Philippe Leroy

Philippe Leroy
Leroy in La nuora giovane (1975)
Born
Philippe Leroy-Beaulieu

(1930-10-15)15 October 1930
Died1 June 2024(2024-06-01) (aged 93)
Rome, Italy
OccupationActor
Years active1960–2019
Spouses
Françoise Laurent
(divorced)
(m. 1990; died 2022)
Children3; including Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu
Military career
Allegiance France
Service / branchFrench Foreign Legion
Years of service1953–1960
Rank Captain
Commands2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment
Battles / warsFrench Indochina War
Algerian War
Awards Chevalier Légion d'Honneur
Croix de la Valeur Militaire
Croix de Guerre des Theatres d'Operations Exterieurs
Medaille commemorative de la Campagne d'Indochine

Philippe Marie Paul Leroy-Beaulieu (15 October 1930 – 1 June 2024) was a French actor. He appeared in over 150 films between 1960 and 2019, and worked extensively in Italian cinema, as well as in his native country.[1]

After an early career as a paratrooper in the French Foreign Legion,[2][3] Leroy made his film debut at the age of 30 in Jacques Becker’s The Hole (1960), earning a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Foreign Actor. During the following two decades, he appeared in many films as both a leading man and a supporting player. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for playing the title role in the Italian miniseries The Life of Leonardo da Vinci (1971).

Leroy also became well-known to television audiences for playing Yanez De Gomera in Sandokan (1976), based on the Emilio Salgari novels of the same name. Later in life, he played a recurring role on the long-running series Don Matteo. His last film role was at the age of 88.

He was also the father of actress Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu.

  1. ^ "Philippe Leroy". Allocine. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Addio all'attore francese Philippe Leroy, i funerali mercoledì a Roma". Rai News (in Italian). 1 June 2024. Archived from the original on 3 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  3. ^ "È morto l'attore francese Philippe Leroy, noto per i suoi ruoli in "Sandokan", "La vita di Leonardo da Vinci" e "Don Matteo"". Il Post (in Italian). 2 June 2024. Archived from the original on 3 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.

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