Xavier Gélin

Born: 1946-06-21

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.


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The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob

as Alexandre, general's son
Released: 1973-10-17

In this riot of frantic disguises and mistaken identities, Victor Pivert, a blustering, bigoted...

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The Party 2

as Gilles, Françoise's work colleague (uncredited)
Released: 1982-12-08

A young French teenage girl after moving to a new city falls in love with a boy and is thinking...

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The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe

as Convertible driver
Released: 1972-12-06

Hapless orchestra player becomes an unwitting pawn of rival factions within the French secret...

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Money Money Money

as Daniel Massar, Lino's son
Released: 1972-05-04

When they realize the times are changing, five crooks decide to switch from bank robberies to...

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The Slap

as Xavier
Released: 1974-10-23

A Parisian teacher loses his cool when his teenage daughter tells him she plans to drop out of...

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The Devil by the Tail

as Charly - le garagiste
Released: 1969-02-07

In this comedy, a run-down hotel drums up customers by sabotaging passing cars. The stuck...

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S*P*Y*S

as Paul
Released: 1974-09-05

Two CIA bunglers botch a Soviet defection, then both sides mark them for termination.

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Signé Furax

as Théo Courant
Released: 1981-04-01

The notorious and mysterious criminal Furax steals France's famous monuments, replacing them...

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Take It from the Top

as Le mari
Released: 1978-08-09

Tired of being a housewife, Annie wants to work. Between her professional life and her...

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Hail the Artist

as Zeller, un jeune réalisateur (non crédité)
Released: 1973-12-06

Marcello Mastrioanni stars as aging actor Nicolas whose career has dwindled to TV commercials....

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La Maison de campagne

as Gérard
Released: 1969-11-10

What to do, and what not to do, when one is building or renovating a house.

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La Décharge

as Un jeune cadre
Released: 1976-01-14

A fake documentary on the life forms of the Paris Suburbs, viewed through the eyes of homeless,...

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The Bear and the Doll

as uncredited
Released: 1970-02-04

A quiet cellist living in the countryside has his life disrupted when he accidentally bumps into...

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Repeated Absences

as Le 2e flic
Released: 1972-11-01

François Naulet turns his bedroom into an island of drugs, loneliness and despair.

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Judge Roy Bean

as Antonio
Released: 1971-03-03

In a small western town the ineffable judge Roy Bean metes out justice in his own special way. A...

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Pillaged

as Michel Castagnier
Released: 1967-11-15

Over the course of one night, a gang of twelve criminals carry out a commando-like raid on a...

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One Can Say It Without Getting Angry

as Un automobiliste
Released: 1978-01-11

Pauline intends to end her days and meticulously prepares her suicide, but she meets Peppo, an...

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Le Grand Échiquier

as Self
First aired: 1972-01-12

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