Alain Delon

Acting · Born 1935-11-08 in Sceaux, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France

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…

Filmography

• The Leopard as Tancredi Falconeri
• Purple Noon as Tom Ripley
• The Sicilian Clan as Roger Startet
• Is Paris Burning? as Jacques Chaban-Delmas
• The Swimming Pool as Jean-Paul
• Le Samouraï as Jef Costello
• L'Eclisse as Piero
• Le Cercle Rouge as Corey
• Rocco and His Brothers as Rocco Parondi
• Mr. Klein as Mr. Robert Klein

TV

• Ulisse - The pleasure of discovery as Self
• Dim Dam Dom as Self
• The Oscars as Self
• Noche de ronda as Self
• Nulle part ailleurs as Self
• Samedi Sébastien as Self - Guest
• Fabio Montale as Fabio Montale
• Vivement dimanche prochain as Self
• Die Harald Schmidt Show as Self
• Wetten, dass..? as Self