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Xavier Gélin

Acting Born Jun 21, 1946 Paris, France 23 credits

Biography

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."

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Known for

Film

The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob

as Alexandre

Full filmography

  • Numéro un (1975) as Self
  • Le Grand Échiquier (1972) as Self
  • The Party 2 (1982) as Gilles, Françoise's work colleague (uncredited)
  • The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973) as Alexandre
  • The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972) as Convertible driver
  • The Slap (1974) as Xavier
  • S*P*Y*S (1974) as Paul
  • Macédoine (1971) as The photograph
  • Signé Furax (1981) as Théo Courant
  • Money Money Money (1972) as Daniel Massar, Lino's son
  • Pillaged (1967) as Michel Castagnier
  • Repeated Absences (1972) as Le 2e flic
  • La Décharge (1976) as Un jeune cadre
  • The Devil by the Tail (1969) as Charly - le garagiste
  • Hail the Artist (1973) as Zeller, un jeune réalisateur (uncredited)
  • The Bear and the Doll (1970)
  • Judge Roy Bean (1971) as Antonio
  • Take It from the Top (1978) as Le mari
  • Les cigognes n'en font qu'à leur tête (1989) as Cook (uncredited)
  • La Maison de campagne (1969) as Gérard
  • Un enfant dans la ville (1971) as Patrick
  • One Can Say It Without Getting Angry (1978) as Un automobiliste
  • Les yeux de l'été (1969) as Friend