Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon was a French actor, film producer, screenwriter, and singer. Acknowledged as a cultural and cinematic leading man of the 20th century, Delon emerged as one of the foremost European actors of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, and became an international sex symbol. His style, looks, and roles made him an icon of cinema worldwide and earned him enduring popularity. Delon achieved critical acclaim for his roles in films such as
Women Are Weak (1959),
Purple Noon (1960),
Rocco and His Brothers (1960),
L'Eclisse (1962),
The Leopard (1963),
Le Samouraï (1967),
The Girl on a Motorcycle (1968),
La Piscine (1969),
Le Cercle Rouge (1970),
Un flic (1972), and
Monsieur Klein (1976). Over the course of his career, Delon worked with many directors, including Luchino Visconti, Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Pierre Melville, Michelangelo Antonioni, and Louis Malle.