Iconic French Actor Alain Delon Has Died

• 18.08.2024, 9:46

He became a star and one of the main symbols of the 1960s-1980s.

French theater and film actor, film director, screenwriter and producer Alain Delon has died at the age of 88, AFP reports, citing the actor's children.

Alain Delon is one of the most popular actors in French cinema, who began his career in the 1950s when he was only 22 years old. He became a star and one of the main sex symbols of the 1960s-1980s.

He gained the greatest fame after the films "Purple Noon" (1960), "Rocco and His Brothers" (1960), "The Leopard" (1963), "The Black Tulip" (1964), and was nominated for a Golden Globe in the category "Best Newcomer". Winner of the Cesar Award for Best Actor for his role in the film "Our Story" (1984). Officer of the Legion of Honor.

In his last years, the actor was ill and led a reclusive life. At that time, his three children fought for his attention and inheritance. At the beginning of the year, the court limited Delon's legal capacity – he did not have the right to sell real estate on his own and was forced to do so through third parties.