Daniel Gélin

Cast

Daniel Gélin

Acting

Known for

Acting

Born

1921-05-19

From

Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France

Died

2002-11-29

Also known as Daniel Yves Alfred Gélin, Daniel Gelin

Biography

Daniel Yves Alfred GĂ©lin (19 May 1921 – 29 November 2002) was a French actor. GĂ©lin was born in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, the son of Yvonne (nĂ©e Le MĂ©ner) and Alfred Ernest Joseph GĂ©lin. When he was ten, his family moved to Saint-Malo where Daniel went to college until he was expelled for 'uncouthness'. His father then found him a job in a shop that sold cans of salted cod. It was seeing the shooting of Marc AllĂ©gret's film EntrĂ©e des artistes that triggered his desire to go to Paris to train to be an actor. He trained at the Cours Simon in Paris before entering the Conservatoire national d'art dramatique. There he met Louis Jouvet and embarked on a theatrical career. He made his first film appearance in 1940 in Miquette and for several years was an extra or played small roles in French films. He appeared with Jean Gabin and Marlene Dietrich in Martin Roumagnac (1946). He won his first leading role in Rendez-vous de juillet (1949). From that time, he went on to appear in more than 150 films, including Max OphĂŒls' films La Ronde (1950) and Le Plaisir (1952), Jacques Becker's Édouard et Caroline (1951), Sacha Guitry's films Si Versailles m'Ă©tait contĂ© (Royal Affairs in Versailles) (1954) and NapolĂ©on (1955), Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), Jean Cocteau's Le Testament d'OrphĂ©e (1960), Le souffle au cƓur (Murmur of the Heart) (1971), and La Nuit de Varennes (That Night in Varennes) (1982). He also wrote and directed one film, The Long Teeth, in 1952. GĂ©lin was a leading man in French cinema during the 1950s, but his career declined with the coming of the New Wave. He worked in theater for several years, but later found new success on screen as a character actor. He appeared extensively in French films and television productions from the 1970s until his death, often playing cynical characters or grumpy old men. In 1946, GĂ©lin married actress DaniĂšle Delorme with whom he had a son, actor, director and producer Xavier GĂ©lin. They divorced in 1954. While still married to Delorme, he had an affair with 17 year old model Marie Christine Schneider that produced a daughter, Maria Schneider. Due to his status as a married man, GĂ©lin could not recognize Maria as his daughter. He visited the child several times but eventually severed his relationship with her mother. Maria Schneider and Daniel GĂ©lin reconnected when she was sixteen and came to visit him. They remained in contact, although their relationship was irregular. GĂ©lin was married to model Sylvie Hirsch from 1954 until their divorce in 1968. This marriage produced three children, Pascal (who died aged one year), Fiona , and Manuel, the latter two also becoming actors. In 1973, he remarried to Lydie Zaks with whom he had a daughter, Laura. GĂ©lin died in Paris on 29 November 2002 of kidney failure. Source: Article "Daniel GĂ©lin" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Murmur of the Heart
★7.0
MOVIE1971

Murmur of the Heart

as Charles Chevalier

The Man Who Knew Too Much
★7.4
MOVIE1956

The Man Who Knew Too Much

as Louis Bernard

Is Paris Burning?
★7.2
MOVIE1966

Is Paris Burning?

as Yves Bayet

Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy
★7.5
MOVIE1994

Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy

as Mr. Mireille, the 2nd projectionist

Napoleon
★6.3
MOVIE1955

Napoleon

as Napoléon Bonaparte

Slogan
★5.7
MOVIE1969

Slogan

as Evelyne's father

Obsession
★4.2
MOVIE1997

Obsession

as Xavier Favre

The Sleeping Car Murders
★6.9
MOVIE1965

The Sleeping Car Murders

as Le vétérinaire titulaire, chargé de cours (uncredited)

Itinerary of a Spoiled Child
★7.2
MOVIE1988

Itinerary of a Spoiled Child

as Pierre Duvivier, Albert's father

Mister Frost
★6.2
MOVIE1990

Mister Frost

as Simon Scolari

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
★6.5
MOVIE1987

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as Self (archive footage)

Warrior Spirit
★6.5
MOVIE1994

Warrior Spirit

as John Ball

The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck
★5.3
MOVIE1991

The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck

as Roland Grumaud

Promotion canapé
★5.1
MOVIE1990

Promotion canapé

as Le responsable des inspecteurs de la Justice

Royal Affairs in Versailles
★6.7
MOVIE1953

Royal Affairs in Versailles

as Jean Collinet

The Slave
★7.0
MOVIE1953

The Slave

as Michel Landa

There's Always a Price Tag
★6.6
MOVIE1957

There's Always a Price Tag

as Robert Montillon

Testament of Orpheus
★7.6
MOVIE1960

Testament of Orpheus

as L'interne (non crédité)

The Moment of Truth
★6.0
MOVIE1952

The Moment of Truth

as Daniel Prévost

La Ronde
★7.3
MOVIE1950

La Ronde

as Alfred, le jeune homme

That Night of Varennes
★6.9
MOVIE1982

That Night of Varennes

as De Wendel

The Sultans
★5.0
MOVIE1966

The Sultans

as Léo

Belmondo: The Incorrigible
★8.2
MOVIE2022

Belmondo: The Incorrigible

Life Is a Long Quiet River
★6.7
MOVIE1988

Life Is a Long Quiet River

as Docteur Mavial

Le Plaisir
★7.5
MOVIE1952

Le Plaisir

as Jean

Rendezvous in July
★6.1
MOVIE1949

Rendezvous in July

as Lucien Bonnard

Carthage in Flames
★5.2
MOVIE1960

Carthage in Flames

as Phegor

Trop c'est trop
★6.3
MOVIE1975

Trop c'est trop

as Flic

Signé Furax
★5.0
MOVIE1981

Signé Furax

as Broutechoux

Martin Roumagnac
★6.7
MOVIE1946

Martin Roumagnac

as Le surveillant du collĂšge

Lovers' Net
★5.0
MOVIE1955

Lovers' Net

as Pierre Roubier

Edward and Caroline
★6.5
MOVIE1951

Edward and Caroline

as Edouard Mortier

Woman of Rome
★6.1
MOVIE1954

Woman of Rome

as Mino

Miquette
★10.0
MOVIE1940

Miquette

Les Dents longues
★5.8
MOVIE1953

Les Dents longues

as Louis Commandeur

Saint-Tropez, devoirs de vacances
★7.0
MOVIE1954

Saint-Tropez, devoirs de vacances

as Narrator (voice)

Line of Demarcation
★6.2
MOVIE1966

Line of Demarcation

as Doctor Jacques Lafaye

Urgent ou Ă  quoi bon exĂ©cuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-mĂȘme une jouissance suffisante
★7.0
MOVIE1977

Urgent ou Ă  quoi bon exĂ©cuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-mĂȘme une jouissance suffisante

as Self

Adorable Creatures
★5.1
MOVIE1952

Adorable Creatures

as André Noblet

Men, Women: A User's Manual
★6.0
MOVIE1996

Men, Women: A User's Manual

as le veuf

Three Days to Live
★5.5
MOVIE1958

Three Days to Live

as Simon Belin

The Cheerful Squadron
★6.1
MOVIE1954

The Cheerful Squadron

as Frédéric d'Héricourt

Black Sun
★4.8
MOVIE1966

Black Sun

as Guy Rodier

Mort en fraude
★5.8
MOVIE1957

Mort en fraude

as Paul Horcier

Cherchez l'idole
★6.4
MOVIE1964

Cherchez l'idole

as Self, guest at Sylvie Vartan's show (uncredited)

We Will All Meet in Paradise
★6.8
MOVIE1977

We Will All Meet in Paradise

as Bastien, stage director

Chicago Digest
★9.0
MOVIE1951

Chicago Digest

as Coffino

Plucking the Daisy
★6.3
MOVIE1956

Plucking the Daisy

as Daniel Roy

Les Bidochon
★3.6
MOVIE1996

Les Bidochon

as Le pĂšre Bidochon

Ghost with Driver
★5.0
MOVIE1996

Ghost with Driver

as Le passeur (Le guide céleste)

Uncertain Verification
★6.6
MOVIE1965

Uncertain Verification

as (archive footage)

Portuguese Vacation
★5.8
MOVIE1963

Portuguese Vacation

as Daniel

Destroy, She Said
★6.9
MOVIE1969

Destroy, She Said

as Bernard Alione

Hitch-Hike
★6.1
MOVIE1962

Hitch-Hike

as le comédien qui répÚte "Cyrano"

Three Etc.'s and the Colonel
★8.0
MOVIE1960

Three Etc.'s and the Colonel

as Lieutenant Miguel Villard

Too Many Lovers
★6.0
MOVIE1957

Too Many Lovers

as Alain Cartier

Un enfant dans la ville
★7.0
MOVIE1971

Un enfant dans la ville

as Gustave, the bartender

The Temptation of Barbizon
★5.8
MOVIE1946

The Temptation of Barbizon

as Michel

Her First Affair
★6.7
MOVIE1941

Her First Affair

as Chauveau-Laplace (uncredited)

Max par Marcel: Lola MontĂšs
MOVIE2009

Max par Marcel: Lola MontĂšs

as Self (archive footage)

Good Evening Paris
★10.0
MOVIE1956

Good Evening Paris

as Georges Bernier / Self

The Season for Love
★5.1
MOVIE1961

The Season for Love

as Jacques Saint-Ford

A Friend Will Come Tonight
★6.1
MOVIE1946

A Friend Will Come Tonight

as Pierre Ribault

The Boy and the Ball and the Hole in the Wall
★6.4
MOVIE1965

The Boy and the Ball and the Hole in the Wall

as Gunther Smith

Venom and Eternity
★6.9
MOVIE1952

Venom and Eternity

as Self

Rue de l'estrapade
★5.6
MOVIE1953

Rue de l'estrapade

as Robert

Voice of Silence
★7.0
MOVIE1953

Voice of Silence

as Francesco Ferro

How to Make a French Dish
★4.9
MOVIE1964

How to Make a French Dish

as Raymond

Strangers in the House
★7.0
MOVIE1942

Strangers in the House

as (uncredited)

Season of Peace in Paris
★5.4
MOVIE1981

Season of Peace in Paris

The Police Serve the Citizens?
★6.7
MOVIE1973

The Police Serve the Citizens?

as Brera

An Affair of States
★7.0
MOVIE1966

An Affair of States

as Ballard

ArrĂȘte de ramer, t'attaques la falaise !
★4.0
MOVIE1979

ArrĂȘte de ramer, t'attaques la falaise !

as Don Gomez

Via Montenapoleone
★3.8
MOVIE1987

Via Montenapoleone

as padre di Elena

Maid in Paris
★10.0
MOVIE1956

Maid in Paris

as Antoine du Merlet

On Trial
★6.8
MOVIE1954

On Trial

as Léonard Maurizius

Roulez jeunesse !
★7.8
MOVIE1993

Roulez jeunesse !

as Jean Moulinier

Shadows of Adultery
★6.3
MOVIE1961

Shadows of Adultery

as Eric Kraemmer

The Children
★6.2
MOVIE1985

The Children

as Enrico

No Pockets in a Shroud
★5.4
MOVIE1974

No Pockets in a Shroud

as Laurence

LucrĂšce
★7.0
MOVIE1943

LucrĂšce

as College student

Les Cadets de l'océan
★6.0
MOVIE1945

Les Cadets de l'océan

as Philippe Demantes

Killing Cars
★3.7
MOVIE1986

Killing Cars

as Kellermann

Swedish Fly Girls
★4.9
MOVIE1971

Swedish Fly Girls

as André

The Little Ones of the Flower Platform
★6.6
MOVIE1944

The Little Ones of the Flower Platform

as (uncredited)

In the Mouth of the Wolf
★8.3
MOVIE1961

In the Mouth of the Wolf

as Un drogué

Blitz
★2.0
MOVIE1985

Blitz

as Kellerman

God Needs Men
★6.5
MOVIE1950

God Needs Men

as Joseph Le Berre

The Suspended Vocation
★6.6
MOVIE1978

The Suspended Vocation

as Malagrida

À belles dents
★5.3
MOVIE1966

À belles dents

as Bernard

Port of Desire
★5.3
MOVIE1958

Port of Desire

as Pierre

Radio Surprises
★6.5
MOVIE1940

Radio Surprises

as Extra (uncredited)

The Hour of Truth
★6.0
MOVIE1965

The Hour of Truth

as Davod

The Servant
★7.0
MOVIE1970

The Servant

as Dr. Robert Marbois

Guy de Maupassant
★5.1
MOVIE1982

Guy de Maupassant

as Gustave

Dandin
★4.8
MOVIE1988

Dandin

as Monsieur de Sotenville

Witness Out of Hell
★7.0
MOVIE1967

Witness Out of Hell

as Bora Petrović

Mirror
★7.1
MOVIE1947

Mirror

as Charles

Runaways
★6.5
MOVIE1995

Runaways

as Bruno

The Hell of Lost Pilots
★9.0
MOVIE1949

The Hell of Lost Pilots

as Lieutenant Villeneuve

Julie la rousse
★5.0
MOVIE1959

Julie la rousse

as Édouard Lavigne / Jean Lavigne

Mauvaise fille
★6.0
MOVIE1991

Mauvaise fille

as Fernand

Young Love
★6.3
MOVIE1951

Young Love

as Jean Bompart

RĂšglements de compte
★3.7
MOVIE1963

RĂšglements de compte

as Nicky

The Most Beautiful Month
★6.0
MOVIE1968

The Most Beautiful Month

as Le capitaine

Public Security
★10.0
MOVIE1987

Public Security

as Martino Morando

Ariane
MOVIE1974

Ariane

as The comedian

Une femme d'action
★8.0
MOVIE1997

Une femme d'action

as Charles

La Nuit de Sybille
★9.0
MOVIE1947

La Nuit de Sybille

as Stany

SchwĂŒle Tage
★8.0
MOVIE1978

SchwĂŒle Tage

as Vater

The summer of all sorrows
MOVIE1989

The summer of all sorrows

as papy

This Desired Body
★6.2
MOVIE1959

This Desired Body

as Guillaume Féraud

Max OphĂŒls - Den schönen guten Waren
★9.0
MOVIE1990

Max OphĂŒls - Den schönen guten Waren

as Self

Coup de jeune
★7.5
MOVIE1993

Coup de jeune

as Gaudeamus at 70

À l'abri des regards indiscrets
★7.0
MOVIE2002

À l'abri des regards indiscrets

as Abdel-Robert

Sadistic Hallucinations
★3.2
MOVIE1969

Sadistic Hallucinations

as Charles

Love in a Hot Climate
★9.0
MOVIE1954

Love in a Hot Climate

as Ricardo Garcia

Poorly Extinguished Fires
★8.0
MOVIE1994

Poorly Extinguished Fires

as The gentleman from the beach

The Truce
★9.0
MOVIE1968

The Truce

as Arno

De force avec d'autres
★7.5
MOVIE1993

De force avec d'autres

as L'autre lui-mĂȘme

Dirty Hands
★4.9
MOVIE1951

Dirty Hands

as Hugo

L'EnquĂȘte du 58
★8.5
MOVIE1945

L'EnquĂȘte du 58

Un delitto
★7.0
MOVIE1984

Un delitto

as Judge Freshville

The Murdered Model
★5.7
MOVIE1948

The Murdered Model

as Léopold

Les murs
★3.5
MOVIE1964

Les murs

as François Bonjean

Dialogues of the Exiles
★6.6
MOVIE1975

Dialogues of the Exiles

Un type bien
★3.3
MOVIE1991

Un type bien

as Docteur Avril

Three Girls in Paris
★5.8
MOVIE1963

Three Girls in Paris

as Raymond

I'll Get Back to Kandara
★9.0
MOVIE1956

I'll Get Back to Kandara

as Bernard CormiĂšre

Réveille-toi, chérie
MOVIE1961

Réveille-toi, chérie

as Masure

Soyez les bienvenus
★9.0
MOVIE1942

Soyez les bienvenus

Stain on the Snow
★6.3
MOVIE1954

Stain on the Snow

as Frank Friedmayer

Public Opinion
★7.0
MOVIE1954

Public Opinion

as Paolo Jaier

Pushing the Limits
★7.0
MOVIE1994

Pushing the Limits

as Le pĂšre de Fiona

Torticola versus Frankensberg
★5.7
MOVIE1952

Torticola versus Frankensberg

as The Man who sleeps in a Coffin

The Woman in Red
★10.0
MOVIE1947

The Woman in Red

as Saladin

La Discorde
★9.0
MOVIE1978

La Discorde

as Bernard

La Jalousie
★8.0
MOVIE1976

La Jalousie

as Albert Blondel

Follow Me Young Man
★7.0
MOVIE1958

Follow Me Young Man

as Michel Corbier

Far from Dallas
★7.3
MOVIE1972

Far from Dallas

as Jean

Double Assassinat dans la rue Morgue
★7.0
MOVIE1973

Double Assassinat dans la rue Morgue

as Dupin

Working with Max Ophuls: Daniel Gélin on "Le Plaisir"
MOVIE2008

Working with Max Ophuls: Daniel Gélin on "Le Plaisir"

as Self (archive footage)

Pétition
MOVIE1987

Pétition

as Stanek

La légende cruelle
MOVIE1951

La légende cruelle

as Narrator (voice)

Working with Max Ophuls: Daniel Gélin on "La Ronde"
MOVIE2008

Working with Max Ophuls: Daniel Gélin on "La Ronde"

as Self (archive footage)

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