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Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza was born on July 31, 1914, in Courbevoie, France. His father, named Carlos Luis de Funes de Galarza, was a former lawyer of Seville, Spain, who became a diamond cutter. His mother, named Leonor Soto Reguera, was of Spanish and Portugese extraction.

Young Louis de Funès was fond of drawing and piano playing. He dropped out of school and worked various jobs, mostly as a jazz pianist at Pigalle, making his customers laugh every time he made a grimace. He studied acting for one year at the Simon acting school. There he made some useful contacts, including Daniel Gélin among others. During the occupation of Paris in the Second World War, he continued his piano studies at a music school, where he fell in love with a secretary, named Jeanne de Maupassant, a grand-niece of writer Guy de Maupassant. She had fallen in love with "the young man who played jazz like god"; they married in 1943, and had two sons born in 1944 and 1949. Funès continued playing piano at clubs, knowing there wasn't much call for a short, balding, skinny actor. His wife and Daniel Gelin encouraged him until he managed to overcome his rejection. He made his film debut in 1945, at the age of 31, and went on playing about one hundred film roles in the next twenty years.

Louis de Funès shot to international fame in the 1960's after his roles in such slapstick comedies as The Gendarme of Saint-Tropez (1964) and the Fantomas (1964) trilogy. He brilliantly portrayed a funny French policeman, whose hilarious hyperactivity, uncontrolled anger, and sardonic laughter produced a highly comic effect. Funès was voted the most favorite actor in France in 1968, and remained very popular in Europe during the 1970's. He also continued to play on stage during his career as a film star, and was acclaimed for his stage works in classic French theatre. Funès was instrumental in making film adaptations of such theatre plays as 'Oscar continues' and the Molière's 'The Miser', among other plays.

Nicknamed "the man with the forty faces per minute", Louis de Funès played bit parts in over eighty films, before he got his first leading roles, eventually becoming the leading French comedian. He co-starred with the major French actors of the time, including Jean Marais and Mylène Demongeot in the Fantomas trilogy, and also Jean Gabin, Fernandel, Bourvil, Coluche, Annie Girardot, and Yves Montand. Funès's collaboration with director Gérard Oury produced a memorable tandem of Funès-Bourvil. He also worked with Jean Girault in the famous 'Gendarmes' series. In a departure from the Gendarme image, Funès collaborated with Claude Zidi, who wrote for him a new character full of nuances and frankness in The Wing or The Thigh? (1976), which is arguably the best of his roles.

Funès played over 130 roles in film and over 100 roles on stage. From 1943-1983 Louis de Funès was married to Jeanne Barthelemy de Maupassant. Their son, Olivier De Funès , had a brief acting career before becoming a pilot with Air France, his other son, named Patrick de Funès, became a medical doctor. Louis de Funès was also a rose grower, a variety of roses has been named the "Louis de Funès rose" after him. He died of a heart attack and complications of a stroke on January 27, 1983, in Nantes, France. He was laid to rest in the Cimetière du Cellier, and a monument of him was erected in the rose-garden of his wife's castle.

Jean-Pierre Darroussin was born on 4 December 1953 in Courbevoie, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France. He is an actor and director, known for Family Resemblances (1996), Le pressentiment (2006) and Le Havre (2011).

Georges Biscot was born on 15 September 1886 in Courbevoie, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France. He was an actor, known for Bibi-la-Purée (1926), Bibi-la-Purée (1935) and Hardi les gars (1931). He died on 18 December 1944 in Paris, France.

Louis-Ferdinand Céline was born on 27 May 1894 in Courbevoie, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France. He was a writer and actor, known for Die Nacht (1985), Contes modernes (1979) and Par coeur (1998). He was married to Lucette Almanzor and Edith Follet. He died on 1 July 1961 in Meudon, Seine-et-Oise [now Hauts-de-Seine], France.

Jacques Henri Lartigue was born on 13 June 1894 in Courbevoie, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France. He was an actor, known for Ginger & Fred (1986), Passé sous silence (2000) and La Belle Epoque (1890-1914) (1983). He was married to Florette Orméa, Marcelle "Coco" Paolucci and Madeleine "Bibi" Messager. He died on 12 September 1986 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France.

Germaine Delbat was born on 16 March 1904 in Courbevoie, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France. She was an actress, known for Brigade antigangs (1966), La poupée sanglante (1976) and Last Known Address (1970). She died on 24 April 1988 in Paris, France.

Charles Belmont was born on 24 January 1936 in Courbevoie, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France], France. He was an actor and director, known for L'écume des jours (1968), Pour Clémence (1977) and Cancer (1972). He was married to Marielle Issartel. He died on 15 May 2011 in Paris, France.

Jacques Alric was born on 15 November 1929 in Courbevoie, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France], France. He was an actor, known for The Day of the Jackal (1973), Marie-Antoinette (1975) and L'affaire Marie Besnard (1986). He died on 4 September 2013 in Châtenay-Malabry, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

Gabrielle Doulcet was born on 20 February 1890 in Courbevoie, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France. She was an actress, known for That Most Important Thing: Love (1975), Au théâtre ce soir (1966) and Police Python 357 (1976). She was married to Fernand Charpin. She died on 23 February 1976 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

Didier Bénureau was born on 28 October 1956 in Courbevoie, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France], France. He is an actor and writer, known for The Visitors (1993), Les couilles de mon chat (2005) and The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time (1998).

Roy Benson was born Edward Emerson Ford McQuaid, on January 17th, 1914 in Courbevoie, France. His mother was Dora Ford of the Four Fords and The Ford Sisters of Vaudeville fame, his father was Edward Emerson McQuaid of Vaudeville's Juggling team, Emerson and Baldwin. Roy led a very interesting life in an era which is a distant memory to some and ancient history to the current generation. He was not only a magician who was ahead of his time, but a magician who set a precedent for comic/magicians we know now. Roy was a proficient musician, a professor and he also built the monster for The Flesh Eaters (1964) and started out as cinematographer but chose not to continue for personal reasons. Roy struggled with alcoholism and eventually died of emphysema on December 6th, 1977. His contribution to the Magic world was a substantial one.

Jean Faurez was born on 9 February 1905 in Courbevoie, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France. He was a writer and director, known for La parole est au témoin (1963), Histoires extraordinaires à faire peur ou à faire rire... (1949) and Vire-vent (1949). He died on 24 October 1980 in Paris, France.

Jean Mauvais was born on 1 May 1924 in Courbevoie, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France], France. He was an actor, known for La mort d'un touriste (1975), The Phantom of Liberty (1974) and Les corsaires (1966). He died on 10 July 1979 in Paris, France.

Maurice Labro (1910-1987) was the perfect Saturday-night-at-the movies director ;totally devoid of ambition,he made painstaking works though."Les Gosses Mènent L'Enquête " was an average attempt at another "Disparus De Saint-Agil "."L'Heroique Monsieur Boniface " and " Boniface Somnambule "might possess considerable appeal for Fernandel's fans.On the other hand ,the Leguignon movies starring Yves Deniaud are dreadful stuff.He carried on with the tradition of the thirties military coarse comedies ("le Colonel " movies).Having made a spy thriller long before the Bond craze ("Action immediate"1957 ) he resumed the adventures of secret agent Francis Coplan aka FX18 in the sixties ("Coplan Prend Des Risques " 1964).He retired after 1966.

Laurent Ferrier was born on 14 January 1945 in Courbevoie, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France], France. He is an assistant director and actor, known for Le vol du Sphinx (1984), France, Incorporated (1974) and Les enfants du Karoo (1997).

Agathe Vannier was born on 8 March 1946 in Courbevoie, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France. She was an actress and writer, known for Animal (1977). She was married to Bernard Dubois. She died on 28 December 2004 in Paris, France.

Harold Kay was born on 16 March 1926 in Courbevoie, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France], France. He was an actor, known for Des gens sans importance (1956), Miss Shumway Goes West (1963) and Signé: Arsène Lupin (1959). He died on 16 July 1990 in Clamart, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

Jean-Jacques Vierne was born on 31 January 1921 in Courbevoie, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France], France. He was a director and assistant director, known for Rififi (1955), No Time for Ecstasy (1961) and Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece (1961). He died on 18 June 2003 in France.

André Ruellan was born on 7 August 1922 in Courbevoie, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France], France. He was a writer and actor, known for Noir comme le souvenir (1995), Hu-Man (1975) and Paradis pour tous (1982). He died on 10 November 2016 in Paris, France.

Simone Duhart was born on 7 January 1915 in Courbevoie, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France], France. She was an actress, known for Interdit au public (1949), The Immature Grain (1954) and Les vierges (1963). She died on 4 July 1984 in Clichy-la-Garenne, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France.

Jacques-Henri Duval worked mainly for the theater. After studying drama at the Conservatoire de Paris he played Georges Feydeau, Noel Coward, Molière or Paul Féval on the stage, adapted plays ('L'ours' by Tchekhov, 'Le Neveu de Rameau' by Diderot) and directed many. He only sporadically appeared in films and on TV. He died too early at the age of 54.

Claire Sombert was born in 1935 in Courbevoie, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France], France. She was an actress, known for La nuit perdue (1973), Les lumières du soir (1956) and Nymphes de Versailles (1952). She died on 26 January 2008 in England, UK.