Philippe Leroy | |
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![]() Leroy in La nuora giovane (1975) | |
Born | Philippe Leroy-Beaulieu 15 October 1930 |
Died | 1 June 2024 Rome, Italy | (aged 93)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1960–2019 |
Spouses | |
Children | 3; including Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu |
Military career | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | French Foreign Legion |
Years of service | 1953–1960 |
Rank | ![]() |
Commands | 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment |
Battles/wars | French Indochina War Algerian War |
Awards | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Philippe Leroy-Beaulieu (15 October 1930 – 1 June 2024) was a French actor. He appeared in over 150 films from 1960, and worked extensively in Italian cinema, as well as in his native country.[1] He was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor for his debut performance in Jacques Becker’s The Hole (1960), and for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for playing the title role in the Italian miniseries The Life of Leonardo da Vinci (1971). He was previously a decorated paratrooper in the French Foreign Legion, where he served in the First Indochina War and the Algerian War.[2][3]
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