Alain Delon is a French former actor and filmmaker. He was one of Europe’s most prominent actors and screen sex symbols in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s. At the 45th Berlin International Film Festival, he won the Honorary Golden Bear.
Delon was given the lead in the comedy Women Are Weak (1959). This was a big hit in France and was the first Delon film to be seen in America. He made some personal appearances in New York to promote the movie.
Delon remained a massive star in France, along with Steve McQueen and Sean Connery, and was also one of the biggest foreign stars in Japan. However, he could not make headway into the US market.
In a July 2021 interview on TV5Monde, his first since having two strokes, Delon said that he plans to act in one more film.
Delon suffered a stroke in June 2019. He was admitted to the hospital after experiencing dizziness and headaches. In August 2019, he was recovering in a Swiss hospital