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Jean-Paul Belmondo, French Actor of 1960s New Wave, Dies at 88
- Edgy ‘Breathless’ star drew comparisons to Dean, Brando
- Unlike peers, Belmondo never cultivated Hollywood film career
Jean-Paul Belmondo, the quintessential French actor of the New Wave that crested in the 1960s and changed the face of world cinema, has died. He was 88.
He died in his home in Paris, his lawyer, Michel Godest, told Agence France-Presse.