Philippe Léotard
Acteur, Compositeur
28 août 1940 — 25 août 2001 (60 ans)
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.
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. 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.
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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. 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.
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Filmography
| 2010 | What War May Bring · as Cameo Appearance |
| 1997 | Black Dju · as Inspecteur Plettschette |
| 1995 | Les Misérables · as Thénardier 1942 |
| 1995 | Élisa · as Gitanes Smoker |
| 1994 | Le voleur et la menteuse · as Jeff |
| 1993 | Chute libre · as Ringo |
| 1992 | Ville à vendre · as Jean Boulard |
| 1991 | The Flesh · as Nicola |
| 1991 | In the Eye of the Snake · as Phil Anzer |
| 1991 | Gavre Princip - Himmel unter Steinen · as Dr. Levin |
| 1990 | No Time for Justice · as Auclair |
| 1990 | There Were Days... and Moons · as Le Chanteur Abandonné |
| 1990 | Chillers · as André ArnaudSur Plex |
| 1989 | Le banquet · as Socrates |
| 1988 | La couleur du vent · as Pierre |
| 1988 | Snack Bar Budapest · as Sapo |
| 1988 | L'oeuvre au noir · as Henri-Maximilien |
| 1988 | The South · as Roberto |
| 1988 | Jane B. for Agnes V. · as Painter / Murderer |
| 1987 | If the Sun Never Returns · as Arlettaz |
| 1986 | L'état de grâce · as Pierre-Julien |
| 1986 | L'aube · as Gad |
| 1986 | Le paltoquet · as Kaufmann |
| 1985 | Tangos, the Exile of Gardel · as Pierre |
| 1985 | Farewell to Fred · as Fred |
| 1985 | Rouge-gorge · as Louis Ducasse |
| 1985 | Ni avec toi ni sans toi · as Pierre |
| 1984 | The Pirate · as N° 5 |
| 1984 | Les fauves · as Léandro Santini |
| 1984 | Femmes de personne · as Antoine |
| 1983 | So Long, Stooge · as Bauer |
| 1982 | Mora · as Mora |
| 1982 | La balance · as Dédé Laffont |
| 1982 | Paradis pour tous · as Marc Lebel |
| 1982 | Le choc · as Félix |
| 1981 | The Hippies · as Blaise |
| 1980 | Caleb Williams · as Raymond |
| 1980 | La petite sirène · as Georges Maréchal |
| 1980 | A Week's Vacation · as Le Docteur Sabouret |
| 1980 | The Imprint of Giants · as Lucien Chabaud |
| 1979 | The French Atlantic Affair · as Blondin |
| 1979 | Short Memory · as Frank Barila |
| 1978 | Judith Therpauve · as Jean-Pierre Maurier |
| 1978 | Va voir maman, papa travaille · as Vincent |
| 1978 | Her Ladyship the Judge (1978) · as Guérin |
| 1977 | Solemn Communion · as Jacques Gravet |
| 1977 | Judge Fayard Called the Sheriff · as Marec |
| 1976 | Shadow of the Castles · as Luigi |
| 1976 | The Good and the Bad · as Le Vendeur De Citroën |
| 1975 | Vincent mit l'âne dans un pré (et s'en vint dans l'autre) · as (uncredited) |
| 1975 | Cat and Mouse · as Pierre Chemin |
| 1975 | La guerre du pétrole n'aura pas lieu · as Padovani |
| 1975 | French Connection II · as Jacques |
| 1975 | The Track · as Paul Danville |
| 1975 | The Wonderful Crook · as Julien |
| 1974 | La Cloche tibétaine · as Vladimir Petropavlovsky |
| 1974 | The Middle of the World · as Paul |
| 1974 | Armchair Cinema · as Jean Cacques Brialy |
| 1974 | The Mouth Agape · as Philippe |
| 1974 | Juliette and Juliette · as Le Dragueur De Juliette Vidal |
| 1973 | The Day of the Jackal · as Gendarme |
| 1973 | Kamouraska · as Antoine |
| 1973 | La porteuse de pain · as Jacques Garaud Jeune |
| 1972 | Chinese Glory · as Michel Perrat |
| 1972 | A Gorgeous Girl Like Me · as Clovis |
| 1972 | To Be Twenty in the Aures · as Lieutenant Perrin |
| 1972 | Cancer · as Lucien |
| 1971 | Two English Girls · as Diurka |
| 1971 | Camille ou La comédie catastrophique · as Honoré |
| 1971 | Max and the Junkmen · as Losfeld |
| 1970 | Bed & Board · as L'homme Ivre (uncredited) |
| 2019 | Jane Birkin, simple icône · as Self |
| 1998 | Le plus grand Cabaret du monde · as Self |
| 1990 | Faut pas rêver · as Self |
| 1988 | Fréquenstar · as Self |
| 1987 | NPA · as Self |
| 1982 | Cinéma cinémas · as Self (segment 'jacques Doillon - 28e Jour De Tournage') |
| 1982 | Champs-Elysees · as Self |
| 1976 | César Awards · as Self |
| 1975 | Sunday meetings · as Self |
| 1985 | Ni avec toi ni sans toi · as Composer |