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Belmondo

British  
/ bɛlmɔ̃do, bɛlˈmɒndəʊ /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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That Belmondo morphs from appealing photojournalist to unlikable sexual cad while the picture’s ostensible star—Claude Brasseur as an inadvertent cop killer—disappears for long stretches does the picture no favors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026

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

In September 2019, he attended the funeral of his friend and fellow star Jean-Paul Belmondo in Paris.

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2024

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

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