Hat pulled low over his face, collar turned up, stoic expression: This is how the world discovered Alain Delon in Jean-Pierre Melville’s “Cruel Intentions”. The actor became a legend, repeatedly shining in front of the camera as a killer in more than 80 films. Now Delon has died at the age of 88.
Family announces death of Alain Delon
As the actor’s three children told the French news agency AFP, he died peacefully and surrounded by his family in his house in Douchy in the Centre-Val de Loire region. “Alain Fabien, Anouchka, Anthony and (his dog) Loubo are deeply saddened to announce the death of their father,” they said in a joint press release.
Delon left behind masterpieces of film history for posterity. “Endstation Scaffold”, “Nur die Sonne war Zeuge”, “Borsalino” or “The Panther”: Delon made his career primarily through roles as a smart crook and unscrupulous screen murderer.
Source: Stern
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