Jean Dasté
Actor
- Born
- August 18, 1904 · Paris, France
- Died
- October 15, 1994 (age 90)
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.
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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.
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Known for
Grand Illusion
June 18, 1937
Z
February 26, 1969
L'Atalante
April 24, 1934
The Wild Child
February 26, 1970
Zero for Conduct
April 7, 1933
The Man Who Loved Women
April 27, 1977
My American Uncle
May 21, 1980
Muriel, or the Time of Return
October 1, 1963
Boudu Saved from Drowning
November 11, 1932
The Body of My Enemy
October 13, 1976
White Wedding
November 8, 1989
The Crime of Monsieur Lange
January 24, 1936
Acting40
- 2012Cinéastes de notre temps : Jean Vigo as Self
- 1989White Wedding as Concierge
- 1987Docile Night as Le chauffeur de taxi
- 1987Sorceress as Christophe
- 1984Love Unto Death as Dr. Rozier
- 1983Les Îles as Jean
- 1982Le Crime d'amour as L'homme de l'asile
- 1980A Week's Vacation as le père de Laurence
- 1980My American Uncle as M. Louis
- 1979Rue du Pied de Grue