Xavier Gélin
Acting
Born: 1946-06-21 in Paris, France
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
Le Grand Échiquier
Self
Numéro un
Self
Repeated Absences
Le 2e flic
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
Alexandre
The Party 2
Gilles, Françoise's work colleague (uncredited)
Signé Furax
Théo Courant
La Décharge
Un jeune cadre
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
Convertible driver
The Bear and the Doll
Money Money Money
Daniel Massar, Lino's son
Judge Roy Bean
Antonio
Hail the Artist
Zeller, un jeune réalisateur (uncredited)
The Slap
Xavier
S*P*Y*S
Paul
Pillaged
Michel Castagnier
The Devil by the Tail
Charly - le garagiste
Take It from the Top
Le mari
La Maison de campagne
Gérard
Les cigognes n'en font qu'à leur tête
Cook (uncredited)
One Can Say It Without Getting Angry
Un automobiliste