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."

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Known For

The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
S*P*Y*S
S*P*Y*S
The Slap
The Slap
The Devil by the Tail
The Devil by the Tail
La Maison de campagne
La Maison de campagne

Filmography

1982 The Party 2
as Gilles, Françoise's work colleague (uncredited)
1981 Signé Furax
as Théo Courant
1978 Take It from the Top
as Le mari
1978 One Can Say It Without Getting Angry
as Un automobiliste
1976 La Décharge
as Un jeune cadre
1975 Numéro un
as Self
1974 The Slap
as Xavier
1974 S*P*Y*S
as Paul
1973 Hail the Artist
as Zeller, un jeune réalisateur (uncredited)
1973 The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
as Alexandre, general's son
1972 The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
as Convertible driver
1972 Repeated Absences
as Le 2e flic
1972 Money Money Money
as Daniel Massar, Lino's son
1972 Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
1971 Un enfant dans la ville
as Patrick
1971 Judge Roy Bean
as Antonio
1971 Macédoine
as The photograph
1970 The Bear and the Doll
as
1969 La Maison de campagne
as Gérard
1969 The Devil by the Tail
as Charly - le garagiste