Actor
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Born 9 April 1933 · Neuilly-sur-Seine, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France — died 6 September 2021
Jean-Paul Belmondo (1933–2021) was a French actor who rose to fame with the New Wave, then became one of France's biggest box-office stars. He was known for charismatic, physical roles as thieves and police officers in action films. He remains a national icon of French cinema.
Key films
Breathless (1960)On Cinespective
Godard's New Wave landmark made him an international star and defined the restless, insolent anti-hero.
Pierrot le Fou (1965)
Another key Godard collaboration, a freewheeling, tragic road movie central to his art-house reputation.
That Man from Rio (1964)
A hit adventure comedy that showed his stunt-performing talent and launched his action-star image.
Borsalino (1970)
A hugely popular gangster film pairing him with Alain Delon, two of France's biggest stars.
The Professional (1981)
A classic of his later thriller phase, remembered for its Ennio Morricone score and his role as a vengeful secret agent.
Key awards
- 1989 César Award for Best Actor (Itinerary of a Spoiled Child)
- 2011 Honorary Palme d'Or, Cannes Film Festival
- 2016 Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, Venice Film Festival
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 115
- 1957On Foot, on Horse, and on Wheels · as VeninActor
- 1957Sunday Buddies · as Jacques TréboisActor
- 1958Charlotte and Her Boyfriend · as JulesActor
- 1958Be Beautiful and Shut Up · as Pierrot, un jeune de la bande d'OlgaActor
- 1958The Cheaters · as LouActor
- 1958Sunday Encounter · as PatrickActor
- 1959À double tour · as Laszlo KovacsActor
- 1959An Angel on Wheels · as Michel BarrotActor
- 1959The Three Musketeers · as D'ArtagnanActor
- 1960Breathless · as Michel Poiccard / László KovácsActor
- 1960Two Women · as Michele Di LiberoActor
- 1960The Big Risk · as Éric StarkActor
- 1960Seven Days… Seven Nights · as ChauvinActor
- 1960Trapped by Fear · as Paul FrapierActor
- 1960Love and the Frenchwoman · as Gilles, l'amant (segment "L'Adultère")Actor
- 1960Letters of a Novice · as Giuliano VerdiActor
- 1961A Woman Is a Woman · as Alfred LubitschActor
- 1961Léon Morin, Priest · as Léon MorinActor
- 1961The Lovemakers · as AmerigoActor
- 1961A Man Named Rocca · as Roberto La RoccaActor
- 1961Famous Love Affairs · as LauzunActor
- 1961The Winner · as Self - spectator at the boxing matchActor
- 1961Riviera-Story · as RennfahrerActor
- 1962Le Doulos · as SilienActor
- 1962A Monkey in Winter · as Gabriel FouquetActor
- 1962Cartouche · as Louis-Dominique Bourguignon alias CartoucheActor
- 1963Magnet of Doom · as Michel MaudetActor
- 1963The Shortest Day · as Erede Siciliano (uncredited)Actor
- 1963Banana Peel · as Michel ThibaultActor
- 1963Sweet and Sour · as RaymondActor
- 1963Crazy Sea · as le capitaine Il LivorneseActor
- 1964That Man from Rio · as Adrien DufourquetActor
- 1964Greed in the Sun · as RoccoActor
- 1964Weekend at Dunkirk · as Julien MaillatActor
- 1964Male Hunt · as FernandActor
- 1964Backfire · as David LadislasActor
- 1965Pierrot le Fou · as Ferdinand Griffon, 'Pierrot'Actor
- 1965Up to His Ears · as Arthur LempereurActor
- 1965Crime on a Summer Morning · as FrancisActor
- 1965Panorama: Jean-Paul Belmondo, 1965 · as SelfActor
- 1966Is Paris Burning? · as Yvon MorandatActor
- 1966Tender Scoundrel · as Tony MaréchalActor
- 1967Casino Royale · as French LegionnaireActor
- 1967The Thief of Paris · as Georges RandalActor
- 1968Ho ! · as François Holin, aka HoActor
- 1969The Brain · as Arthur LespinasseActor
- 1969Mississippi Mermaid · as Louis MahéActor
- 1969Love Is a Funny Thing · as HenriActor
- 1969God Chose Paris · as Narrator / PresenterActor
- 1970Borsalino · as François CapellaActor
- 1971The Burglars · as AzadActor
- 1971The Married Couple of the Year Two · as Nicolas PhilibertActor
- 1972The Pariah · as Roberto Borgo, aka 'La Scoumoune'Actor
- 1972Scoundrel in White · as Le docteur Paul SimayActor
- 1972J'ai tout donné · as SelfActor
- 1973The Magnificent One · as François Merlin / Bob Saint-ClarActor
- 1973The Inheritor · as Bart CordellActor
- 1974Stavisky... · as Serge Alexandre StaviskyActor
- 1974T'es fou Marcel · as selfActor
- 1975The Night Caller · as Commissioner Jean LetellierActor
- 1975Incorrigible · as Victor VauthierActor
- 1976The Body of My Enemy · as François LeclercqActor
- 1976Hunter Will Get You · as Roger Pilard, aka l'AlpagueurActor
- 1977Animal · as Mike Gaucher / Bruno FerrariActor
- 1979Cop or Hood · as Divisional Commissioner Stanislas Borovitz / Antonio CeruttiActor
- 1980Le Guignolo · as Alexandre Dupré / Vicomte de ValombreuseActor
- 1981The Professional · as Commandant Joss BeaumontActor
- 1982Ace of Aces · as Jo CavalierActor
- 1983The Outsider · as Commissaire divisionnaire Philippe JordanActor
- 1984Happy Easter · as Stephane MargelleActor
- 1984The Vultures · as Sergeant Pierre AugagneurActor
- 1985Hold-up · as GrimmActor
- 1987The Loner · as Stan JalardActor
- 1988Itinerary of a Spoiled Child · as Sam LionActor
- 1988Kean · as KeanActor
- 1990Cyrano de Bergerac · as Cyrano de BergeracActor
- 1992Stranger in the House · as LoursatActor
- 1993Chambre 12, Hôtel de Suède · as SelfActor
- 1993Tailleur pour Dames · as MouineauxActor
- 1995Les Miserables · as Henri Fortin / Jean ValjeanActor
- 1995One Hundred and One Nights · as Professor BébelActor
- 1996Desire · as DésiréActor
- 1996La Puce à l'oreille · as Victor-Emmanuel Chandebise / PocheActor
- 1998Half a Chance · as Léo BrassacActor
- 1999Peut-être · as AkoActor
- 2000Actors · as Jean-Paul BelmondoActor
- 2000Amazon · as EdouardActor
- 2002The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller · as Ferdinand Griffon (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 2002Heart of the Festival · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2002Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2003Around Jacques BaratierActor
- 2004Un divertissement et Michel Piccoli · as SelfActor
- 2009A Man and His Dog · as CharlesActor
- 2009La Traversée du désir · as SelfActor
- 2010Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2011Belmondo, itinéraire... · as SelfActor
- 2011Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2015The Emperor's New Clothes · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2016Belmondo by Belmondo · as SelfActor
- 2017Belmondo, le magnifique · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2017Belmondo ou le goût du risque · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2017La Folle Histoire de Jean-Paul Belmondo · as SelfActor
- 2017De Gaulle, the Last King of France · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2018Jacques Deray, j'ai connu une belle époque · as SelfActor
- 2019Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2020Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistible · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2020Le Fantôme de Laurent Terzieff · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2021Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, LeidenschaftActor
- 2021Morceaux de CannesActor
- 2021Hommage national à Jean-Paul Belmondo · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2022Belmondo: The Incorrigible · as SelfActor
- 2022La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2023Godard by Godard · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2023Senza malizia · as (archive footage)Actor
- 2026Sophie Marceau, à voix haute · as Self (archive footage)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.