Xavier Gélin (21 June 1946 – 2 July 1999) was a French actor and film producer, and son of French film star

Daniel Gélin Daniel Yves Alfred Gélin (19 May 1921 – 29 November 2002) was a French film and television actor. Early life Gélin was born in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, the son of Yvonne (née Le Méner) and Alfred Ernest Joseph Gélin. When he was ten, ...

and actress-producer Danièle Delorme. Through his father, he was a half-brother of Fiona Gélin and

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, 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."

Filmography

*1964: '' Cherchez l'idole'' - Un invité au spectacle de Sylvie Vartan (uncredited) *1967: ''Mise à sac'' - Michel Castagnier *1969: ''

The Devil by the Tail ''The Devil by the Tail'' (French: ''Le diable par la queue'') is a 1969 French-Italian comedy film directed by Philippe de Broca and starring Yves Montand, Madeleine Renaud and Maria Schell.Monaco p.384 Cast * Yves Montand as Le baron César Ma ...

'' - Charlie (Le petit garagiste) *1969: ''La maison de campagne'' - Gérard *1970: ''

The Bear and the Doll ''The Bear and the Doll'' (french: L'Ours et la Poupée) is a 1970 French romantic comedy film directed by Michel Deville, starring Brigitte Bardot and Jean-Pierre Cassel. Premise Felicia, a high-spirited woman, crashes her car into that of a Ga ...

'' - Reginald *1971: ''Macédoine'' - Le photographe *1971: ''Le juge'' - Antonio *1971: ''La ville-bidon'' - Un jeune cadre *1972: '' L'aventure, c'est l'aventure'' - Daniel Massaro, le fils de Lino *1972: '' Repeated Absences'' - Le 2e flic *1972: ''

The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe ''The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe'' (french: Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire) is a 1972 French spy comedy film directed by Yves Robert and written by Robert and Francis Veber, starring Pierre Richard, Bernard Blier, Jean Rochefort ...

'' - Young man in car hearing the toilet flushing in the florist van (uncredited) *1973: ''Ras le bol'' - Bertrand Guillou, dit Bert *1973: ''

The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob ''The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob'' (french: Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob, ) is a 1973 French-Italian comedy film directed by Gérard Oury, starring Louis de Funès and Claude Giraud. It follows a bigoted businessman and a kidnapped revolution ...

'' - Alexandre, le fils du général *1973: '' Hail the Artist'' - Le réalisateur énervé (uncredited) *1973: '' I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say Everything'' - Le fils à la sécurité sociale (uncredited) *1974: ''

S*P*Y*S ''S*P*Y*S'' is a 1974 American spy comedy film directed by Irvin Kershner and starring Elliott Gould, Donald Sutherland and Zouzou. The film was screened at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival, but it was not entered into the main competition. Plo ...

'' - Paul (Revolutionary) *1974: '' The Slap'' - Xavier *1974: ''

The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe ''The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe'' (french: Le Retour du Grand Blond) is a 1974 French spy comedy film directed by Yves Robert. It is the sequel to '' The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe'' (1972). Veber said the film "wa ...

'' - Peintre à l'aéroport (uncredited) *1978: ''On peut le dire sans se fâcher'' - Un automobiliste *1978: ''Take It from the Top'' - Le mari *1978: '' A Simple Story'' - Denisold (uncredited) *1981: ''Signé Furax'' - Théo Courant *1982: ''

La Boum 2 ''La Boum 2'' is a 1982 French teen romantic comedy film directed by Claude Pinoteau and starring Claude Brasseur, Brigitte Fossey, and Sophie Marceau. Written by Danièle Thompson and Claude Pinoteau, the film is about a girl who falls in love wit ...

'' - Gilles (uncredited) *1989: ''Les cigognes n'en font qu'à leur tête'' - Le cuisinier (uncredited) *1990: '' Promotion canapé'' - Un proxénéte (uncredited) *1992: '' My Wife's Girlfriends'' - TV channel manager *1993: ''Coup de jeune'' - Un collègue de Anne-Christine (uncredited) *1993: ''Roulez jeunesse!'' - Jean's son

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