Biography
Philippe Léotard ( born Ange Philippe Paul André Léotard-Tomasi August 28, 1940 - died August 25, 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 they formed the théâtre du soleil.
He played Philippe, the tormented son of a women 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 in 2001 of respiratory failure in Paris at the age of 60. He was interred at the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.
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Filmography
all 81
Movies 73
TV Shows 8
self 3
![Black Dju](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/524944-black-dju.jpg)
Black Dju (1997)
![Les Miserables](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/68061-les-miserables.jpg)
Les Miserables (1995)
![Elisa](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/29961-elisa.jpg)
Elisa (1995)
![Im Kreis der Iris](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Im Kreis der Iris (1993)
![Ville à vendre](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/82461-ville-a-vendre.jpg)
Ville à vendre (1992)
![The Flesh](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/120664-the-flesh.jpg)
The Flesh (1991)
![Venins](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54696-venins.jpg)
Venins (1991)
![Chillers](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/232415-chillers.jpg)
Chillers (1990)
![There Were Days... and Moons](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/37389-there-were-days-and-moons.jpg)
There Were Days... and Moons (1990)
![The Abyss](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/77800-l-oeuvre-au-noir.jpg)
The Abyss (1988)
![The South](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/148116-the-south.jpg)
The South (1988)
![Jane B. for Agnès V.](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/50964-jane-b-by-agnes-v.jpg)
Jane B. for Agnès V. (1988)
![Le Testament d'un poète juif assassiné](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/207038-le-testament-d-un-poete-juif-assassine.jpg)
Le Testament d'un poète juif assassiné (1988)
![State of Grace](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/77850-state-of-grace.jpg)
State of Grace (1986)
![The Nonentity](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/47054-the-nonentity.jpg)
The Nonentity (1986)
![Rouge-gorge](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/109426-rouge-gorge.jpg)
Rouge-gorge (1985)
![Wild Animals](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/62451-les-fauves.jpg)
Wild Animals (1984)
![Hiver 60](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/344020-hiver-60.jpg)
Hiver 60 (1983)
![Mora](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/222511-mora.jpg)
Mora (1982)
![La Balance](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/69154-la-balance.jpg)
La Balance (1982)
![Paradise for All](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/101546-paradise-for-all.jpg)
Paradise for All (1982)
![Le Choc](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/34786-the-shock.jpg)
Le Choc (1982)
![Short Memory](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/84534-short-memory.jpg)
Short Memory (1982)
![The Little Mermaid](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/145713-the-little-mermaid.jpg)
The Little Mermaid (1980)
![A Week's Vacation](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/37394-a-week-s-vacation.jpg)
A Week's Vacation (1980)
![The Imprint of Giants](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/46698-the-imprint-of-giants.jpg)
The Imprint of Giants (1980)
![Le Journal](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/404123-le-journal.jpg)
Le Journal (1979)
![Judith Therpauve](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/72872-judith-therpauve.jpg)
Judith Therpauve (1978)
![Solemn Communion](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/144323-solemn-communion.jpg)
Solemn Communion (1977)
![La comédie du train des pignes](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/719503-la-comedie-du-train-des-pignes.jpg)
La comédie du train des pignes (1977)
![Judge Fayard Called the Sheriff](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/81418-judge-fayard-called-the-sheriff.jpg)
Judge Fayard Called the Sheriff (1977)
![The Good and the Bad](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/50385-the-good-and-the-bad.jpg)
The Good and the Bad (1976)
![Cat and Mouse](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/70681-cat-and-mouse.jpg)
Cat and Mouse (1975)
![The Track](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/73983-the-track.jpg)
The Track (1975)
![La Cloche tibétaine](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/113926-la-cloche-tibetaine.jpg)
La Cloche tibétaine (1974)
![Sea Song](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/211067-sea-song.jpg)
Sea Song (1974)
![Armchair Cinema](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/598778-armchair-cinema.jpg)
Armchair Cinema (1974)
![The Mouth Agape](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/103575-the-mouth-agape.jpg)
The Mouth Agape (1974)
![Kamouraska](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/67003-kamouraska.jpg)
Kamouraska (1973)
![Chinese Glory](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/274804-chinese-glory.jpg)
Chinese Glory (1972)
![To Be Twenty in the Aures](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/123035-to-be-twenty-in-the-aures.jpg)
To Be Twenty in the Aures (1972)
![Rak](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/77842-rak.jpg)
Rak (1972)
![Crime and Punishment](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Crime and Punishment (1971)
![Bed and Board](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/55-bed-and-board.jpg)
Bed and Board (1970)
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![Philippe Léotard](https://images.moviefit.me/p/o/1125-philippe-leotard.jpg)
Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1940-08-28
Deathday2001-08-25 (60 years old)
Birth PlaceNice, France
FatherAndré Léotard
SiblingsFrançois Léotard
CitizenshipsFrance
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