Xavier Gélin
Known For
Acting
Born
1946-06-21 in Paris, France
Died
1999-07-02
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.
Most Known For
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
Numéro un
as Self
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
as Alexandre, general's son
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
as Convertible driver
Signé Furax
as Théo Courant
The Party 2
as Gilles, Françoise's work colleague (uncredited)
Money Money Money
as Daniel Massar, Lino's son
Hail the Artist
as Zeller, un jeune réalisateur (uncredited)
Repeated Absences
as Le 2e flic
S*P*Y*S
as Paul
Macédoine
as The photograph
The Slap
as Xavier
The Devil by the Tail
as Charly - le garagiste
La Décharge
as Un jeune cadre
Judge Roy Bean
as Antonio
The Bear and the Doll
Pillaged
as Michel Castagnier
One Can Say It Without Getting Angry
as Un automobiliste
La Maison de campagne
as Gérard
Take It from the Top
as Le mari