Claude Laydu
Claude Laydu
Person

Claude Laydu

Actor 1927-03-10 Etterbeek, Belgique

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 National Academy of Dramatic Arts. He became a member of Madeleine Renaud and Jean-Louis Barrault's company at the Théâtr...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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Diary of a Country Priest

Diary of a Country Priest

1951 · Curé d'Ambricourt

We Are All Murderers

We Are All Murderers

1952 · Philippe Arnaud

Attila

Attila

1954 · Valentiniano Caesar

The Dialogue of the Carmelites

The Dialogue of the Carmelites

1960 · Knight of Force

Good Lord Without Confession

Good Lord Without Confession

1953 · Roland Dupont

I Was a Parish Priest

I Was a Parish Priest

1953 · Andrés

Bonne nuit les petits

Bonne nuit les petits

1962 · Le Marchand de sable (voice)

Price of Love

Price of Love

1955 · Pierre Ménard

The Wheel

The Wheel

1957 · Roland Pelletier

Heart of the Casbah

Heart of the Casbah

1952 · Michel

Napoleon Road

Napoleon Road

1953 · Pierre Marchand

Trip to America

Trip to America

1951 · François Soalhat

Symphony of Love

Symphony of Love

1954 · Franz Schubert

Italienisches Capriccio

Italienisches Capriccio

1961 · Carlo Goldoni

Rasputin

Rasputin

1954 · Héliodore

The Road to Damascus

The Road to Damascus

1952 · Etienne

Mafia alla sbarra

Mafia alla sbarra

1963 · Giovanni

Altair

Altair

1956 · Mario Rossi

Bonne nuit les tipeu

Bonne nuit les tipeu

2018 · Ulysse (voice)