Jean Dasté

Biography

Jean Dasté (born Jean Georges Gustave Dasté; 18 September 1904 – 15 October 1994) was a French actor and theatre director. Although Jean Dasté is best known for his career on stage as both an actor and director in a variety of works including those by Shakespeare and Molière, he made his first appearance on screen in a 1932 Jean Renoir film (Boudu sauvé des eaux), and 57 years later appeared in his final film at the age of 85. He played also the main character in two Jean Vigo movies, L'Atalante and Zéro de conduite. Later, he worked also with Alain Resnais and François Truffaut. He married Danish-born actress Marie-Hélène Copeau (1902–1994), the daughter of the influential French writer, editor, and drama critic Jacques Copeau (1879–1949) and Agnès Thomsen. In 1947, he became the founding director of the Comedie de St.-Etienne stage company in the town of Saint-Étienne in the Loire department. A college and a theatre in the town are named in his honour. Source: Article "Jean Dasté" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Known For

White Wedding

Z

Grand Illusion

The Wild Child

The Man Who Loved Women

L'Atalante

The Body of My Enemy

A Week's Vacation

All Movies (40)

• Cinéastes de notre temps : Jean Vigo2012 · as Self
• White Wedding1989 · as Concierge
• Docile Night1987 · as Le chauffeur de taxi
• Sorceress1987 · as Christophe
• Love Unto Death1984 · as Dr. Rozier
• Les Îles1983 · as Jean
• Le Crime d'amour1982 · as L'homme de l'asile
• A Week's Vacation1980 · as le père de Laurence
• My American Uncle1980 · as M. Louis
• Rue du Pied de Grue1979 · as Tonton
• Pourquoi Patricia?1979 · as M. Folco
• Utopia1979 · as Jean
• Molière1978 · as Le grand-père de Molière
• The Green Room1978 · as Bernard Humbert
• Saint-Étienne : ville secrète1978
• The Man Who Loved Women1977 · as L'urologue
• The Body of My Enemy1976 · as Le gardien du chantier
• Little Marcel1976 · as Berger
• Les jours gris1974 · as The old man
• Handsome Face1972 · as Cuvrot
• The Wild Child1970 · as Professor Philippe Pinel
• Z1969 · as Illya Coste
• The War Is Over1966 · as The Man in Charge
• Skies Above1965 · as Bazin, le savant
• Muriel, or the Time of Return1963 · as L'homme à la chèvre / The Goat Man
• St. Val's Mystery1945 · as The bailiff
• The Great Pack1945 · as Bailiff (uncredited)
• Adieu Léonard1943 · as Porcelain mender
• A Star to the Sun1943
• Picpus1943 · as Le clerc (uncredited)
• Sideral Cruises1942 · as Pépin
• Stormy Waters1941 · as Le radio
• The Time of the Cherries1938 · as Director's son
• Grand Illusion1937 · as L'instituteur
• Life Is Ours1936 · as L'instituteur / Teacher
• Under Western Eyes1936 · as Georges
• The Crime of Monsieur Lange1936 · as Model Maker
• L'Atalante1934 · as Jean
• Zero for Conduct1933 · as Supervisor Huguet
• Boudu Saved from Drowning1932 · as L'Étudiant