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Daniel Gélin

Acting Born May 19, 1921 Died Nov 29, 2002 Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France 168 credits
168
Total Credits
1940–2022
83 Years Career Span
49
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Daniel Gélin was a French actor born on May 19, 1921, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. He trained at the Cours Simon in Paris and later at the Conservatoire national d'art dramatique, where he met Louis Jouvet. Gélin embarked on a theatrical career and made his first film appearance. He is known for his acting work, with a total of 166 known credits. Gélin passed away on November 29, 2002, at the age of 81.

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Career

Career overview

Daniel Gélin began his acting career after training at the Cours Simon in Paris and the Conservatoire national d'art dramatique. It was during his time at the Conservatoire that he met Louis Jouvet, with whom he embarked on a theatrical career.

Gélin made his first film appearance after being inspired by the shooting of Marc Allégret's film Entrée des artistes. This marked the beginning of his transition from a theatrical career to a film career.

Throughout his acting career, Daniel Gélin accumulated a significant number of credits, with a total of 166 known credits.

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Known for

La bloc

as Le passeur (Le guide céleste)
Film

Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy

as Mr. Mireille, the 2nd projectionist

The World in Images

as John Ball

Maigret

as Le père Nicolas

Les Nuls, l'émission

as Self - Guest
Film

Life Is a Long Quiet River

as Docteur Mavial

Sacrée soirée

as Self

Marc et Sophie

as Edmond, le beau-père

The Legacy of Guldenburgs

as Gregor Baschkurin
Film

Signé Furax

as Broutechoux

Hunter

1984

Tarendol

as Bazalo

Frequent co-stars

Joëlle Bernard 5 shared titles
Danielle Darrieux 4 shared titles
Claude Dauphin 3 shared titles
Robert Rollis 3 shared titles
Louis Seigner 3 shared titles
Johnny Yang 2 shared titles
June Tsai 2 shared titles
Lee Li-Chun 2 shared titles
Chantal Lauby 2 shared titles
Alain Chabat 2 shared titles

Career timeline

Belmondo: The Incorrigible
Max par Marcel: Lola Montès
Working with Max Ophuls: Daniel Gélin on "Le Plaisir"Working with Max Ophuls: Daniel Gélin on "La Ronde"
À l'abri des regards indiscrets
ObsessionUne femme d'action
Men, Women: A User's ManualGhost with DriverLes Bidochon
Runaways
Fear City: A Family-Style ComedyWarrior SpiritPoorly Extinguished FiresPushing the Limits
Roulez jeunesse !Coup de jeuneDe force avec d'autres
MaigretMauvaise filleIran: Days of CrisisUn type bienThe Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck
Les Nuls, l'émissionPromotion canapéMister FrostMax Ophüls - Den schönen guten Waren
The summer of all sorrows
Itinerary of a Spoiled ChildDandinLife Is a Long Quiet River
Sacrée soiréeMarc et SophieThe Legacy of GuldenburgsJames Stewart: A Wonderful LifeVia Montenapoleone
Le Tiroir secretKilling Cars
Olga e i suoi figliBlitzThe Children
Un delitto
Aujourd'hui la vieThat Night of VarennesGuy de Maupassant
Signé FuraxSeason of Peace in Paris
Tarendol
Arrête de ramer, t'attaques la falaise !
Ciné regardsLa DiscordeSchwüle TageThe Suspended Vocation
We Will All Meet in ParadiseUrgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante
La Jalousie
Midi PremièreLes Rendez-vous du dimancheNuméro unSystème 2Trop c'est trop
Der große PreisNo Pockets in a ShroudAriane
Double Assassinat dans la rue MorgueThe Police Serve the Citizens?
Le Grand ÉchiquierFar from Dallas
Swedish Fly GirlsArsène LupinMurmur of the HeartUn enfant dans la ville
The Servant

Full Filmography

168 titles
  • Belmondo: The Incorrigible (2022)
  • Max par Marcel: Lola Montès (2009) as Self (archive footage)
  • Working with Max Ophuls: Daniel Gélin on "Le Plaisir" (2008) as Self (archive footage)
  • Working with Max Ophuls: Daniel Gélin on "La Ronde" (2008) as Self (archive footage)
  • À l'abri des regards indiscrets (2002) as Abdel-Robert
  • Obsession (1997) as Xavier Favre
  • Une femme d'action (1997) as Charles
  • Men, Women: A User's Manual (1996) as le veuf
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  • Ghost with Driver (1996) as Le passeur (Le guide céleste)
  • Les Bidochon (1996) as Le père Bidochon
  • Runaways (1995) as Bruno
  • Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy (1994) as Mr. Mireille, the 2nd projectionist
  • Warrior Spirit (1994) as John Ball
  • Poorly Extinguished Fires (1994) as The gentleman from the beach
  • Pushing the Limits (1994) as Le père de Fiona
  • Roulez jeunesse ! (1993) as Jean Moulinier
  • Coup de jeune (1993) as Gaudeamus at 70
  • De force avec d'autres (1993) as L'autre lui-même
  • Maigret (1991) as Le père Nicolas
  • Mauvaise fille (1991) as Fernand
  • Iran: Days of Crisis (1991) as Shah
  • Un type bien (1991) as Docteur Avril
  • The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck (1991) as Roland Grumaud
  • Les Nuls, l'émission (1990) as Self - Guest
  • Promotion canapé (1990) as Le responsable des inspecteurs de la Justice
  • Mister Frost (1990) as Simon Scolari
  • Max Ophüls - Den schönen guten Waren (1990) as Self
  • The summer of all sorrows (1989) as papy
  • Itinerary of a Spoiled Child (1988) as Pierre Duvivier, Albert's father
  • Dandin (1988) as Monsieur de Sotenville
  • Life Is a Long Quiet River (1988) as Docteur Mavial
  • Sacrée soirée (1987) as Self
  • Marc et Sophie (1987) as Edmond, le beau-père
  • The Legacy of Guldenburgs (1987) as Gregor Baschkurin
  • James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987) as Self (archive footage)
  • Via Montenapoleone (1987) as padre di Elena
  • Public Security (1987) as Martino Morando
  • Pétition (1987) as Stanek
  • Le Tiroir secret (1986) as Jean-Pierre Jolivet
  • Killing Cars (1986) as Kellermann
  • Olga e i suoi figli (1985) as Il primario
  • Blitz (1985) as Kellerman
  • The Children (1985) as Enrico
  • Un delitto (1984) as Judge Freshville
  • Aujourd'hui la vie (1982) as Self
  • That Night of Varennes (1982) as De Wendel
  • Guy de Maupassant (1982) as Gustave
  • Signé Furax (1981) as Broutechoux
  • Season of Peace in Paris (1981)
  • Tarendol (1980) as Bazalo
  • Arrête de ramer, t'attaques la falaise ! (1979) as Don Gomez
  • Ciné regards (1978) as Self
  • La Discorde (1978) as Bernard
  • Schwüle Tage (1978) as Vater
  • The Suspended Vocation (1978) as Malagrida
  • We Will All Meet in Paradise (1977) as Bastien, stage director
  • Urgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante (1977) as Self
  • La Jalousie (1976) as Albert Blondel
  • Midi Première (1975) as Self
  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) as Self
  • Numéro un (1975) as Self
  • Système 2 (1975) as Self
  • Trop c'est trop (1975) as Flic
  • Dialogues of the Exiles (1975)
  • Der große Preis (1974) as Self
  • No Pockets in a Shroud (1974) as Laurence
  • Ariane (1974) as The comedian
  • Double Assassinat dans la rue Morgue (1973) as Dupin
  • The Police Serve the Citizens? (1973) as Brera
  • Le Grand Échiquier (1972) as Self
  • Far from Dallas (1972) as Jean
  • Swedish Fly Girls (1971) as André
  • Arsène Lupin (1971) as Daubrecq
  • Murmur of the Heart (1971) as Charles Chevalier
  • Un enfant dans la ville (1971) as Gustave, the bartender
  • The Servant (1970) as Dr. Robert Marbois
  • Slogan (1969) as Evelyne's father
  • Sadistic Hallucinations (1969) as Charles
  • Destroy, She Said (1969) as Bernard Alione
  • The Most Beautiful Month (1968) as Le capitaine
  • The Truce (1968) as Arno
  • Witness Out of Hell (1967) as Bora Petrović
  • Is Paris Burning? (1966) as Yves Bayet
  • Line of Demarcation (1966) as Doctor Jacques Lafaye
  • À belles dents (1966) as Bernard
  • The Sultans (1966) as Léo
  • An Affair of States (1966) as Ballard
  • Black Sun (1966) as Guy Rodier
  • Les Saintes Chéries (1965) as Pierre Lagarde
  • The Sleeping Car Murders (1965) as Le vétérinaire titulaire, chargé de cours (uncredited)
  • Uncertain Verification (1965) as (archive footage)
  • The Boy and the Ball and the Hole in the Wall (1965) as Gunther Smith
  • The Hour of Truth (1965) as Davod
  • Cherchez l'idole (1964) as Self, guest at Sylvie Vartan's show (uncredited)
  • How to Make a French Dish (1964) as Raymond
  • Les murs (1964) as François Bonjean
  • Portuguese Vacation (1963) as Daniel
  • Règlements de compte (1963) as Nicky
  • Three Girls in Paris (1963) as Raymond
  • Hitch-Hike (1962) as le comédien qui répète "Cyrano"
  • Réveille-toi, chérie (1961) as Masure
  • The Season for Love (1961) as Jacques Saint-Ford
  • In the Mouth of the Wolf (1961) as Un drogué
  • Shadows of Adultery (1961) as Eric Kraemmer
  • Testament of Orpheus (1960) as L'interne (non crédité)
  • Carthage in Flames (1960) as Phegor
  • Three Etc.'s and the Colonel (1960) as Lieutenant Miguel Villard
  • This Desired Body (1959) as Guillaume Féraud
  • Julie la rousse (1959) as Édouard Lavigne / Jean Lavigne
  • Three Days to Live (1958) as Simon Belin
  • Port of Desire (1958) as Pierre
  • Follow Me Young Man (1958) as Michel Corbier
  • There's Always a Price Tag (1957) as Robert Montillon
  • Mort en fraude (1957) as Paul Horcier
  • Too Many Lovers (1957) as Alain Cartier
  • Cinépanorama (1956) as Self
  • The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) as Louis Bernard
  • Good Evening Paris (1956) as Georges Bernier / Self
  • Plucking the Daisy (1956) as Daniel Roy
  • I'll Get Back to Kandara (1956) as Bernard Cormière
  • Maid in Paris (1956) as Antoine du Merlet
  • Napoleon (1955) as Napoléon Bonaparte
  • Lovers' Net (1955) as Pierre Roubier
  • Reflets de Cannes (1954) as Self
  • On Trial (1954) as Léonard Maurizius
  • The Cheerful Squadron (1954) as Frédéric d'Héricourt
  • Woman of Rome (1954) as Mino
  • Saint-Tropez, devoirs de vacances (1954) as Narrator (voice)
  • Love in a Hot Climate (1954) as Ricardo Garcia
  • Public Opinion (1954) as Paolo Jaier
  • The Slave (1953) as Michel Landa
  • Royal Affairs in Versailles (1953) as Jean Collinet
  • Les Dents longues (1953) as Louis Commandeur
  • Les Dents longues (1953) Director
  • Les Dents longues (1953) Adaptation
  • Stain on the Snow (1953) as Frank Friedmayer
  • Rue de l'estrapade (1953) as Robert
  • Voice of Silence (1953) as Francesco Ferro
  • Le Plaisir (1952) as Jean
  • Adorable Creatures (1952) as André Noblet
  • The Moment of Truth (1952) as Daniel Prévost
  • Torticola versus Frankensberg (1952) as The Man who sleeps in a Coffin
  • Venom and Eternity (1952) as Self
  • Chicago Digest (1951) as Coffino
  • La légende cruelle (1951) as Narrator (voice)
  • Edward and Caroline (1951) as Edouard Mortier
  • Dirty Hands (1951) as Hugo
  • Young Love (1951) as Jean Bompart
  • La Ronde (1950) as Alfred, le jeune homme
  • God Needs Men (1950) as Joseph Le Berre
  • Rendezvous in July (1949) as Lucien Bonnard
  • The Hell of Lost Pilots (1949) as Lieutenant Villeneuve
  • The Murdered Model (1948) as Léopold
  • The Woman in Red (1947) as Saladin
  • Mirror (1947) as Charles
  • La Nuit de Sybille (1947) as Stany
  • Martin Roumagnac (1946) as Le surveillant du collège
  • The Temptation of Barbizon (1946) as Michel
  • A Friend Will Come Tonight (1946) as Pierre Ribault
  • Les Cadets de l'océan (1945) as Philippe Demantes
  • L'Enquête du 58 (1945)
  • The Little Ones of the Flower Platform (1944) as (uncredited)
  • Lucrèce (1943) as College student
  • Strangers in the House (1942) as (uncredited)
  • Soyez les bienvenus (1942)
  • Her First Affair (1941) as Chauveau-Laplace (uncredited)
  • Miquette (1940)
  • Radio Surprises (1940) as Extra (uncredited)

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Daniel Gélin best known for?

Daniel Gélin is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including La bloc (2002), Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy (1994), The World in Images (2023), Maigret (1991).

When and where was Daniel Gélin born?

Daniel Gélin was born on May 19, 1921 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. They passed away on November 29, 2002.

How many credits does Daniel Gélin have?

Daniel Gélin has accumulated over 168 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1940 to 2022.

What is Daniel Gélin's background in cinema and television?

Daniel Gélin was a French actor born on May 19, 1921, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. He trained at the Cours Simon in Paris and later at the Conservatoire national d'art dramatique, where he met Louis Jouvet. Gélin embarked on a theatrical career and made his first film appearance. He is known for his acting work, ...

Daniel Gélin by the numbers

168credits
147films
21TV series
1940–2022active years

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Full filmography (168) Born on May 19 In memoriam 2002

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