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Louis de Funès (Courbevoie, July 31, 1914 - Nantes, January 27, 1983), born Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza, was a successful French actor and comedian who was partly responsible for the development of French cinema. Le Corniaud and Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez. The latter was the start of a series of six slapstick films, which made him world famous as Inspector Cruchot. In La Grande Vadrouille (1966) he formed a duo with Bourvil in a comic war film. The 17 million visitors in France who went to watch the film for a long time set the absolute record for a French film. The film has also been released abroad and was very popular in China. [Source?] However, De Funès is little known in English-speaking countries. In 1974 the film Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob was released in the US in a dubbed version called The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob.
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