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Jean-Pierre Léaud

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Jean-Pierre Léaud

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

May 28, 1944 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Paris, France

Biography

Jean-Pierre Léaud (born May 28, 1944) is a French actor, best known for playing Antoine Doinel in François Truffaut's series of films about that character, beginning with The 400 Blows (1959). He also worked with Aki Kaurismäki, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Jacques Rivette, and Tsai Ming-liang. He is a significant figure of the French New Wave, having appeared in eight films by Jean-Luc Godard and seven by François Truffaut.

Known For

Acting
2026Léaud et les BasSelf (Footage)
2024Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of CinemaSelf - Actor (archive footage)
2023Godard CinemaSelf (archive footage)
2022Quando a Coisa Vira OutraSelf (archive footage)
2021Morceaux de Cannes
2020Les secrets de François TruffautSelf
2019C'è tempoSelf
2019André Malraux: Writer, Politician, AdventurerSelf - Actor (archive footage)
2019I shot Antoine DoinelSelf
2019Introducing My Father, François TruffautSelf (Archive Footage)
2018The Lion Sleeps TonightJean
2018Alien Crystal PalaceHorus
2017MLe père de Lila
2016The Death of Louis XIVLouis XIV
2014François Truffaut l'insoumisSelf (archive footage)
2012Camille RewindsMonsieur Dupont - l'horloger
2011Le HavreThe Whistleblower
2010Sodankylä ForeverSelf
2009VisageAntoine / King Herode
2009The Chalk Circle ManLe Nermord
2009Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the WaterSelf / Antoine / King Herode
2009On the Trail of the New WaveSelf (archive footage)
2005I Saw Ben Barka Get KilledGeorges Franju
2004A Wonderful SpellFernand
2004Cinema, Sex, Politics: Bertolucci Makes ‘The Dreamers’Self (uncredited)
2004Léaud de Hurle-dentsSelf
2003The DreamersJean-Pierre Léaud
2002The War in ParisHaut Placé
2002In the Darkness of Time(archive footage) (uncredited)
2001What Time Is It There?Man at Cemetery
2001The PornographerJacques Laurent
20011968 - Without Losing TendernessSelf
2001Léaud l'unique
2000A Matter of TasteInvestigating judge
2000The Marcorelle AffairFrançois Marcorelle
1999InnocentLe poète
1998Elizabeth(uncredited)
1997Jean Eustache's Wasted BreathSelf
1997Just for LaughsNicolas Gardinier
1996Irma VepRené Vidal
1996Diary of a SeducerHugo
1996My ManClient
1995One Hundred and One NightsThe Second Jean-Pierre (uncredited)
1994Nobody Loves MeLucien
1993The Birth of LoveMarcus
1993François Truffaut: Stolen PortraitsSelf (archive footage)
1992La Vie de BohèmeBlancheron
1991Paris AwakensClément
1991C'est la vie
1990I Hired a Contract KillerHenri
1990Out 1Colin
1989Bunker Palace HotelSolal
1989The Ministries of ArtSelf
1989Paperback WomanMarc
198836 FilletteBoris Golovine
1988The Color of the WindDecourt
1988Jane B. by Agnès V.The Angry Lover
1987Boran - Zeit zum Zielen
1987Ossegg oder Die Wahrheit über Hänsel und GretelGeorg Ossegg
1987Lady CopsCommissaire Bouvreuil
1986With All HandsMarcel
1986Treasure IslandMidas
1986Rise and Fall of a Small Film CompanyGaspard Bazin
1985Vivement TruffautSelf / Doinel (archive footage)
1985DetectiveInspector Neveu
1985L'Herbe rougeLazuli
1985Just a MoviePéter - a rendezõ
1984La cassurePolice Commissioner Rauffast
1984RebeloteRémi Chauveau
1984Paris Seen By... 20 Years AfterRené (segment 3)
1984Série noireGaspard Bazin
1982Pour BonnieCharles Blaine
1982Véra
1982Mersonne ne m'aimeDaniel Flipo-Risq
1981ParanoIgnazio
1981Help Me DreamMario
1981Le petit PommierLe vendeur de La Belle Aubaine
1979Love on the RunAntoine Doinel
1976Lola's LolosBernard Dubois
1976Hugs and Other ThingsTom
1974Spécial cinémaSelf
1973Day for NightAlphonse
1973The Mother and the WhoreAlexandre
1973Out 1: SpectreColin
1973L'Éducation sentimentaleFrédéric Moreau
1972Last Tango in ParisTom
1971Two English GirlsClaude Roc
1971A Girl Is a GunBilly le Kid
1971The Lion Has Seven HeadsPreacher
1971Out 1Colin
1970Bed and BoardAntoine Doinel
1970The HeirsDanton
1969PaulPaul
1969PigstyJulian Klotz
1969Le Gai SavoirÉmile Rousseau (uncredited)
1969Bad CompanyDaniel (archive footage)
1968Stolen KissesAntoine Doinel
1968Dialogue 20-40-60Adamík (segment "The Twenty-Year-Olds")
1968Concentration
1968Françoise et Udo...Self
1968The Twenty-Year-OldsAdamik
1967La ChinoiseGuillaume
1967WeekendSaint-Just / Le Jeune Minet du 16ème (uncredited)
1967Made in U.S.ADonald Siegel
1967The DepartureMarc
1967The Oldest ProfessionThe Bellhop (segment "Anticipation") (uncredited)
1967Anticipation, or Love in the Year 2000The Bellboy
1966Masculin FémininPaul
1966Santa Claus Has Blue EyesDaniel
1965Pierrot le FouYoung Man in Cinema (uncredited)
1965Love at SeaThe Boy at the Exit of the Cinema
1965AlphavilleBreakfast Waiter (uncredited)
1965Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical SpiritSelf
1964Nadja in ParisSelf
1964Mata Hari, Agent H21Absalon
1962Antoine and ColetteAntoine Doinel
1962Love at TwentyAntoine Doinel (segment "Antoine et Colette")
1960Testament of OrpheusDargelos, l'écolier
1960BoulevardGeorges Castagnier, dit "Jojo"
1959The 400 BlowsAntoine Doinel
1958King on HorsebackPierrot
1956CinépanoramaSelf
1954Reflets de CannesSelf
-El Brujo
Directing
1974De quoi s'agit-il?Director
1967Made in U.S.AAssistant Director
1965Pierrot le FouAssistant Director
1965AlphavilleAssistant Director
1964Mata Hari, Agent H21Assistant Director
1964The Married WomanAssistant Director
1964The Soft SkinAssistant Director Trainee
Crew
2024Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of CinemaThanks
1970The Wild ChildThanks