The story of the greatest actor in history! From the French army to Hollywood

At the age of 17, Alain Delon enlisted in the French army, taking part in the Indochina War. In 1955, he returned to Paris where he did a variety of jobs, including waiter, salesman or porter in Les Halles, according to imdb.ro. Dissatisfied, he decides to pursue an acting career and in 1957 he made his debut in Yves Allégret’s film “Quand la femme s’en mele”, followed by an appearance in “Sois Belle Et Tais-Toi”.

He quickly rose to the top of French and international actors, at just 23 years old being compared to Gerard Philipe and Jean Marais, but also to James Dean. Since 1956 he has been the most visible actor in French cinema, together with Louis de Funes and Jean-Paul Belmondo, acting in over 100 films and with over 100 million views.

The first main role

Her first starring role was in the movie “Christine”, where she starred alongside Romy Schneider. A series of classic films followed, including “Plein Soleil” (1960), directed by René Clément, “Rocco and his brothers” (1960), directed by Luchino Visconti, starring Renato Salvatori and Annie Girardot. In 1962 he appeared with Monica Vitti in “L’Eclisse” (Eclipse) ‘, directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, then in “Il Gattopardo” (Il chepardo, 1963), with the actors Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale, Giuliano Gemma and Terence Hill , which won the Palme d’Or at the 16th Cannes International Film Festival. In 1963 he starred in Christian-Jaque’s “La Tulipe noire”. The role of Jeff Costello in “Le Samourai” (1967) directed by Jean Pierre Melville has consecrated the actor as the rebel fighter.

His Hollywood debut was with the film “Once a Thief” (1965), followed by the films “The Lost Command”, “Texas Across the River” and “Yellow Rolls-Royce,” the site said.

Who did the famous actor work with?

Alain Delon has worked with great names in French and Italian cinema, such as Yves and Marc Allegret, Rene Clement, Luchino Visconti, Jean-Pierre Melville, Michelangelo Antonioni, Henri Verneuil, Jacques Deray, Georges Lautner, Joseph Losey, Jean-Luc Godard and Louis Malle and had partners Romy Schneider and Jean Gabin, Burt Lancaster and Catherine Deneuve, Simone Signoret and Yves Montan, Lino Ventura and Marlon Brando. He was friends with many of them in his personal life.

In the 1980s he established himself as a director and approached sophisticated roles such as “Un amour de Swanh (1984). His television debut was in 1988, with the series “Cinéma”. In 1998 he met again Jean Paul Belmondo in Patrice Leconte’s comedy, “Une chance sur deux”.

Lately Alain Delon has relaunched himself in the world of theater, where he made his debut in 1961, in John Ford’s comedy “Dommage qu’il soit une putain”. In 2004, he starred in Eric Assous’ “Les montagnes russes”. Then, together with Mireille Darc, he appeared in another show, on the stage of Marigny, in “Sur la route de Madison”, after a novel by Robert James Waller, directed by Anne Bourgeois. In 2008, he starred in “Love Letters”, with Mireille Darc and Anouk Aimée, writes Agerpres.