Alain Delon
Actor
Biography
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.
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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As Director
Filmography
Asterix at the Olympic Games
as Jules César 2008
Le Samouraï
as Jef Costello 1967
The Leopard
as Tancredi Falconeri 1963
Le Cercle Rouge
as Corey 1970
Rocco and His Brothers
as Rocco Parondi 1960
Purple Noon
as Tom Ripley 1960
The Swimming Pool
as Jean-Paul 1969
L'Eclisse
as Piero 1962
The Sicilian Clan
as Roger Startet 1969
Red Sun
as Gauche 1971
Mr. Klein
as Mr. Robert Klein 1976
A Cop
as Commissioner Édouard Coleman 1972
Borsalino
as Roch Siffredi 1970
Is Paris Burning?
as Jacques Chaban-Delmas 1966
The Concorde... Airport '79
as Paul Metrand 1979
Any Number Can Win
as Francis Verlot 1963
Spirits of the Dead
as William Wilson and his double (segment "William Wilson") 1968