Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon is a French-Swiss actor. He rose quickly to stardom, and by the age of 23 was already being compared to French actors such as Gérard Philipe and Jean Marais, as well as American actor James Dean. He was even called the male Brigitte Bardot.
Over the course of his career, Delon has worked with many well-known directors, including Luchino Visconti, Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Pierre Melville, Michelangelo Antonioni and Louis Malle.
Delon acquired Swiss citizenship on September 23, 1999, and the company managing products sold under his name is based in Geneva. He is a citizen of the community of Chêne-Bougeries in the canton of Geneva.
Known For
Le Samouraï
(1967)
Jef Costello
Purple Noon
(1960)
Tom Ripley
The Leopard
(1963)
Tancredi Falconeri
Zorro
(1975)
Don Diego / El Zorro
Red Sun
(1971)
Gauche
The Swimming Pool
(1969)
Jean-Paul
Asterix at the Olympic Games
(2008)
Jules César
Is Paris Burning?
(1966)
Jacques Chaban-Delmas
Spirits of the Dead
(1968)
William Wilson and his double (segment "William Wilson")
Un Flic
(1972)
Commissioner Édouard Coleman
Borsalino
(1970)
Roch Siffredi
The Widow Couderc
(1971)
Jean Lavigne
Farewell, Friend
(1968)
Dino Barran
The Black Tulip
(1964)
Julien/Guillaume de Saint Preux
The Concorde... Airport '79
(1979)
Paul Metrand
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(2012)
(archive footage)
Full Filmography
Acting
When a Woman Meddles
(1957)
Jo
Be Beautiful But Shut Up
(1958)
Loulou, le petit ami d'Olga
Christine
(1958)
Franz Lobheiner
Women Are Weak
(1959)
Julien Fenal
Way of Youth
(1959)
Antoine Michaud
Purple Noon
(1960)
Tom Ripley
Rocco and His Brothers
(1960)
Rocco Parondi
Famous Love Affairs
(1961)
le duc Albert de Bavière
The Joy of Living
(1961)
Ulisse Cecconato
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
(1962)
Pierre Messager
Le Chien
(1962)
Lui
L'Eclisse
(1962)
Piero
Redhead
(1962)
Passenger in Venice (uncredited)
Cinépanorama: Alain Delon, 1962
(1962)
Self
Any Number Can Win
(1963)
Francis Verlot
The Leopard
(1963)
Tancredi Falconeri
Carom Shots
(1963)
Lambert, un nouvel employé
Joy House
(1964)
Marc
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
(1964)
Stefano
The Unvanquished
(1964)
Thomas Vlassenroot
Diary of a Fight
(1964)
Narrator
Filmmaking on the Riviera
(1964)
Self
The Black Tulip
(1964)
Julien/Guillaume de Saint Preux
The Car That Became a Star
(1965)
Self
Once a Thief
(1965)
Eddie Pedak
Love at Sea
(1966)
Film Actor
Is Paris Burning?
(1966)
Jacques Chaban-Delmas
Lost Command
(1966)
Captain Phillipe Esclavier
Texas Across the River
(1966)
Don Andrea
Le Samouraï
(1967)
Jef Costello
The Last Adventure
(1967)
Manu
Cinéma et Réalité
(1967)
Self
Diabolically Yours
(1967)
Pierre Lagrange / Georges Campo
The Girl on a Motorcycle
(1968)
Daniel
Spirits of the Dead
(1968)
William Wilson and his double (segment "William Wilson")
Farewell, Friend
(1968)
Dino Barran
The Swimming Pool
(1969)
Jean-Paul
Jeff
(1969)
Laurent
The Sicilian Clan
(1969)
Roger Startet
Borsalino
(1970)
Roch Siffredi
Le Cercle Rouge
(1970)
Corey
The Love Mates
(1970)
Julien Dandieu
Fantasia chez les ploucs
(1971)
un passant
Red Sun
(1971)
Gauche
Easy Down There!
(1971)
Simon Médieu
The Widow Couderc
(1971)
Jean Lavigne
Un Flic
(1972)
Commissioner Édouard Coleman
Indian Summer
(1972)
Daniele Dominici
The Assassination of Trotsky
(1972)
Frank Jackson
There Once Was a Cop
(1972)
The man looking for Rodriguez (uncredited)
Scorpio
(1973)
Jean 'Scorpio' Laurier
The Burned Barns
(1973)
Judge Pierre Larcher
Shock Treatment
(1973)
Devilers
Two Men in Town
(1973)
Gino Strabliggi
Tony Arzenta
(1973)
Tony Arzenta
Creezy
(1974)
Julien Dandieu
Borsalino and Co.
(1974)
Roch Siffredi
Icy Breasts
(1974)
Marc Rilson
Flic Story
(1975)
Roger Borniche
Zorro
(1975)
Don Diego / El Zorro
The Gypsy
(1975)
The Gypsy
Un sorriso, uno schiaffo, un bacio in bocca
(1975)
(archive footage)
Boomerang
(1976)
Jacques Batkin
Mr. Klein
(1976)
Mr. Robert Klein
The Gang
(1977)
Robert
Urgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante
(1977)
Self (archive footage)
Death of a Corrupt Man
(1977)
Xavier Maréchal
Armageddon
(1977)
Dr. Michel Ambrose
The Hurried Man
(1977)
Pierre Niox
Attention, the Kids Are Watching
(1978)
The Man
Le Bel Indifférent
(1978)
Émile
The Medic
(1979)
Jean-Marie Desprès
The Concorde... Airport '79
(1979)
Paul Metrand
Three Men to Destroy
(1980)
Michel Gerfaut
Reporters
(1981)
Self
Teheran '43
(1981)
Inspector Georges Foche
For a Cop's Hide
(1981)
Choucas
Le Choc
(1982)
Martin Terrier / Christian
The Fighter
(1983)
Jacques Darnay
Our Story
(1984)
Robert Avranche
Swann in Love
(1984)
Baron de Charlus
Cop's Honor
(1985)
Daniel Pratt
The Passage
(1986)
Jean Diaz
Let Sleeping Cops Lie
(1988)
Commissaire Eugène Grindel
Nouvelle Vague
(1990)
Lui / Roger Lennox / Richard Lennox
Dancing Machine
(1990)
Alan Wolf
The Return of Casanova
(1992)
Casanova
A Crime
(1993)
Maître Charles Dunand
Private Video Magazine 3
(1993)
Il gattopardo: Viaggio della memoria
(1994)
Self
The Teddy Bear
(1994)
Jean Riviere
One Hundred and One Nights
(1995)
Self
Les Enfoirés 1995 - Les Enfoirés à l'Opéra-Comique
(1995)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
(1997)
Self (archive footage)
Day and Night
(1997)
Alexandre
Half a Chance
(1998)
Julien Vignal
Godard on TV: 1960-2000
(1999)
Self (archive footage)
Actors
(2000)
Self
Enfin pris ?
(2002)
Self (archive footage)
The Lion
(2003)
John Bullit
Ségo et Sarko sont dans un bateau...
(2007)
Self (archive footage)
Code Name: Melville
(2008)
Self
Asterix at the Olympic Games
(2008)
Jules César
Annie Girardot, ainsi va la vie
(2008)
Self
Mon Clown
(2008)
Self (voice)
Autopsie d'un Massacre
(2010)
L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
(2010)
Self
One Husband Too Many
(2010)
Maxime de Rougemont
Melville-Delon: Honor and Night
(2011)
Self (archive footage)
An Intimate History of Occupation
(2011)
Narrator (Voice)
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde
(2011)
(images d'archives)
Belmondo, itinéraire...
(2011)
Self
Mommies, Happy New Year!
(2012)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(2012)
(archive footage)
Nos plus belles années 80 : La Compil !
(2013)
Self (archive footage)
Une journée ordinaire
(2013)
Julien
René Clément au cœur de la nouvelle vague
(2013)
Self
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
(2014)
Alain Delon, a unique portrait
(2015)
Self
Belmondo by Belmondo
(2016)
Self
Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion
(2016)
Self (archive footage)
Top, die Wette gilt!
(2017)
Self
Belmondo, le magnifique
(2017)
Self (archive footage)
Alain Delon, la beauté du diable et les femmes
(2017)
Mireille Darc, la femme libre
(2018)
Self (archive footage)
Jacques Deray, j'ai connu une belle époque
(2018)
Self
Disclaimer
(2019)
Alain Delon
Alain Delon, la solitude d'un fauve
(2019)
Alain Delon
Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau
(2019)
Self (archive footage)
Fifty Years Later
(2019)
Self
Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity
(2020)
Self (archive footage)
Melville, le dernier samouraï
(2020)
Self
Undressing a Legacy
(2021)
Archival Footage
Alain Delon face au monde
(2021)
Self
Romy: 40 ans après, ultimes confidences
(2022)
Self
Romy Schneider & Alain Delon: An Enduring Passion
(2022)
Self (Archive footage)
L'Âge d'or de la pub
(2023)
Self (archive footage)
Melville/Delon Au nom du père et du fils
(2024)
Self (archives)
Production
Diary of a Fight
(1964)
Producer
Borsalino
(1970)
Producer
Easy Down There!
(1971)
Producer
Two Men in Town
(1973)
Producer
Tony Arzenta
(1973)
Producer
Borsalino and Co.
(1974)
Producer
Icy Breasts
(1974)
Producer
The Gypsy
(1975)
Producer
Flic Story
(1975)
Producer
Mr. Klein
(1976)
Producer
Boomerang
(1976)
Producer
Death of a Corrupt Man
(1977)
Producer
The Hurried Man
(1977)
Producer
Armageddon
(1977)
Producer
The Gang
(1977)
Producer
Attention, the Kids Are Watching
(1978)
Producer
Power Play
(1978)
Producer
The Medic
(1979)
Producer
Three Men to Destroy
(1980)
Producer
For a Cop's Hide
(1981)
Producer
The Fighter
(1983)
Producer
The Passage
(1986)
Producer
Let Sleeping Cops Lie
(1988)
Producer
The Return of Casanova
(1992)
Executive Producer
A Crime
(1993)
Line Producer
Crew
Writing
Boomerang
(1976)
Writer
Three Men to Destroy
(1980)
Writer
For a Cop's Hide
(1981)
Writer
Le Choc
(1982)
Adaptation
The Fighter
(1983)
Writer
Cop's Honor
(1985)
Screenplay
The Passage
(1986)
Writer
Let Sleeping Cops Lie
(1988)
Adaptation
A Crime
(1993)
Writer
Directing