maj. Roger Gallois
Paris brûle-t-il?
Pierre
L'Année des méduses
le père d'Antoine
Deux jours à tuer
Maximilien Robespierre
Saint-Just et la force des choses
Marc
« Art »
Xavier Adé
Un nommé La Rocca
Gilbert Piersaint
Le collier de velours
Ringler
La Face de l'Ogre
Sylvain
La morte-saison des amours
Louis XIII
Cinq-Mars
Raymond T.K
The Proprietor
Karl de Lincken
Le Reflet dans la mer
doktor Josef Hoop, premier rządu Liechtensteinu
Vent d'est
Alain
Merci Natercia
Noah
Les pyramides bleues
Ian Coburn
Kein Himmel über Afrika
Mayor
Les Enfants du vent
Abrantes
As Ilhas Encantadas
Aaron
Furia
Colonel Grasser
La légion saute sur Kolwezi
Jacques Christens
Maldonne
Aurélien Laverzac
Retour à Fonteyne
Tony
Une balle dans le canon
Dr. Charcot
Svo á jörðu sem á himni
Thérèse Étienne
Dr. Norbert Bollinger
Le Soleil en face
Manolios
Celui qui doit mourir
Ponchard
Biribi
German soldier (uncredited)
Les patates
Narrator (voice)
Tournoi
Armand
La Source des Sarrasins
(voice)
La Brûlure de mille soleils
Dr. Liancourt
Le Seuil du vide
François
L'Étrangère
Blanville
Là-bas... mon pays
Narateur
La Collection Cousteau N°10 | Le Nil 1 | Le Nil 2
Récitant (voice)
Si j'avais quatre dromadaires
René de La Roche
Amours célèbres
Paul of Tarsus
Nerone
Werner Von Rompsay
L'Ironie du sort
André Jorgensen
A.D.A. : L'argent des autres
Narrator (voice)
Le Volcan interdit
Father Venegas
Sweet Country
René
Pardonnez nos offenses
Narrator (French version) (voice)
Révolution d'octobre
Frédéric Martignac, aka Fred
La Moucharde
Mircea Eliade et la redécouverte du sacré
François Villon
Si Paris nous était conté
Pierre
Vacances portugaises
Narrator (voice)
Portrait: Orson Welles
George Steward
Le dossier Chelsea Street
Stam
Van der Valk und das Mädchen
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
53
Gender
Male
Birthday
1931-04-15
Place of Birth
Lang Son, Indochine
Also Known As
Pierre Auguste Van Hecke