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Daniel Gélin‌

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Daniel Gélin

Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France

Daniel Gélin

Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1921-05-19

Popularity

star1.1

Biography

Daniel Yves Alfred Gélin (19 May 1921 – 29 November 2002) was a French actor. Gélin was born in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, the son of Yvonne (née Le Méner) and Alfred Ernest Joseph Gélin. 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 Allégret's film Entrée 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 Ophüls' films La Ronde (1950) and Le Plaisir (1952), Jacques Becker's Édouard et Caroline (1951), Sacha Guitry's films Si Versailles m'était conté (Royal Affairs in Versailles) (1954) and Napoléon (1955), Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), Jean Cocteau's Le Testament d'Orphée (1960), Le souffle au cœur (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. Gélin 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, Gélin married actress Danièle Delorme with whom he had a son, actor, director and producer Xavier Gélin. 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, Gélin 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 Gélin reconnected when she was sixteen and came to visit him. They remained in contact, although their relationship was irregular. Gélin 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. Gélin died in Paris on 29 November 2002 of kidney failure. Source: Article "Daniel Gélin" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Movie Credits

The Man Who Knew Too Much

The Man Who Knew Too Much‌
star7.5
calendar 1956

Trop c'est trop

Trop c'est trop‌
star5.7
calendar 1975

Season of Peace in Paris

Season of Peace in Paris‌
star5.1
calendar 1981

Life Is a Long Quiet River

Life Is a Long Quiet River‌
star6.7
calendar 1988

The Sleeping Car Murder

The Sleeping Car Murder‌
star7.0
calendar 1965

Is Paris Burning?

Is Paris Burning?‌
star7.2
calendar 1966

Port of Desire

Port of Desire‌
star3.5
calendar 1958

Mister Frost

Mister Frost‌
star6.1
calendar 1990

We Will All Meet in Paradise

We Will All Meet in Paradise‌
star6.7
calendar 1977

The Night of Varennes

The Night of Varennes‌
star6.8
calendar 1982

Murmur of the Heart

Murmur of the Heart‌
star7.1
calendar 1971

Testament of Orpheus

Testament of Orpheus‌
star7.7
calendar 1960

Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy

Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy‌
star7.5
calendar 1994

Napoleon

Napoleon‌
star6.3
calendar 1955

Le Plaisir

Le Plaisir‌
star7.6
calendar 1952

Itinerary of a Spoiled Child

Itinerary of a Spoiled Child‌
star7.3
calendar 1988

No Pockets in a Shroud

No Pockets in a Shroud‌
star5.4
calendar 1974

Young Love

Young Love‌
star6.3
calendar 1951

Plucking the Daisy

Plucking the Daisy‌
star6.1
calendar 1956

Les Dents longues

Les Dents longues‌
star5.4
calendar 1953

The Suspended Vocation

The Suspended Vocation‌
star6.0
calendar 1978

La Ronde

La Ronde‌
star7.3
calendar 1950

The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck

The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck‌
star5.3
calendar 1991

The Moment of Truth

The Moment of Truth‌
star6.0
calendar 1952

Line of Demarcation

Line of Demarcation‌
star6.1
calendar 1966

Strangers in the House

Strangers in the House‌
star7.0
calendar 1942

Soyez les bienvenus

Soyez les bienvenus‌
star0.0
calendar 1942

Her First Affair

Her First Affair‌
star6.5
calendar 1941

Radio Surprises

Radio Surprises‌
star5.0
calendar 1940

On Trial

On Trial‌
star6.8
calendar 1954

The Little Ones of the Flower Platform

The Little Ones of the Flower Platform‌
star6.1
calendar 1944

Woman of Rome

Woman of Rome‌
star6.2
calendar 1954

La Nuit de Sybille

La Nuit de Sybille‌
star0.0
calendar 1947

The Woman in Red

The Woman in Red‌
star0.0
calendar 1947

Men, Women: A User's Manual

Men, Women: A User's Manual‌
star6.0
calendar 1996

The Hell of Lost Pilots

The Hell of Lost Pilots‌
star0.0
calendar 1949

The Children

The Children‌
star5.9
calendar 1985

Venom and Eternity

Venom and Eternity‌
star6.7
calendar 1952

Hitch-Hike

Hitch-Hike‌
star5.5
calendar 1962

Martin Roumagnac

Martin Roumagnac‌
star6.6
calendar 1946

Three Days to Live

Three Days to Live‌
star5.4
calendar 1958

Rendezvous in July

Rendezvous in July‌
star5.7
calendar 1949

Obsession

Obsession‌
star4.0
calendar 1997

Warrior Spirit

Warrior Spirit‌
star5.0
calendar 1994

Lovers' Net

Lovers' Net‌
star4.7
calendar 1955

Black Sun

Black Sun‌
star4.0
calendar 1966

Uncertain Verification

Uncertain Verification‌
star6.6
calendar 1965

Mirror

Mirror‌
star6.3
calendar 1947

Killing Cars

Killing Cars‌
star3.2
calendar 1986

L'Enquête du 58

L'Enquête du 58‌
star9.0
calendar 1945

The Sultans

The Sultans‌
star4.3
calendar 1966

Dandin

Dandin‌
star4.4
calendar 1988

Coup de jeune

Coup de jeune‌
star5.0
calendar 1993

Roulez jeunesse !

Roulez jeunesse !‌
star5.5
calendar 1993

The summer of all sorrows

The summer of all sorrows‌
star0.0
calendar 1989

Carthage in Flames

Carthage in Flames‌
star5.1
calendar 1960

Shadows of Adultery

Shadows of Adultery‌
star6.1
calendar 1961

Edward and Caroline

Edward and Caroline‌
star6.4
calendar 1951

Arrête de ramer, t'attaques la falaise !

Arrête de ramer, t'attaques la falaise !‌
star2.0
calendar 1979

Dirty Hands

Dirty Hands‌
star4.9
calendar 1951

Rue de l'Estrapade

Rue de l'Estrapade‌
star5.2
calendar 1953

A Friend Will Come Tonight

A Friend Will Come Tonight‌
star5.5
calendar 1946

Les Bidochon

Les Bidochon‌
star3.2
calendar 1996

Signé Furax

Signé Furax‌
star4.8
calendar 1981

Ghost with Driver

Ghost with Driver‌
star5.0
calendar 1996

Witness Out of Hell

Witness Out of Hell‌
star6.7
calendar 1967

The Police Serve the Citizens?

The Police Serve the Citizens?‌
star6.2
calendar 1973

Swedish Fly Girls

Swedish Fly Girls‌
star5.2
calendar 1971

There's Always a Price Tag

There's Always a Price Tag‌
star6.3
calendar 1957

Adorable Creatures

Adorable Creatures‌
star5.2
calendar 1952

Love in a Hot Climate

Love in a Hot Climate‌
star0.0
calendar 1954

This Desired Body

This Desired Body‌
star6.0
calendar 1959

À belles dents

À belles dents‌
star3.5
calendar 1966

Une femme d'action

Une femme d'action‌
star0.0
calendar 1997

An Affair of States

An Affair of States‌
star0.0
calendar 1966

Too Many Lovers

Too Many Lovers‌
star5.6
calendar 1957

Schwüle Tage

Schwüle Tage‌
star0.0
calendar 1978

Guy de Maupassant

Guy de Maupassant‌
star5.0
calendar 1982

Three Girls in Paris

Three Girls in Paris‌
star5.0
calendar 1963

Far from Dallas

Far from Dallas‌
star6.0
calendar 1972

Blitz

Blitz‌
star2.0
calendar 1985

Public Opinion

Public Opinion‌
star0.0
calendar 1954

Slogan

Slogan‌
star5.8
calendar 1969

Lucrèce

Lucrèce‌
star4.0
calendar 1943

Règlements de compte

Règlements de compte‌
star2.0
calendar 1963

The Boy and the Ball and the Hole in the Wall

The Boy and the Ball and the Hole in the Wall‌
star6.1
calendar 1965

La jalousie

La jalousie‌
star0.0
calendar 1976

Pétition

Pétition‌
star0.0
calendar 1987

Voice of Silence

Voice of Silence‌
star6.4
calendar 1953

Royal Affairs in Versailles

Royal Affairs in Versailles‌
star6.8
calendar 1954

Torticola versus Frankensberg

Torticola versus Frankensberg‌
star4.0
calendar 1952

Iran: Days of Crisis

Iran: Days of Crisis‌
star6.0
calendar 1991

Mauvaise fille

Mauvaise fille‌
star2.0
calendar 1991

Ariane

Ariane‌
star0.0
calendar 1974

Sadistic Hallucinations

Sadistic Hallucinations‌
star2.7
calendar 1969

The Temptation of Barbizon

The Temptation of Barbizon‌
star5.7
calendar 1946

The Hour of Truth

The Hour of Truth‌
star5.2
calendar 1965

Les Cadets de l'océan

Les Cadets de l'océan‌
star5.0
calendar 1945

Follow Me Young Man

Follow Me Young Man‌
star5.0
calendar 1958

God Needs Men

God Needs Men‌
star6.2
calendar 1950

Dialogues of the Exiles

Dialogues of the Exiles‌
star6.6
calendar 1975

Public Security

Public Security‌
star0.0
calendar 1987

Via Montenapoleone

Via Montenapoleone‌
star3.8
calendar 1987

The Truce

The Truce‌
star0.0
calendar 1968

De force avec d'autres

De force avec d'autres‌
star5.0
calendar 1993

The Cheerful Squadron

The Cheerful Squadron‌
star5.7
calendar 1954

Mort en fraude

Mort en fraude‌
star5.6
calendar 1957

I'll Get Back to Kandara

I'll Get Back to Kandara‌
star0.0
calendar 1956

Julie la rousse

Julie la rousse‌
star1.0
calendar 1959

The Season for Love

The Season for Love‌
star5.2
calendar 1961

Pushing the Limits

Pushing the Limits‌
star0.0
calendar 1994

How to Make a French Dish

How to Make a French Dish‌
star4.5
calendar 1964

Runaways

Runaways‌
star5.8
calendar 1995

Miquette

Miquette‌
star0.0
calendar 1940

Réveille-toi, chérie

Réveille-toi, chérie‌
star0.0
calendar 1961

Stain on the Snow

Stain on the Snow‌
star5.4
calendar 1954

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

Working with Max Ophuls: Daniel Gélin on "La Ronde"‌
star0.0
calendar 2008

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

Working with Max Ophuls: Daniel Gélin on "Le Plaisir"‌
star0.0
calendar 2008

In the Mouth of the Wolf

In the Mouth of the Wolf‌
star8.0
calendar 1961

À l'abri des regards indiscrets

À l'abri des regards indiscrets‌
star5.5
calendar 2002

Max Ophüls - Den schönen guten Waren

Max Ophüls - Den schönen guten Waren‌
star0.0
calendar 1990

The Murdered Model

The Murdered Model‌
star4.0
calendar 1948

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life‌
star6.0
calendar 1988

Good Evening Paris

Good Evening Paris‌
star0.0
calendar 1956

The Slave

The Slave‌
star5.5
calendar 1953

Three Etc.'s and the Colonel

Three Etc.'s and the Colonel‌
star0.0
calendar 1960

Destroy, She Said

Destroy, She Said‌
star6.8
calendar 1969

La légende cruelle

La légende cruelle‌
star0.0
calendar 1951

The Servant

The Servant‌
star6.0
calendar 1970

The Most Beautiful Month

The Most Beautiful Month‌
star4.0
calendar 1968

Max par Marcel: Lola Montès

Max par Marcel: Lola Montès‌
star0.0
calendar 2009

Double assassinat dans la Rue Morgue

Double assassinat dans la Rue Morgue‌
star7.0
calendar 1973

Cherchez l'idole

Cherchez l'idole‌
star6.2
calendar 1964

Maid in Paris

Maid in Paris‌
star0.0
calendar 1956

Portuguese Vacation

Portuguese Vacation‌
star5.6
calendar 1963

Un enfant dans la ville

Un enfant dans la ville‌
star0.0
calendar 1971

Promotion canapé

Promotion canapé‌
star5.1
calendar 1990

Poorly Extinguished Fires

Poorly Extinguished Fires‌
star0.0
calendar 1994

La Discorde

La Discorde‌
star0.0
calendar 1978

Chicago Digest

Chicago Digest‌
star0.0
calendar 1951

Saint-Tropez, devoirs de vacances

Saint-Tropez, devoirs de vacances‌
star0.0
calendar 1954

Les murs

Les murs‌
star0.0
calendar 1964

Tv Credits

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche‌
star6.0
calendar 1975

Arsène Lupin

Arsène Lupin‌
star7.7
calendar 1971

Midi Première

Midi Première‌
star10.0
calendar 1975

The Legacy of Guldenburgs

The Legacy of Guldenburgs‌
star4.0
calendar 1987

Le Tiroir secret

Le Tiroir secret‌
star3.5
calendar 1986

Le Grand Échiquier

Le Grand Échiquier‌
star8.0
calendar 1972

Marc et Sophie

Marc et Sophie‌
star4.9
calendar 1987

Numéro un

Numéro un‌
star6.0
calendar 1975

Système 2

Système 2‌
star0.0
calendar 1975

Cinépanorama

Cinépanorama‌
star8.0
calendar 1956

Les Saintes Chéries

Les Saintes Chéries‌
star6.0
calendar 1965

Les Nuls, l'émission

Les Nuls, l'émission‌
star8.4
calendar 1990

Tarendol

Tarendol‌
star2.0
calendar 1980

Der große Preis

Der große Preis‌
star6.0
calendar 1974

Reflets de Cannes

Reflets de Cannes‌
star2.0
calendar 1954

Sacrée soirée

Sacrée soirée‌
star6.2
calendar 1987