Known For
Acting
Born
Jun 21, 1946
Died
Jul 02, 1999
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Credits
34 titles
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Ideal Man
Writer
When the Dark Man Calls
Associate Producer
Golden Balls
Co-Producer
Coup de jeune
Director
Promotion canapé
Producer
Mister Frost
Producer
Les cigognes n'en font qu'à leur tête
Cook (uncredited)
Tant qu'il y aura des femmes
Producer
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Associate Producer
The Man with One Red Shoe
Associate Producer
The Twin
Executive Producer
The Woman in Red
Associate Producer
The Party 2
Gilles, Françoise's work colleague (uncredited)
Signé Furax
Théo Courant
Take It from the Top
Le mari
One Can Say It Without Getting Angry
Un automobiliste
La Décharge
Un jeune cadre
Numéro un
Self
The Slap
Xavier
S*P*Y*S
Paul
Hail the Artist
Zeller, un jeune réalisateur (uncredited)
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
Alexandre
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
Convertible driver
Repeated Absences
Le 2e flic
Money Money Money
Daniel Massar, Lino's son
Le Grand Échiquier
Self
Un enfant dans la ville
Patrick
Judge Roy Bean
Antonio
Macédoine
The photograph
The Bear and the Doll
La Maison de campagne
Gérard
The Devil by the Tail
Charly - le garagiste
Les yeux de l'été
Friend
Pillaged
Michel Castagnier