Xavier Gélin

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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973) — Alexandre
2. The Party 2 (1982) — Gilles, Françoise's work colleague (uncredited)
3. The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972) — Convertible driver
4. Money Money Money (1972) — Daniel Massar, Lino's son
5. The Slap (1974) — Xavier
6. The Devil by the Tail (1969) — Charly - le garagiste
7. S*P*Y*S (1974) — Paul
8. Hail the Artist (1973) — Zeller, un jeune réalisateur (uncredited)
9. The Bear and the Doll (1970)
10. Repeated Absences (1972) — Le 2e flic
11. Signé Furax (1981) — Théo Courant
12. Take It from the Top (1978) — Le mari
13. Les cigognes n'en font qu'à leur tête (1989) — Cook (uncredited)
14. Pillaged (1967) — Michel Castagnier
15. La Maison de campagne (1969) — Gérard
16. La Décharge (1976) — Un jeune cadre
17. Le Grand Échiquier (1972) — Self
18. Judge Roy Bean (1971) — Antonio
19. One Can Say It Without Getting Angry (1978) — Un automobiliste
20. Numéro un (1975) — Self
21. Macédoine (1971) — The photograph
22. Un enfant dans la ville (1971) — Patrick
23. Les yeux de l'été (1969) — Friend

Directed

1. The Ideal Man (1997) — Director
2. Coup de jeune (1993) — Director