Xavier Gélin
Born: 1946-06-21 in Paris, France
Died: 1999-07-02
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
1997
- The Ideal Man ... (Writer)
1995
- When the Dark Man Calls ... (Associate Producer)
1993
- Golden Balls ... (Co-Producer)
- Coup de jeune ... (Director)
1990
- Mister Frost ... (Producer)
- Promotion canapé ... (Producer)
1989
- Les cigognes n'en font qu'à leur tête as Cook (uncredited)
1987
- Chronicle of a Death Foretold ... (Associate Producer)
- Tant qu'il y aura des femmes ... (Producer)
1985
- The Man with One Red Shoe ... (Associate Producer)
1984
- The Woman in Red ... (Associate Producer)
- The Twin ... (Executive Producer)
1982
- The Party 2 as Gilles, Françoise's work colleague (uncredited)
1981
- Signé Furax as Théo Courant
1978
- Take It from the Top as Le mari
- One Can Say It Without Getting Angry as Un automobiliste
1976
- La Décharge as Un jeune cadre
1975
- Numéro un as Self
1973
- The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob as Alexandre
- Hail the Artist as Zeller, un jeune réalisateur (uncredited)
1972
- Le Grand Échiquier as Self
- The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe as Convertible driver
- Repeated Absences as Le 2e flic
- Money Money Money as Daniel Massar, Lino's son
1971
- Macédoine as The photograph
- Judge Roy Bean as Antonio
- Un enfant dans la ville as Patrick
1969
- La Maison de campagne as Gérard
- The Devil by the Tail as Charly - le garagiste
- Les yeux de l'été as Friend
1967
- Pillaged as Michel Castagnier