Xavier Gélin
Actor
- Born
- June 21, 1946 · Paris, France
- Died
- July 2, 1999 (age 53)
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."
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Known for
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
October 17, 1973
The Party 2
December 8, 1982
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
December 6, 1972
Money Money Money
May 4, 1972
The Slap
October 23, 1974
The Devil by the Tail
February 7, 1969
S*P*Y*S
September 5, 1974
Hail the Artist
December 6, 1973
The Bear and the Doll
February 4, 1970
Signé Furax
April 1, 1981
Repeated Absences
November 1, 1972
Take It from the Top
August 9, 1978
Acting22
- 1989Les cigognes n'en font qu'à leur tête as Cook (uncredited)
- 1982The Party 2 as Gilles, Françoise's work colleague (uncredited)
- 1981Signé Furax as Théo Courant
- 1978Take It from the Top as Le mari
- 1978One Can Say It Without Getting Angry as Un automobiliste
- 1976La Décharge as Un jeune cadre
- 1974The Slap as Xavier
- 1974S*P*Y*S as Paul
- 1973Hail the Artist as Zeller, un jeune réalisateur (uncredited)
- 1973