Jean-Paul Belmondo

Acting

Born: 1933-04-09
Died: 2021-09-06
From: Neuilly-sur-Seine, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France
Gender: Male
Height: 1.78 m
Popularity: 1.2

Also Known As

Жан-Поль БельмондоЖан Поль Бельмондо장 폴 벨몽도Jean Paul Charles BelmondoBébelژان پل بلموندو

Biography

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 Alain Delon, Belmondo attracted nearly 160 million viewers over his 50-year career. Between 1969 and 1982, he starred in the four most popular films of the year in France, surpassed only by de Funès: The Brain (1969), Fear Over the City (1975), Animal (1977), Ace of Aces (1982).[2] 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean-Paul Belmondo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Awards & Nominations16 won · 3 nominated

🏆 Won

National tribute

2021
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Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour

2019
🏆 Won

Honorary Lumière Award

2018
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Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit

2017
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Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

2016
🏆 Won

Golden Lion

2016
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Knight of the Order of Leopold

2012
🏆 Won

Honorary Palme d'Or

2011
🏆 Won

Commander of the Legion of Honour

2007
🏆 Won

Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres

2006
🏆 Won

Commander of the National Order of Merit

1994
🏆 Won

Officer of the Legion of Honour

1991
🏆 Won

César Award for Best Actor

Itinerary of a Spoiled Child

1989
Nominated

César Award for Best Actor

Itinerary of a Spoiled Child

1989
🏆 Won

Prix du Brigadier

Kean

1987
🏆 Won

Knight of the Legion of Honour

1980
🏆 Won

Prix Citron, Orange et Bourgeon

1972
Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role

Pierrot le Fou

1967
Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role

Léon Morin, Priest

1963

Acting125 titles

Production16 titles

Crew3 titles