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Jean-Pierre Léaud

Born 1944-05-28

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

The Dreamers 2003 · 7.1 The 400 Blows 1959 · 8.0 Last Tango in Paris 1972 · 6.8 Pierrot le fou 1965 · 7.4 Alphaville 1965 · 7.0 Day for Night 1973 · 8.0 Le Havre 2011 · 7.2 Masculine Feminine 1966 · 7.4 Stolen Kisses 1968 · 7.5 Irma Vep 1996 · 7.0 The Chinese 1967 · 6.9 I Hired a Contract Killer 1990 · 7.2 Love on the Run 1979 · 7.0 The Mother and the Whore 1973 · 7.7 The Bohemian Life 1992 · 7.6 What Time Is It There? 2001 · 7.3 Made in U.S.A 1967 · 6.2 Pigsty 1969 · 6.6 Camille Rewinds 2012 · 6.3 The Pornographer 2001 · 5.2 The Death of Louis XIV 2016 · 6.7 Detective 1985 · 5.7 Out 1 1990 · 7.5 36 fillette 1988 · 6.0 Le gai savoir 1969 · 6.0 The Departure 1967 · 6.4 The Lion Has Seven Heads 1971 · 6.3 King on Horseback 1958 · 5.4 Alien Crystal Palace 2018 · 3.4 Godard Cinema 2023