Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1927-03-10
- Day of Death2011-07-29 (84 years)
- Place of BirthEtterbeek, Belgium
- Also Known As-
Claude Laydu
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. Laydu was born and grew up in Brussels. He moved to Paris to study at...Read More
Acting Career
- 2018
Bonne nuit les tipeu
As: Ulysse (voice)
- 1962
Bonne nuit les petits
As: Le Marchand de sable (voice)
- 1961
Italienisches Capriccio
As: Carlo Goldoni
- 1960
The Dialogue of the Carmelites
As: Knight of Force
- 1957
The Wheel
As: Roland Pelletier
- 1956
Altair
As: Mario Rossi
- 1955
Price of Love
As: Pierre Ménard
- 1954
Attila
As: Valentiniano Caesar
1954Symphony of Love
As: Franz Schubert
1954Rasputin
As: Héliodore
1953Napoleon Road
As: Pierre Marchand
- 1953
Good Lord Without Confession
As: Roland Dupont
- 1953
I Was a Parish Priest
As: Andrés
1952The Road to Damascus
As: Etienne
- 1952
We Are All Murderers
As: Philippe Arnaud
1952Heart of the Casbah
As: Michel
1951Trip to America
As: François Soalhat
- 1951
Diary of a Country Priest
As: Priest of Ambricourt