
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

Year of the Jellyfish
1984
as Pierre Rivaut

The Science of Sleep
2006
as Mr. Pouchet

Othello
1995
as Brabantio

Le dossier Chelsea Street
1962
as George Steward

Nero
2004
as Paul of Tarsus

Love Me No More
2008
as le père d'Antoine

Famous Love Affairs
1961
as René de La Roche

If Paris Were Told to Us
1956
as François Villon

Biribi
1971
as Ponchard

He Who Must Die
1957
as Manolios

Cinq-Mars
1981
as Louis XIII

Threshold of the Void
1974
as Dr. Liancourt

A Man Named Rocca
1961
as Xavier Adé

Portrait d'Orson Welles
1968
as Narrator (voice)

If I Had Four Dromedaries
1966
as Récitant (voice)

Potatoes
1969
as German soldier (uncredited)

Furia
1999
as Aaron

The Proprietor
1996
as Raymond T.K

Operation Leopard
1980
as Colonel Grasser

Sweet Country
1987
as Father Venegas

Misdeal
1969
as Jacques Christens

East Wind
1993
as doktor Josef Hoop, premier rządu Liechtensteinu

No Sky Limit with Africa
2005
as Ian Coburn

Portuguese Vacation
1963
as Pierre

The Heat of a Thousand Suns
1965
as (voice)

A Bullet in the Gun Barrel
1958
as Tony

Paradise Calling
1988
as Noah

Why Women Sin
1958
as Frédéric Martignac, aka Fred

Sin with a Stranger
1968
as François

Van der Valk: Gun Before Butter
1974
as Stam

The Season for Love
1961
as Sylvain

Return to Algiers
2000
as Blanville

October Revolution
1967
as Narrator (French version) (voice)

Thank You, Natercia
1960
as Alain

Enchanted Isles
1965
as Abrantes

As in Heaven
1992
as Dr. Charcot

Thérèse Étienne
1958
as Gottfried Muller

Le Soleil en face
1980
as Dr. Norbert Bollinger

Les Enfants du vent
1991
as Mayor

« Art »
1998
as Marc
Saint-Just and the Force of Things
1975
as Maximilien Robespierre

The Irony of Chance
1974
as Werner Von Rompsay
The Forbidden Volcano
1966
as Narrator (voice)

Forgive Our Trespasses
1956
as René

La Source des Sarrasins
2002
as Armand

La Face de l'Ogre
1988
as Ringler
Retour à Fonteyne
1999
as Aurélien Laverzac

Mircea Eliade et la redécouverte du sacré
1987

Le Reflet dans la mer
1973
as Karl de Lincken

A.D.A. : L'argent des autres
2009
as André Jorgensen

The Cousteau Collection N°1-2 | Sleeper Sharks of the Yucatan
1975
as Narateur
L'île au coquelicot
Tournoi
1965
as Narrator (voice)

Le collier de velours
1986
as Gilbert Piersaint
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
- Year of the Jellyfish (1984) — as Pierre Rivaut
- The Science of Sleep (2006) — as Mr. Pouchet
- Othello (1995) — as Brabantio
- Le dossier Chelsea Street (1962) — as George Steward
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