Xavier Gélin
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 21, 1946, Paris, France
- Died
- July 2, 1999
- Movies
- 28
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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Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1989 | Les cigognes n'en font qu'à leur tête | Cook (uncredited) |
| 1982 | The Party 2 | Gilles, Françoise's work colleague (uncredited) |
| 1981 | Signé Furax | Théo Courant |
| 1978 | Take It from the Top | Le mari |
| 1978 | One Can Say It Without Getting Angry | Un automobiliste |
| 1976 | La Décharge | Un jeune cadre |
| 1974 | The Slap | Xavier |
| 1974 | S*P*Y*S | Paul |
| 1973 | Hail the Artist | Zeller, un jeune réalisateur (uncredited) |
| 1973 | The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob | Alexandre |
| 1973 | Ras le bol | Bert Guilloux, le jeune incorporé |
| 1972 | The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe | Convertible driver |
| 1972 | Repeated Absences | Le 2e flic |
| 1972 | Money Money Money | Daniel Massar, Lino's son |
| 1971 | Un enfant dans la ville | Patrick |
| 1971 | Judge Roy Bean | Antonio |
| 1971 | Macédoine | The photograph |
| 1970 | The Bear and the Doll | |
| 1969 | La Maison de campagne | Gérard |
| 1969 | The Devil by the Tail | Charly - le garagiste |
| 1969 | Les yeux de l'été | Friend |
| 1967 | Pillaged | Michel Castagnier |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1997 | The Ideal Man | Writer, Director |
| 1993 | Coup de jeune | Director |
| 1990 | Promotion canapé | Producer |
| 1990 | Mr. Frost | Producer |
| 1987 | Tant qu'il y aura des femmes | Producer |
| 1981 | Signé Furax | Writer |
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