Alain Delon

Alain Delon

Born November 08, 1935 (Age: 90) Sceaux, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France

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.
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.
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Filmography

Exterior Day

Exterior Day

2022 as Age: 86
Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft

Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft

2021 as Age: 86
Alain Delon face au monde

Alain Delon face au monde

2021 as Self Age: 85
Alain Delon, la beauté du diable et les femmes...

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

2019 as Self (archive footage) Age: 83
Alain Delon, la solitude d'un fauve

Alain Delon, la solitude d'un fauve

2019 as Self (archive footage) Age: 83
Jacques Deray, j'ai connu une belle époque

Jacques Deray, j'ai connu une belle époque

2018 as Self Age: 83
Mommies, Happy New Year!

Mommies, Happy New Year!

2012 as Alain Delon Age: 77
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde

Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde

2011 as (archive footage) Age: 75
Melville-Delon: Honor and Night

Melville-Delon: Honor and Night

2011 as Self (archive footage) Age: 75
L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo

L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo

2010 as Self Age: 74
Autopsie d'un Massacre

Autopsie d'un Massacre

2010 as Self Age: 74
Asterix at the Olympic Games

Asterix at the Olympic Games

2008 as Jules César Age: 72
Enfin pris ?

Enfin pris ?

2002 as Self (archive footage) Age: 66
The Many Faces of Zorro

The Many Faces of Zorro

2000 as Self (archive footage) Age: 65
Actors

Actors

2000 as Alain Delon Age: 64
Half a Chance

Half a Chance

1998 as Julien Vignal Age: 62
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

1997 as Self (archive footage) Age: 61
Day and Night

Day and Night

1997 as Alexandre Age: 61
No Image

Il gattopardo: Viaggio della memoria

1994 as Self Age: 58
A Crime

A Crime

1993 as Maître Charles Dunand Age: 57
The Return of Casanova

The Return of Casanova

1992 as Casanova Age: 56
Dancing Machine

Dancing Machine

1990 as Alan Wolf Age: 55
Nouvelle Vague

Nouvelle Vague

1990 as Lui / Roger Lennox / Richard Lennox Age: 54
Let Sleeping Cops Lie

Let Sleeping Cops Lie

1988 as Commissaire Eugène Grindel Age: 53
Cop's Honor

Cop's Honor

1985 as Daniel Pratt Age: 49
For a Cop's Hide

For a Cop's Hide

1981 as Choucas Age: 45
Teheran '43

Teheran '43

1981 as Georges Foch - police inspector Age: 45
Reporters

Reporters

1981 as Self Age: 45
Three Men to Kill

Three Men to Kill

1980 as Michel Gerfaut Age: 44
The Concorde... Airport '79

The Concorde... Airport '79

1979 as Paul Metrand Age: 43
Attention, the Kids Are Watching

Attention, the Kids Are Watching

1978 as The Man Age: 42
Le Bel Indifférent

Le Bel Indifférent

1978 as Émile Age: 42
No Image

Die 1000 Tode des Yvan Chiffre

1976 as Self Age: 40
Borsalino and Co.

Borsalino and Co.

1974 as Roch Siffredi Age: 38
Icy Breasts

Icy Breasts

1974 as Marc Rilson Age: 38
Creezy

Creezy

1974 as Julien Dandieu Age: 38
Two Men in Town

Two Men in Town

1973 as Gino Strabliggi Age: 37
Tony Arzenta

Tony Arzenta

1973 as Tony Arzenta Age: 37
The Burned Barns

The Burned Barns

1973 as Judge Pierre Larcher Age: 37
Scorpio

Scorpio

1973 as Jean 'Scorpio' Laurier Age: 37
Shock Treatment

Shock Treatment

1973 as Devilers Age: 37
Indian Summer

Indian Summer

1972 as Daniele Dominici Age: 36
A Cop

A Cop

1972 as Commissioner Édouard Coleman Age: 36
There Once Was a Cop

There Once Was a Cop

1972 as Man looking for Rodriguez (uncredited) Age: 36
The Sicilian Clan

The Sicilian Clan

1969 as Roger Startet Age: 34
Jeff

Jeff

1969 as Laurent Age: 33
The Swimming Pool

The Swimming Pool

1969 as Jean-Paul Age: 33
No Image

Sammy Davis Jr. in Europa

1968 as Self Age: 32
Love at Sea

Love at Sea

1965 as The actor of the film Age: 29
Once a Thief

Once a Thief

1965 as Eddie Pedak Age: 29
The Car That Became a Star

The Car That Became a Star

1965 as Self Age: 29
The Yellow Rolls-Royce

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

1964 as Stefano Age: 29
The Unvanquished

The Unvanquished

1964 as Thomas Vlassenroot Age: 28
Filmmaking on the Riviera

Filmmaking on the Riviera

1964 as Self Age: 28
Joy House

Joy House

1964 as Marc Age: 28
Diary of a Fight

Diary of a Fight

1964 as Narrator Age: 28
The Black Tulip

The Black Tulip

1964 as Julien/Guillaume de Saint Preux Age: 28
Carom Shots

Carom Shots

1963 as Lambert (uncredited) Age: 27
The Leopard

The Leopard

1963 as Tancredi Falconeri Age: 27
Any Number Can Win

Any Number Can Win

1963 as Francis Verlot Age: 27
The Devil and the Ten Commandments

The Devil and the Ten Commandments

1962 as Pierre Messager Age: 26
Les Jumelles et la Chèvre

Les Jumelles et la Chèvre

1962 as Martin Age: 26
Redhead

Redhead

1962 as Passenger in Venice (uncredited) Age: 26
L'Eclisse

L'Eclisse

1962 as Piero Age: 26
Le Chien

Le Chien

1962 as Lui Age: 26
Famous Love Affairs

Famous Love Affairs

1961 as le duc Albert de Bavière Age: 25
The Joy of Living

The Joy of Living

1961 as Ulisse Cecconato Age: 25
Rocco and His Brothers

Rocco and His Brothers

1960 as Rocco Parondi Age: 24
Purple Noon

Purple Noon

1960 as Tom Ripley Age: 24
Way of Youth

Way of Youth

1959 as Antoine Michaud Age: 23
Women Are Weak

Women Are Weak

1959 as Julien Fenal Age: 23
Christine

Christine

1958 as Franz Lobheiner Age: 23
Be Beautiful and Shut Up

Be Beautiful and Shut Up

1958 as Loulou, le petit ami d'Olga Age: 22