Alain Delon

Known for ActingBorn 1935-11-08Died 2024-08-18Sceaux, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Die 1000 Tode des Yvan Chiffre

Spécial cinéma

Gainsbourg, toute une vie

Ulisse - The Pleasure of Discovery

Bambi

Belmondo: The Incorrigible

Alain Delon, un certain regard

Cinépanorama

Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft

Alain Delon, la solitude d'un fauve

Alain Delon, la beauté du diable et les femmes...

Mireille Darc, la femme libre

Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui

Nos plus belles années 80 : La Compil !

Annie Girardot, ainsi va la vie

Belmondo by Belmondo

Cinéma

Belmondo, itinéraire...

Delon-Melville, la solitude de deux samouraïs

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

Le Grand Échiquier

Dim Dam Dom

Melville, le dernier samouraï

Rocco and His Brothers

Belmondo, le magnifique

Aktuelle Schaubude

Le Samouraï

An Ordinary Day

Romy Schneider & Alain Delon: An Enduring Passion

Alain Delon, a unique portrait

The Leopard

L'Eclisse

Fantômas: A Thoroughly Modern Villain

L'Académie des 9

Le Cercle Rouge

Indian Summer

The Sicilian Clan

Numéro un

Alain Delon face au monde

Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau

Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret

Purple Noon

The Car That Became a Star

Die Harald Schmidt Show

Mon Clown

Der große Preis

Frank Riva

Fabio Montale