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Jean-Paul Belmondo

1933 - 2021

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Jean-Paul Charles Belmondo (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃pɔl ʃaʁl bɛlmɔ̃do]; 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). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean-Paul Belmondo has received more than 3,329,765 page views. His biography is available in 92 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 79 in 2019). Jean-Paul Belmondo is the 23rd most popular actor (down from 8th in 2019), the 68th most popular biography from France (down from 37th in 2019) and the 5th most popular French Actor.

Jean-Paul Belmondo is most famous for his role in the French New Wave film Breathless.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jean-Paul Belmondo ranks 23 out of 13,578. Before him are Sarah Bernhardt, Richard Burton, Sean Connery, Bette Davis, Louis de Funès, and Marlon Brando. After him are Jackie Chan, Sophia Loren, Danny DeVito, James Stewart, Romy Schneider, and Patrick Swayze.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Jean-Paul Belmondo ranks 2. Before him is Akihito. After him are Garrincha, Roman Polanski, Dalida, Karl Lagerfeld, Montserrat Caballé, Yoko Ono, Lina Medina, Michael Caine, Tinto Brass, and Claudio Abbado. Among people deceased in 2021, Jean-Paul Belmondo ranks 2. Before him is Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. After him are Michael Collins, Gerd Müller, Albert Bandura, Mikis Theodorakis, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, F. W. de Klerk, Chun Doo-hwan, Christopher Plummer, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, and Charlie Watts.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean-Paul Belmondo ranks 68 out of 6,770. Before him are Claudius (-10), Arthur Rimbaud (1854), Louis Philippe I (1773), Louis de Funès (1914), Michel Foucault (1926), and François Rabelais (1494). After him are Jean-François Champollion (1790), Henri Bergson (1859), Pierre de Fermat (1601), Edgar Degas (1834), Charles X of France (1757), and Maximilien Robespierre (1758).

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Among ACTORS In France

Among actors born in France, Jean-Paul Belmondo ranks 5. Before him are Alain Delon (1935), Brigitte Bardot (1934), Sarah Bernhardt (1844), and Louis de Funès (1914). After him are Catherine Deneuve (1943), Gérard Depardieu (1948), Jean Marais (1913), Jean Gabin (1904), Jean-Louis Trintignant (1930), Philippe Noiret (1930), and Gérard Philipe (1922).

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Television and Movie Roles

Breathless
Michel Poiccard / László Kovács
A small-time thief steals a car and impulsively murders a motorcycle policeman. Wanted by the authorities, he attempts to persuade a girl to run away to Italy with him.
Mar 16o 19607.546 / 10
Pierrot le Fou
Ferdinand Griffon, 'Pierrot'
Pierrot escapes his boring society and travels from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea with Marianne, a girl chased by hit-men from Algeria. They lead an unorthodox life, always on the run.
Nov 5o 19657.4 / 10
The Professional
Joss Beaumont
French secret service agent Josselin Beaumont is dispatched to take down African warlord N'Jala. But when his assignment is canceled, he's shocked to learn that his government is surrendering him to local authorities. He is given a mock trial and sentenced to 20 years of hard labor. But Beaumont escapes from prison and vows not only to avenge himself against his betrayers but also to finish his original assignment.
Oct 21o 19817.244 / 10