Jean-Paul Belmondo
Jean-Paul Charles Belmondo (9 April 1933 – 6 September 2021) was a French actor. Initially associated with the New Wave of the 1960s, he was a major French film star for several decades from the 1960s onward, frequently portraying police officers and criminals in action thriller films. His best known credits include Breathless (1960), That Man from Rio (1964), Pierrot le Fou (1965), Borsalino (1970), and The Professional (1981). An undisputed box-office champion along with Louis de Funès and
Belmondo frequently played heroic, brave, and virile characters, which made him popular with a wide audience both in France and abroad. Despite being heavily courted by Hollywood, Belmondo refused to appear in English-language films. During his career, he was called the French counterpart of actors such as James Dean, Marlon Brando and Humphrey Bogart. Described as an icon and national treasure of France, Belmondo was seen as an influential actor in French cinema and an important figure in shaping European cinema. In 1989, Belmondo won the César Award for Best Actor for his performance in Itinéraire d'un enfant gâté. He was nominated for two BAFTA Awards throughout his career. In 2011, Belmondo received the Palme d'honneur at the Cannes Film Festival, and in 2017 he received the César d'honneur at the 42nd César Awards.
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Born
Apr 09, 1933
Neuilly-sur-Seine, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France
Died
Sep 06, 2021
Known For
Acting
Movies
116 acting
19 crew
Popularity
1.7
Known For
Casino Royale
1967
as French Legionnaire
Pierrot le Fou
1965
as Ferdinand Griffon, 'Pierrot'
Breathless
1960
as Michel Poiccard / László Kovács
The Professional
1981
as Commandant Joss Beaumont
Is Paris Burning?
1966
as Yvon Morandat
Two Women
1960
as Michele Di Libero
Hold-up
1985
as Grimm
A Woman Is a Woman
1961
as Alfred Lubitsch
Le Guignolo
1980
as Alexandre Dupré / Vicomte de Valombreuse
That Man from Rio
1964
as Adrien Dufourquet
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