Xavier Gélin
Known for ActingBorn 1946-06-21 — died 1999-07-02Paris, France
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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Known for
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
1973 · as Alexandre
The Party 2
1982 · as Gilles, Françoise's work colleague (uncredited)
Signé Furax
1981 · as Théo Courant
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
1972 · as Convertible driver
S*P*Y*S
1974 · as Paul
Macédoine
1971 · as The photograph
Repeated Absences
1972 · as Le 2e flic
The Slap
1974 · as Xavier
Hail the Artist
1973 · as Zeller, un jeune réalisateur (uncredited)
La Décharge
1976 · as Un jeune cadre
Money Money Money
1972 · as Daniel Massar, Lino's son
Pillaged
1967 · as Michel Castagnier
Les cigognes n'en font qu'à leur tête
1989 · as Cook (uncredited)
The Devil by the Tail
1969 · as Charly - le garagiste
The Bear and the Doll
1970
Judge Roy Bean
1971 · as Antonio
Take It from the Top
1978 · as Le mari
One Can Say It Without Getting Angry
1978 · as Un automobiliste