Pierre Vaneck

Pierre Vaneck born Pierre Auguste Van Hecke 15 April 1931 31 January 2010 was a French actor During his career he won a Molière Award in 1988 and received a César Award nomination in 2009 Son of a Belgian army officer Pierre Vaneck spent his youth in Antwerp Belgium until the age of 17 when he started medical studies in Paris France Before long he branched into studying acting first at the Rene Simon school and then at the Theatre Academy under Henri Rollan He earned his living meanwhile by working for a saddlemaker by day and in the evenings he recited François Villons poems in cabarets His début on the stage came in 1952 in The Three Musketeers in the role of Louis XIII His first important role in the cinema was in the Julien Duvivier film Marianne of my Youth in 1955 Pierre Vaneck was primarily a theatre and television actor The general public knew him particularly for his television role as the father of the main character in Fabien Cosma as well as in many other serials Spring Tides The Garonne Vaneck died on Sunday 31 January 2010 during openheart surgery He was married to Sophie Becker daughter and sister of Jacques Becker and Jean Becker His grandchildren Aurélie and Thibaud Vaneck are both actors and feature in the television series Plus Belle la Vie which is broadcast on France 3 channel Source Article Pierre Vaneck from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30