Xavier Gélin

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." Source: Article "Xavier Gélin" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For

Le Grand Échiquier

Numéro un

The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob

The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe

The Party 2

S*P*Y*S

Hail the Artist

Signé Furax

All Movies (21)

• Les cigognes n'en font qu'à leur tête1989 · as Cook (uncredited)
• The Party 21982 · as Gilles, Françoise's work colleague (uncredited)
• Signé Furax1981 · as Théo Courant
• Take It from the Top1978 · as Le mari
• One Can Say It Without Getting Angry1978 · as Un automobiliste
• La Décharge1976 · as Un jeune cadre
• The Slap1974 · as Xavier
• S*P*Y*S1974 · as Paul
• Hail the Artist1973 · as Zeller, un jeune réalisateur (uncredited)
• The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob1973 · as Alexandre
• The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe1972 · as Convertible driver
• Repeated Absences1972 · as Le 2e flic
• Money Money Money1972 · as Daniel Massar, Lino's son
• Un enfant dans la ville1971 · as Patrick
• Judge Roy Bean1971 · as Antonio
• Macédoine1971 · as The photograph
• The Bear and the Doll1970
• La Maison de campagne1969 · as Gérard
• The Devil by the Tail1969 · as Charly - le garagiste
• Les yeux de l'été1969 · as Friend
• Pillaged1967 · as Michel Castagnier

All TV Shows (2)

• Numéro un1975 · as Self
• Le Grand Échiquier1972 · as Self