Philippe Leroy (actor)
| Philippe Leroy | |
|---|---|
 Leroy in Gang War in Milan (1973) | |
| Born |
15 October 1930 Paris, France |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1960-present |
| Spouse(s) | Silvia Tortora (1990-present) 2 children |
| Children |
Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu Michelle Leroy |
Philippe Leroy, full name Philippe Leroy-Beaulieu (born 15 October 1930) is a French film actor. He has appeared in over 150 films since 1960. Leroy has been living mostly in Italy since the 1960s and has worked extensively in Italian cinema, as well as in his native country. He is sometimes credited under his full name.
Biography
Born in France 1930, in 1947 he went to New York City and lived in the United States for a year. In 1954 he joined the French Foreign Legion and fought in Indochina. In 1958 he participated as an officer paratrooper in the Algerian War.
After having started his acting career in 1960, in 1962 he went to Italy and he started working in many Italian films and TV fictions, such as Renato Castellani's The Life of Leonardo da Vinci. He also played the role of Yanez de Gomera, Sandokan's partner, in 1976 TV series Sandokan.
During his career, he has worked with directors like Jean-Luc Godard, Jacques Deray, Dario Argento, Luc Besson, Alberto Lattuada, Luigi Magni and many more.
He is father of actress Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu.
Selected filmography
- Le Trou (1960)
- Alone Against Rome (1962)
- Shivers in Summer (1963)
- 55 Days at Peking (1963)
- Castle of the Living Dead (1964) as Eric[1]
- Weeping for a Bandit (1964)
- The Naked Hours (1964)
- A Married Woman (1964)
- Love and Marriage (1964)
- The Mandrake (1965)
- Yankee (1966)
- The Wild Eye (1967)
- Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell (1968)
- His Day of Glory (1969)
- The Life of Leonardo da Vinci (1971)
- Caliber 9 (1972)
- Panhandle 38 (1972)
- Naked Girl Killed in the Park (1972)
- The Bloody Hands of the Law (1973)
- Gang War in Milan (1973)
- Long Lasting Days (1973)
- The Black Hand (1973)
- Libera, My Love (1973)
- The Night Porter (1974)
- Il Soldato di ventura (1975)
- La tigre è ancora viva: Sandokan alla riscossa! (1977)
- Mannaja (1977)
- Beyond Good and Evil (1977)
- The Cat (1977)
- Courage - Let's Run (1979)
- State buoni se potete (1983)
- Quo Vadis (1985)
- A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later (1986)
- Nikita (1990)
- The Return of Casanova (1992)
- Mario and the Magician (1994)
- Vajont (2001)
- Le Cou de la girafe (2004)
- The Mother of Tears (2007)
References
- ↑ Curti 2015, p. 115.
Bibliography
- Curti, Roberto (2015). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1957-1969. McFarland. ISBN 1476619891.