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Philippe Léotard

Philippe Léotard

Actor · Died August 25, 2001, aged 60 · Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Philippe Léotard (his full name was Ange Philippe Paul André Léotard-Tomasi; 28 August 1940 – 25 August 2001) was a French actor, poet and singer. He was born in Nice, one of seven children - four girls, then three boys, of which he was the oldest - and was the brother of politician François Léotard. His childhood was normal except for an illness (rheumatic fever) which struck him and forced him to spend days in bed during which time he read a great many books. He was particularly fond of the poets - Baudelaire, Rimbaud, Lautréamont, Blaise Cendrars. He met Ariane Mnouchkine at the Sorbonne and in 1964. Together with students of the L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq, they formed the Parisian avant-garde stage ensemble, Théâtre du Soleil. He played Philippe, the tormented son of a woman with terminal illness in the 1974 drama film La Gueule ouverte by the controversial director Maurice Pialat. He won a César Award for Best Actor for his role in the 1982 movie La Balance. One of his few English-language roles was a cameo in the 1973 thriller The Day of the Jackal and he co-starred as "Jacques" in the 1975 John Frankenheimer movie French Connection II which starred Gene Hackman and Fernando Rey, (sequel to The French Connection). Léotard died of respiratory failure in Paris on 25 August 2001, three days before his 61st birthday. He was buried at the Montparnasse Cemetery in Paris. Description above from the Wikipedia article Philippe Léotard, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
August 28, 1940
Died
August 25, 2001 (aged 60)
From
Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Works as
Actor
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 79 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 7% in 30 days

What are Philippe Léotard's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 86th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
25%
Morality
22%
Self
18%
Power
13%
Survival
12%
Ideas
8%
Society
2%
Romantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession3 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 5 · Dark 9

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 6 · Charged 8 · Intense 7

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 7 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 4

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 10 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 3 of 9 analyzed roles.

Shadow
3 of 9
Threshold guardian
2 of 9
Trickster
1 of 9
Shapeshifter
1 of 9
Mentor
1 of 9
Ally
1 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Melancholic
11
Contemplative
7
Warm
5
Absurd
4
Other
15

How their films linger

Bittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Philippe Léotard's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Philippe Léotard's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

79 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Black Dju (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Inspecteur Plettschette

  • Pandora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Raúl

  • Les Misérables(1995)

    as Thénardier 1942

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Élisa(1995)

    as Gitanes Smoker

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Tödliche Besessenheit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Composer

  • Im Kreis der Iris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Dr. Ionescu

  • Le Voleur et la menteuse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Jeff

  • Ville à vendre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Jean Boulard

  • Le Grand Ruban (Truck) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Jeff

  • The Flesh(1991)

    as Nicola

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Venins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Phil Anzer

  • Death of a Schoolboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Dr. Levin

  • No Time for Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Auclair

  • The Day of Reckoning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as André Arnaud

  • There Were Days... and Moons(1990)

    as Le chanteur abandonné

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Chillers(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as André Arnaud

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Le banquet(1989)

    as Socrates

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Color of the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Pierre

  • Ada in the Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Rudi

  • Snack Bar Budapest(1988)

    as Sapo

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • L'oeuvre au noir(1988)

    as Henri-Maximilien

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The South (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Roberto

  • Jane B. for Agnes V.(1988)

    as Painter / Murderer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Le Testament d'un poète juif assassiné (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Bernard Hauptmann

  • If the Sun Never Returns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Arlettaz

  • State of Grace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Pierre-Julien

  • The Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Gad

  • The Nonentity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Kaufmann

  • Exit-exil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Duke

  • Tangos, the Exile of Gardel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Pierre

  • Ni avec toi, ni sans toi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Pierre

  • Robin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Louis Ducasse

  • Farewell Fred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Fred

  • The Pirate(1984)

    as n° 5

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Les fauves(1984)

    as Léandro Santini

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Femmes de personne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Antoine

  • So Long, Stooge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Bauer

  • Hiver 60 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as André

  • Mora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Mora

  • La Balance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Dédé Laffont

  • Paradise for All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Marc Lebel

  • Le choc(1982)

    as Félix

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Short Memory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Frank Barila

  • Quand tu seras débloqué... fais-moi signe ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Blaise

  • The Little Mermaid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Georges Maréchal

  • A Week's Vacation(1980)

    as le docteur Sabouret

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • La Tisane de sarments (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Joë Bousquet

  • The Imprint of Giants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Lucien Chabaud

  • Le Journal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 6 episodes · as Clébert

  • The French Atlantic Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 3 episodes · as Blondin

  • Judith Therpauve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Jean-Pierre Maurier

  • Va voir maman, papa travaille(1978)

    as Vincent

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Shadow of the Castles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Luigi

  • Solemn Communion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Jacques Gravet

  • Le juge Fayard dit Le Shériff(1977)

    as Marec

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Vincent Put the Donkey in a Meadow (And Went Into the Other) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as (uncredited)

  • Les conquistadores(1976)

    Actor

  • The Good and the Bad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as le vendeur de Citroën

  • Cat and Mouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Pierre Chemin

  • French Connection II(1975)

    as Jacques

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Track (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Paul Danville

  • The Wonderful Crook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Julien

  • La Cloche tibétaine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 7 episodes · as Vladimir Petropavlovsky

  • The Middle of the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Paul

  • Armchair Cinema (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Jean Cacques Brialy

  • The Mouth Agape(1974)

    as Philippe

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Oil War Will Not Happen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Padovani

  • Kamouraska (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Antoine

  • The Day of the Jackal(1973)

    as Gendarme

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • La Porteuse de pain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 13 episodes · as Jacques Garaud jeune

  • Chinese Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Michel Perrat

  • A Gorgeous Girl Like Me(1972)

    as Clovis

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • To Be Twenty in the Aures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Lieutenant Perrin

  • Rak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Lucien

  • Two English Girls(1971)

    as Diurka

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Camille or the Catastrophic Comedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Honoré

  • Max and the Junkmen(1971)

    as Losfeld

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Crime and Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Razoumikhine

  • Bed & Board(1970)

    as L'homme Ivre (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 79 titles from 1970 to 1997; peak year 1982.

Biggest box office

French Connection II (1975)

$12M worldwide

Highest rated

Bed & Board (1970)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

The Flesh (1991)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19701997

Peak 1982 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting78 of 79: 78 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thMusic1 of 79: 1 only music, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s31 · acting1980s32 · acting1990s16 · 15 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 0% of 25 roles
70758085

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Philippe Léotard's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of the 21 of 22 with a score; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Snack Bar Budapest (1988)

72nd percentile spread · 52% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Day of the Jackal (1973)

Midcredits 97th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 56. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Philippe Léotard's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 53 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Philippe Léotard work with?

People who share at least 2 of Philippe Léotard's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Farid Chopel shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers