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Jean-Paul Belmondo

French actor (1933-2021) · France · Actors · Died at 88

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He exhaled cigarette smoke into the French New Wave and never left. Belmondo's face - broken-nosed, tough, oddly tender - defined an entire strain of European cool, the kind Hollywood wanted but he refused to give them.

A life in dates

2021Died6 September 2021National tributeAwardSamedi SébastienSeries, 20212019Grand Officer of the Legion of HonourAward2018Honorary Lumière AwardAward2017Grand Officer of the National Order of MeritAward2016Golden LionAward2012Knight of the Order of LeopoldAward2011Honorary Palme d'OrAward2007Commander of the Legion of HonourAward2006Commandeur des Arts et des LettresAward2001L'Aîné des FerchauxSeries, Paul Ferchaux2000ActorsFilm, Jean-Paul Belmondo1994Commander of the National Order of MeritAward1990Stars 90Series1989César Award for Best ActorAward1988ChocolatFilm, Producer1987Prix du BrigadierAwardNa siehste!Series1984Happy EasterFilm, Stephane Margelle1982Champs-ElyséesSeriesAce of AcesFilm, 1982Producer1981Wetten, dass..?Series1980Knight of the Legion of HonourAwardLe GuignoloFilm, 1980Alexandre Dupré / Vicomte de Valombreuse1977AnimalFilm, Producer1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSeriesIncorrigibleFilm, 1975Producer1974Der große PreisSeriesStavisky...Film, 1974Producer1972Prix Citron, Orange et BourgeonAwardThe PariahFilm, 1972Roberto Borgo, aka 'La Scoumoune'1970BorsalinoFilm, François Capella1967Casino RoyaleFilm, French Legionnaire1965Pierrot le FouFilm, Ferdinand Griffon, 'Pierrot'1962A Monkey in WinterFilm, Gabriel Fouquet1960BreathlessFilm, Michel Poiccard / László Kovács1956CinépanoramaSeries1954Reflets de CannesSeries1933Born9 April 1933

Also in Deutsch

Photos 9

Filmography 40

ACActorsJean-Paul Belmondo2000 · ★ 5.8
HCHalf a ChanceLéo Brassac1998 · ★ 5.8
ICItinerary of a Spoiled ChildProducer1988 · ★ 7.2
CHChocolatProducer1988 · ★ 6.9
HUHold-upProducer1985 · ★ 6.2
HEHappy EasterStephane Margelle1984 · ★ 5.9
TVThe VulturesSergeant Pierre Augagneur1984 · ★ 6.0
TOThe OutsiderProducer1983 · ★ 6.8
AAAce of AcesProducer1982 · ★ 7.1
TPThe ProfessionalCommandant Joss Beaumont1981 · ★ 7.2
LGLe GuignoloAlexandre Dupré / Vicomte de Valombreuse1980 · ★ 6.0
CHCop or HoodProducer1979 · ★ 6.3
ANAnimalProducer1977 · ★ 6.0
HYHunter Will Get YouProducer1976 · ★ 6.5
TEThe Body of My EnemyProducer1976 · ★ 6.4
TCThe Night CallerProducer1975 · ★ 7.2
INIncorrigibleProducer1975 · ★ 6.2
STStavisky...Producer1974 · ★ 5.9
TOThe Magnificent OneProducer1973 · ★ 7.0
TPThe PariahRoberto Borgo, aka 'La Scoumoune'1972 · ★ 6.8
TBThe BurglarsAzad1971 · ★ 6.9
TTThe Married Couple of the Year TwoNicolas Philibert1971 · ★ 6.5
BOBorsalinoFrançois Capella1970 · ★ 6.9
TBThe BrainArthur Lespinasse1969 · ★ 7.3
MMMississippi MermaidLouis Mahé1969 · ★ 6.6
CRCasino RoyaleFrench Legionnaire1967 · ★ 5.2
IBIs Paris Burning?Yvon Morandat1966 · ★ 7.2
PFPierrot le FouFerdinand Griffon, 'Pierrot'1965 · ★ 7.3
UEUp to His EarsArthur Lempereur1965 · ★ 7.0
TRThat Man from RioAdrien Dufourquet1964 · ★ 7.3
WDWeekend at DunkirkJulien Maillat1964 · ★ 6.9
GSGreed in the SunRocco1964 · ★ 7.1
AWA Monkey in WinterGabriel Fouquet1962 · ★ 7.6
LDLe DoulosSilien1962 · ★ 7.4
CACartoucheLouis-Dominique Bourguignon alias Cartouche1962 · ★ 6.3
AWA Woman Is a WomanAlfred Lubitsch1961 · ★ 7.3
LPLéon Morin, PriestLéon Morin1961 · ★ 7.1
BRBreathlessMichel Poiccard / László Kovács1960 · ★ 7.5
TWTwo WomenMichele Di Libero1960 · ★ 7.8
TRThe Big RiskÉric Stark1960 · ★ 7.0

151 credits on file

Television 17

SSSamedi Sébastien2021
LFL'Aîné des FerchauxPaul Ferchaux2001
VDVivement dimanche1998
VPVivement dimanche prochain1998
STStars 901990
SSSacrée soirée1987
NSNa siehste!1987
GKGoldene Kamera1984
CEChamps-Elysées1982
WDWetten, dass..?1981
ALAuf los geht's los1977
LDLes Rendez-vous du dimanche1975
SCSpécial cinéma1974
DPDer große Preis1974
DSDer Sport-Spiegel1963
CICinépanorama1956
RCReflets de Cannes1954

Awards

National tribute2021
Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour2019
Honorary Lumière Award2018
Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit2017
Golden Lion2016
Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement2016
Knight of the Order of Leopold2012
Honorary Palme d'Or2011
Commander of the Legion of Honour2007
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres2006
Commander of the National Order of Merit1994
Officer of the Legion of Honour1991
César Award for Best Actor1989
Prix du Brigadier1987
Knight of the Legion of Honour1980
Prix Citron, Orange et Bourgeon1972
Officer of the National Order of Merit

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Born 9 April 1933, Belmondo broke through with Breathless in 1960, a film that modernized cinema and locked him into the New Wave. He followed with Le Doulos, That Man from Rio - where he started doing his own stunts - and a string of roles that made him France's most magnetic leading man. By 1971 he'd shifted into producing and distributing, then pivoted toward commercial blockbusters in 1975. Over fifty years he pulled nearly 160 million admissions, landing four films atop the year's French box office, second only to Louis de Funès. He played priests and tough guys, turned down English-language offers, returned to theatre with Kean in 1987, and produced Le Dîner de cons in 1993. He died 6 September 2021, by then a national treasure who'd shaped what it meant to be watchable.

Country
France
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1933 to 2021 · aged 88

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