1. Victor Robert Nataf, known professionally as Victor Lanoux, was a French actor known to English-speaking audiences for his role as Ludovic in Cousin Cousine.
10 Facts About Victor Lanoux
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Victor Lanoux was evacuated from Paris during the Second World War.
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Victor Lanoux refers to the name used during his stay in La Chapelle-Taillefert during the French occupation where he lived until the age of 11, when he returned to Paris.
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Victor Lanoux left school at age 14 to become an apprentice varnisher.
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Victor Lanoux worked a variety of jobs, including the Simca automotive assembly line, until he served in the French Army during the Algerian War and was wounded, being awarded the Medal for War Wounded.
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Victor Lanoux's father got him a job at the Studio de Billancourt.
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Victor Lanoux learned acting by correspondence course, then a real course.
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Victor Lanoux made one of his earliest film appearances in The Shameless Old Lady.
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Victor Lanoux received two nominations at the 1st Cesar Awards in 1976, for his roles in Cousin Cousine and Adieu poulet.
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Victor Lanoux's best known role outside of Europe is perhaps that of The Thief in the 1985 comedy classic National Lampoon's European Vacation.