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Jean-Paul Belmondo(1933-2021)

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  • Producer
  • Stunts
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Jean-Paul Belmondo
Writer-director Bertrand Tavernier is truly one of the grand auteurs of the movies. His experience is vast, his knowledge is voluminous, his love is inexhaustible and his perspective is matched only by that of Martin Scorsese. This magnificent, epic documentary has been a lifetime in the making. Tavernier knows his native cinema inside and out, from the giants like Renoir, Godard, and Melville (for whom he worked as an assistant) to now overlooked and forgotten figures like Edmund T. Gréville and Guy Gilles, and his observations and reminiscences are never less than penetrating and always deeply personal.
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My Journey Through French Cinema (2016)
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The son of the renowned French sculptor Paul Belmondo, he studied at Conservatoire National Superieur d'Art Dramatique (CNSAD); after the minor stage performances he made his screen debut in À pied, à cheval et en voiture (1957) but the episodes with his participation were cut before release. However, the breakthrough role in Jean-Luc Godard's Breathless (1960) made him one of the key figures in the French New Wave. Since mid-60s he completely switched to commercial mainstream pictures and became a big comedy and action star in France. Following the example of Alain Delon he founded his own production company Cerito named after his grandmother's maiden name. In 1989 he was awarded Cesar for his performance in Itinerary of a Spoiled Child (1988) . Recently he returned to stage performing in the Théâtre Marigny, Paris, notably as Edmund Kean or Cyrano de Bergerac. He still appears in the movies but not so often as before preferring mostly dramatic roles. The president of France distinguished him with order of Legion of Honour. Belmondo had three children with his first spouse Elodie Constant: Patricia Belmondo ( who died in a fire in 1993), Florence Belmondo and Paul Belmondo. In 2003, he had another daughter, Stella Belmondo, with his second spouse Natty Belmondo. None of his children became actors though you could have seen his son Paul in an episodic role (the same as his father, at an earlier age) in Itinerary of a Spoiled Child (1988).
BornApril 9, 1933
DiedSeptember 6, 2021(88)
BornApril 9, 1933
DiedSeptember 6, 2021(88)
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  • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards

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Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Paul Belmondo, and Jean Seberg in TCM Remembers 2022 (2022)
Jean-Paul Belmondo and Alain Delon in Borsalino (1970)
Jean-Paul Belmondo in Borsalino (1970)
Jean-Paul Belmondo and Alain Delon in Borsalino (1970)
Jean-Paul Belmondo in Borsalino (1970)
Jean-Paul Belmondo and Alain Delon in Borsalino (1970)
Jean-Paul Belmondo in Borsalino (1970)
Jean-Paul Belmondo and Catherine Rouvel in Borsalino (1970)
Jean-Paul Belmondo and Alain Delon in Borsalino (1970)
Jean-Paul Belmondo in Borsalino (1970)
Jean-Paul Belmondo in Borsalino (1970)
Jean-Paul Belmondo and Alain Delon in Borsalino (1970)

Known for

Jean-Paul Belmondo and Anna Karina in Pierrot le Fou (1965)
Pierrot le Fou
7.5
  • Ferdinand Griffon dit Pierrot(as Jean Paul Belmondo)
  • 1965
François Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Claude Chabrol, and Jean Seberg in Breathless (1960)
Breathless
7.7
  • Michel Poiccard a.k.a. Laszlo Kovacs
  • 1960
Léon Morin, Priest (1961)
Léon Morin, Priest
7.5
  • Léon Morin
  • 1961
Casino Royale (1967)
Casino Royale
5.0
  • French Legionnaire(as Jean Paul Belmondo)
  • 1967

Credits

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Actor

  • Jean-Paul Belmondo and Hafsia Herzi in A Man and His Dog (2008)
    A Man and His Dog
  • L'aîné des Ferchaux (2001)
    L'aîné des Ferchaux
  • Jean-Paul Belmondo, Thylda Barès, and Arielle Dombasle in Amazon (2000)
    Amazon
  • Les acteurs (2000)
    Les acteurs
  • Frédérick ou le Boulevard du Crime (1999)
    Frédérick ou le Boulevard du Crime
  • Maybe (1999)
    Maybe
  • Half a Chance (1998)
    Half a Chance
  • Jean-Paul Belmondo and Cristiana Reali in La puce à l'oreille (1997)
    La puce à l'oreille
  • Desired (1995)
    Desired
  • Les Misérables (1995)
    Les Misérables
  • Michel Piccoli in One Hundred and One Nights (1995)
    One Hundred and One Nights
  • Tailleur pour dames (1993)
    Tailleur pour dames
  • Stranger in the House (1992)
    Stranger in the House
  • Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
    Cyrano de Bergerac
  • Jean-Paul Belmondo and Richard Anconina in Itinerary of a Spoiled Child (1988)
    Itinerary of a Spoiled Child

Producer

  • Toreros (2000)
    Toreros
  • Desired (1995)
    Desired
  • Le nombril du monde (1993)
    Le nombril du monde
  • Stranger in the House (1992)
    Stranger in the House
  • Tom et Lola (1990)
    Tom et Lola
  • Jean-Paul Belmondo and Richard Anconina in Itinerary of a Spoiled Child (1988)
    Itinerary of a Spoiled Child
  • Chocolat (1988)
    Chocolat
  • The Loner (1987)
    The Loner
  • Hold-Up (1985)
    Hold-Up
  • Clovis Cornillac, Isabelle Pasco, Nathalie Spilmont, Wadeck Stanczak, and Jean-Claude Tran in Hors-la-loi (1985)
    Hors-la-loi
  • Happy Easter (1984)
    Happy Easter
  • The Vultures (1984)
    The Vultures
  • Le Marginal (1983)
    Le Marginal
  • Jean-Paul Belmondo in Ace of Aces (1982)
    Ace of Aces
  • Jean-Paul Belmondo in The Professional (1981)
    The Professional

Stunts

  • Hold-Up (1985)
    Hold-Up
    • (uncredited)
  • Wetten, dass..? (1981)
    Wetten, dass..?
    • (uncredited)
  • Jean-Paul Belmondo in Ace of Aces (1982)
    Ace of Aces
    • (uncredited)
  • Jean-Paul Belmondo in The Professional (1981)
    The Professional
    • (uncredited)
  • Le Guignolo (1980)
    Le Guignolo
    • (uncredited)
  • Raquel Welch and Jean-Paul Belmondo in Animal (1977)
    Animal
    • (uncredited)
  • Jean-Paul Belmondo in The Night Caller (1975)
    The Night Caller
    • (uncredited)
  • Le Magnifique (1973)
    Le Magnifique
    • (uncredited)
  • Jean-Paul Belmondo and Marlène Jobert in Swashbuckler (1971)
    Swashbuckler
    • (uncredited)
  • David Niven, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Bourvil, and Eli Wallach in The Brain (1969)
    The Brain
    • (uncredited)
  • Ho! (1968)
    Ho!
    • (uncredited)
  • Up to His Ears (1965)
    Up to His Ears
    • (uncredited)
  • That Man from Rio (1964)
    That Man from Rio
    • (uncredited)
  • Cartouche (1962)
    Cartouche
    • (uncredited)

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Personal details

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    • France's national library catalogue
    • Theater_org
    • April 9, 1933
    • Neuilly-sur-Seine, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France], France
    • September 6, 2021
    • Paris, France(undisclosed)
    • Natty BelmondoDecember 29, 2002 - September 5, 2008 (divorced, 1 child)
    • Patricia Belmondo
    • Paul Belmondo
    • (Grandparent)
  • Other works
    In 1963 he wrote the book about himself: "30 ans et 25 films".
  • Publicity listings
    • 10 Print Biographies
    • 4 Interviews
    • 10 Articles
    • 11 Pictorials
    • 18 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    He was awarded the César (French Oscar) for Itinerary of a Spoiled Child (1988) but refused to take the trophy because César Baldaccini, the sculptor who designed the award named after him, had once expressed bad opinions about the work of his father, fellow sculptor Paul Belmondo.
  • Quotes
    "I don't want to be a flying grandpa of the French cinema" (about his further participation in action films).
    • Has an inimitable smile
    • A Man and His Dog
      (2008)
      €450,000 Euro + EUR10,000 for each additional Shooting Day

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