About

Known credits:
32
Birthday:
1946-06-21
Place of birth:
Paris, France
Website:
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Xavier Gélin

Overview

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."

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Known for

Acting
1982 The Party 2 Actor Gilles, collègue de travail de Françoise (uncredited) 61
Fair
1981 Signé Furax Actor Théo Courant 58
Average
1978 Take It from the Top Actor Le mari 59
Average
1978 One Can Say It Without Getting Angry Actor Un automobiliste 59
Average
1976 La Décharge Actor Un jeune cadre 59
Average
1974 The Slap Actor Xavier 60
Fair
1974 S*P*Y*S Actor Paul 58
Average
1973 Hail the Artist Actor Zeller, un jeune réalisateur (non crédité) 58
Average
1973 The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob Actor Alexandre, general's son 68
Fair
1972 The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe Actor L'automobiliste dans sa décapotable 63
Fair
1972 Repeated Absences Actor Le 2e flic 58
Average
1972 Money Money Money Actor Daniel Massar, Lino's son 60
Fair
1971 Un enfant dans la ville Actor Patrick N/A
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1971 Judge Roy Bean Actor Antonio 59
Average
1971 Macédoine Actor The photograph N/A
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1970 The Bear and the Doll Actor 59
Average
1969 La Maison de campagne Actor Gérard 58
Average
1969 The Devil by the Tail Actor Charly - le garagiste 59
Average
1969 Les yeux de l'été Actor L'ami N/A
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1967 Pillaged Actor Michel Castagnier 59
Average

Directing
1997 The Ideal Man Directing Director 58
Average
1993 Coup de jeune Directing Director 59
Average

Writing
1997 The Ideal Man Writing Writer 58
Average
1981 Signé Furax Writing Writer 58
Average

Production
1995 When the Dark Man Calls Production Associate Producer N/A
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1993 Golden Balls Production Co-Producer 58
Average
1990 Mister Frost Production Producer 59
Average
1987 Tant qu'il y aura des femmes Production Producer 59
Average
1987 Chronicle of a Death Foretold Production Associate Producer 60
Fair
1985 The Man with One Red Shoe Production Associate Producer 58
Average
1984 The Twin Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1984 The Woman in Red Production Associate Producer 60
Fair