Acting
Xavier Gélin
FR, EN, ES, IT cinema · 33 credits
Born
21 June 1946
Died
2 July 1999 (aged 53)
Birthplace
Paris, France
Also known as Xavier Gelin
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, Director
When the Dark Man Calls
Associate Producer
Golden Balls
Co-Producer
Coup de jeune
Director
Mr. Frost
Producer
Promotion canapé
Producer
Les cigognes n'en font qu'à leur tête
as Cook (uncredited)
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Associate Producer
The Man with One Red Shoe
Associate Producer
The Woman in Red
Associate Producer
The Twin
Executive Producer
The Party 2
as Gilles, Françoise's work colleague (uncredited)
Signé Furax
as Théo Courant, Writer
Take It from the Top
as Le mari
One Can Say It Without Getting Angry
as Un automobiliste
La Décharge
as Un jeune cadre
S*P*Y*S
as Paul
The Slap
as Xavier
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
as Alexandre
Hail the Artist
as Zeller, un jeune réalisateur (uncredited)
Ras le bol
as Bert Guilloux, le jeune incorporé
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
as Convertible driver
Money Money Money
as Daniel Massar, Lino's son
Repeated Absences
as Le 2e flic
Judge Roy Bean
as Antonio
Macédoine
1971
Macédoine
as The photograph
The Devil by the Tail
as Charly - le garagiste
La Maison de campagne
as Gérard
Pillaged
as Michel Castagnier