One of France's biggest film stars of the 1960s and 70s, the exceptionally handsome Alain Delon alternated... (Learn more)
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Alain Delon’s Milestones
| Acted in a Paris stage production of playwright John Ford's famous drama, "'Tis a Pity She's a Whore", directed by Luchino Visconti | |
| Began playing leading roles in films including "Christine" (1959) | |
| Discovered by film director Yves Allegret | |
| 1953 | Enlisted in the French Marines at age 17 (date approximate) |
| 1953 - 1955 | Served in Indochina in the French Marine Corps; was a parachutist during the siege at Dienbienphu |
| 1957 | Screen acting debut in "Quand la femme s'en mele", directed by Allegret |
| 1964 | English language debut in the British comedy, "The Yellow Rolls-Royce" |
| 1964 | Formed Delbeau Productions (which only oversaw two films); had producer credits on "L'Insoumis" and "Journal d'un combat" |
| 1965 | First of several US films, "Once a Thief" |
| 1967 | Acted in the first of three important films with director-screenwriter Jean-Pierre Melville, "Le samourai/The Samurai" |
| 1967 | Acted onstage in "Les yeux creves" |
| 1968 | Delon and his wife Natalie centrally involved in a sex, drug and murder scandal with which a number of celebrities and prominent politicians were connected; the body of Delon's bodyguard was found in a garbage dump; Delon was cleared of any criminal wrongdoing, though the incident did highlight underworld connections of long standing to which he admitted |
| 1968 | Formed Adel Productions, which produced most of Delon's starring vehicles for the next twenty years, as well as other films not featuring Delon (or with him in a guest appearances or cameo) |
| 1969 | First of many collaborations with director Jacques Deray, "La piscine/The Swimming Pool" |
| 1973 | Rare return to US-produced film, "Scorpio" |
| 1977 | First work with screenwriter Christopher Frank, "L'homme presse/Man in a Hurry", in which Delon starred |
| 1979 | Last US credit to date, "The Concorde--Airport '79" |
| 1981 | Directed first film, "Pour la peau d'un flic/For a Cop's Hide", in which he starred and for which he also co-wrote the screenplay with Christopher Frank |
| 1982 | Directed a second feature film, "La Battant/The Cache", in which he also starred and for which he co-wrote the screenplay with Christopher Frank |
| 1984 | Accused the Cannes Film Festival and French culture minister Jack Lang of using political manipulation to keep Bertrand Blier's film, "Notre Histoire/Our Story", which Delon starred in and co-produced, out of the festival |
| 1986 | Last film by Adel Productions, "La Passage/The Passage" |
| 1987 | Formed new production company, Leda Productions |
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