Claude Laydu
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 the...
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 the...
Known For
Diary of a Country Priest
as Curé d'Ambricourt
We Are All Murderers
as Philippe Arnaud
Attila
as Valentiniano Caesar
Cast Credits
Bonne nuit les tipeu
as Ulysse (voice)
Mafia alla sbarra
as Giovanni
Italienisches Capriccio
as Carlo Goldoni
The Dialogue of the Carmelites
as Knight of Force
The Wheel
as Roland Pelletier
Altair
as Mario Rossi
Price of Love
as Pierre Ménard
Attila
as Valentiniano Caesar
Symphony of Love
as Franz Schubert
Rasputin
as Héliodore
Napoleon Road
as Pierre Marchand
Good Lord Without Confession
as Roland Dupont
I Was a Parish Priest
as Andrés
The Road to Damascus
as Etienne
We Are All Murderers
as Philippe Arnaud
Heart of the Casbah
as Michel
Trip to America
as François Soalhat
Diary of a Country Priest
as Curé d'Ambricourt