Philippe Leroy

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.

After an early career as a paratrooper in the French Foreign Legion, 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.

Early life Philippe Leroy-Beaulieu was born in Paris on 15 October 1930 to an aristocratic family; his ancestors included economist Pierre Paul Leroy-Beaulieu, historian Henri Jean Baptiste Anatole Leroy-Beaulieu, and architect Jean-François Leroy. At the age of 17, he started working on an ocean liner, He retired as a captain. an adaptation of José Giovanni's 1957 book The Break. His performance won international recognition,

In 1961, Leroy moved to Italy; Marco Vicario's Seven Golden Men (1965), They had two children; Philippe and Michelle. He also had another child, actress Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, from a previous marriage.

In his later life, Leroy took up parachuting as a hobby. He was a member of the parachuting division of the SS Lazio sports club, as well as a supporter of their football team. In 2010, during the Rome Parashow, he celebrated his 80th birthday by jumping out of a plane. In April 2011, at the age of 81, he spent 12 days in Afghanistan with Italian paratroopers as a special correspondent.

Death Leroy died in Rome on 1 June 2024, at the age of 93.

Filmography

Film

The Hole (1960) Chaque minute compte (1960) Spotlight on a Murderer (1961) Les filles sèment le vent (1961) The Italian Brigands (1961) Leoni al sole (1961) Caccia all'uomo (1961) Careless (1962) La loi des hommes (1962) Alone Against Rome (1962) The Shortest Day (1962) The Attic (1962) 55 Days at Peking (1963) Le Quatrième Sexe (1963) The Terrorist (1963) Shivers in Summer (1964) Il treno del sabato (1964) Love in Four Dimensions (1964, episode 3) White Voices (1964) Weeping for a Bandit (1964) Castle of the Living Dead (1964) A Married Woman (1964) Amore facile (1964, episode 2) Love and Marriage (1964, episode 2) Una storia di notte (1964) The Naked Hours (1964) The Possessed (1965) Seven Golden Men (1965) The Mandrake (1965) Seven Golden Men Strike Again (1966) A Maiden for a Prince (1966) The Almost Perfect Crime (1966) Yankee (1966) Che notte ragazzi! (1966) Lo scandalo (1966) Non faccio la guerra, faccio l'amore (1966) The Wild Eye (1967) La notte è fatta per... rubare (1968) The Libertine (1968) Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell (1968) Ecce Homo (1968) Cuore di mamma (1969) His Day of Glory (1969) How, When and with Whom (1969) Unknown Woman (1969) The Laughing Woman (1969) Mr. Superinvisible (1970) Senza via d'uscita (1970) Cross Current (1971) Roma Bene (1971) Stanza 17-17 palazzo delle tasse, ufficio imposte (1971) Hector the Mighty (1972) Panhandle 38 (1972) Caliber 9 (1972) Naked Girl Killed in the Park (1972) Gang War in Milan (1973) The Black Hand (1973) R.A.S. (1973) The Bloody Hands of the Law (1973) Long Lasting Days (1973) Cebo para una adolescente (1974) The Night Porter (1974) Kidnap (1974) La svergognata (1974) Libera, My Love (1975) La nuora giovane (1975) Soldier of Fortune (1976) La linea del fiume (1976) Puttana galera! (1976) Mannaja (1977) Beyond Good and Evil (1977) The Cat (1977) La tigre è ancora viva: Sandokan alla riscossa! (1977) Quella strana voglia d'amare (1977) Gli ultimi angeli (1978) Covert Action (1978) Courage - Let's Run (1979) Il medium (1980) Qua la mano (1980) Tranquille donne di campagna (1980) Bello di mamma (1980) Peccato originale (1981) Il tango della gelosia (1981) Teste di quoio (1981) State buoni se potete (1983) Windsurf – Il vento nelle mani (1984) The Berlin Affair (1985) Juke box (1985) A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later (1986) La donna del traghetto (1986) Incidente di percorso (1986) Montecarlo Gran Casinò (1987) Umi e, See You (1988) Don Bosco (1988) Deux (1989) Un uomo di razza (1989) Hiver 54, l'abbé Pierre (1989) La Femme Nikita (1990) The Man Inside (1990) L'Autrichienne (1990) Il volo di Teo (1990) Netchaïev est de retour (1991) The Return of Casanova (1992) Adelaide (1992) Alibi perfetto (1992) Berlin '39 (1993) Mario and the Magician (1994) Io e il re (1995) In Love and War (1996) L'ombre du pharaon (1996) Cous-cous (1996) Le déménagement (1997) The Fish in Love (1999) The Town Is Quiet (2000) Un giudice di rispetto (2000) Teste di cocco (2000) Vajont (2001) Apri gli occhi e... sogna (2002) Joy – scherzi di gioia (2002) The Accidental Detective (2003) Five Moons Square (2003) The Giraffe's Neck (2004) The Mother of Tears (2007) The Rage (2008) Blood of the Losers (2008) Le Premier Cercle (2009) Nient'altro che noi (2009) Vorrei averti qui (2010) La strada di Paolo (2011) Breve storia di lunghi tradimenti (2012) It's All About Karma (2017) Chi salverà le rose? (2017) Una gita a Roma (2017) Hotel Gagarin (2018) La notte è piccola per noi (2019)

Television

Le rouge et le noir (1961) The Life of Leonardo da Vinci (1971, 5 episodes) Sandokan (1976, 6 episodes) La tigre è ancora viva: Sandokan alla riscossa! (1977) Giorno segreto (1978, 3 episodes) I racconti fantastici di Edgar Allan Poe (1979, 4 episodes) Sam & Sally (1980, 1 episode) ...e la vita continua (1984, 8 episodes) Il corsaro (1985) Quo Vadis? (1985, 2 episodes) Kamikaze (1986) Il generale (1987, 2 episodes) Due assi per un turbo (1987, 12 episodes) Treasure Island in Outer Space (1987, 5 episodes) Eurocops (1991, 1 episode) Due vite, un destino (1993) Commissaire Moulin (1993, 1 episode) Lie Down with Lions (1994) Moses (1995) Noi siamo angeli (1997, 1 episode) Nessuno escluso (1997) Une femme d'honneur (1997–1999, 2 episodes) Ritornare a volare (1998) Navarro (1999, 1 episode) Un maresciallo in gondola (2002) Cinecittà (2003) Elisa di Rivombrosa (2003–2004, 4 episodes) Father of Mercy (2004) Imperium: Saint Peter (2005) Don Matteo (2008–2009, 7 episodes) Inspector Coliandro (2009, 1 episode) I Cesaroni (2012, 1 episode) Meraviglie (2018, 1 episode)