Claude Laydu | |
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Born | Brussels, Belgium | 10 March 1927
Died | 29 July 2011 Paris, France | (aged 84)
Occupation | Actor |
Spouse | Christine Balli |
Children | 2 |
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.