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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Filmography
Les cigognes n'en font qu'à leur tête
1989
as Cook (uncredited)
The Party 2
1982
as Gilles, Françoise's work colleague (uncredited)
Signé Furax
1981
as Théo Courant
Take It from the Top
1978
as Le mari
One Can Say It Without Getting Angry
1978
as Un automobiliste
La Décharge
1976
as Un jeune cadre
The Slap
1974
as Xavier
S*P*Y*S
1974
as Paul
Hail the Artist
1973
as Zeller, un jeune réalisateur (uncredited)
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
1973
as Alexandre
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
1972
as Convertible driver
Repeated Absences
1972
as Le 2e flic
Money Money Money
1972
as Daniel Massar, Lino's son
- No poster
Un enfant dans la ville
1971
as Patrick
Judge Roy Bean
1971
as Antonio
- No poster
Macédoine
1971
as The photograph
The Bear and the Doll
1970
La Maison de campagne
1969
as Gérard
The Devil by the Tail
1969
as Charly - le garagiste
- No poster
Les yeux de l'été
1969
as Friend
Pillaged
1967
as Michel Castagnier