Obituary
Alain Delon, French Heartthrob on the Big Screen, Dies at 88
- Was typically cast as a gangster or in other sinister roles
- His life at times was as turbulent as those of his characters
Alain Delon
Photographer: Reporters Associes/Gamma-Rapho/Getty ImagesAlain Delon, the French movie star whose heartthrob image and James Dean-like persona made him one of his nation’s most celebrated actors, has died. He was 88.
The actor died “peacefully” at his house in Douchy, in France’s Loiret department, Agence France-Presse reported, citing Delon’s children.