About

Known credits:
79
Birthday:
1940-08-28
Place of birth:
Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
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Philippe Léotard

Overview

Philippe Léotard ( born Ange Philippe Paul André Léotard-Tomasi August 28, 1940 - died August 25, 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 they formed the théâtre du soleil.

He played Philippe, the tormented son of a women 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 in 2001 of respiratory failure in Paris at the age of 60. He was interred at the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.

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Known for

Acting

1997 Black Dju Actor Inspecteur Plettschette 58
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1996 Pandora Actor Raúl 58
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1995 Les Miserables Actor Thénardier 1942 59
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1995 Elisa Actor Gitanes Smoker 59
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1993 Le Voleur et la menteuse Actor Jeff 58
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1993 Im Kreis der Iris Actor Dr. Ionescu N/A
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1992 Ville à vendre Actor Jean Boulard 58
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1991 Le Grand Ruban (Truck) Actor Jeff N/A
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1991 The Flesh Actor Nicola 58
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1991 Venins Actor Phil Anzer 58
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1990 Death of a Schoolboy Actor 58
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1990 No Time for Justice Actor Auclair N/A
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1990 The Day of Reckoning Actor André Arnaud N/A
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1990 There Were Days... and Moons Actor le chanteur abandonné 59
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1989 Plato's Banquet Actor Socrates 58
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1988 The Color of the Wind Actor Pierre 58
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1988 Ada in the Jungle Actor Rudi 58
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1988 Snack Bar Budapest Actor Sapo 58
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1988 The Abyss Actor Henri-Maximilien 58
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1988 The South Actor Roberto 59
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1988 Jane B. for Agnès V. Actor Painter / Murderer 59
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1988 Le Testament d'un poète juif assassiné Actor Bernard Hauptmann N/A
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1987 If the Sun Never Returns Actor Arlettaz 59
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1986 State of Grace Actor Pierre-Julien 58
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1986 The Dawn Actor Gad 59
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1986 The Nonentity Actor Kaufmann 59
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1986 Exit-exil Actor Duke 58
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1985 Tangos, the Exile of Gardel Actor Pierre 59
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1985 Танго, Гардель в изгнании Actor Pierre N/A
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1985 Ni avec toi, ni sans toi Actor Pierre N/A
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1985 Rouge-gorge Actor Louis Ducasse 58
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1985 Farewell Fred Actor Fred 59
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1984 La Pirate Actor n° 5 58
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1984 Wild Animals Actor Léandro Santini 58
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1984 Femmes de personne Actor Antoine 58
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1983 Tchao Pantin Actor Bauer 63
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1983 Hiver 60 Actor André N/A
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1982 Mora Actor Mora 58
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1982 La Balance Actor Dédé Laffont 59
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1982 Paradise for All Actor Marc Lebel 59
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1982 Le Choc Actor Félix 58
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1982 Short Memory Actor Frank Barila 58
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1981 Quand tu seras débloqué... fais-moi signe ! Actor Blaise 58
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1980 La Tisane de sarments Actor 59
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1980 The Little Mermaid Actor Georges Maréchal 58
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1980 A Week's Vacation Actor le docteur Sabouret 59
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1980 The Imprint of Giants Actor Lucien Chabaud N/A
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1979 Le Journal Actor Clébert N/A
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1979 The French Atlantic Affair Actor Blondin 69
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1978 Judith Therpauve Actor Jean-Pierre Maurier 58
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1978 Your Turn, My Turn Actor Vincent 58
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1977 Solemn Communion Actor Jacques Gravet 58
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1977 Shadow of the Castles Actor Luigi 59
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1977 La comédie du train des pignes Actor N/A
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1977 Judge Fayard Called the Sheriff Actor Marec 59
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1976 Vincent mit l'âne dans un pré (et s'en vint dans l'autre) Actor 58
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1976 The Conquistadores Actor N/A
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1976 The Good and the Bad Actor le vendeur de Citroën 58
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1975 Cat and Mouse Actor Pierre Chemin 58
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1975 French Connection II Actor Jacques 63
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1975 The Track Actor Paul Danville 59
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1974 La Cloche tibétaine Actor Vladimir Petropavlovsky 69
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1974 The Middle of the World Actor Paul 59
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1974 The Mouth Agape Actor Philippe 59
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1974 The Oil War Will Not Happen Actor Padovani N/A
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1974 The Wonderful Crook Actor Julien 58
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1973 Kamouraska Actor Antoine 59
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1973 The Day of the Jackal Actor Gendarme 67
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1973 La Porteuse de pain Actor Jacques Garaud jeune 69
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1972 Chinese Glory Actor Michel Perrat 58
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1972 A Gorgeous Girl Like Me Actor Clovis 59
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1972 To Be Twenty in the Aures Actor Lieutenant Perrin 59
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1972 Rak Actor Lucien 59
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1971 Two English Girls Actor Diurka 61
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1971 Camille or the Catastrophic Comedy Actor Honoré 58
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1971 Max and the Junkmen Actor Losfeld 61
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1971 Crime and Punishment Actor Razoumikhine N/A
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1970 Bed and Board Actor L'homme Ivre (uncredited) 63
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Sound

1994 Tödliche Besessenheit Sound Music 59
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