Jean Dasté
Known For
Acting
Born
1904-08-18 in Paris, France
Died
1994-10-15
Biography
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. 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. Source: Article "Jean Dasté" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Most Known For
Sideral Cruises
as Pépin
White Wedding
as Concierge
Molière
as Le grand-père de Molière
Z
as Illya Coste
Grand Illusion
as L'instituteur
The Man Who Loved Women
as L'urologue
Muriel, or the Time of Return
as L'homme à la chèvre / The Goat Man
Stormy Waters
as Le radio
The Body of My Enemy
as Le gardien du chantier
L'Atalante
as Jean
Zero for Conduct
as Supervisor Huguet
Utopia
as Jean
The Time of the Cherries
as Director's son
Pourquoi Patricia?
as M. Folco
The Wild Child
as Professor Philippe Pinel
My American Uncle
as M. Louis
Boudu Saved from Drowning
as L'Étudiant
The Green Room
as Bernard Humbert
Sorceress
as Christophe
The War Is Over
as The Man in Charge