Philippe Léotard

About

Philippe Léotard (his full name was Ange Philippe Paul André Léotard-Tomasi; 28 August 1940 – 25 August 2001) was a French actor, poet and singer. He was born in Nice, one of seven children - four girls, then three boys, of which he was the oldest - and was the brother of politician François Léotard. His childhood was normal except for an illness (rheumatic fever) which struck him and forced him to spend days in bed during which time he read a great many books. He was particularly fond of the poets - Baudelaire, Rimbaud, Lautréamont, Blaise Cendrars. He met Ariane Mnouchkine at the Sorbonne and in 1964. Together with students of the L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq, they formed the Parisian avant-garde stage ensemble, Théâtre du Soleil. He played Philippe, the tormented son of a woman with terminal illness in the 1974 drama film La Gueule ouverte by the controversial...

Known for

ChillersSeries • 1990The Day of the JackalMovie • 1973French Connection IIMovie • 1975ÉlisaMovie • 1995Bed and BoardMovie • 1970The FleshMovie • 1991La PirateMovie • 1984Max and the JunkmenMovie • 1971A Gorgeous Kid Like MeMovie • 1972The Mouth AgapeMovie • 1974Jane B. by Agnès V.Movie • 1988La BalanceMovie • 1982Two English GirlsMovie • 1971A Week's VacationMovie • 1980There Were Days... and MoonsMovie • 1990Snack Bar BudapestMovie • 1988Les MiserablesMovie • 1995The ShockMovie • 1982So Long, StoogeMovie • 1983The AbyssMovie • 1988Cat and MouseMovie • 1975Judge Fayard Called the SheriffMovie • 1977Quand tu seras débloqué... fais-moi signe !Movie • 1981The SouthMovie • 1988