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Alain Delon

Acting

Born November 8, 1935 · Sceaux, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France

Died August 18, 2024

Also known as Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon

Biography

Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon 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 late 1980s, and became an international sex symbol. He is regarded as one of the most well-known figures in French cinema. His style, looks, and roles, which made him an international icon, earned him enduring popularity.

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Awards & recognition

  • Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class · 2023
  • Honorary Palme d'Or · 2019
  • Officer of the Legion of Honour · 2005
  • Commander of the Order of Ouissam Alaouite · 2003
  • Golden Bear · 1995
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  • Honorary Golden Bear · 1995
  • Officer of the National Order of Merit · 1995
  • Knight of the Legion of Honour · 1991
  • César AwardBest Actor · 1985
  • César Award · 1985
  • Commander of the National Order of Merit
  • Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
  • Indochina Campaign commemorative medal

Filmography45 titles

Rocco and His Brothers

1960as Rocco Parondi

Le Samouraï

1967as Jef Costello

The Leopard

1963as Tancredi Falconeri

L'Eclisse

1962as Piero

The Red Circle

1970as Corey

The Sicilian Clan

1969as Roger Startet

Purple Noon

1960as Tom Ripley

Mr. Klein

1976as Mr. Robert Klein

Is Paris Burning?

1966as Jacques Chaban-Delmas

Any Number Can Win

1963as Francis Verlot

Two Men in Town

1973as Gino Strabliggi

Love at Sea

1965as The actor of the film

The Swimming Pool

1969as Jean-Paul

Borsalino

1970as Roch Siffredi

The Last Adventure

1967as Manu

Red Sun

1971as Gauche

The Dick Cavett Show

1968as Self - Guest

Zorro

1975as Don Diego / El Zorro

The Burned Barns

1973as Judge Pierre Larcher

A Cop

1972as Commissioner Édouard Coleman

Death of a Corrupt Man

1977as Xavier 'Xav' Maréchal

Once a Thief

1965as Eddie Pedak

Joy House

1964as Marc

Flic Story

1975as Roger Borniche

Borsalino and Co.

1974as Roch Siffredi

Farewell, Friend

1968as Dino Barran

Spirits of the Dead

1968as William Wilson and his double (segment "William Wilson")

The Black Tulip

1964as Julien/Guillaume de Saint Preux

Le gang

1977as Robert

No Way Out

1973as Tony Arzenta

Scorpio

1973as Jean 'Scorpio' Laurier

Lost Command

1966as Captain Phillipe Esclavier

One Hundred and One Nights

1995as Self

Three Men to Kill

1980as Michel Gerfaut

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

1964as Stefano

Diabolically Yours

1967as Pierre Lagrange / Georges Campo

To Kill a Cop

1981as Choucas

Someone Is Bleeding

1974as Marc Rilson

Half a Chance

1998as Julien Vignal

Texas Across the River

1966as Don Andrea

Swann in Love

1984as Baron de Charlus

The Girl on a Motorcycle

1968as Daniel

The Assassination of Trotsky

1972as Frank Jackson

Asterix at the Olympic Games

2008as Jules César

The Concorde... Airport '79

1979as Paul Metrand