History Creator / JeanPaulBelmondo

He is the father of Paul Alexandre Belmondo (born in 1963, became a race car pilot) and Stella Belmondo (born in 2003).

** The general shape of [[Franchise/LupinIII Arsène Lupin III]]'s face and his haircut also owe to Belmondo's [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff surprising popularity in Japan]].

* DefiniteArticleTitle: Many of his most popular films' titles start with "le" (French masculine translation of "the"): ''Film/LeDoulos'', ''Film/LeMagnifique'', ''L'Animal'', ''Le Guignolo'', ''Film/LeProfessionnel'', ''L'As des As'', ''Le Marginal'', ''Le Solitaire''...

His career slowly declined starting in the late 1980s. He suffered a stroke in 2001 and did not reappear on the big screen until 2009. He passed away at age 88 on September 6, 2021 and received a national homage at the Invalides in UsefulNotes/{{Paris}}.

The son of sculptor Paul Belmondo, he started a boxing career before shifting to acting. His [[StarMakingRole rise to national and international stardom]] came with UsefulNotes/FrenchNewWave vehicles such as Creator/JeanLucGodard's ''Film/{{Breathless}}'' and ''Film/PierrotLeFou'' as well as dramas such as Creator/JeanPierreMelville's ''Film/LeonMorinPriest'' and ''Film/MagnetOfDoom''. He remained a very successful leading man in French cinema throughout TheSixties, TheSeventies and TheEighties and became one of the highest-grossing actors of all time at the French box office, only equaled by the likes of Creator/AlainDelon (his longtime friend), Creator/LouisDeFunes or Creator/GerardDepardieu.

The son of sculptor Paul Belmondo, he started a boxing career before shifting to acting. His [[StarMakingRole rise to national and international stardom]] came with UsefulNotes/FrenchNewWave vehicles such as Creator/JeanLucGodard's ''Film/{{Breathless}}'' and ''Film/PierrotLeFou'' as well as dramas such as Creator/JeanPierreMelville ''Film/MagnetOfDoom''. He remained a very successful leading man in French cinema throughout TheSixties, TheSeventies and TheEighties and became one of the highest-grossing actors of all time at the French box office, only equaled by the likes of Creator/AlainDelon (his longtime friend), Creator/LouisDeFunes or Creator/GerardDepardieu.

The son of sculptor Paul Belmondo, he started a boxing career before shifting to acting. His [[StarMakingRole rise to national and international stardom]] came with UsefulNotes/FrenchNewWave vehicles such as Creator/JeanLucGodard's ''Film/{{Breathless}}'' and ''Film/PierrotLeFou'' and Creator/FrancoisTruffaut's ''Film/MississippiMermaid''. He remained a very successful leading man in French cinema throughout TheSixties, TheSeventies and TheEighties and became one of the highest-grossing actors of all time at the French box office, only equaled by the likes of Creator/AlainDelon (his longtime friend), Creator/LouisDeFunes or Creator/GerardDepardieu.

His crowd-pleasing shift as soon as the early 1960s was much to the chagrin of critics who held his New Wave films in very high regard, but [[AwesomeDearBoy pleasing crowds was just what he loved doing]]. He most often played {{Anti Hero}}es in crime films or [[LargeHam hammed it up]] as dashing {{Action Hero}}es, [[TheAce Aces]], {{Lovable Rogue}}s, [[TheCasanova Casanovas]], {{Cowboy Cop}}s or any role falling in-between in action comedies with heavy stunt work (which he tended to perform himself). Such characters tended to be showy, [[DeadpanSnarker very sarcastic]] and very quotable.

His crowd-pleasing shift as soon as the early 1960s was much to the chagrin of critics who held his New Wave films in very high regard, but [[AwesomeDearBoy pleasing crowds was just what he loved doing]]. He most often played {{Anti Hero}}es in crime films or [[LargeHam hammed it up]] as dashing {{Action Hero}}es in action comedies, [[TheAce Aces]], {{Lovable Rogue}}s, [[TheCasanova Casanovas]], {{Cowboy Cop}}s or any role falling in-between. Such characters tended to be showy, [[DeadpanSnarker very sarcastic]] and very quotable.

His crowd-pleasing shift as soon as the early 1960s was much to the chagrin of those who held his New Wave films in very high regard, but [[AwesomeDearBoy pleasing crowds was just what he loved doing]]. He most often played {{Anti Hero}}es in crime films or [[LargeHam hammed it up]] as dashing {{Action Hero}}es in action comedies, [[TheAce Aces]], {{Lovable Rogue}}s, [[TheCasanova Casanovas]], {{Cowboy Cop}}s or any role falling in-between. Such characters tended to be showy, [[DeadpanSnarker very sarcastic]] and very quotable.

The son of sculptor Paul Belmondo, he started a boxing career before shifting to acting. His [[StarMakingRole rise to national and international stardom]] came with UsefulNotes/FrenchNewWave vehicles such as Creator/JeanLucGodard's ''Film/{{Breathless}}'' and ''Film/PierrotLeFou'' and Creator/FrancoisTruffaut's ''Film/MississippiMermaid''. He remained a very successful leading man in French cinema throughout TheSixties, TheSeventies and TheEighties and became one of the highest-grossing actors of all time at the French box office (only equaled by the likes of Creator/AlainDelon, Creator/LouisDeFunes or Creator/GerardDepardieu).

He suffered a stroke in 2001 and did not reappear on the big screen until 2009. He passed away at age 88 on September 6, 2021 and received a national homage at the Invalides in UsefulNotes/{{Paris}}.

The son of sculptor Paul Belmondo, he started a boxing career before shifting to acting. His [[StarMakingRole rise to national and international stardom]] came with UsefulNotes/FrenchNewWave vehicles such as Creator/JeanLucGodard's ''Film/{{Breathless}}'' and ''Film/PierrotLeFou'' and Creator/FrancoisTruffaut's ''Film/MississippiMermaid''. He remained a very successful leading man in French cinema throughout TheSixties, TheSeventies and TheEighties and one of the highest-grossing actors of all time at the French box office (only equaled by the likes of Creator/AlainDelon, Creator/LouisDeFunes or Creator/GerardDepardieu).

The son of sculptor Paul Belmondo, he started a boxing career before shifting to acting. His [[StarMakingRole rise to national and international stardom]] came with UsefulNotes/FrenchNewWave vehicles such as Creator/JeanLucGodard's ''Film/{{Breathless}}'' and ''Film/PierrotLeFou'' and Creator/Francoistruffaut's ''Film/MississippiMermaid''. He remained a very successful leading man in French cinema throughout TheSixties, TheSeventies and TheEighties and one of the highest-grossing actors of all time at the French box office (only equaled by the likes of Creator/AlainDelon, Creator/LouisDeFunes or Creator/GerardDepardieu).

The son of sculptor Paul Belmondo, he started a boxing career before shifting to acting. His [[StarMakingRole rise to national and international stardom]] came with UsefulNotes/FrenchNewWave vehiclessuch as Creator/JeanLucGodard's ''Film/{{Breathless}}'' and ''Film/PierrotLeFou'' and Creator/Francoistruffaut's ''Film/MississippiMermaid''. He remained a very successful leading man in French cinema throughout TheSixties, TheSeventies and TheEighties and one of the highest-grossing actors of all time at the French box office (only equaled by the likes of Creator/AlainDelon, Creator/LouisDeFunes or Creator/GerardDepardieu).

He most often played {{Anti Hero}}es in crime films or [[LargeHam hammed it up]] as dashing {{Action Hero}}es in action comedies[[note]](and that crowd-pleasing turn as soon as the early 1960s was [[BrokenBase much to the chagrin of those who held his New Wave inputs in very high regard]])[[/note]], [[TheAce Aces]], {{Lovable Rogue}}s, [[TheCasanova Casanovas]], {{Cowboy Cop}}s or any role falling in-between. Such characters tended to be showy, [[DeadpanSnarker very sarcastic]] and very quotable.

He suffered a stroke in 2001 and did not reappear on the big screen until 2009. He passed away at age 88 on September 6, 2021.

The son of sculptor Paul Belmondo, he started a boxing career before shifting to acting. His [[StarMakingRole rise to national and international stardom]] came with the UsefulNotes/FrenchNewWave, with films such as ''Film/{{Breathless}}'' and ''Film/PierrotLeFou''. He remained a very successful leading man in French cinema throughout TheSixties, TheSeventies and TheEighties and one of the highest-grossing actors of all time at the French box office (only equaled by the likes of Creator/AlainDelon, Creator/LouisDeFunes or Creator/GerardDepardieu).

The son of sculptor Paul Belmondo, he started a boxing career before shifting to acting. His [[StarMakingRole rise to national and international stardom]] came with the UsefulNotes/FrenchNewWave, with films such as ''Film/{{Breathless}}'' and ''Film/PierrotLeFou''. He remained a very successful leading man in French cinema throughout TheSixties, TheSeventies and TheEighties, one of the highest-grossing actors of all time at the French box office (only equaled by the likes of Creator/AlainDelon, Creator/LouisDeFunes or Creator/GerardDepardieu), most often playing {{Anti Hero}}es in crime films or [[LargeHam hamming it up]] as dashing {{Action Hero}}es in action comedies[[note]](and that crowd-pleasing turn as soon as the early 1960s was [[BrokenBase much to the chagrin of those who held his New Wave inputs in very high regard]])[[/note]], [[TheAce Aces]], {{Lovable Rogue}}s, [[TheCasanova Casanovas]], {{Cowboy Cop}}s or any role falling in-between. Such characters tended to be showy, [[DeadpanSnarker very sarcastic]] and very quotable.

** Played alongside his longtime friend and fellow superstar Creator/AlainDelon in ''Sois belle et tais-toi'', ''Les Amours célèbres'', ''Film/IsParisBurning'', ''Ho!'', ''Film/{{Borsalino}}'', ''1 Chance sur 2''.

* ThoseTwoActors: Belmondo appeared alongside Michel Beaune in ''Le Corps de mon ennemi'', ''Film/CopOrHood'', ''Le Professionnel'' and ''Joyeuses Pâques''.

** Creator/JeanMichelCharlier and Creator/{{Moebius}}' modeled the protagonist of the western comics classic ''ComicBook/{{Blueberry}}'' after him.

He is the father of Paul Belmondo (born in 1963, became a race car pilot) and Stella Belmondo (born in 2003).

Jean-Paul Charles Belmondo (April 9, 1933 - September 6, 2021) was a French actor.

He started a boxing career before shifting to acting. His [[StarMakingRole rise to national and international stardom]] came with the UsefulNotes/FrenchNewWave, with films such as ''Film/{{Breathless}}'' and ''Film/PierrotLeFou''. He remained a very successful leading man in French cinema throughout TheSixties, TheSeventies and TheEighties, one of the highest-grossing actors of all time at the French box office (only equaled by the likes of Creator/AlainDelon, Creator/LouisDeFunes or Creator/GerardDepardieu), most often playing {{Anti Hero}}es in crime films or [[LargeHam hamming it up]] as dashing {{Action Hero}}es in action comedies[[note]](and that crowd-pleasing turn as soon as the early 1960s was [[BrokenBase much to the chagrin of those who held his New Wave inputs in very high regard]])[[/note]], [[TheAce Aces]], {{Lovable Rogue}}s, [[TheCasanova Casanovas]], {{Cowboy Cop}}s or any role falling in-between. Such characters tended to be showy, [[DeadpanSnarker very sarcastic]] and very quotable.

He started a boxing career before shifting to acting. His [[StarMakingRole rise to national and international stardom]] came with the UsefulNotes/FrenchNewWave, with films such as ''Film/{{Breathless}}'' and ''Film/PierrotLeFou''. He remained a very successful leading man in French cinema throughout TheSixties, TheSeventies and TheEighties, one of the highest-grossing actors of all time at the French box office (only equaled by the likes of Creator/AlainDelon, Creator/LouisDeFunes or Creator/GerardDepardieu), most often playing {{Anti Hero}}es in crime films or [[LargeHam hamming it up]] as dashing {{Action Hero}}es in action comedies[[note]](and that crowd-pleasing turn as soon as the early 1960s was [[BrokenBase much to the chagrin of those who held his New Wave inputs in very high regard]])[[/note]], [[TheAce Aces]], {{Lovable Rogue}}s, [[TheCasanova Casanovas]], {{Cowboy Cop}}s or any role falling in-between. Such characters tended to be showy and [[DeadpanSnarker very sarcastic]].

He started a boxing career before shifting to acting. His [[StarMakingRole rise to national and international stardom]] came with the UsefulNotes/FrenchNewWave, with films such as ''Film/{{Breathless}}'' and ''Film/PierrotLeFou''. He went on to become one of the highest-grossing actors at the French box office[[note]](only equaled by the likes of Creator/AlainDelon, Creator/LouisDeFunes or Creator/GerardDepardieu)[[/note]], and remained a very successful leading man in French cinema throughout TheSixties, TheSeventies and TheEighties, most often playing {{Anti Hero}}es in crime films or [[LargeHam hamming it up]] as dashing {{Action Hero}}es in action comedies[[note]](and that crowd-pleasing turn as soon as the early 1960s was [[BrokenBase much to the chagrin of those who held his New Wave inputs in very high regard]])[[/note]], [[TheAce Aces]], {{Lovable Rogue}}s, [[TheCasanova Casanovas]], {{Cowboy Cop}}s or any role falling in-between. Such characters tended to be showy and [[DeadpanSnarker very sarcastic]].

He started a boxing career before shifting to acting. His [[StarMakingRole rise to national and international stardom]] came with the UsefulNotes/FrenchNewWave, with films such as ''Film/{{Breathless}}'' and ''Film/PierrotLeFou''. He went on to become one of the highest-grossing actors at the French box office[[note]](only equaled by the likes of Creator/AlainDelon, Creator/LouisDeFunes or Creator/GerardDepardieu)[[/note]], and remained a steady leading man in French cinema throughout TheSixties, TheSeventies and TheEighties, most often playing {{Anti Hero}}es in crime films or [[LargeHam hamming it up]] as dashing {{Action Hero}}es in action comedies[[note]](and that crowd-pleasing turn as soon as the early 1960s was [[BrokenBase much to the chagrin of those who held his New Wave inputs in very high regard]])[[/note]], [[TheAce Aces]], {{Lovable Rogue}}s, [[TheCasanova Casanovas]], {{Cowboy Cop}}s or any role falling in-between. Such characters tended to be showy and [[DeadpanSnarker very sarcastic]].

* ComicBookFantasyCasting: Creator/JeanMichelCharlier and Creator/{{Moebius}}' modelled the protagonist of the western comics classic ''Comicbook/{{Blueberry}}'' after him. So did Buichi Terasawa for ''Manga/SpaceAdventureCobra''.

He started a boxing career before shifting to acting. His [[StarMakingRole rise to national and international stardom]] came with the UsefulNotes/FrenchNewWave, with films such as ''Film/{{Breathless}}'' and ''Film/PierrotLeFou''. He went on to become one of the highest-grossing actors at the French box office[[note]](only equaled by the likes of Creator/AlainDelon, Creator/LouisDeFunes or Creator/GerardDepardieu)[[/note]], and remained a steady leading man in French cinema throughout TheSixties, TheSeventies and TheEighties, most often playing {{Anti Hero}}es in crime films or [[LargeHam hamming it up]] as dashing {{Action Hero}}es in action comedies[[note]](and that crowd-pleasing turn as soon as the early 1960s was [[BrokenBase much to the chagrin of those who held his New Wave inputs in very high regard]])[[/note]], [[TheAce Aces]], {{Lovable Rogue}}s, [[TheCasanova Casanovas]], {{Cowboy Cop}}s or any role falling in-between. Such characters tend to be showy and [[DeadpanSnarker very sarcastic]].