Jean Paul Belmondo RIP

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Mentioned on the celebrity death pool thread, but I thought he deserved an RIP thread of his own.

He was a great star in my opinion. Too often forgotten.

RIP J-P

BBC News - French film great Jean-Paul Belmondo dies at 88

French film great Jean-Paul Belmondo dies at 88

Star of Breathless, Jean-Paul Belmondo was one of France's most popular actors.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

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And from the Guardian

Jean-Paul Belmondo: the beaten-up icon who made crime sexy

Immortalised by Godard and Melville, the actor specialised in seductive tough guys – and blazed a trail through cinema history

www.theguardian.com

 

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Jean-Paul Belmondo: a life in pictures

The celebrated French actor and star of nouvelle vague has died at the age of 88

www.theguardian.com

 

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A solid cinematic crush of mine. Terrible shame, but a great and important career.