Alain Delon

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alain Delon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmografi

The Swimming Pool1969 · Jean-PaulL'Eclisse1962 · PieroThe Gypsy1975 · The GypsyActors2000 · Alain DelonThe Gang1977 · RobertLe Cercle Rouge1970 · CoreyEnfin pris ?2002 · Self (archive footage)Diabolically Yours1967 · Pierre Lagrange / Georges CampoAsterix at the Olympic Games2008 · Jules CésarLe Samouraï1967 · Jef CostelloBelmondo, itinéraire...2011 · SelfMr. Klein1976 · Mr. Robert KleinThe Leopard1963 · Tancredi FalconeriIs Paris Burning?1966 · Jacques Chaban-DelmasOur Story1984 · Robert AvrancheHo !1968 · Man at airportRed Sun1971 · GaucheRocco and His Brothers1960 · Rocco ParondiThe Sicilian Clan1969 · Roger StartetThree Men to Kill1980 · Michel GerfautWomen Are Weak1959 · Julien FenalPurple Noon1960 · Tom RipleyFantômas: A Thoroughly Modern Villain2022 · Exterior Day2022 ·