Actor
Alain Delon
Born November 8, 1935 in Sceaux, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], FranceDied August 18, 202498 films
Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon (8 November 1935 – 18 August 2024) was a French actor, film producer, screenwriter, singer, and businessman. Acknowledged as a cultural and cinematic leading man of the 20th century, Delon emerged as one of the foremost European actors of the late 1950s to the 1980s, and became an international sex symbol. He is regarded as one of the most well-known figures of the French cultural landscape. His style, looks, and roles, which made him an international icon, earned him enduring popularity.
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Delon achieved critical acclaim for his roles in films such as Women Are Weak (1959), Purple Noon (1960), Rocco and His Brothers (1960), L'Eclisse (1962), The Leopard (1963), Any Number Can Win (1963), The Black Tulip (1964), The Last Adventure (1967), Le Samouraï (1967), The Girl on a Motorcycle (1968), La Piscine (1969), Le Cercle Rouge (1970), Un flic (1972), and Monsieur Klein (1976). Over the course of his career, Delon worked with many directors, including Luchino Visconti, Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Pierre Melville, Michelangelo Antonioni, Louis Malle, and Agnès Varda.
Delon received many film and entertainment awards throughout his career. In 1985, he won the César Award for Best Actor for his performance in Notre histoire (1984). In 1991, he became a member of France's Legion of Honour. At the 45th Berlin International Film Festival, he won the Honorary Golden Bear. At the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, he received the Honorary Palme d'Or.
In addition to his acting career, Delon also recorded the spoken part in the popular 1973 song "Paroles, paroles", a duet with Dalida as the main singing voice. He acquired Swiss citizenship in 1999.
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First watchRocco and His Brothers19608.0as Rocco ParondiWhen a impoverished widow’s family moves to the big city, two of her five sons become romantic rivals with deadly results.View filmEssential films
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98 films as actor- TBAOn ne réveille pas un flic qui dortCommissaire divisionnaire Eugène Grindel
- 2022Exterior Day
- 2019DisclaimerAlain Delon
- 2014Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
- 2014An Ordinary DayJulien
- 2012Mommies, Happy New Year!Alain Delon
- 2010One Husband Too ManyMaxime de Rougemont
- 2008Asterix at the Olympic GamesJules César
- 2003The LionJohn Bullit
- 2000ActorsAlain Delon
- 1998Half a ChanceJulien Vignal
- 1997Day and NightAlexandre
- 1995Les Enfoirés 1995 - Les Enfoirés à l'Opéra-Comique
- 1994The Teddy BearJean Riviere
- 1993A CrimeMaître Charles Dunand
- 1992The Return of CasanovaCasanova
- 1990Dancing MachineAlan Wolf
- 1990Nouvelle VagueRoger Lennox / Richard Lennox
- 1988Let Sleeping Cops LieCommissaire Eugène Grindel
- 1986The PassageJean Diaz
- 1985Cop's HonorDaniel Pratt
- 1984Our StoryRobert Avranche
- 1984Swann in LoveBaron de Charlus
- 1983The FighterJacques Darnay
- 1982The ShockMartin Terrier / Christian
- 1981For a Cop's HideChoucas
- 1981Teheran '43Georges Foch - police inspector
- 1980Three Men to KillMichel Gerfaut
- 1979The MedicJean-Marie Desprès
- 1979The Concorde... Airport '79Paul Metrand
- 1978Attention, the Kids Are WatchingThe Man
- 1978Le Bel IndifférentÉmile
- 1977Death of a Corrupt ManXavier 'Xav' Maréchal
- 1977The Hurried ManPierre Niox
- 1977ArmageddonDr. Michel Ambrose
- 1977The GangRobert
- 1976Mr. KleinMr. Robert Klein
- 1976BoomerangJacques Batkin
- 1975The GypsyThe Gypsy
- 1975Flic StoryRoger Borniche
- 1975ZorroDon Diego / El Zorro
- 1974Borsalino and Co.Roch Siffredi
- 1974Icy BreastsMarc Rilson
- 1974CreezyJulien Dandieu
- 1973Two Men in TownGino Strabliggi
- 1973Tony ArzentaTony Arzenta
- 1973The Burned BarnsJudge Pierre Larcher
- 1973ScorpioJean 'Scorpio' Laurier
- 1973Shock TreatmentDevilers
- 1972Indian SummerDaniele Dominici
- 1972Un FlicCommissioner Édouard Coleman
- 1972The Assassination of TrotskyFrank Jackson
- 1972There Once Was a CopMan looking for Rodriguez (uncredited)
- 1971Red SunGauche
- 1971The Widow CoudercJean Lavigne
- 1971Easy Down There!Simon Médieu
- 1971Fantasia Among the Squaresun passant
- 1970The Love MatesJulien Dandieu
- 1970Le Cercle RougeCorey
- 1970BorsalinoRoch Siffredi
- 1969The Sicilian ClanRoger Startet
- 1969JeffLaurent
- 1969The Swimming PoolJean-Paul
- 1968Ho !Man at airport
- 1968Farewell, FriendDino Barran
- 1968The Girl on a MotorcycleDaniel
- 1968Spirits of the DeadWilliam Wilson and his double (segment "William Wilson")
- 1967Diabolically YoursPierre Lagrange / Georges Campo
- 1967Le SamouraïJef Costello
- 1967The Last AdventureManu
- 1966Is Paris Burning?Jacques Chaban-Delmas
- 1966Texas Across the RiverDon Andrea
- 1966Lost CommandCaptain Phillipe Esclavier
- 1965Love at SeaThe actor of the film
- 1965Once a ThiefEddie Pedak
- 1964The Yellow Rolls-RoyceStefano
- 1964The UnvanquishedThomas Vlassenroot
- 1964Joy HouseMarc
- 1964Diary of a FightNarrator
- 1964The Black TulipJulien/Guillaume de Saint Preux
- 1963Carom ShotsLambert (uncredited)
- 1963The LeopardTancredi Falconeri
- 1963Any Number Can WinFrancis Verlot
- 1962The Devil and the Ten CommandmentsPierre Messager
- 1962Les Jumelles et la ChèvreMartin
- 1962RedheadPassenger in Venice (uncredited)
- 1962L'EclissePiero
- 1962Le ChienLui
- 1961Famous Love Affairsle duc Albert de Bavière
- 1961The Joy of LivingUlisse Cecconato
- 1960Rocco and His BrothersRocco Parondi
- 1960Purple NoonTom Ripley
- 1959Way of YouthAntoine Michaud, fils
- 1959Women Are WeakJulien Fenal
- 1958ChristineFranz Lobheiner
- 1958Be Beautiful and Shut UpLoulou, le petit ami d'Olga
- 1957When a Woman MeddlesJo
- 1949Le Rapt