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Belmondo

British  
/ bɛlmɔ̃do, bɛlˈmɒndəʊ /

noun

  1. Jean-Paul (ʒɑ̃pol). born 1933, French film actor

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Even the film’s title is misdirection: It comes from a trailer Armando sees in his father-in-law’s theater for a dumb 1973 French-language comedy starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, “Le Magnifique.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

Carried by Greek rower Petros Gaidatzis and then jointly with Italian cross-country skiing champion Stefania Belmondo, the relay began the countdown to the Winter Games, which will open on February 6.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

Recreating a famous moment — such as when Seberg runs her finger over her lips as Belmondo had done — was deeply meaningful to him: an invocation.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025

His early films would not be the same without Karina or Wiazemsky, nor Godard surrogate Jean-Paul Belmondo.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2022

For American audiences, Mr. Trintignant did not fit the conventional images of French film stars, like the wisecracking Jean-Paul Belmondo, the working-class hero Jean Gabin or the suave sophisticate Maurice Chevalier.

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2022