Gérard Lanvin ([ʒeʁaːʁ lɑ̃vɛ̃]; born 21 June 1950) is a César Award-winning French actor. He quit his studies when he was 17 to become an actor. He took on a role in Vous n'aurez pas l'Alsace et la Lorraine in 1977 on an offer from actor Coluche. He received the Prix Jean Gabin in 1982 for his role in Une étrange affaire. In 1995 he won a César Award for Best Actor with Le Fils préféré. Other appearances include Une semaine de vacances and 3 zéros. During the 2000s, he returned to the big screen with popular comedies. In 2001, he received the César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role with The Taste of Others (Le Goût des autres). He is married to Chantal Benoist, an actress, model and singer who released disco albums in 70s/80s under the name "Jennifer".
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director |
|---|
| 1976 | L'aile ou la cuisse | the circus guy | Claude Zidi |
| 1979 | Heroes Are Not Wet Behind the Ears | The Guard | Charles Nemes |
| 1980 | A Week's Vacation | Pierre | Bertrand Tavernier |
| Extérieur, nuit [fr] | Léo | Jacques Bral [fr] |
| 1981 | Le Choix des armes | Inspecteur Sarlat | Alain Corneau |
| Strange Affair | Louis Coline | Pierre Granier-Deferre |
| 1982 | Tir groupé [fr] | Antoine Béranger | Jean-Claude Missiaen [fr] |
| 1983 | Le Prix du Danger | François Jacquemard | Yves Boisset |
| 1984 | Ronde de nuit [fr] | Inspecteur Gu Arenas | Jean-Claude Missiaen [fr] |
| Marche à l'ombre | François | Michel Blanc |
| 1985 | Les Spécialistes | Stéphane Carella | Patrice Leconte |
| 1990 | Il y a des jours... et des lunes | the trucker | Claude Lelouch |
| 1992 | La Belle Histoire | the gypsy named Jesus | Claude Lelouch |
| 1994 | The Favourite Son | Jean-Paul Mantegna | Nicole Garcia |
| 1996 | My Man | Jeannot | Bertrand Blier |
| 2000 | The Taste of Others | Franck Moreno | Agnès Jaoui |
| 2001 | Les Morsures de l'aube [fr] | Étienne | Antoine de Caunes |
| 2002 | Le Boulet | Gérard Moltès | Alain Berbérian and Frédéric Forestier | Ice Age | Manny | French Dub, voice |
| 2006 | Camping | Michel Saint-Josse | Fabien Onteniente |
| 2008 | Mesrine | Charlie Bauer | Jean-François Richet |
| 2009 | Bank Error in Your Favour | | |
| 2010 | Point Blank | Captain Patrick Werner | Fred Cavayé |
| 2011 | Les Lyonnais (A Gang Story) | Edmond Vidal, alias "Momon" | Olivier Marchal |
| 2013 | Angélique | Count Joffrey de Peyrac | Ariel Zeitoun |
| 2014 | Get Well Soon | Pierre Laurent | Jean Becker |
| 96 hours | Gabriel Carré | Frédéric Schoendoerffer |
| Colt 45 | Commandant Christian Chavez | Fabrice du Welz |
| 2015 | French Cuisine | Alex | Florent Siri |