Jean-Paul Belmondo, who died Monday at the age of 88, received numerous tributes from police and military personnel, who saluted the memory of a stunt actor known for his roles as cops in popular films.
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"
Even if it was only cinema, you were a bit of ours, Mr. #Belmondo
", tweeted the national police in tribute to the police commissioner for expeditious methods in
Flic or Voyou
or
Le Marginal
.
“A great movie cop has just passed away.
Hero of successful films and king of the stunt, Jean-Paul #Belmondo had aroused many vocations for the profession of police officer, ”
reacted the police headquarters, accompanying his tweet with a photo of the actor, boxing fan , in front of a punching bag.
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With Serge Gainsbourg and Alain Delon, Jean-Paul Belmondo was also very attached to 36 Quai des Orfèvres, the former address of the Parisian judicial police, of which he was a regular visitor.
“Sometimes a cop, sometimes a thug, but above all a huge actor.
The Alsatian police salute the memory of the magnificent Bebel, this marginal professional named #Belmondo, ”
tweeted the Bas-Rhin police officers, multiplying the references to the most popular films of the actor.
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“
Farewell #bebel He has played many cops in his extraordinary career. An extraordinary man, outside of political quarrels and instrumentalisation, too. Respect,
”commented the Union of National Police Commissioners (SCPN). The air forces of the national gendarmerie released several photos of the shooting of
Peur sur la ville
during the final scene where the actor-stuntman, accompanied by the GIGN, is suspended from a helicopter above Paris.
The military world also hailed the memory of the one who played on screen a French aviator during the First World War (
L'As des As
) or a sergeant of the foreign legion in Africa in
Les Morfalous
. "
Goodbye Morfalou!" #Belmondo # legionnaire
”, posted the Foreign Legion on his Twitter account, accompanying his message with a video of the aging actor surrounded by legionaries, wearing a white cap like them, and signing autographs with all his arms around .
“The ace of aces is gone. Tribute to Mr. Belmondo, Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor and legend of French cinema, ”
also tweeted the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, General Thierry Burkhard, himself from the ranks of the Legion.
