Victor Lanoux born 18 June 1936 in Paris is a French actorHe started out in cabaret where he collaborated with Pierre Richard He made one of his earliest film appearances in The Shameless Old Lady He received two César nominations in 1976 for his roles in Cousin cousine and Adieu poulet His best known role outside of Europe is perhaps that of The Thief in the 1985 comedy classic National Lampoons European Vacation Description above from the Wikipedia article Victor Lanoux licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia