Jean-Paul Charles Belmondo born 9 April 1933 – 6 September 2021 was a French actor, initially associated with the New Wave of the 1960s and a major French film star for several decades from the 1960s. His best known credits include Breathless (1960), That Man from Rio (1964), Pierrot le Fou (1965), Borsalino (1970), and The Professional (1981). He was most notable for portraying police officers in action thriller films and became known for his unwillingness to appear in English-language films, despite being heavily courted by Hollywood.

During his career, he was called the French counterpart of actors such as James Dean, Marlon Brando, and Humphrey Bogart. Described as an icon and national treasure of France, Belmondo was seen as an influential actor of French cinema and an important figure in shaping European cinema.

Belmondo died on 6 September 2021 at his home in Paris, at the age of 88. He had been in failing health since he suffered a stroke two decades before. A national tribute was held on 9 September. President Emmanuel Macron called Belmondo a "national hero".
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