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Pierre Clémenti

Pierre Clémenti

Acting

September 28, 1942 – December 27, 1999 (died at 57)
Paris, France
Male
127 Movies
4 TV Shows

Pierre Clémenti (28 September 1942 – 27 December 1999) was a French actor. Born in Paris, Clémenti studied drama and began his acting career in the theatre. He secured his first minor screen roles in 1960 in Yves Allégret's Chien de pique performing alongside Eddie Constantine. Arguably, his most famous role was that of gangster lover of bourgeois prostitute Catherine Deneuve in Belle de jour, the 1967 classic by Luis Buñuel, in whose film La voie lactée he played the Devil. He appeared in several highly regarded films of the period, working with many of Europe's best known directors, including Luchino Visconti (The Leopard), Pier Paolo Pasolini (Pigsty) and Bernardo Bertolucci (The Conformist and Partner). Other directors he has worked with are Liliana Cavani, Glauber Rocha, Miklós Jancsó and Philippe Garrel. In 1972, his career was derailed after he was sentenced to prison for allegedly possessing or using drugs. Due to insufficient evidence, Clémenti was released after 17 months; later he penned a book about his time in prison. After his release he played the role of ever-optimistic sailor of the Potemkin in Dusan Makavejev's scandalous movie Sweet movie, and the role of the seductive saxophone player Pablo in Fred Haines's film adaptation of Herman Hesse's novel Steppenwolf. Throughout his career, he continued to be active on-stage. He was also involved with the French underground film movement, directing several of his own films, which often featured fellow underground filmmakers and actors. Visa de censure no X was an experimental work made up of two of films. New Old was a feature length work released in 1978 in which Viva appeared. La Revolution ce ne'est qu'un debut, continuons le combat, followed by In the shadow of the blue rascal and Sun. He died of liver cancer in 1999 Description above from the Wikipedia article Pierre Clémenti, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Pigsty
Pigsty

Pigsty

1969 7.0

as Cannibale

Age 26 (now 57)
Belle de Jour
Belle de Jour

Belle de Jour

1967 7.3

as Marcel

Age 24 (now 57)
The Leopard
The Leopard

The Leopard

1963 7.7

as Francesco Paolo

Age 20 (now 57)
Sweet Movie
Sweet Movie

Sweet Movie

1974 5.3

as Potemkin Sailor

Age 31 (now 57)
Partner
Partner

Partner

1968 5.9

as Giacobbe I and II

Age 26 (now 57)
Hideous Kinky
Hideous Kinky

Hideous Kinky

1999 6.0

as Santoni

Age 56 (now 57)
Le Pont du Nord
Le Pont du Nord

Le Pont du Nord

1982 6.8

as Julien

Age 39 (now 57)
Little Lips
Little Lips

Little Lips

1978 5.1

as Paul

Age 35 (now 57)
The Designated Victim
The Designated Victim

The Designated Victim

1971 6.1

as Count Mateo Tiepolo

Age 28 (now 57)
The Year of the Cannibals
The Year of the Cannibals

The Year of the Cannibals

1969 5.3

as Tiresia

Age 26 (now 57)
The Diary of an Innocent Boy
The Diary of an Innocent Boy

The Diary of an Innocent Boy

1968 6.0

as Benjamin

Age 25 (now 57)
Steppenwolf
Steppenwolf

Steppenwolf

1974 5.9

as Pablo

Age 32 (now 57)
The Inner Scar
The Inner Scar

The Inner Scar

1972 6.5

as Horseman / Archer

Age 29 (now 57)
Wheel of Ashes
Wheel of Ashes

Wheel of Ashes

1968 8.0

as Pierre

Age 25 (now 57)
In the Shadow of the Blue Rascal
In the Shadow of the Blue Rascal

In the Shadow of the Blue Rascal

1986 7.1

as General Korzacouille / Flash

Age 43 (now 57)
The Virgin's Bed
The Virgin's Bed

The Virgin's Bed

1969 5.8

as Jesus

Age 26 (now 57)