Jean Dasté, born Jean Georges Gustave Dasté, (18 September 1904 in

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'' and '' Zéro de conduite''. Later, he worked also with

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''. The success of his theater was such that there is a college and a theater in Saint-Étienne named in his honor.

Filmography as actor

* '' Boudu sauvé des eaux'' (''Boudu Saved from Drowning'') (1932) - The student * '' Zéro de conduite'' (''Zero for Conduct'') (1933) - Surveillant Huguet * ''

'' (1934) - Jean * ''

Le Crime de monsieur Lange ''The Crime of Monsieur Lange'' (; French: ''Le Crime de Monsieur Lange'') is a 1936 film directed by Jean Renoir about a publishing cooperative. Imbued with the spirit of the communist/socialist Popular Front, which would score a major political ...

'' (''The Crime of Monsieur Lange'') (1936) - The Model maker * '' Sous les yeux d'occident'' (''Under Western Eyes'') (1936) - Georges * '' La vie est à nous'' (1936) - L'instituteur/Teacher * ''

La Grande Illusion ''La Grande Illusion'' (also known as ''The Grand Illusion'') is a 1937 French war film directed by Jean Renoir, who co-wrote the screenplay with Charles Spaak. The story concerns class relationships among a small group of French officers who ar ...

'' (''Grand Illusion'') (1937) - The teacher * '' Le Temps des cerises'' (The Time of the Cherries) (1938) - Le fils du directeur / The director's son * ''

Remorques ''Remorques'' (English title: ''Stormy Waters'') is a 1941 French drama film directed by Jean Grémillon. The screenplay was written by Jacques Prévert (scenario and dialogue) and André Cayatte (adaptation), based on the novel by Roger Vercel. ...

'' (1941) - Le radio * '' Croisières sidérales'' (1942) - Pépin * '' Picpus'' (1943) - Le clerc * '' Une étoile au soleil'' (1943) * '' Adieu Léonard'' (1943) - Le raccommodeur de porcelaine * '' La Grande Meute'' (1945) - L'huissier * '' Le Mystère Saint-Val'' (1945) - L'huissier * '' Muriel ou Le temps d'un retour'' (1963) - L'homme à la chèvre / The Goat Man * ''

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(Le Ciel sur la tête)'' (1965) - M. Bazin * '' La guerre est finie'' (''The War Is Over'') (1966) - Le chef du réseau clandestin / Chief * '' Z'' (1969) - Illya Coste * ''

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'' (''The Wild Child'') (1970) - Professor Philippe Pinel * '' Beau Masque'' (1972) - Cuvrot * '' Les Jours gris'' (1974) - Le vieil homme * '' Le Petit Marcel'' (1976) - Berger * '' Le Corps de mon ennemi'' (1976) - Le gardien du chantier / Keeper * ''

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'' (''The Man Who Loved Women'') (1977) - Docteur Bicard * '' La Chambre verte'' (''The Green Room'') (1978) - Bernard Humbert * ''

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'' (1978) - Jean * ''

'' (1978) - The grandfather * '' La Tortue sur le dos'' (1978) - Bad-tempered invalid * '' Rue du Pied de Grue'' (1979) - Tonton * '' Mon oncle d'Amérique'' (''My American Uncle'') (1980) - M. Louis * '' Une semaine de vacances'' (1980) - Le père de Laurence * '' Le Crime d'amour'' (1982) - L'homme de l'asile * '' Les Îles'' (1983) - Jean * '' L'Amour à mort'' (1984) - Dr. Rozier * '' Le Moine et la Sorcière'' (1987) - Christophe * '' Nuit docile'' (1987) - Le chauffeur de taxi * ''

Noce blanche ''Noce Blanche'' ( en, White Wedding, italic=yes) is a 1989 French romantic drama film written and directed by Jean-Claude Brisseau. It stars Vanessa Paradis, Bruno Cremer and Ludmila Mikaël, with François Négret, Jean Dasté and Véroniqu ...

'' (1989) - Le concierge * ''Projections'' (1990) - Le propriétaire de la salle de cinéma (final film role)

References

External links

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Additional resources

*Dasté, Jean. ''Voyage d'un comédien''. Paris: Stock, 1977. *Mignon, Paul-Louis. ''Jean Dasté''. Paris: Les Presses Littéraires de France, 1953. *Rousset, Hughues, editor. ''Jean Dasté: un homme de théâtre dans le siècle''. L'Etrat: Actes graphiques, 2015. {{DEFAULTSORT:Daste, Jean French male stage actors 1904 births 1994 deaths French theatre directors Male actors from Paris French male film actors 20th-century French male actors