
Pierre Vaneck
Born: 1931-04-15
Place of birth: Lang Son, Indochine
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.
Filmography

Fabien Cosma
2001

Van der Valk: Gun Before Butter
1974

Les Cent Livres des Hommes
1970

October Revolution
1967

L'Homme d'Amsterdam
1976

Le dossier Chelsea Street
1962

Thank You, Natercia
1960

La Face de l'Ogre
1988

Discorama
1959

Thérèse Étienne
1958

« Art »
1998

Threshold of the Void
1974

Is Paris Burning?
1966

If I Had Four Dromedaries
1966

Enchanted Isles
1965

Love Me No More
2008

A.D.A. : L'argent des autres
2009