Léon Mathot
Known for ActingBorn 1886-03-05 — died 1968-03-06Roubaix, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Léon Mathot (5 March 1886, Roubaix, Nord-Pas-de-Calais - 6 March 1968, in Paris) was a French film actor and film director best known perhaps for playing Edmond Dantes in The Count of Monte Cristo film serial in 1918.
He appeared in the 1923 silent film Coeur fidèle, directed by Jean Epstein.
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He starred in some 60 films mostly in silent film between 1906 and 1939. He turned director in 1927 whilst still appearing in several films and retired in 1953 directing well over 20 films.
Known for
Work
1920 · as Luc Froment
The Right to Life
1917 · as Jacques Alberty
The Empire of Diamonds
1920 · as Arthur Graves
Deuxième bureau contre kommandantur
1939 · as Abbé Gaillard
Nemrod et compagnie
1916
Barberousse
1917 · as Trively
L'Empereur des pauvres
1922 · as Marc Anavan
The Red Inn
1923 · as Prosper Magnan
The Count of Monte Cristo
1918 · as Edmond Dantès
Yasmina
1927
Vent debout
1923
L'instinct
1930 · as Jean Bernon
Rue de la Paix
1927 · as Ally - un millionnaire
Dramatic Passion of Algabert and Elisberth of Rodembourg
1912 · as Prince Algabert
The Devil in the City
1925 · as Marc Herner
The mystery of the pink villa
1930 · as Langeac
Deadly Gas
1916
Will
1917 · as Louis Hérault