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Jean-Paul Belmondo

Jean-Paul Belmondo (born 9 April 1933 – 6 September 2021) was a French actor initially associated with the New Wave of the 1960s. Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, west of Paris, Belmondo did not perform well in school, but developed a passion for boxing and football. Belmondo made his amateur boxing debut on 10 May 1949 in Paris, France, when he knocked out Rene DesMarais in one round. Belmondo's boxing career was undefeated, but brief. He won three straight first round knockout victories from 1949 to 1950. His breakthrough role was in Jean-Luc Godard's Breathless (1960), which made him a major figure in the French New Wave. Later he acted in Jean-Pierre Melville's philosophical movie Leon Morin, Priest (1961) and in Melville's film noir crime film The Fingerman (Le Doulos, 1963) and Godard again with Pierrot le fou (1965). With That Man From Rio (1965) he switched to commercial, mainstream productions, mainly comedies and action films but did appear in the title role of Alain Resnais' masterpiece Stavisky (1974), which some critics regard as Belmondo's finest performance. Until the mid-1980s, when he ceased to be one of France's biggest box-office stars, Belmondo's typical characters were either dashing adventurers or more cynical heroes. As he grew older, Belmondo preferred concentrating on his stage work, where he encountered success. He suffered a stroke in 2001 and had since been absent from the stage and the screen until 2009 when he appeared in Un homme et son chien (A man and his dog) which was his last performance. Belmondo died on 6 September 2021 at his home in Paris, after a period of ill health, at the age of 88. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean-Paul Belmondo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Apr 9, 1933 In Neuilly-sur-Seine, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France
Movie/TV Credits:
124
First Appeared:
In the series Cinépanorama 1956-02-04
Latest Project:
Movie Senza malizia 2023-07-06
Known For
Filmography
Movie Godard by Godard Self (archive footage) 2023-05-17
Movie Senza malizia Unknown 2023-07-06
Movie La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président Self (archive footage) 2022-01-07
Series Samedi Sébastien Self - Guest 2021-04-17
Movie Hommage national à Jean-Paul Belmondo Self (archive footage) 2021-09-09
Movie Le Fantôme de Laurent Terzieff Self (archive footage) 2020-09-09
Movie Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistible Self (archive footage) 2020-11-30
Movie Jacques Deray, j'ai connu une belle époque Self 2018-12-02
Movie De Gaulle, the Last King of France Self (archive footage) 2017-03-27
Movie La Folle Histoire de Jean-Paul Belmondo Self 2017-01-01
Movie Belmondo, le magnifique Self (archive footage) 2017-09-03
Movie Belmondo ou le goût du risque Self (archive footage) 2017-12-05
Movie Belmondo by Belmondo Self 2016-05-05
Movie The Emperor's New Clothes Self (archive footage) 2015-04-24
Movie Les Aventures d'Adrien: L'Affaire Catalan Unknown 2013-05-15
Movie Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (archive footage) 2012-02-04
Movie D'un film à l'autre Self (archive footage) 2011-04-13
Movie Belmondo, itinéraire... Self 2011-05-18
Movie Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde (images d'archives) 2011-10-25
Movie Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là Self (archive footage) 2010-04-11
Movie A Man and His Dog Charles 2009-01-14
Movie La Traversée du désir Self 2009-03-16
Movie The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller Ferdinand Griffon (archive footage) (uncredited) 2002-07-02
Series L'Aîné des Ferchaux Paul Ferchaux 2001-09-17
Movie L'Aîné des Ferchaux Paul Ferchaux 2001-09-17
Movie Actors Self 2000-04-05
Movie Amazon Edouard 2000-07-19
Movie Peut-être Ako 1999-11-10
Movie Half a Chance Léo Brassac 1998-03-25
Series Vivement dimanche prochain Self 1998-09-11
Series Vivement dimanche Self 1998-09-20
Movie Desire Désiré 1996-04-10
Movie La puce à l'oreille Victor-Emmanuel Chandebise / Poche 1996-10-12
Movie One Hundred and One Nights Professor Bébel 1995-01-25
Movie Les Miserables Henri Fortin / Jean Valjean 1995-03-22
Movie Tailleur pour Dames Mouineaux 1993-01-01
Movie Chambre 12, Hôtel de Suède Self 1993-05-27
Movie Stranger in the House Loursat 1992-10-03
Movie Cyrano de Bergerac Cyrano de Bergerac 1990-01-01
Series Star Life Lui-même 1990-08-04
Series Stars 90 Self 1990-09-03
Movie Kean Kean 1988-11-12
Movie Itinerary of a Spoiled Child Sam Lion 1988-11-30
Movie The Loner Stan Jalard 1987-03-18
Series Na siehste! Self 1987-11-04
Movie Hold-up Grimm 1985-10-23
Movie The Vultures Sgt. Pierre Augagneur 1984-03-28
Movie Happy Easter Stephane Margelle 1984-10-24
Movie The Outsider Commissaire Philippe Jordan 1983-10-26
Series Champs-Elysées Self 1982-01-16
Movie Ace of Aces Jo Cavalier 1982-10-27
Series Wetten, dass..? Self 1981-02-14
Movie The Professional Joss Beaumont 1981-10-21
Movie Le Guignolo Alexandre Dupré / Vicomte de Valombreuse 1980-03-26
Movie Cop or Hood Stanislas Borovitz / Antonio Cerutti 1979-03-28
Series Auf los geht's los Self 1977-01-22
Movie Animal Mike Gaucher / Bruno Ferrari 1977-10-05
Movie Hunter Will Get You Roger Pilard, aka l'Alpagueur 1976-02-01
Movie The Body of My Enemy François Leclercq 1976-10-13
Movie Fear Over the City Commissaire Jean Letellier 1975-04-09
Series Les Rendez-vous du dimanche Self 1975-01-12
Movie Incorrigible Victor Vauthier 1975-10-15
Movie T'es fou Marcel self 1974-01-01
Movie Stavisky... Serge Alexandre Stavisky 1974-05-15
Series Der große Preis Self 1974-09-05
Series Spécial cinéma Self 1974-09-25
Movie The Inheritor Bart Cordell 1973-03-22
Movie The Magnificent One François Merlin / Bob Saint-Clar 1973-11-23
Movie Scoundrel in White Docteur Paul Simay 1972-09-29
Movie The Pariah Roberto Borgo, dit « la Scoumoune » 1972-12-12
Movie The Married Couple of the Year Two Nicolas Philibert 1971-04-07
Movie The Burglars Azad 1971-10-27
Movie Borsalino François Capella 1970-05-19
Movie The Brain Arthur Lespinasse 1969-03-07
Movie Mississippi Mermaid Louis Mahé 1969-06-18
Movie Love Is a Funny Thing Henri 1969-12-12
Movie God Chose Paris Récitant / Présentateur 1969-09-05
Movie The Woman Is a Stranger Unknown 1968-01-17
Movie Ho! François Holin, aka Ho 1968-11-04
Movie Casino Royale Un légionnaire 1967-04-13
Movie The Thief of Paris Georges Randal 1967-02-22
Series Goldene Kamera Verleihung Self 1966-01-25
Movie Tender Scoundrel Tony Maréchal 1966-12-12
Movie Is Paris Burning? Yvon Morandat 1966-10-26
Movie Pierrot le Fou Ferdinand Griffon, 'Pierrot' 1965-11-05
Movie Crime on a Summer Morning Francis 1965-02-17
Movie Up to His Ears Arthur Lempereur 1965-12-04
Movie That Man from Rio Adrien Dufourquet 1964-02-05
Movie Backfire David Ladislas 1964-09-04
Movie Greed in the Sun Rocco 1964-04-17
Movie Male Hunt Fernand 1964-09-18
Movie Weekend at Dunkirk Julien Maillat 1964-12-18
Movie The Shortest Day Erede Siciliano (uncredited) 1963-02-14
Series Der Sport-Spiegel Self 1963-04-02
Movie Banana Peel Michel Thibault 1963-01-18
Movie Magnet of Doom Michel Maudet 1963-09-25
Movie Sweet and Sour Raymond 1963-09-04
Movie Crazy Sea le capitaine Il Livornese 1963-09-13
Movie Cartouche Louis-Dominique Bourguignon alias Cartouche 1962-03-07
Movie A Monkey in Winter Gabriel Fouquet 1962-05-11
Movie Le Doulos Silien 1962-12-13
Movie A Woman Is a Woman Alfred Lubitsch 1961-09-06
Movie The Lovemakers Amerigo 1961-06-13
Movie Léon Morin, Priest Leon Morin 1961-09-21
Movie A Man Named Rocca Roberto La Rocca 1961-11-17
Movie Famous Love Affairs Lauzun 1961-11-03
Movie Riviera-Story Rennfahrer 1961-12-07
Movie The Big Risk Eric Stark 1960-03-23
Movie Breathless Michel Poiccard / László Kovács 1960-03-16
Movie Seven Days… Seven Nights Chauvin 1960-05-25
Movie Trapped by Fear Paul Frapier 1960-11-04
Movie Love and the Frenchwoman Gilles, l'amant (L'Adultère) 1960-09-16
Movie Two Women Michele Di Libero 1960-12-22
Movie Letters of a Novice Giuliano Verdi 1960-12-01
Movie An Angel on Wheels Michel Barrot 1959-08-28
Movie The Three Musketeers D'Artagnan 1959-12-25
Movie À double tour Laszlo Kovacs 1959-12-04
Movie Be Beautiful But Shut Up Pierrot, un jeune de la bande d'Olga 1958-05-07
Movie The Cheaters Lou 1958-10-10
Movie Charlotte and Her Boyfriend Jules 1958-12-31
Movie Sunday Encounter Patrick 1958-11-19
Movie Sunday Buddies Trébois 1957-07-01
Movie On Foot, on Horse, and on Wheels Venin 1957-09-11
Series Cinépanorama Self 1956-02-04