Philippe Léotard
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.
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Philippe Léotard

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- Name
- Philippe Léotard
- Birth Name
- Ange Philippe Paul André Léotard-Tomasi
- Birthplace
- Nice, France
- Died
- 25 August 2001
- Place of death
- 11th arrondissement of Paris, France
- Education
- Lycée Henri-IV
- Spouse
- Liliane Caulier (divorce 1972) Nathalie Baye (1972—1982)
- Born
- 1940. · Nice.
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- singer, poet and actor.
- Fields
- acting, singing and poetry.
- Languages
- French.
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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.
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Philippe Léotard (1940–2001) was an actor, film actor and poet, among other activities, of French nationality. The actor was born in Nice and died in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Philippe Léotard was educated at Lycée Henri-IV and University of Paris. The actor was a member of Théâtre du Soleil. Activity centred on acting, poetry and singing. Languages used include French.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Philippe Léotard • Birth Name — Ange Philippe Paul André Léotard-Tomasi • Birthplace — Nice, France • Died — 25 August 2001 • Place of death — 11th arrondissement of Paris, France • Resting Place — Montparnasse Cemetery • Education — Lycée Henri-IV • Relatives — François Léotard (brother) • Spouse — Liliane Caulier (divorce 1972) Nathalie Baye (1972—1982)
Biography
Biography
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.[1] 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, the sequel to The French Connection, which starred Gene Hackman and Fernando Rey. 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.
Filmography
Filmography
• Year — Title — Role — Director — Notes • 1957 — Paths of Glory — A Poilu — Stanley Kubrick — Uncredited • 1970 — Bed and Board — the drunkard — François Truffaut — Uncredited • 1971 — Max et les Ferrailleurs — Losfeld — Claude Sautet • Two English Girls — Diurka — François Truffaut • Le mot frère et le mot camarade • 1972 — Rak — Lucien — Charles Belmont • To Be Twenty in the Aures — Lt. Perrin — René Vautier • A Gorgeous Girl Like Me — Clovis Bliss — François Truffaut • Le franc-tireur — Michel Perrat — Jean-Max Causse • 1973 — Kamouraska — Antoine Tassy — Claude Jutra • The Day of the Jackal — Gendarme — Fred Zinnemann • 1974 — Juliette and Juliette — Le dragueur de Juliette Vidal — Rémo Forlani • The Mouth Agape — Philippe — Maurice Pialat • The Middle of the World — Paul — Alain Tanner • 1975 — Pas si méchant que ça — Julien — Claude Goretta • The Track — Paul Danville — Serge Leroy • French Connection II — Jacques — John Frankenheimer • La guerre du pétrole n'aura pas lieu — Padovani — Souheil Ben-Barka • Le Chat et la souris — Pierre Chemin — Claude Lelouch • 1976 — The Good and the Bad — Le vendeur de Citroën — Claude Lelouch • Les conquistadores — Marco Pauly • 1977 — Le Juge Fayard dit Le Shériff — Inspecteur Marec — Yves Boisset • Solemn Communion — Jacques Gravet — René Féret • Shadow of the Castles — Luigi — Daniel Duval • La comédie du train des pignes — François de Chavanes • 1978 — Va voir maman, papa travaille — Vincent — François Leterrier • Judith Therpauve — Jean-Pierre Maurier — Patrice Chéreau • 1979 — La Mémoire courte — Frank Barila — Eduardo de Gregorio • 1980 — L'Empreinte des géants — Lucien Chabaud — Robert Enrico • A Week's Vacation — Doctor Sabouret — Bertrand Tavernier • The Little Mermaid — Georges Maréchal — Roger Andrieux • 1981 — Les Babas Cool — Blaise — François Leterrier • 1982 — Le Choc — Félix — Robin Davis • Paradis pour tous — Marc Lebel — Alain Jessua • La Balance — Dede Laffont — Bob Swaim • Mora — Mora — Léon Desclozeaux • 1983 — Winter 1960 — André — Thierry Michel • So Long, Stooge — Bauer — Claude Berri • 1984 — Femmes de personne — Antoine — Christopher Frank • Les Fauves (film) — Léandro Santini — Jean-Louis Daniel • The Pirate — Number 5 — Jacques Doillon • Une rébellion à Romans — Jean Serve, dit 'Paulmier' — Philippe Venault • 1985 — Tangos, l'exil de Gardel — Pierre — Fernando E. Solanas • Rouge-gorge — Louis Ducasse — Pierre Zucca • Farewell Blaireau — Fred — Bob Decout • Tangos, the Exile of Gardel — Pierre — Fernando E. Solanas • 1986 — Dawn — Gad — Miklós Jancsó • Exit-exil — Duke — Luc Monheim • Le Paltoquet — The Honourable Tradesman — Michel Deville • State of Grace — Pierre-Julien — Jacques Rouffio • Ça n'arrive jamais • 1987 — If the Sun Never Returns — Anzerul — Claude Goretta • 1988 — Le testament d'un poète juif assassiné — Bernard Hauptmann — Frank Cassenti • Jane B. par Agnès V. — Le peintre / Murderer — Agnès Varda • South — Roberto — Fernando Ezequiel Solanas • The Abyss — Henri-Maximilien — André Delvaux • Snack Bar Budapest — Sapo — Tinto Brass • Ada dans la jungle — Rudi — Gérard Zingg • La Couleur du vent — Pierre — Pierre Granier-Deferre • 1990 — Le grand ruban (Truck) — Jeff — Philippe Roussel • Il y a des jours... et des lunes — Le chanteur abandonné / The abandoned singer — Claude Lelouch • Le dénommé (Oublie que tu es un homme) — Auclair — Jean-Claude Dague • In the Eye of the Snake — Phil Anzer - Marc's Father — Max Reid[2] • Death of a Schoolboy — Dr. Levin — Peter Patzak • 1991 — The Flesh — Nicola — Marco Ferreri • 1992 — Ville à vendre — Jean Boulard - un kinésithérapeute — Jean-Pierre Mocky • 1995 — Pandora — Raúl — António da Cunha Telles • Élisa — Gitane Smoker — Jean Becker • Les Misérables — Thénardier — Claude Lelouch • Philippe Léotard chante et parle — Himself — Nils Tavernier • 1997 — Black Dju — Inspecteur Plettschette — Pol Cruchten • Gueules d'amour — Philippe Dajoux
Identity
Identity
Philippe Léotard is recorded with the occupation television actor. Established in Bibliothèque nationale de France under 12070631t. Established in Library of Congress under n90600151. Established in Discogs under 575427. Recorded as singer, poet and actor. Established in FAST under 262427. Identity and origins. The authorities additionally record the heading Philippe Leotard. His recorded language was French. He was the child of André Léotard. He married Nathalie Baye.

Israeli Producer Doron Eran (right) with Hungarian Director Miklós Jancsó (middle), and French actor Philippe Léotard (left) on the set of the film "Dawn" (L'Aube) in Israel, 1985
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Ruines des fondations du théâtre romain de Fréjus et buste de Philippe Léotard.
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1940
Philippe Léotard was born on 28 August 1940.
2001
Philippe Léotard died at 11th arrondissement of Paris.
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Discography
• 1990: À l'amour comme à la guerre • 1994: Philippe Léotard chante Léo Ferré (tribute album) • 1996: Je rêve que je dors • 2000: Demi-mots amers
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