CLAUDE LAYDU

Claude Laydu
Claude Laydu
Gender: Male
Known for: Acting
Birthday: March 10, 1927
Deathday: July 29, 2011
Place of Birth: Etterbeek, Belgique

Biography

Claude Laydu ([klod lɛjdy]; 10 March 1927 – 29 July 2011) was a Belgian-born Swiss actor on stage and in films. He was renowned for his performance in his film debut in the role of the young priest in Robert Bresson's Diary of a Country Priest (1951), which has been described as one of the greatest in the history of film.

Notable work

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Filmography

Starring

2018·
Bonne nuit les tipeu
Ulysse (voice)
1963·
Mafia alla sbarra
Giovanni
1962·
Bonne nuit les petits
Le Marchand de sable (voice)
1961·
Italienisches Capriccio
Carlo Goldoni
1960·
The Dialogue of the Carmelites
Knight of Force
1957·
The Wheel
Roland Pelletier
1956·
Altair
Mario Rossi
1955·
Price of Love
Pierre Ménard
1954·
Rasputin
Héliodore
1954·
Symphony of Love
Franz Schubert
1954·
Attila
Valentiniano Caesar
1953·
Napoleon Road
Pierre Marchand
1953·
I Was a Parish Priest
Andrés
1953·
Good Lord Without Confession
Roland Dupont
1952·
We Are All Murderers
Philippe Arnaud
1952·
The Road to Damascus
Etienne
1952·
Heart of the Casbah
Michel
1951·
Trip to America
François Soalhat
1951·
Diary of a Country Priest
Curé d'Ambricourt