Xavier Gélin

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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Xavier Gélin is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 24 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes La Décharge (1976), The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973), Judge Roy Bean (1971), Numéro un (1975), Le Grand Échiquier (1972), The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972), The Party 2 (1982), S*P*Y*S (1974). The recorded credits span 1967 to 1989, including 22 movies and 2 TV shows.

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