Philippe Léotard

Philippe Léotard in the 1980s

Philippe Léotard (born August 28, 1940 in Fréjus , † August 25, 2001 in Paris ) was a French actor and singer . He was the brother of the politician François Léotard .

Life

After he started playing with Ariane Mnouchkine, he made a brief appearance in 1970 as a drunk who was looking for an argument at François Truffaut's table and bed . It was also Truffaut who, after a supporting role in Two Girls from Wales with the role of Clovis in A Beautiful Girl Like Me, entrusted him with a larger role for the first time. He had his breakthrough in the early 1980s as an informer Dédé Laffont in La Balance - The Treason , for which he received a César for Best Actor in 1983 .

Léotard, who had alcohol and drug problems, died of a lung disease. He was buried in Paris in the Montparnasse Cemetery in the 9th Division.

Filmography

• 1970: table and bed (Domicile conjugal)
• 1971: Two girls from Wales and the love of the continent (Les deux Anglaises et le continent) - Director: François Truffaut
• 1971: The Girl and the Commissioner (Max et les ferrailleurs)
• 1971: Camille ou la comédie catastrophique - Director: Claude Miller
• 1972: A beautiful girl like me (Un belle fille comme moi)
• 1972: At the age of 20 in the Aures (Avoir 20 ans dans les Aurès) - Director: René Vautier
• 1972: Le Franc-tireur - directed by Jean-Max Causse and Roger Taverne
• 1972: Kommando RAS (RAS) - Director: Yves Boisset
• 1972: Rak - Director: Charles Belmont
• 1973: The Jackal (The Day of the Jackal)
• 1973: Juliette et Juliette - Director: Remo Forlani
• 1973: Kamouraska - A Murderous Love (Kamouraska) - Director: Claude Jutra
• 1974: It's not that bad either (Pas si méchant que ça) - Director: Claude Goretta
• 1974: The agony before the end (La gueule ouverte) - Director: Maurice Pialat
• 1974: The Middle of the World (Le milieu du monde) - Director: Alain Tanner
• 1975: A cat chases the mouse (Le chat et la souris) - Director: Claude Lelouch
• 1975: French Connection II
• 1975: The yellow caravan
• 1975: A Wild Weekend (La traque) - Director: Sege Leroy
• 1976: In the shadow of the castles (L'ombre des châteaux) - Director: Daniel Duval
• 1976: Vincent with l'âne dans un pré (et s'en vint dans l'autre) - Director: Pierre Zucca
• 1976: The good and the bad (Le bon et les méchants) - Director: Claude Lelouch
• 1977: Visit Mama, Papa has to work (Va voir maman, papa travaille) - Director: François Leterrier
• 1977: Russisches Dreieck (Bonheur, impair et passe) - Director: Roger Vadim
• 1977: Family Festival (La communion solennelle) - Director: René Féret
• 1977: The Judge They Called Sheriff (Le juge Fayard, dit Le Shériff) - Director: Yves Boisset
• 1978: The Final Edition (Judith Therpauve) - Directed by Patrice Chéreau
• 1979: Giants of the Country Road (L'empreinte des géants) - Director: Robert Enrico
• 1979: La mémoire courte - Director: Eduardo de Gregorio
• 1980: One week vacation (Une semaine de vacances)
• 1980: Little Seductress (La petite sirène) - Director: Roger Andrieux
• 1981: Les babas cool - Director: François Leterrier
• 1982: La Balance - The Treason (La balance)
• 1982: Hiver 60 - Director: Thierry Michel
• 1982: The Shock (Le choc) - Director: Robin Davis
• 1982: Mora - directed by Léon Desclozeaux
• 1982: Brainwash - A man at his best (Paradis pour tous) - Director: Alain Jessua
• 1983: On the Edge of Night (Tchao pantin) - Director: Claude Berri
• 1983: The Pirate (La pirate) - Director: Jacques Doillon
• 1983: Big City Hell - Hunted and Chased (Les fauves) - Director: Jean-Louis Daniel
• 1984: Adieu Blaireau - Director: Bob Decout
• 1984: Nobody's Woman (Femmes de personne) - Director: Christopher Frank
• 1985: Rouge-Gorge - Director: Pierre Zucca
• 1985: Dawn (L'aube)
• 1985: Tangos (Tangos, l'exil de Gardel) - Director: Fernando E. Solanas
• 1986: The Booby (Le paltoquet) - Director: Michel Deville
• 1986: The love of Florence Vannier (L'état de grâce) - Jacques Rouffio
• 1987: Jane B. par Agnes V. - Director: Agnès Varda
• 1987: The will of a murdered Jewish poet (Le testament d'un poète juif assassiné) - directed by Frank Cassenti
• 1987: If the sun didn't come back (Si le soleil ne revenait pas) - Director: Claude Goretta
• 1988: L'œuvre au noir - Director: André Delvaux
• 1988: Snackbar Budapest - Director: Tinto Brass
• 1988: La couleur du vent - Director: Pierre Granier-Deferre
• 1988: South (Sur) (Le sud) - Director: Fernando E. Solanas
• 1989: Midnight Sirens (Les sirènes de minuit) - Director: Philipp Lefebvre
• 1989: So are the days and the moon (Il ya des jours… et des lunes) - Director: Claude Lelouch
• 1989: The Man Who Made Himself Suspicious - Director: Yves Boisset
• 1989: Rebel Behind Bars (Le dénommé) - Director: Jean-Claude Dague
• 1990: Highway Lovers - love with 300 hp (Highway Lovers) - Director: Philippe Roussell
• 1991: Im Banne der Schlange (La part du serpent) - Director: Max Reid
• 1991: Carne - Meat (La carne) - Director: Marco Ferreri
• 1991: Ville à vendre - Director: Jean-Pierre Mocky
• 1992: The Voice of the Blood (L'enfant en héritage) - Director: Josée Dayan
• 1993: In the circle of the Iris - Director: Peter Patzak
• 1994: Le voleur et la menteuse - Director: Paul Boujenah
• 1995: Elisa (Élisa) - Director: Jean Becker
• 1995: Les Misérables (Les misérables) - Director: Claude Lelouch
• 1995: Free as a Bird (Pigéon volé) - Director: Mehdi Charef
• 1996: Black Dju Dibonga (Black Dju) - Director: Pol Cruchten
• 1996: Pandora - Director: António da Cunha Telles
• 1997: La momie à mi-mots - Director: Laury Granier

Discography

• 1990: À l'amour comme à la guerre
• 1994: Chante Ferré
• 1996: Je rêve que je dors
• 2000: Demi-mots amers

Web links

• Philippe Leotard in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The likeable second. Neue Zürcher Zeitung from August 27, 2001.