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Philippe Léotard

Philippe Léotard

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Born August 28, 1940 — Died August 25, 2001 Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Philippe Léotard (his full name was Ange Philippe Paul André Léotard-Tomasi; 28 August 1940 – 25 August 2001) was a French actor, poet and singer. He was born in Nice, one of seven children - four girls, then three boys, of which he was the oldest - and was the brother of politician François Léotard. His childhood was normal except for an illness (rheumatic fever) which struck him and forced him to spend days in bed during which time he read a great many books. He was particularly fond of the poets - Baudelaire, Rimbaud, Lautréamont, Blaise Cendrars. He met Ariane Mnouchkine at the Sorbonne and in 1964. Together with students of the L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq, they formed the Parisian avant-garde stage ensemble, Théâtre du Soleil. He played Philippe, the tormented son of a woman with terminal illness in the 1974 drama film La Gueule ouverte by the controversial director Maurice Pialat. He won a César Award for Best Actor for his role in the 1982 movie La Balance. One of his few English-language roles was a cameo in the 1973 thriller The Day of the Jackal and he co-starred as "Jacques" in the 1975 John Frankenheimer movie French Connection II which starred Gene Hackman and Fernando Rey, (sequel to The French Connection). Léotard died of respiratory failure in Paris on 25 August 2001, three days before his 61st birthday. He was buried at the Montparnasse Cemetery in Paris. Description above from the Wikipedia article Philippe Léotard, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

TV Shows(11)

Movies(73)

Black Dju

Black Dju

Inspecteur Plettschette

1997

Pandora

Pandora

Raúl

1996

Les Miserables

Les Miserables

Thénardier 1942

1995

Élisa

Élisa

Gitanes Smoker

1995

Le Voleur et la menteuse

Le Voleur et la menteuse

Jeff

1993

Im Kreis der Iris

Im Kreis der Iris

Dr. Ionescu

1993

Ville à vendre

Ville à vendre

Jean Boulard

1992

Le Grand Ruban (Truck)

Le Grand Ruban (Truck)

Jeff

1991

The Flesh

The Flesh

Nicola

1991

Venins

Venins

Phil Anzer

1991

Death of a Schoolboy

Death of a Schoolboy

Dr. Levin

1990

No Time for Justice

No Time for Justice

Auclair

1990

The Day of Reckoning

The Day of Reckoning

André Arnaud

1990

There Were Days... and Moons

There Were Days... and Moons

Le chanteur abandonné

1990

Plato's Banquet

Plato's Banquet

Socrates

1989

The Color of the Wind

The Color of the Wind

Pierre

1988

Ada in the Jungle

Ada in the Jungle

Rudi

1988

Snack Bar Budapest

Snack Bar Budapest

Sapo

1988

The Abyss

The Abyss

Henri-Maximilien

1988

The South

The South

Roberto

1988

Jane B. by Agnès V.

Jane B. by Agnès V.

Painter / Murderer

1988

Le Testament d'un poète juif assassiné

Le Testament d'un poète juif assassiné

Bernard Hauptmann

1988

If the Sun Never Returns

If the Sun Never Returns

Arlettaz

1987

State of Grace

State of Grace

Pierre-Julien

1986

The Dawn

The Dawn

Gad

1986

The Nonentity

The Nonentity

Kaufmann

1986

Exit-exil

Exit-exil

Duke

1986

Tangos, the Exile of Gardel

Tangos, the Exile of Gardel

Pierre

1985

Ni avec toi, ni sans toi

Ni avec toi, ni sans toi

Pierre

1985

Robin

Robin

Louis Ducasse

1985

Farewell Fred

Farewell Fred

Fred

1985

La Pirate

La Pirate

n° 5

1984

Wild Animals

Wild Animals

Léandro Santini

1984

Femmes de personne

Femmes de personne

Antoine

1984

So Long, Stooge

So Long, Stooge

Bauer

1983

Hiver 60

Hiver 60

André

1983

Mora

Mora

Mora

1982

La Balance

La Balance

Dédé Laffont

1982

Paradise for All

Paradise for All

Marc Lebel

1982

Le Choc

Le Choc

Félix

1982

Short Memory

Short Memory

Frank Barila

1982

Quand tu seras débloqué... fais-moi signe !

Quand tu seras débloqué... fais-moi signe !

Blaise

1981

The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid

Georges Maréchal

1980

A Week's Vacation

A Week's Vacation

le docteur Sabouret

1980

La Tisane de sarments

La Tisane de sarments

Joë Bousquet

1980

The Imprint of Giants

The Imprint of Giants

Lucien Chabaud

1980

Judith Therpauve

Judith Therpauve

Jean-Pierre Maurier

1978

Your Turn, My Turn

Your Turn, My Turn

Vincent

1978

Solemn Communion

Solemn Communion

Jacques Gravet

1977

Shadow of the Castles

Shadow of the Castles

Luigi

1977

La Comédie du train des pignes

La Comédie du train des pignes

Self

1977

Judge Fayard Called the Sheriff

Judge Fayard Called the Sheriff

Marec

1977

Vincent Put the Donkey in a Meadow (And Went Into the Other)

Vincent Put the Donkey in a Meadow (And Went Into the Other)

(uncredited)

1976

The Conquistadores

The Conquistadores

1976

The Good and the Bad

The Good and the Bad

le vendeur de Citroën

1976

Cat and Mouse

Cat and Mouse

Pierre Chemin

1975

French Connection II

French Connection II

Jacques

1975

The Track

The Track

Paul Danville

1975

The Wonderful Crook

The Wonderful Crook

Julien

1975

The Middle of the World

The Middle of the World

Paul

1974

The Mouth Agape

The Mouth Agape

Philippe

1974

The Oil War Will Not Happen

The Oil War Will Not Happen

Padovani

1974

Kamouraska

Kamouraska

Antoine

1973

The Day of the Jackal

The Day of the Jackal

Gendarme

1973

Chinese Glory

Chinese Glory

Michel Perrat

1972

A Gorgeous Girl Like Me

A Gorgeous Girl Like Me

Clovis

1972

To Be Twenty in the Aures

To Be Twenty in the Aures

Lieutenant Perrin

1972

Rak

Rak

Lucien

1972

Two English Girls

Two English Girls

Diurka

1971

Camille or the Catastrophic Comedy

Camille or the Catastrophic Comedy

Honoré

1971

Max and the Junkmen

Max and the Junkmen

Losfeld

1971

Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment

Razoumikhine

1971

Bed and Board

Bed and Board

L'homme Ivre (uncredited)

1970