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.
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Movie Appearances
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
as Alexandre
1973
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
as Convertible driver
1972
S*P*Y*S
as Paul
1974
Take It from the Top
as Le mari
1978
The Slap
as Xavier
1974
The Devil by the Tail
as Charly - le garagiste
1969
The Party 2
as Gilles, Françoise's work colleague (uncredited)
1982
La Maison de campagne
as Gérard
1969
Hail the Artist
as Zeller, un jeune réalisateur (uncredited)
1973
Signé Furax
as Théo Courant
1981
Money Money Money
as Daniel Massar, Lino's son
1972
La Décharge
as Un jeune cadre
1976
Judge Roy Bean
as Antonio
1971
One Can Say It Without Getting Angry
as Un automobiliste
1978
Repeated Absences
as Le 2e flic
1972
Macédoine
as The photograph
1971
Pillaged
as Michel Castagnier
1967
Les yeux de l'été
as Friend
1969
Un enfant dans la ville
as Patrick
1971
The Bear and the Doll
1970
