Alain Delon

Also known as Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon, A. Delon

French actor (1935–2024)

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Alain Delon was a French actor who became one of the most famous and celebrated film stars of the 20th century, known for his striking appearance and roles in influential European cinema. He matters because of his significant impact on film history and his iconic status in French and international culture during a career spanning several decades until his death in 2024.

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Sceaux, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France

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…

Known for

Alain Delon, un certain regard — Self (archive footage)2025
Delon-Melville, la solitude de deux samouraïs — Self (archive footage)2024
L'Âge d'or de la pub — Self (archive footage)2023
Romy : 40 ans après, ultimes confidences — Self2022
Romy Schneider & Alain Delon: An Enduring Passion — Self (archive footage)2022
Exterior Day2022
Fantômas: A Thoroughly Modern Villain2022
Belmondo: The Incorrigible2022
Romy, A Free Woman — archive footage2022
Alain Delon face au monde — Self2021

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Marcel
Gender: male
Citizenship: Switzerland
Place of birth: Sceaux
Place of death: Douchy-Montcorbon
Spouse: Nathalie Delon
Child: Alain-Fabien Delon
Occupation: actor
Educated at: École Jeannine Manuel
Languages spoken: French
Native language: French
Award: Golden Bear
Notable work: Monsieur Klein
Genre: detective fiction
Official website: www.alaindelon.com
Image: Alain Delon 1961.jpg
Height: 177
Work location: Switzerland

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Commons category: Alain Delon
date of birth: 1935-11-08
start of work period: 1957-00-00
birth name: Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon
influenced by: Brigitte Bardot
name in native language: Alain Delon
topic's main category: Category:Alain Delon
related category: Category:Films produced by Alain Delon
end of work period: 2012-01-01
date of death: 2024-08-18
manner of death: natural causes
writing language: French
date of burial or cremation: 2024-08-24
cause of death: lymphoma
political alignment: far-right politics

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Encyclopedic overview

Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon ( French: [alɛ̃ dəlɔ̃]; 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 late 1980s, and became an international sex symbol. He is regarded as one of the most well-known figures in French cinema. 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.

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