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Actor
Léon Mathot
- Born March 5, 1886 in Roubaix, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
- Died March 6, 1968
Léon Mathot (5 March 1886, Roubaix, Nord-Pas-de-Calais - 6 March 1968, in Paris) was a French film actor and film director best known perhaps for playing Edmond Dantes in The Count of Monte Cristo film serial in 1918. He appeared in the 1923 silent film Coeur fidèle, directed by Jean Epstein. He starred in some 60 films mostly in silent film between 1906 and 1939. He turned director in 1927 whilst still appearing in several films and retired in 1953 directing well over 20 films.
Known for
Cœur fidèle1923
The Red Inn1923
Vent debout1923
The Devil in the City1925
In the Shadow of the Harem1928
The Tragic Mill1916
L'instinct1930
The house of La Fleche1930
Filmography
- 1978Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinémaSeriesSelf (archive footage)
- 1964Pour le plaisirSeriesSelf
- 1953My Childish FatherFilmDirector
- 1950La Danseuse de MarrakechFilmDirector
- 1949L'Homme aux mains d'argileFilmDirector
- 1948Le Dolmen tragiqueFilmDirector
- 1947La Dernière chevauchéeFilmDirector
- 1946Alert NightsFilmDirector
- 1945La Route du bagneFilmDirector
- 1943L'Homme sans nomFilmDirector
- 1942Cartacalha, reine des gitansFilmDirector
- 1942Forte têteFilmDirector
- 1941Fromont Young and Risler ElderFilmDirector
- 1940Hangman's NooseFilmDirector
- 1939Deuxième bureau contre kommandanturFilmAbbé Gaillard
- 1939Sacred WoodsFilmDirector
- 1939Immediate CallFilmDirector
- 1938Chéri-BibiFilmDirector
- 1938The RebelFilmDirector
- 1937A Man to KillFilmDirector
- 1937Aloha, the Song of the IslandsFilmDirector
- 1937L'Ange du foyerFilmDirector
- 1936Wolves Between ThemFilmDirector
- 1935Count ObligadoFilmDirector
- 1935The MascotFilmDirector
- 1934Bouboule 1er, roi nègreFilmDirector
- 1933Naked as a WormFilmDirector
- 1932Kiss MeFilmDirector
- 1931Passport 13.444FilmDirector
- 1931The shelterFilmDirector
- 1931Bouboule's GangFilmDirector
- 1930L'instinctFilmJean Bernon, Director
- 1930The house of La FlecheFilm
- 1930The mystery of the pink villaFilmLangeac
- 1929L'appassionataFilmDirector
- 1928In the Shadow of the HaremFilmL'Émir Si Abd El Nasser, Writer, Director
- 1927YasminaFilm
- 1927Rue de la PaixFilmAlly - un millionnaire
- 1927Celle qui domineFilmDirector
- 1926The Cradle of GodFilm
- 1925The Devil in the CityFilmMarc Herner
- 1925Der Maler und sein ModellFilm
- 1925A Night of RomanceFilmAntonio Scapa
- 1923Cœur fidèleFilmJean
- 1923The Red InnFilmProsper Magnan
- 1923Vent deboutFilm
- 1922L'Empereur des pauvresFilmMarc Anavan
- 1922Être ou ne pas êtreFilm
- 1922Jean d'AgrèveFilmJean d'Agrève
- 1921BlanchetteFilm
- 1920WorkFilmLuc Froment
- 1920The Empire of DiamondsFilmArthur Graves
- 1920L'Ami FritzFilm
- 1918The Count of Monte CristoFilmEdmond Dantès
- 1917BarberousseFilmTrively
- 1917WillFilmLouis Hérault
- 1917The Right to LifeFilmJacques Alberty
- 1917The Zone of DeathFilm
- 1916The Tragic MillFilm
- 1916Deadly GasFilm
- 1916Nemrod et compagnieFilm
- 1914The Bridge That FailedFilm
- 1912Joachim Goethal and the Secret of SteelFilmJoachim Goethal
- 1912Dramatic Passion of Algabert and Elisberth of RodembourgFilmPrince Algabert
- 1906The Wig ChaseFilm