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Daniel Gélin

Daniel Gélin

Acting May 19, 1921 (81 years old) November 29, 2002 Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France

Biography

Daniel Yves Alfred Gélin (19 May 1921 – 29 November 2002) was a French actor. Gélin was born in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, the son of Yvonne (née Le Méner) and Alfred Ernest Joseph Gélin. When he was ten, his family moved to Saint-Malo where Daniel went to college until he was expelled for 'uncouthness'. His father then found him a job in a shop that sold cans of salted cod. It was seeing the shooting of Marc Allégret's film Entrée des artistes that triggered his desire to go to Paris to train to be an actor. He trained at the Cours Simon in Paris before entering the Conservatoire national d'art dramatique. There he met Louis Jouvet and embarked on a theatrical career. He made his first film appearance in 1940 in Miquette and for several years was an extra or played small roles in French films. He appeared with Jean Gabin and Marlene Dietrich in Martin Roumagnac (1946). He won his first leading role in Rendez-vous de juillet (1949). From that time, he went on to appear in more than 150 films, including Max Ophüls' films La Ronde (1950) and Le Plaisir (1952), Jacques Becker's Édouard et Caroline (1951), Sacha Guitry's films Si Versailles m'était conté (Royal Affairs in Versailles) (1954) and Napoléon (1955), Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), Jean Cocteau's Le Testament d'Orphée (1960), Le souffle au cœur (Murmur of the Heart) (1971), and La Nuit de Varennes (That Night in Varennes) (1982). He also wrote and directed one film, The Long Teeth, in 1952. Gélin was a leading man in French cinema during the 1950s, but his career declined with the coming of the New Wave. He worked in theater for several years, but later found new success on screen as a character actor. He appeared extensively in French films and television productions from the 1970s until his death, often playing cynical characters or grumpy old men. In 1946, Gélin married actress Danièle Delorme with whom he had a son, actor, director and producer Xavier Gélin. They divorced in 1954. While still married to Delorme, he had an affair with 17 year old model Marie Christine Schneider that produced a daughter, Maria Schneider. Due to his status as a married man, Gélin could not recognize Maria as his daughter. He visited the child several times but eventually severed his relationship with her mother. Maria Schneider and Daniel Gélin reconnected when she was sixteen and came to visit him. They remained in contact, although their relationship was irregular. Gélin was married to model Sylvie Hirsch from 1954 until their divorce in 1968. This marriage produced three children, Pascal (who died aged one year), Fiona , and Manuel, the latter two also becoming actors. In 1973, he remarried to Lydie Zaks with whom he had a daughter, Laura. Gélin died in Paris on 29 November 2002 of kidney failure. Source: Article "Daniel Gélin" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Movies 145

The Man Who Knew Too Much 7.4

The Man Who Knew Too Much

as Louis Bernard

1956
Murmur of the Heart 7.0

Murmur of the Heart

as Charles Chevalier

1971
Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy 7.5

Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy

as Mr. Mireille, the 2nd projectionist

1994
Is Paris Burning? 7.2

Is Paris Burning?

as Yves Bayet

1966
Itinerary of a Spoiled Child 7.2

Itinerary of a Spoiled Child

as Pierre Duvivier, Albert's father

1988
Life Is a Long Quiet River 6.7

Life Is a Long Quiet River

as Docteur Mavial

1988
Napoleon 6.2

Napoleon

as Napoléon Bonaparte

1955
Testament of Orpheus 7.6

Testament of Orpheus

as L'interne (non crédité)

1960
Royal Affairs in Versailles 6.7

Royal Affairs in Versailles

as Jean Collinet

1953
The Sleeping Car Murders 6.9

The Sleeping Car Murders

as Le vétérinaire titulaire, chargé de cours (uncredited)

1965
That Night of Varennes 6.9

That Night of Varennes

as De Wendel

1982
Line of Demarcation 6.2

Line of Demarcation

as Doctor Jacques Lafaye

1966
Le Plaisir 7.5

Le Plaisir

as Jean

1952
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life 6.5

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as Self (archive footage)

1987
Mr. Frost 6.1

Mr. Frost

as Simon Scolari

1990
No Pockets in a Shroud 5.4

No Pockets in a Shroud

as Laurence

1974
La Ronde 7.3

La Ronde

as Alfred, le jeune homme

1950
We Will All Meet in Paradise 6.8

We Will All Meet in Paradise

as Bastien, stage director

1977
The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck 5.4

The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck

as Roland Grumaud

1991
Three Girls in Paris 5.8

Three Girls in Paris

as Raymond

1963
Belmondo: The Incorrigible 7.8

Belmondo: The Incorrigible

2022
Rue de l'estrapade 5.6

Rue de l'estrapade

as Robert

1953
Three Days to Live 5.4

Three Days to Live

as Simon Belin

1958
The Woman in Red 10.0

The Woman in Red

as Saladin

1947
Men, Women: A User's Manual 6.0

Men, Women: A User's Manual

as le veuf

1996
The Season for Love 5.1

The Season for Love

as Jacques Saint-Ford

1961
Signé Furax 4.9

Signé Furax

as Broutechoux

1981
Les Dents longues 5.8

Les Dents longues

as Louis Commandeur

1953
Carthage in Flames 5.2

Carthage in Flames

as Phegor

1960
The Moment of Truth 6.0

The Moment of Truth

as Daniel Prévost

1952
Les Cadets de l'océan 6.0

Les Cadets de l'océan

as Philippe Demantes

1945
Plucking the Daisy 6.3

Plucking the Daisy

as Daniel Roy

1956
Trop c'est trop 6.2

Trop c'est trop

as Flic

1975
La Jalousie 8.0

La Jalousie

as Albert Blondel

1976
Three Etc.'s and the Colonel 8.0

Three Etc.'s and the Colonel

as Lieutenant Miguel Villard

1960
Good Evening Paris 10.0

Good Evening Paris

as Georges Bernier / Self

1956
The Temptation of Barbizon 5.8

The Temptation of Barbizon

as Michel

1946
Slogan 5.7

Slogan

as Evelyne's father

1969
Rendezvous in July 6.1

Rendezvous in July

as Lucien Bonnard

1949
Killing Cars 3.7

Killing Cars

as Kellermann

1986
Promotion canapé 5.1

Promotion canapé

as Le responsable des inspecteurs de la Justice

1990
The Sultans 5.0

The Sultans

as Léo

1966
Lovers' Net 5.0

Lovers' Net

as Pierre Roubier

1955
Adorable Creatures 5.2

Adorable Creatures

as André Noblet

1952
Shadows of Adultery 6.3

Shadows of Adultery

as Eric Kraemmer

1961
Uncertain Verification 6.6

Uncertain Verification

as (archive footage)

1965
On Trial 6.5

On Trial

as Léonard Maurizius

1954
This Desired Body 6.2

This Desired Body

as Guillaume Féraud

1959
Port of Desire 5.3

Port of Desire

as Pierre

1958
À l'abri des regards indiscrets 7.0

À l'abri des regards indiscrets

as Abdel-Robert

2002
Arrête de ramer, t'attaques la falaise ! 4.0

Arrête de ramer, t'attaques la falaise !

as Don Gomez

1979
Schwüle Tage 8.0

Schwüle Tage

as Vater

1978
The Hell of Lost Pilots 9.0

The Hell of Lost Pilots

as Lieutenant Villeneuve

1949
Strangers in the House 7.0

Strangers in the House

as (uncredited)

1942
Mirror 7.1

Mirror

as Charles

1947
Roulez jeunesse ! 7.8

Roulez jeunesse !

as Jean Moulinier

1993
Dandin 4.8

Dandin

as Monsieur de Sotenville

1988
Woman of Rome 6.1

Woman of Rome

as Mino

1954
The Police Serve the Citizens? 6.7

The Police Serve the Citizens?

as Brera

1973
Dialogues of Exiles 6.4

Dialogues of Exiles

1975
Lucrèce 7.0

Lucrèce

as College student

1943
The Boy and the Ball and the Hole in the Wall 6.4

The Boy and the Ball and the Hole in the Wall

as Gunther Smith

1965
Poorly Extinguished Fires 8.0

Poorly Extinguished Fires

as The gentleman from the beach

1994
Radio Surprises 6.5

Radio Surprises

as Extra (uncredited)

1940
How to Make a French Dish 4.9

How to Make a French Dish

as Raymond

1964
A Friend Will Come Tonight 6.2

A Friend Will Come Tonight

as Pierre Ribault

1946
Stain on the Snow 6.3

Stain on the Snow

as Frank Friedmayer

1953
Martin Roumagnac 6.8

Martin Roumagnac

as Le surveillant du collège

1946
There's Always a Price Tag 6.6

There's Always a Price Tag

as Robert Montillon

1957
Season of Peace in Paris 5.4

Season of Peace in Paris

1981
Cherchez l'idole 6.4

Cherchez l'idole

as Self, guest at Sylvie Vartan's show (uncredited)

1964
Follow Me Young Man 7.0

Follow Me Young Man

as Michel Corbier

1958
The Hour of Truth 6.0

The Hour of Truth

as Davod

1965
The Little Ones of the Flower Platform 6.6

The Little Ones of the Flower Platform

as (uncredited)

1944
Hitch-Hike 6.1

Hitch-Hike

as le comédien qui répète "Cyrano"

1962
Obsession 4.2

Obsession

as Xavier Favre

1997
An Affair of States 7.0

An Affair of States

as Ballard

1966
Miquette 10.0

Miquette

1940
The Suspended Vocation 6.6

The Suspended Vocation

as Malagrida

1978
À belles dents 5.3

À belles dents

as Bernard

1966
The Most Beautiful Month 6.0

The Most Beautiful Month

as Le capitaine

1968
De force avec d'autres 7.5

De force avec d'autres

as L'autre lui-même

1993
Guy de Maupassant 5.4

Guy de Maupassant

as Gustave

1982
Max par Marcel: Lola Montès

Max par Marcel: Lola Montès

as Self (archive footage)

2009
Love in a Hot Climate 9.0

Love in a Hot Climate

as Ricardo Garcia

1954
Edward and Caroline 6.5

Edward and Caroline

as Edouard Mortier

1951
Working with Max Ophuls: Daniel Gélin on "La Ronde"

Working with Max Ophuls: Daniel Gélin on "La Ronde"

as Self (archive footage)

2008
I'll Get Back to Kandara 9.0

I'll Get Back to Kandara

as Bernard Cormière

1956
Young Love 6.3

Young Love

as Jean Bompart

1951
Les Bidochon 3.6

Les Bidochon

as Le père Bidochon

1996
Portuguese Vacation 5.8

Portuguese Vacation

as Daniel

1963
The Cheerful Squadron 6.1

The Cheerful Squadron

as Frédéric d'Héricourt

1954
L'Enquête du 58 8.5

L'Enquête du 58

1945
La Nuit de Sybille 9.0

La Nuit de Sybille

as Stany

1947
Mauvaise fille 6.0

Mauvaise fille

as Fernand

1991
Soyez les bienvenus 9.0

Soyez les bienvenus

1942
Urgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante 7.0

Urgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante

as Self

1977
Voice of Silence 7.0

Voice of Silence

as Francesco Ferro

1953
Via Montenapoleone 3.8

Via Montenapoleone

as padre di Elena

1987
Blitz 2.0

Blitz

as Kellerman

1985
Une femme d'action 8.0

Une femme d'action

as Charles

1997
Mort en fraude 5.8

Mort en fraude

as Paul Horcier

1957
Swedish Fly Girls 4.9

Swedish Fly Girls

as André

1971
The Slave 7.0

The Slave

as Michel Landa

1953
La Discorde 9.0

La Discorde

as Bernard

1978
The Murdered Model 5.7

The Murdered Model

as Léopold

1948
Too Many Lovers 6.0

Too Many Lovers

as Alain Cartier

1957
God Needs Men 6.5

God Needs Men

as Joseph Le Berre

1950
Réveille-toi, chérie

Réveille-toi, chérie

as Masure

1961
Coup de jeune 7.5

Coup de jeune

as Gaudeamus at 70

1993
Venom and Eternity 6.9

Venom and Eternity

as Self

1952
Public Opinion 7.0

Public Opinion

as Paolo Jaier

1954
Ghost with Driver 5.0

Ghost with Driver

as Le passeur (Le guide céleste)

1996
Julie la rousse 5.0

Julie la rousse

as Édouard Lavigne / Jean Lavigne

1959
Max Ophüls - Den schönen guten Waren 9.0

Max Ophüls - Den schönen guten Waren

as Self

1990
Saint-Tropez, devoirs de vacances 7.0

Saint-Tropez, devoirs de vacances

as Narrator (voice)

1954
Her First Affair 6.7

Her First Affair

as Chauveau-Laplace (uncredited)

1941
Double Assassinat dans la rue Morgue 7.0

Double Assassinat dans la rue Morgue

as Dupin

1973
Destroy, She Said 6.9

Destroy, She Said

as Bernard Alione

1969
Black Sun 4.8

Black Sun

as Guy Rodier

1966
Witness Out of Hell 7.0

Witness Out of Hell

as Bora Petrović

1967
In the Mouth of the Wolf 8.0

In the Mouth of the Wolf

as Un drogué

1961
Sadistic Hallucinations 3.2

Sadistic Hallucinations

as Charles

1969
Maid in Paris 10.0

Maid in Paris

as Antoine du Merlet

1956
The Children 6.2

The Children

as Enrico

1985
Chicago Digest 9.0

Chicago Digest

as Coffino

1951
The summer of all sorrows

The summer of all sorrows

as papy

1989
Runaways 6.5

Runaways

as Bruno

1995
Public Security 10.0

Public Security

as Martino Morando

1987
Warrior Spirit 6.5

Warrior Spirit

as John Ball

1994
Un enfant dans la ville 7.0

Un enfant dans la ville

as Gustave, the bartender

1971
The Servant 7.0

The Servant

as Dr. Robert Marbois

1970
Dirty Hands 4.9

Dirty Hands

as Hugo

1951
Working with Max Ophuls: Daniel Gélin on "Le Plaisir"

Working with Max Ophuls: Daniel Gélin on "Le Plaisir"

as Self (archive footage)

2008
Torticola versus Frankensberg 5.7

Torticola versus Frankensberg

as The Man who sleeps in a Coffin

1952
Les murs 3.5

Les murs

as François Bonjean

1964
Far from Dallas 7.3

Far from Dallas

as Jean

1972
Pétition

Pétition

as Stanek

1987
Ariane

Ariane

as The comedian

1974
Un delitto 7.0

Un delitto

as Judge Freshville

1984
Un type bien 3.3

Un type bien

as Docteur Avril

1991
Pushing the Limits 7.0

Pushing the Limits

as Le père de Fiona

1994
The Truce 9.0

The Truce

as Arno

1968
Règlements de compte 3.7

Règlements de compte

as Nicky

1963
La légende cruelle

La légende cruelle

as Narrator (voice)

1951

TV Shows 21

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