Jean Dasté
Born: 1904-08-18 in Paris, France
Died: 1994-10-15
Known For: Acting
Biography
Jean Dasté (born Jean Georges Gustave Dasté; 18 September 1904 – 15 October 1994) was a French actor and theatre director. Although Jean Dasté is best known for his career on stage as both an actor and director in a variety of works including those by Shakespeare and Molière, he made his first appearance on screen in a 1932 Jean Renoir film (Boudu sauvé des eaux), and 57 years later appeared in his final film at the age of 85. He played also the main character in two Jean Vigo movies, L'Atalante and Zéro de conduite. Later, he worked also with Alain Resnais and François Truffaut. He married Danish-born actress Marie-Hélène Copeau (1902–1994), the daughter of the influential French writer, editor, and drama critic Jacques Copeau (1879–1949) and Agnès Thomsen. In 1947, he became the founding director of the Comedie de St.-Etienne stage company in the town of Saint-Étienne in the Loire department. A college and a theatre in the town are named in his honour. Source: Article "Jean Dasté" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Filmography
2012
1989
- White Wedding as Concierge
1987
- Docile Night as Le chauffeur de taxi
- Sorceress as Christophe
1984
- Love Unto Death as Dr. Rozier
1983
- Les Îles as Jean
1982
- Le Crime d'amour as L'homme de l'asile
1980
- My American Uncle as M. Louis
- A Week's Vacation as le père de Laurence
1979
- Pourquoi Patricia? as M. Folco
- Rue du Pied de Grue as Tonton
- Utopia as Jean
1978
- Molière as Le grand-père de Molière
- The Green Room as Bernard Humbert
1977
- The Man Who Loved Women as L'urologue
1976
- The Body of My Enemy as Le gardien du chantier
- Little Marcel as Berger
1974
- Les jours gris as The old man
1972
- Handsome Face as Cuvrot
1970
- The Wild Child as Professor Philippe Pinel
1969
- Z as Illya Coste
1966
- The War Is Over as The Man in Charge
1965
- Skies Above as Bazin, le savant
1963
- Muriel, or the Time of Return as L'homme à la chèvre / The Goat Man
1945
- The Great Pack as Bailiff (uncredited)
- St. Val's Mystery as The bailiff
1943
- Picpus as Le clerc (uncredited)
- Adieu Léonard as Porcelain mender
- A Star to the Sun
1942
- Sideral Cruises as Pépin
1941
- Stormy Waters as Le radio
1938
- The Time of the Cherries as Director's son
1937
- Grand Illusion as L'instituteur
1936
- The Crime of Monsieur Lange as Model Maker
- Under Western Eyes as Georges
- Life Is Ours as L'instituteur / Teacher
1934
- L'Atalante as Jean
1933
- Zero for Conduct as Supervisor Huguet
1932
- Boudu Saved from Drowning as L'Étudiant