Xavier Gélin

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1946-06-21

Deathday 1999-07-02 (53 years old)

Place of Birth Paris, France

Also Known As Xavier Gelin

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

Actor

1982
The Party 2

as Gilles, collègue de travail de Françoise (uncredited)

1981
Signé Furax

as Théo Courant

1978
1978
1976
La Décharge

as Un jeune cadre

1975
Numéro un

as Self

1974
The Slap

as Xavier

1974
S*P*Y*S

as Paul

1973
Hail the Artist

as Zeller, un jeune réalisateur (non crédité)

1973
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob

as Alexandre, general's son

1972
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe

as Motorist in his convertible

1972
Repeated Absences

as Le 2e flic

1972
Money Money Money

as Daniel Massar, Lino's son

1971
Judge Roy Bean

as Antonio

1971
Macédoine

as The photograph

1969
1969
The Devil by the Tail

as Charly - le garagiste

1969
1967
Pillaged

as Michel Castagnier

Producer

1995
When the Dark Man Calls

as Associate Producer

1993
Golden Balls

as Co-Producer

1990
Mister Frost

as Producer

1987
Chronicle of a Death Foretold

as Associate Producer

1985
The Man with One Red Shoe

as Associate Producer

1984
The Woman in Red

as Associate Producer

1984
The Twin

as Executive Producer

Writer

1997
The Ideal Man

as Writer

1981
Signé Furax

as Writer

Director

1997
The Ideal Man

as Director

1993
Coup de jeune

as Director