Personal info
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 6/21/1946
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Died
- 7/2/1999 (aged 53)
- Gender
- Male
- Also known as
- Xavier Gelin
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.
12 titles

The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
1973
Alexandre

The Party 2
1982
Gilles, Françoise's work colleague (uncredited)

The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
1972
Convertible driver

Money Money Money
1972
Daniel Massar, Lino's son

The Slap
1974
Xavier

The Devil by the Tail
1969
Charly - le garagiste

S*P*Y*S
1974
Paul

Hail the Artist
1973
Zeller, un jeune réalisateur (uncredited)

The Bear and the Doll
1970

Signé Furax
1981
Théo Courant

Repeated Absences
1972
Le 2e flic

Take It from the Top
1978
Le mari


