Alain Delon, one of the key actors of French cinema in the 1960s, has died at the age of 88. This was announced by his three children in an official statement shared by Agence France Presse, clarifying that Delon “died peacefully at his home in Douchy, surrounded by his three children and his family.” The actor had been suffering from a serious illness since the stroke he suffered in 2019.
Delon was a key figure in the golden age of cinema, starring in films such as The Silence of a Man, Plein Soleil, Borsalino, The Leopard and Rocco and His Brothers, and becoming known as one of the most attractive men in cinema. In total, he has appeared in 90 films.
Her prolific love life made headlines in French tabloids for decades, while in recent years the focus has been on her family feuds, homophobic remarks, or declared friendship with Jean-Marie Le Pen, which tarnished her image in the public eye.
Both Le Pen and Macron have reacted to the actor’s passing, with the latter describing him as “more than a star”: “He was a French monument,” the president wrote in X. For her part, Le Pen has declared that “a small part of the France that we love is leaving with him.”
Monsieur Klein ou Rocco, le Guépard ou le Samouraï, Alain Delon a incarnation des rôles légendaires, et fait rêver le monde. Prêtant son visage inoubliable pour bouleverser nos vies.
Mélancolique, populaire, secret, il était plus qu’une star: a French monument. pic.twitter.com/1JTqPfVo5n
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) August 18, 2024
