Film · 1933–2021

Jean-Paul Belmondo — Age, Birthday & Biography

Born: 9 April 1933 · Died: 6 September 2021 · Age: 88

French actor of Breathless and That Man from Rio, a star of the New Wave and of popular action films

Did you know?Before starting his acting career, he was a talented amateur boxer and achieved several victories in the ring as a teenager.

Quick facts

  • Date of birth9 April 1933
  • Date of death6 September 2021
  • Age at death88
  • NationalityFrench
  • BirthplaceNeuilly-sur-Seine, France
  • Occupationfilm producer, film actor, stunt performer

Editor's Take:

Jean-Paul Belmondo was the face of the French New Wave and later a box-office king. He was the son of a sculptor and boxed as a young man. Jean-Luc Godard cast him in Breathless in 1960, and his casual cool became iconic. He also worked with Truffaut and Melville. Then he moved to big action films, doing his own stunts. That Man from Rio and Le Professionnel drew millions. He was nicknamed Bébel. France held a national tribute for him when he died.

Jean-Paul Charles Belmondo (French:; 9 April 1933 – 6 September 2021) was a French actor, producer and distributor.

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Jean-Paul Belmondo: Star of Breathless

French actor, 1933–2021

Jean-Paul Belmondo was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine on 9 April 1933.

He starred in Godard's Breathless in 1960.

He made action hits such as That Man from Rio.

He died in Paris on 6 September 2021, aged 88.

Career highlights

  1. 1960Breathless: breakthrough
  2. 1961Léon Morin, Priest: Melville film
  3. 1964That Man from Rio: hit
  4. 1965Pierrot le Fou: Godard film
  5. 1981Le Professionnel: box-office hit

Did you know?He did most of his own stunts, including hanging from a helicopter.

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Jean-Paul Belmondo died on September 6, 2021, aged 88.
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