The character "Skinner" in Ratatouille (2007) was loosely based on him.

Voted France's favorite actor in a public opinion poll in 1968.

He developed his typical wailing watching 'Donald Duck' movies.

Spoke Spanish and English.

Collaborated with Claude Gensac, often playing his character's wife, in ten movies.

Became a knight of France's Légion d'Honneur in 1973.

After studying at the Lycée Condorcet in Paris, he worked as a bar pianist.

Born to Carlos Louis de Funes de Galarza (1871-1934), a lawyer, and his wife Leonor Soto Reguera (1879-1957), who emigrated to France in 1904 because their families opposed their marriage.

He was owner of the Chateau de Clermont near to Nantes, in Loire-Atlantique, France.

Between 1964 and 1979, he had topped France's box-office of the year's most successful movies seven times. His most popular movie ever was Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966), drawing an audience of 17,27 million Frenchmen.

Stated that his biggest comedic inspiration were his mother, Charles Chaplin and Laurel & Hardy.

Louis De Funès was not that well appreciated by the producers, actors and the whole profession, as actor Jean Marais, because he did not talk to anyone off screen and preferred to stay away from them. He was also very stingy.

Father of Daniel Charles Louis de Funès de Galarza (b. 12 July 1937), Patrick Charles de Funès de Galarza (b. 27 January 1944) and actor Olivier De Funès.

Portrayed on a postage stamp issued on Oct. 3, 1998 by the French Post Office.

Favorite actor of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

His second wife Jeanne de Funès was a grandniece of the famous author Guy De Maupassant.

Is buried in the cemetery of Le Cellier, France.

Was a friend of another great French comedian, Bourvil.

Uncle of actress Isabelle De Funès.

Considered actress Claude Gensac as kind of a "lucky charm", imposing the production team to cast her in any bit role in his later films, if not as his on-screen wife.

Was portrayed as a gambler in the Lucky Luke comic book "The One-Armed Bandit".

Has 3 sons. Daniel with his first wife 'Germaine Louise Élodie Carroyer'. Patrick and Olivier with second wife Jeanne de Funès.

He was the French dubbing voice of actors Totò and Renato Rascel.