Philippe Léotard

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Philippe Léotard
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Philippe Léotard, 1980s
Born
Ange Philippe Paul André Léotard-Tomasi

(1940-08-28)28 August 1940
Died25 August 2001(2001-08-25) (aged 60)
Resting place Montparnasse Cemetery
Nationality French
Education Lycée Henri-IV
Spouse(s) Liliane Caulier (divorce 1972)
Nathalie Baye (1972—1982)
Relatives François Léotard (brother)

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.

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Biography

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. [1] 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.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes
1957 Paths of Glory A Poilu Stanley Kubrick Uncredited
1970 Bed and Board the drunkard François Truffaut Uncredited
1971 Max et les Ferrailleurs Losfeld Claude Sautet
Two English Girls DiurkaFrançois Truffaut
Le mot frère et le mot camarade
1972RakLucienCharles Belmont
To Be Twenty in the Aures Lt. Perrin René Vautier
Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me Clovis BlissFrançois Truffaut
Le franc-tireurMichel PerratJean-Max Causse
1973 Kamouraska Antoine Tassy Claude Jutra
The Day of the Jackal Gendarme Fred Zinnemann
1974 Juliette and Juliette Le dragueur de Juliette Vidal Rémo Forlani
The Mouth Agape Philippe Maurice Pialat
The Middle of the World Paul Alain Tanner
1975Pas si méchant que çaJulien Claude Goretta
The Track Paul Danville Serge Leroy
French Connection II Jacques John Frankenheimer
La guerre du pétrole n'aura pas lieu Padovani Souheil Ben-Barka
Le Chat et la souris Pierre Chemin Claude Lelouch
1976 The Good and the Bad Le vendeur de CitroënClaude Lelouch
Les conquistadoresMarco Pauly
1977 Le Juge Fayard dit Le Shériff Inspecteur Marec Yves Boisset
Solemn Communion Jacques Gravet René Féret
Shadow of the Castles Luigi Daniel Duval
La comédie du train des pignesFrançois de Chavanes
1978 Va voir maman, papa travaille  [ fr ]Vincent François Leterrier
Judith Therpauve Jean-Pierre Maurier Patrice Chéreau
1979La Mémoire courteFrank BarilaEduardo de Gregorio
1980L'Empreinte des géantsLucien Chabaud Robert Enrico
A Week's Vacation Doctor Sabouret Bertrand Tavernier
La Petite SirèneGeorges MaréchalRoger Andrieux
1981 Les Babas Cool Blaise François Leterrier
1982 Le Choc FélixRobin Davis
Paradis pour tousMarc Lebel Alain Jessua
La Balance Dede Laffont Bob Swaim
MoraMoraLéon Desclozeaux
1983 Winter 1960 André Thierry Michel
So Long, Stooge Bauer Claude Berri
1984Femmes de personneAntoine Christopher Frank
Les Fauves  [ fr ]Léandro SantiniJean-Louis Daniel
The Pirate Number 5 Jacques Doillon
Une rébellion à RomansJean Serve, dit 'Paulmier'Philippe Venault
1985 Tangos, l'exil de Gardel Pierre Fernando E. Solanas
Rouge-gorge Louis DucassePierre Zucca
Farewell Blaireau FredBob Decout
Tangos, the Exile of Gardel PierreFernando E. Solanas
1986 Dawn Gad Miklós Jancsó
Exit-exilDukeLuc Monheim
Le Paltoquet  [ fr ]The Honourable Tradesman Michel Deville
State of Grace Pierre-Julien Jacques Rouffio
Ça n'arrive jamais
1987 Si le soleil ne revenait pas Anzerul Claude Goretta
1988Le testament d'un poète juif assassinéBernard HauptmannFrank Cassenti
Jane B. par Agnès V. Le peintre / Murderer Agnès Varda
South Roberto Fernando Ezequiel Solanas
The Abyss Henri-Maximilien André Delvaux
Snack Bar Budapest Sapo Tinto Brass
Ada dans la jungleRudiGérard Zingg
La Couleur du ventPierrePierre Granier-Deferre
1990Le grand ruban (Truck)JeffPhilippe Roussel
Il y a des jours... et des lunes Le chanteur abandonné / The abandoned singerClaude Lelouch
Le dénommé (Oublie que tu es un homme)Auclair Jean-Claude Dague
In the Eye of the SnakePhil Anzer - Marc's FatherMax Reid
Death of a Schoolboy  [ de ] [2] Dr. Levin Peter Patzak
1991 The Flesh Nicola Marco Ferreri
1992Ville à vendreJean Boulard - un kinésithérapeute Jean-Pierre Mocky
1994 Élisa Jeff Jean Becker cameo appearance
1995PandoraRaúlAntónio da Cunha Telles
Élisa Gitane SmokerJean Becker
Les Misérables ThénardierClaude Lelouch
Philippe Léotard chante et parleHimselfNils Tavernier
1997Black DjuInspecteur PlettschettePol Cruchten
Gueules d'amourPhilippe Dajoux

Discography

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