Alain Delon
Known for Acting · 187 credits
- Born
- 1935-11-08
- Died
- 2024-08-18
- Place of birth
- Sceaux, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France
- Also known as
- Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel 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.
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Known For
TV Shows (36)
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995
as Self
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
Vivement dimanche
1998
as Self
Wetten, dass..?
1981
as Self
Bambi
1948
as Self
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self / Self (voice)
L'Académie des 9
1982
as Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self / The man (archive footage)
Spécial cinéma
1974
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Numéro un
1975
as Self
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self
Kulturplatz
2004
as Self
Nulle part ailleurs
1987
as Self
Cinépanorama
1956
as Self
Vivement dimanche prochain
1998
as Self
Samedi soir
1971
as Self
Téléthon
1987
as Self
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
2004
as Self
Stars 90
1990
as Self
Ulisse - The Pleasure of Discovery
2001
as Self
Aktuelle Schaubude
1957
as Self
Dim Dam Dom
1965
as Self
Der große Preis
1974
as Self
Cérémonie des César
1976
as Self - President
Wedden, dat..?
1986
as Self
Please Turn the Page
1977
as Self
Matin Bonheur
1987
as Self
Noche de ronda
1993
as Self
Samedi Sébastien
2021
as Self - Guest
Frank Riva
2003
as Frank Riva
Fabio Montale
2002
as Fabio Montale
Archives secrètes
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Cinéma
1988
as Julien Manda
Movies (151)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
as (archive footage)
Le Samouraï
1967
as Jef Costello
Zorro
1975
as Don Diego / El Zorro
Asterix at the Olympic Games
2008
as Jules César
The Leopard
1963
as Tancredi Falconeri
Red Sun
1971
as Gauche
The Swimming Pool
1969
as Jean-Paul
The Black Tulip
1964
as Julien/Guillaume de Saint Preux
Purple Noon
1960
as Tom Ripley
Rocco and His Brothers
1960
as Rocco Parondi
Le Cercle Rouge
1970
as Corey
Is Paris Burning?
1966
as Jacques Chaban-Delmas
Spirits of the Dead
1968
as William Wilson and his double (segment "William Wilson")
L'Eclisse
1962
as Piero
The Sicilian Clan
1969
as Roger Startet
Teheran '43
1981
as Georges Foch - police inspector
Indian Summer
1972
as Daniele Dominici
The Concorde... Airport '79
1979
as Paul Metrand
Christine
1958
as Franz Lobheiner
Scorpio
1973
as Jean 'Scorpio' Laurier
Flic Story
1975
as Roger Borniche
Borsalino
1970
as Roch Siffredi
A Cop
1972
as Commissioner Édouard Coleman
One Hundred and One Nights
1995
as Self
The Fighter
1983
as Jacques Darnay
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997
as Self (archive footage)
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
1964
as Stefano
Cop's Honor
1985
as Daniel Pratt
Two Men in Town
1973
as Gino Strabliggi
Lost Command
1966
as Captain Phillipe Esclavier
Any Number Can Win
1963
as Francis Verlot
Mr. Klein
1976
as Mr. Robert Klein
Farewell, Friend
1968
as Dino Barran
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
2014
Nouvelle Vague
1990
as Roger Lennox / Richard Lennox
The Shock
1982
as Martin Terrier / Christian
Swann in Love
1984
as Baron de Charlus
Tony Arzenta
1973
as Tony Arzenta
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
The Last Adventure
1967
as Manu
The Gang
1977
as Robert
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
1962
as Pierre Messager
The Assassination of Trotsky
1972
as Frank Jackson
Belmondo, itinéraire...
2011
as Self
The Burned Barns
1973
as Judge Pierre Larcher
Half a Chance
1998
as Julien Vignal
Three Men to Kill
1980
as Michel Gerfaut
There Once Was a Cop
1972
as Man looking for Rodriguez (uncredited)
For a Cop's Hide
1981
as Choucas
Death of a Corrupt Man
1977
as Xavier 'Xav' Maréchal
Texas Across the River
1966
as Don Andrea
Joy House
1964
as Marc
The Widow Couderc
1971
as Jean Lavigne
Our Story
1984
as Robert Avranche
The Gypsy
1975
as The Gypsy
Borsalino and Co.
1974
as Roch Siffredi
Disclaimer
2019
as Alain Delon
The Return of Casanova
1992
as Casanova
Redhead
1962
as Passenger in Venice (uncredited)
Carom Shots
1963
as Lambert (uncredited)
A Crime
1993
as Maître Charles Dunand
The Girl on a Motorcycle
1968
as Daniel
Ho !
1968
as Man at airport
The Joy of Living
1961
as Ulisse Cecconato
Diabolically Yours
1967
as Pierre Lagrange / Georges Campo
The Unvanquished
1964
as Thomas Vlassenroot
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde
2011
as (archive footage)
Actors
2000
as Alain Delon
Mommies, Happy New Year!
2012
as Alain Delon
L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
2010
as Self
The Hurried Man
1977
as Pierre Niox
Let Sleeping Cops Lie
1988
as Commissaire Eugène Grindel
Shock Treatment
1973
as Devilers
Be Beautiful and Shut Up
1958
as Loulou, le petit ami d'Olga
L'Âge d'or de la pub
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Heart of the Festival
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Love at Sea
1965
as The actor of the film
Once a Thief
1965
as Eddie Pedak
Belmondo by Belmondo
2016
as Self
Famous Love Affairs
1961
as le duc Albert de Bavière
Romy Schneider & Alain Delon: An Enduring Passion
2022
as Self (archive footage)
The Passage
1986
as Jean Diaz
Boomerang
1976
as Jacques Batkin
Reporters
1981
as Self
Code Name: Melville
2010
as Self (archive footage)
Creezy
1974
as Julien Dandieu
Mon Clown
2008
as Self (voice)
Icy Breasts
1974
as Marc Rilson
Les Enfoirés 1995 - Les Enfoirés à l'Opéra-Comique
1995
Belmondo: The Incorrigible
2022
Urgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante
1977
as Self (archive footage)
The Lion
2003
as John Bullit
Easy Down There!
1971
as Simon Médieu
The Love Mates
1970
as Julien Dandieu
Women Are Weak
1959
as Julien Fenal
When a Woman Meddles
1957
as Jo
The Car That Became a Star
1965
as Self
The Many Faces of Zorro
2000
as Self (archive footage)
Top, die Wette gilt..!
2017
as Self
Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau
2019
as Self (archive footage)
One Husband Too Many
2010
as Maxime de Rougemont
Jeff
1969
as Laurent
Dancing Machine
1990
as Alan Wolf
The Teddy Bear
1994
as Jean Riviere
The Medic
1979
as Jean-Marie Desprès
Fantasia Among the Squares
1971
as un passant
Alain Delon, la beauté du diable et les femmes...
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Armageddon
1977
as Dr. Michel Ambrose
Romy : 40 ans après, ultimes confidences
2022
as Self
Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion
2016
as Self (archive footage)
Melville-Delon: Honor and Night
2011
as Self (archive footage)
Way of Youth
1959
as Antoine Michaud, fils
Le Chien
1962
as Lui
Le Bel Indifférent
1978
as Émile
Mireille Darc, la femme libre
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Alain Delon, a unique portrait
2015
as Self
Fantômas: A Thoroughly Modern Villain
2022
Enfin pris ?
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Filmmaking on the Riviera
1964
as Self
Melville, le dernier samouraï
2020
as Self
About Alain Delon
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 critic… With 187 credits spanning from 1948 to 2024, Alain Delon has appeared in 151 films and 36 TV shows.
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- Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) — as (archive footage)
- Le Samouraï (1967) — as Jef Costello
- Zorro (1975) — as Don Diego / El Zorro
- Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008) — as Jules César
- The Leopard (1963) — as Tancredi Falconeri
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