Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1935-11-08
Day of Death
2024-08-18
Place of Birth
Sceaux, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France
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.
Filmography (151)
Alain Delon, un certain regard
2024
Delon-Melville, la solitude de deux samouraïs
2024
L'Âge d'or de la pub
2023
Belmondo: The Incorrigible
2022
Romy Schneider & Alain Delon: An Enduring Passion
2022
Romy : 40 ans après, ultimes confidences
2022
Romy, A Free Woman
2022
Fantômas: A Thoroughly Modern Villain
2022
Exterior Day
2022
Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft
2021
Undressing a Legacy
2021
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
Alain Delon face au monde
2021
Gainsbourg, toute une vie
2021
