Xavier Gélin
Acting

Xavier Gélin

Born 21 June 1946 · Paris, France · Died 2 July 1999

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

The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
Money Money Money
The Slap
The Devil by the Tail
S*P*Y*S
The Bear and the Doll
Signé Furax
Repeated Absences
Take It from the Top
Pillaged
La Maison de campagne
The Ideal Man
Coup de jeune
Signé Furax
Take It from the Top
One Can Say It Without Getting Angry
La Décharge
S*P*Y*S
The Slap
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
Ras le bol
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
Money Money Money
Repeated Absences
Judge Roy Bean
The Bear and the Doll
The Devil by the Tail
La Maison de campagne
Pillaged
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