Olivier De Funès was born on August 11, 1949 in Paris, France as Olivier Pierre de Funès de Galarza. He is an actor and writer, known for A Little, a Lot, Passionately (1971), The Band (1970) and The Exchange Student (1967). He has been married to Dominique Watrin since 1977. They have three children.
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Biography from TMDB.
- August 11, 1949 (77)
- Paris, France
- Actor, also writer
- 7 on MovieCove
What are Olivier De Funès' films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 4
Light 5 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 2 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0
Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 5
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Ally: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.
- Tricksteras Gérard Bosquier in The Exchange Student (1967)
- Heroas Paul Fournier in Hibernatus (1969)
- Allyas Philippe Evans in The One Man Band (1970)
- Allyas L'auto-stoppeur in Sur un arbre perché (1971)
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet1
- Cyclical1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Olivier De Funès' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Olivier De Funès' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
7 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Sur un arbre perché(1971)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
The One Man Band(1970)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Hibernatus(1969)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
The Exchange Student(1967)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
What's Cooking in Paris(1966)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Fantomas Unleashed(1965)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 89th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 6 titles from 1965 to 1971; peak year 1970.
Biggest box office
Animal Kingdom: Let's Go Ape (2015)
Highest rated
Fantomas Unleashed (1965)
Most popular right now
The Exchange Student (1967)
Film career
Peak 1970 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1965Screen debut· Fantomas Unleashed
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Olivier De Funès' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 54. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Olivier De Funès work with?
People who share at least 2 of Olivier De Funès' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Louis de Funès shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Serge KorberShared titles: Sur un arbre perché (1971), The One Man Band (1970)See all 2 shared titles with Serge Korber
Writers
- Jean HalainShared titles: Sur un arbre perché (1971), The One Man Band (1970), Hibernatus (1969), Fantomas Unleashed (1965)See all 4 shared titles with Jean Halain
- Jacques VilfridShared titles: Hibernatus (1969), The Exchange Student (1967)See all 2 shared titles with Jacques Vilfrid
Actors
- Louis de FunèsShared titles: Sur un arbre perché (1971), The One Man Band (1970), Hibernatus (1969), The Exchange Student (1967), Fantomas Unleashed (1965)See all 5 shared titles with Louis de Funès
- Paul PréboistShared titles: Sur un arbre perché (1971), The One Man Band (1970), Hibernatus (1969)See all 3 shared titles with Paul Préboist
- Martine KellyShared titles: The One Man Band (1970), Hibernatus (1969), The Exchange Student (1967)See all 3 shared titles with Martine Kelly
- Claude GensacShared titles: Hibernatus (1969), The Exchange Student (1967)See all 2 shared titles with Claude Gensac
Cinematographers and editors
- Monique IsnardonShared titles: The One Man Band (1970), Hibernatus (1969)See all 2 shared titles with Monique Isnardon
- Robert IsnardonShared titles: The One Man Band (1970), Hibernatus (1969)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Isnardon
- Marcel GrignonShared titles: Hibernatus (1969), The Exchange Student (1967)See all 2 shared titles with Marcel Grignon
- Raymond Le MoigneShared titles: Hibernatus (1969), Fantomas Unleashed (1965)See all 2 shared titles with Raymond Le Moigne
Producers
- Alain PoiréShared titles: The One Man Band (1970), Hibernatus (1969), Fantomas Unleashed (1965)See all 3 shared titles with Alain Poiré
- Maurice JacquinShared titles: Sur un arbre perché (1971), The Exchange Student (1967)See all 2 shared titles with Maurice Jacquin
- Raymond DanonShared titles: Sur un arbre perché (1971), The Exchange Student (1967)See all 2 shared titles with Raymond Danon
