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 memb...
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Good Lord Without Confession
As Roland Dupont
Diary of a Country Priest
As Priest of Ambricourt
Heart of the Casbah
The Road to Damascus
As Etienne
I Was a Parish Priest
As Andrés
Mafia alla sbarra
Attila
As Valentiniano Caesar
Italienisches Capriccio
As Carlo Goldoni
We Are All Murderers
As Philippe Arnaud
Napoleon Road
Price of Love
As Pierre Ménard
Altair
As Mario Rossi
Symphony of Love
As Franz Schubert
The Wheel
As Roland Pelletier
The Dialogue of the Carmelites
As Le Chevalier de la Force
Rasputin
As Héliodore
Trip to America
As François Soalhat
Bonne nuit les tipeu
As Ulysse (voice)
Bonne nuit les petits
As Le Marchand de sable (voice)