French actor Alain Delon and French actress Mireille Darc walk on the street after attending a ceremony in tribute to late French film director Georges Lautner on Dec. 5, 2013 in Paris. Delon has undergone surgery after being admitted to hospital in Paris with severe back pain, French media reported Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014. AFP PHOTO/BERTRAND GUAY
PARIS–The French actor Alain Delon has undergone surgery after being admitted to hospital in Paris with severe back pain, French media reported Wednesday.
The 78-year-old star, who came to embody late 1960s French cinematic cool in films such as “The Samurai,” recently appeared on stage in the French capital with his daughter Anouchka in the play “An Ordinary Day.”
Neither the actor’s secretary nor his family was available for comment.