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Philippe Léotard

Acting 60 (deceased) years old Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France ★ 0.7
Born: August 28, 1940
Died: August 25, 2001

Biography

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.

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Known For

The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal Gendarme 1973
French Connection II
French Connection II Jacques 1975
The Flesh
The Flesh Nicola 1991
Snack Bar Budapest
Snack Bar Budapest Sapo 1988
La Pirate
La Pirate n° 5 1984

Filmography

Acting Credits (84)

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
Chillers
Chillers André Arnaud 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
Le monde est à vous
Le monde est à vous Self 1987
If the Sun Never Returns
If the Sun Never Returns Arlettaz 1987
Sacrée Soirée
Sacrée Soirée Self 1987
Nulle part ailleurs
Nulle part ailleurs Self 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
Champs-Elysées
Champs-Elysées Self 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
Le Journal
Le Journal Clébert 1979
The French Atlantic Affair
The French Atlantic Affair Blondin 1979
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
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche Self 1975
La Cloche tibétaine
La Cloche tibétaine Vladimir Petropavlovsky 1974
The Middle of the World
The Middle of the World Paul 1974
Armchair Cinema
Armchair Cinema Jean Cacques Brialy 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
La Porteuse de pain
La Porteuse de pain Jacques Garaud jeune 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

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