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Léon Mathot

Léon Mathot

DirectorActorWriter Mar 5 (died age 82) Roubaix, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France 1906–1978 (72 year career)
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Biography

Léon Mathot (5 March 1886, Roubaix, Nord-Pas-de-Calais - 6 March 1968, in Paris) was a French film actor and film director best known perhaps for playing Edmond Dantes in The Count of Monte Cristo film serial in 1918. He appeared in the 1923 silent film Coeur fidèle, directed by Jean Epstein. He starred in some 60 films mostly in silent film between 1906 and 1939. He turned director in 1927 whilst still appearing in several films and retired in 1953 directing well over 20 films.

Known For

Cœur fidèle
Film

Cœur fidèle

Jean
The Red Inn
Film

The Red Inn

Prosper Magnan
Le dolmen tragique
Film

Le dolmen tragique

Director
Chéri-Bibi
Film

Chéri-Bibi

Director
The Devil in the City
Film

The Devil in the City

Marc Herner
Joachim Goethal and the Secret of Steel
Film

Joachim Goethal and the Secret of Steel

Joachim Goethal
In the Shadow of the Harem
Film

In the Shadow of the Harem

L'Émir Si Abd El Nasser
Fromont Young and Risler Elder
Film

Fromont Young and Risler Elder

Director

Filmography