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Alain Delon

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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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Rocco and His Brothers posterFirst 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 film

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Filmography

98 films as actor
  1. TBAOn ne réveille pas un flic qui dortCommissaire divisionnaire Eugène Grindel
  2. 2022Exterior Day
  3. 2019DisclaimerAlain Delon
  4. 2014Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
  5. 2014An Ordinary DayJulien
  6. 2012Mommies, Happy New Year!Alain Delon
  7. 2010One Husband Too ManyMaxime de Rougemont
  8. 2008Asterix at the Olympic GamesJules César
  9. 2003The LionJohn Bullit
  10. 2000ActorsAlain Delon
  11. 1998Half a ChanceJulien Vignal
  12. 1997Day and NightAlexandre
  13. 1995Les Enfoirés 1995 - Les Enfoirés à l'Opéra-Comique
  14. 1994The Teddy BearJean Riviere
  15. 1993A CrimeMaître Charles Dunand
  16. 1992The Return of CasanovaCasanova
  17. 1990Dancing MachineAlan Wolf
  18. 1990Nouvelle VagueRoger Lennox / Richard Lennox
  19. 1988Let Sleeping Cops LieCommissaire Eugène Grindel
  20. 1986The PassageJean Diaz
  21. 1985Cop's HonorDaniel Pratt
  22. 1984Our StoryRobert Avranche
  23. 1984Swann in LoveBaron de Charlus
  24. 1983The FighterJacques Darnay
  25. 1982The ShockMartin Terrier / Christian
  26. 1981For a Cop's HideChoucas
  27. 1981Teheran '43Georges Foch - police inspector
  28. 1980Three Men to KillMichel Gerfaut
  29. 1979The MedicJean-Marie Desprès
  30. 1979The Concorde... Airport '79Paul Metrand
  31. 1978Attention, the Kids Are WatchingThe Man
  32. 1978Le Bel IndifférentÉmile
  33. 1977Death of a Corrupt ManXavier 'Xav' Maréchal
  34. 1977The Hurried ManPierre Niox
  35. 1977ArmageddonDr. Michel Ambrose
  36. 1977The GangRobert
  37. 1976Mr. KleinMr. Robert Klein
  38. 1976BoomerangJacques Batkin
  39. 1975The GypsyThe Gypsy
  40. 1975Flic StoryRoger Borniche
  41. 1975ZorroDon Diego / El Zorro
  42. 1974Borsalino and Co.Roch Siffredi
  43. 1974Icy BreastsMarc Rilson
  44. 1974CreezyJulien Dandieu
  45. 1973Two Men in TownGino Strabliggi
  46. 1973Tony ArzentaTony Arzenta
  47. 1973The Burned BarnsJudge Pierre Larcher
  48. 1973ScorpioJean 'Scorpio' Laurier
  49. 1973Shock TreatmentDevilers
  50. 1972Indian SummerDaniele Dominici
  51. 1972Un FlicCommissioner Édouard Coleman
  52. 1972The Assassination of TrotskyFrank Jackson
  53. 1972There Once Was a CopMan looking for Rodriguez (uncredited)
  54. 1971Red SunGauche
  55. 1971The Widow CoudercJean Lavigne
  56. 1971Easy Down There!Simon Médieu
  57. 1971Fantasia Among the Squaresun passant
  58. 1970The Love MatesJulien Dandieu
  59. 1970Le Cercle RougeCorey
  60. 1970BorsalinoRoch Siffredi
  61. 1969The Sicilian ClanRoger Startet
  62. 1969JeffLaurent
  63. 1969The Swimming PoolJean-Paul
  64. 1968Ho !Man at airport
  65. 1968Farewell, FriendDino Barran
  66. 1968The Girl on a MotorcycleDaniel
  67. 1968Spirits of the DeadWilliam Wilson and his double (segment "William Wilson")
  68. 1967Diabolically YoursPierre Lagrange / Georges Campo
  69. 1967Le SamouraïJef Costello
  70. 1967The Last AdventureManu
  71. 1966Is Paris Burning?Jacques Chaban-Delmas
  72. 1966Texas Across the RiverDon Andrea
  73. 1966Lost CommandCaptain Phillipe Esclavier
  74. 1965Love at SeaThe actor of the film
  75. 1965Once a ThiefEddie Pedak
  76. 1964The Yellow Rolls-RoyceStefano
  77. 1964The UnvanquishedThomas Vlassenroot
  78. 1964Joy HouseMarc
  79. 1964Diary of a FightNarrator
  80. 1964The Black TulipJulien/Guillaume de Saint Preux
  81. 1963Carom ShotsLambert (uncredited)
  82. 1963The LeopardTancredi Falconeri
  83. 1963Any Number Can WinFrancis Verlot
  84. 1962The Devil and the Ten CommandmentsPierre Messager
  85. 1962Les Jumelles et la ChèvreMartin
  86. 1962RedheadPassenger in Venice (uncredited)
  87. 1962L'EclissePiero
  88. 1962Le ChienLui
  89. 1961Famous Love Affairsle duc Albert de Bavière
  90. 1961The Joy of LivingUlisse Cecconato
  91. 1960Rocco and His BrothersRocco Parondi
  92. 1960Purple NoonTom Ripley
  93. 1959Way of YouthAntoine Michaud, fils
  94. 1959Women Are WeakJulien Fenal
  95. 1958ChristineFranz Lobheiner
  96. 1958Be Beautiful and Shut UpLoulou, le petit ami d'Olga
  97. 1957When a Woman MeddlesJo
  98. 1949Le Rapt