Claude Laydu

Claude Laydu
Born(1927-03-10)10 March 1927
Brussels, Belgium
Died29 July 2011(2011-07-29) (aged 84)
Paris, France
OccupationActor
SpouseChristine Balli
Children2

Claude Laydu ([klod lɛjdy]; 10 March 1927 – 29 July 2011) was a Belgian-born Swiss[1] 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.

  1. ^ "Flashback. Le marchand de sable est passé". Tempsreel.nouvelobs.com. Retrieved 26 May 2018.