Alain Delon
Alain Delon | |
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 Delon in 1961 | |
| Born | Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon 8 November 1935 |
| Died | 18 August 2024 (aged 88) Douchy, France |
| Cause of death | Problems caused by B-cell lymphoma |
| Citizenship | French, Swiss |
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| Years active | 1949–2019 |
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| Children | At least 4, including Anthony, Anouchka, Alain-Fabien, and Christian Aaron Boulogne |
| Website | alaindelon.ch |
Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon (French pronunciation: [alɛ̃ dəlɔ̃]; 8 November 1935 – 18 August 2024) was a French actor. He became famous quickly, and by the age of 23, he was already being compared to French actors like Gérard Philipe and Jean Marais. He was also compared to American actor James Dean. He was even called the male Brigitte Bardot. During his career, Delon worked with many well-known directors. Some of these are Luchino Visconti, Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Pierre Melville, Michelangelo Antonioni and Louis Malle.
Delon was given Swiss citizenship in 1999. He had a company managing product company, and it was based in Geneva.
Early life
[change | change source]Delon was born in Sceaux, Seine (now Hauts-de-Seine), Île-de-France, which is a suburb of Paris. His parents, Édith (née Arnold) and Fabien Delon, divorced when Delon was four.[1] Both remarried, and Delon has a half-sister and two half-brothers. He went to a Roman Catholic[2] boarding school. This was the first school he was removed from because of bad behavior.
When he was 14, Delon left school. He then worked for at his stepfather's butcher shop for some time. He joined the French Navy three years later. In 1953 and 54 he served as a fusilier marin in the First Indochina War. Delon has said that out of his four years of military service he spent eleven months in prison for being "undisciplined", meaning that his bad behaviour ended up getting him jailed. In 1956, he returned to France after being dishonourably discharged from the navy. He did not have any money, and lived on whatever money he could find.
Products
[change | change source]Since his perfume company was started, Delon has had many products sold under his name. Some of these are wristwatches, clothes, eyewear, stationery and cigarettes.[3]
Delon's sunglasses brand became very popular in Hong Kong after actor Chow Yun-fat wore them in the 1986 movie A Better Tomorrow. He wore these in two movies after this. It is said that Delon wrote a letter to thank Chow for helping the sunglasses sell out in the region.[4] The movie's director John Woo has said that Delon is one of his idols. He wrote a short essay on Le Samourai as well as Le Cercle Rou for the Criterion Collection DVDs.[5]
Death
[change | change source]Delon suffered a stroke in June 2019. In August 2019, he was recovering in a Swiss hospital.[6] In September 2022, he began treatment for a slow-progressing lymphoma. In the summer of 2023, Delon's three children made the decision to stop this treatment because it was weakening him.[7]
Delon died on 18 August 2024 at his home in Douchy, France at the age of 88.[8][9][10] He was diagnosed with B-cell lymphoma earlier in the year.[11][12]
Honours
[change | change source]- At the 45th Berlin International Film Festival, he won the Honorary Golden Bear.[13]
- Delon is on the cover of the 1986 album The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths.
- He was made Officier (Officer) of the Ordre national du Mérite in 1995.[14]
- He was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur on 21 February 1991.[15] He was promoted to Officier (Officer) in 2005.[15]
Movies
[change | change source]| Year | Movie | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Sois belle et tais-toi | Loulou | |
| 1957 | Quand la femme s'en mêle | Jo | |
| 1958 | Christine | Franz Lobheiner | |
| 1959 | Faibles femmes | Julien Fenal | |
| 1959 | Le chemin des écoliers | Antoine Michaud | |
| 1960 | Rocco and His Brothers | Rocco Parondi | directed by Luchino Visconti |
| 1960 | Purple Noon (Plein Soleil) | Tom Ripley | |
| 1961 | The Joy of Living (Quelle joie de vivre) | Ulysse | |
| 1961 | Amours célèbres | Prince Albert | |
| 1962 | Love at Sea (L'Amour à la mer) | The film actor | |
| 1962 | Eclipse | Piero | directed by Michelangelo Antonioni |
| 1962 | Carom Shots (Carambolages) | Lambert | |
| 1962 | The Devil and the Ten Commandments (Le Diable et les Dix Commandements) | Pierre Messager | |
| 1963 | Joy House (Les Félins) | Marc | |
| 1963 | Any Number Can Win (Mélodie en sous-sol) | Francis | |
| 1963 | The Leopard | Tancredi | |
| 1963 | La Tulipe noire | Count de Saint Preux | |
| 1964 | L'Insoumis | Thomas | |
| 1965 | The Yellow Rolls-Royce | Stefano | |
| 1965 | Once a Thief | Eddie Pedak | directed by Ralph Nelson; written by Zekial Marko |
| 1965 | Is Paris Burning? (Paris brûle-t-il?) | Jacques Chaban-Delmas | |
| 1966 | Texas Across the Rive (Texas nous voilà) | Don Andrea | |
| 1966 | Lost Command | Capt. Philippe Esclavier | |
| 1966 | The Last Adventure (Les Aventuriers) | Manu | |
| 1967 | Diabolically Yours (Diaboliquement vôtre) | Pierre | |
| 1967 | Le Samouraï | Jef Costello | directed by Jean Pierre Melville |
| 1968 | Spirits of the Dead (Histoires extraordinaires) | William Wilson | |
| 1968 | Farewell Friend (Adieu l'ami) | Dino Barran | co-starring with Charles Bronson |
| 1968 | The Girl on a Motorcycle (La Motocyclette) | Daniel | |
| 1968 | The Swimming Pool (La Piscine) | Jean-Paul | |
| 1969 | Jeff | Laurent | |
| 1969 | Madly | Julian | |
| 1969 | The Sicilian Clan (Le Clan des Siciliens) | Roger Sartet | |
| 1970 | Doucement les basses | Simon | |
| 1970 | Borsalino | Rocco Siffredi | |
| 1970 | Le Cercle rouge | Corey | directed by Jean-Pierre Melville |
| 1971 | The Assassination of Trotsky | Frank Jackson | directed by Joseph Losey |
| 1971 | Fantasia chez les ploucs | A caïd | |
| 1971 | Red Sun (Soleil Rouge) | Gauche | directed by Terence Young |
| 1971 | La veuve Couderc | Jean | |
| 1971 | Un Flic | Coleman | |
| 1972 | La prima notte di quiete | Daniele Dominici | directed by Valerio Zurlini |
| 1972 | Il était une fois un flic | Man searching Rodriguez | |
| 1972 | Traitement de choc | Devillers | |
| 1973 | No Way Out (Tony Arzenta) | Tony Arzenta | |
| 1973 | Scorpio | Jean Laurier, alias Scorpio | |
| 1973 | The Burned Barns (Les granges brûlées) | Larcher | |
| 1973 | La Race des seigneurs | Julien Dandieu | |
| 1973 | Two Men in Town (Deux hommes dans la ville) | Gino Strabliggi | |
| 1974 | Borsalino & Co. | Roch Siffredi | |
| 1974 | Les Seins de glace | Marc Rilsen | |
| 1975 | Zorro | Don Diego de la Vega/Zorro | |
| 1975 | Le Gitan | Le Gitan | |
| 1975 | Flic Story | Roger Borniche | |
| 1976 | L'Homme pressé | Pierre Niox | |
| 1976 | Comme un boomerang | Jacques Batkin | |
| 1976 | Armaguedon | Dr. Michel Ambrose | |
| 1976 | Monsieur Klein | Robert Klein | directed by Joseph Losey nominated– César Award for Best Actor |
| 1977 | Death of a Corrupt Man (Mort d'un pourri) | Xavier Maréchal | nominated– César Award for Best Actor |
| 1977 | Le Gang | Robert le Dingue | |
| 1978 | Attention, les enfants regardent | L'homme | |
| 1979 | The Concorde ... Airport '79 | Paul Metrand | |
| 1979 | The Medic (Le Toubib) | Jean-Marie Desprès | |
| 1980 | Teheran 43 (Teheran 43. Nid d'espions) | Foche | |
| 1980 | Trois hommes à abattre | Michel Gerfaut | |
| 1981 | Pour la peau d'un flic | Choucas | |
| 1982 | The Shock (Le choc) | Martin Terrier | |
| 1983 | Swann in Love (Un amour de Swann) | Baron de Charlus | |
| 1983 | Le Battant | Jacques Darnay | |
| 1984 | Le Passage | Jean Diaz | |
| 1984 | Notre histoire | Robert Avranche | won– César Award for Best Actor |
| 1985 | Parole de flic | Daniel Pratt | |
| 1988 | Ne réveillez pas un flic qui dort | Commissaire Eugène Grindel | |
| 1990 | Dancing Machine | Alan Wolf | |
| 1990 | Nouvelle Vague | L'homme | |
| 1992 | The Return of Casanova (Le Retour de Casanova) | Casanova | |
| 1992 | Un Crime | Maitre Charles Durand | |
| 1993 | L'Ours en peluche | Jean Rivière | |
| 1995 | A Hundred and One Nights (Les cent et une nuits de Simon Cinéma) | Alain Delon, en visite | |
| 1996 | Le Jour et la nuit | Alexandre | |
| 1997 | Une chance sur deux | Julien Vignal | |
| 1999 | Les Acteurs | himself | |
| 2003–2004 | Frank Riva | Frank Riva | television series |
| 2008 | Asterix at the Olympic Games (Astérix aux Jeux Olympiques) | Jules César |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Alain Delon Biography (1935-)
- ↑ Cineman, About the person
- ↑ "ALAIN DELON - Products - Introduction". Archived from the original on 2011-11-29. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- ↑ The Films of John Woo and the Art of Heroic Bloodshed by Anthony Leong from MediaCircus.net
- ↑ "The Criterion Collection: Le samourai by Jean-Pierre Melville". Archived from the original on 2007-10-28. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- ↑ "Alain Delon recovers in Switzerland after stroke". 8 August 2019. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ↑ "Alain Delon: le cancer qui déchire sa famille". Le Point (in French). 24 January 2024. Archived from the original on 20 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ↑ Gregory, James; Nanji, Noor (18 August 2024). "French film giant Alain Delon dies aged 88". BBC News. Archived from the original on 18 August 2024.
- ↑ Mintzer, Jordan (17 August 2024). "Alain Delon, Seductive Star of European Cinema, Dies at 88". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 18 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ↑ "Alain Delon est décédé à l'âge de 88 ans". www.rtl.fr (in French). 18 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ↑ "French President Leads Tributes After Critically-Acclaimed Actor Alain Delon Dies". Time. 18 August 2024. Archived from the original on 19 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ↑ "Alain Delon dies: French actor and heartthrob was 88". The Denver Post. 18 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ↑ "Berlinale: 1995 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2012-01-01.
- ↑ "Décret du 10 mai 1995 portant promotion et nomination". JORF. 1995 (112): 8055. 1995-05-13. PREX9511324D. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
- 1 2 "Décret du 25 mars 2005 portant promotion et nomination". JORF. 2005 (73): 5176. 2005-03-27. PREX0508238D. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
Other websites
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- alaindelon.ch Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine, his official website
- Alain Delon on IMDb