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Actor
Xavier Gélin
- Born June 21, 1946 in Paris, France
- Died July 2, 1999
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.
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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
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob1973
The Party 21982
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe1972
Money Money Money1972
The Slap1974
The Devil by the Tail1969
S*P*Y*S1974
Hail the Artist1973
Filmography
- 1997The Ideal ManFilmWriter, Director
- 1995When the Dark Man CallsFilmAssociate Producer
- 1993Golden BallsFilmCo-Producer
- 1993Coup de jeuneFilmDirector
- 1990Mr. FrostFilmProducer
- 1990Promotion canapéFilmProducer
- 1989Les cigognes n'en font qu'à leur têteFilmCook (uncredited)
- 1987Chronicle of a Death ForetoldFilmAssociate Producer
- 1987Tant qu'il y aura des femmesFilmProducer
- 1985The Man with One Red ShoeFilmAssociate Producer
- 1984The Woman in RedFilmAssociate Producer
- 1984The TwinFilmExecutive Producer
- 1982The Party 2FilmGilles, Françoise's work colleague (uncredited)
- 1981Signé FuraxFilmThéo Courant, Writer
- 1978Take It from the TopFilmLe mari
- 1978One Can Say It Without Getting AngryFilmUn automobiliste
- 1976La DéchargeFilmUn jeune cadre
- 1975Numéro unSeriesSelf
- 1974The SlapFilmXavier
- 1974S*P*Y*SFilmPaul
- 1973The Mad Adventures of Rabbi JacobFilmAlexandre
- 1973Hail the ArtistFilmZeller, un jeune réalisateur (uncredited)
- 1973Ras le bolFilmBert Guilloux, le jeune incorporé
- 1972The Tall Blond Man with One Black ShoeFilmConvertible driver
- 1972Money Money MoneyFilmDaniel Massar, Lino's son
- 1972Repeated AbsencesFilmLe 2e flic
- 1972Le Grand ÉchiquierSeriesSelf
- 1971Judge Roy BeanFilmAntonio
- 1971MacédoineFilmThe photograph
- 1971Un enfant dans la villeFilmPatrick
- 1970The Bear and the DollFilm
- 1969The Devil by the TailFilmCharly - le garagiste
- 1969La Maison de campagneFilmGérard
- 1969Les yeux de l'étéFilmFriend
- 1967PillagedFilmMichel Castagnier