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Jean-Pierre Léaud

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Acting · Born 1944-05-28 · Paris, France

IMDb

16 titles in this catalog with a median Balasaur Score of 75. The 1960s rate best: median 76 across 5 titles. Jean-Pierre Léaud appears most often alongside François Truffaut (6 titles), Claude Jade (3).

Biography

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.

Acting 117

Directing 6

Crew 2