Xavier Gélin

Xavier Gélin (53)

1946-06-21 - 1999-07-02 | Paris, France

Xavier Gélin (21 June 1946 – 2 July 1999) was a French actor and film producer, and son of French film star Daniel Gélin and actress-producer Danièle Delorme. Through his father, he was a half-brother of Fiona Gélin and Maria Schneider, also actresses. Gélin, a French actor and a mainstay of popular French cinema for more than three decades, died of cancer at the age of 53. He played supporting roles in more than 20 films, including Gerard Oury's 1973 comic hit "The Adventures of Rabbi Jacob" with Louis de Funes. He also starred in Claude Lelouche's "Adventure, It's Adventure" and "The Devil by the Tail" by Phillippe de Broca. Other hits include Claude Pinoteau's "The Slap" and "The Party-2." Source: Article "Xavier Gélin" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

On Movies

  • The Party 2
  • Signé Furax
  • Take It from the Top
  • One Can Say It Without Getting Angry
  • La Décharge
  • The Slap
  • S*P*Y*S
  • Hail the Artist
  • The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
  • The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
  • Repeated Absences
  • Money Money Money
  • Judge Roy Bean
  • Macédoine
  • The Bear and the Doll
  • La Maison de campagne
  • The Devil by the Tail
  • Pillaged

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