1921-05-19 Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France
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.
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Belmondo l'incorrigible | 2022-09-05 | |
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Max par Marcel: Lola Montès | Self (archive footage) | 2009-10-27 |
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Working with Max Ophuls: Daniel Gélin on "Le Plaisir" | Self (archive footage) | 2008-09-16 |
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Working with Max Ophuls: Daniel Gélin on "La Ronde" | Self (archive footage) | 2008-01-01 |
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À l'abri des regards indiscrets | Abdel-Robert | 2002-01-01 |
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Obsession | Xavier Favre | 1997-08-28 |
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Une femme d'action | Charles | 1997-12-01 |
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Fantôme avec chauffeur | Le passeur (Le guide céleste) | 1996-03-20 |
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Hommes, femmes : Mode d'emploi | le veuf | 1996-08-28 |
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Les Bidochon | Le père Bidochon | 1996-07-07 |
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Fugueuses | Bruno | 1995-08-23 |
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Warrior Spirit | John Ball | 1994-01-07 |
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Des feux mal éteints | The gentleman from the beach | 1994-01-12 |
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Pushing the Limits | Le père de Fiona | 1994-03-16 |
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La Cité de la peur | Mr. Mireille, the 2nd projectionist | 1994-03-09 |
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Coup de jeune | Gaudeamus at 70 | 1993-04-07 |
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Roulez jeunesse ! | Jean Moulinier | 1993-04-28 |
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De force avec d'autres | L'autre lui-même | 1993-04-24 |
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Les Secrets professionnels du Docteur Apfelglück | Roland Grumaud | 1991-04-24 |
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Un type bien | Docteur Avril | 1991-08-28 |
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Mauvaise fille | Fernand | 1991-01-23 |
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Max Ophüls - Den schönen guten Waren | Self | 1990-09-03 |
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Mister Frost | Simon Scolari | 1990-04-10 |
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Promotion canapé | Le responsable des inspecteurs de la Justice | 1990-10-10 |
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L'été de tous les chagrins | papy | 1989-03-08 |
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Dandin | Monsieur de Sotenville | 1988-01-20 |
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La vie est un long fleuve tranquille | Docteur Mavial | 1988-02-03 |
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Itinéraire d'un enfant gâté | Pierre Duvivier, Albert's father | 1988-11-30 |
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Via Montenapoleone | padre di Elena | 1987-03-13 |
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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life | Self (archive footage) | 1987-03-13 |
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Pétition | Stanek | 1987-01-01 |
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Sécurité publique | Martino Morando | 1987-06-17 |
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Killing Cars | Kellermann | 1986-02-13 |
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Les Enfants | Enrico | 1985-05-29 |
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Blitz | Kellerman | 1985-03-13 |
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Un delitto | Judge Freshville | 1984-09-01 |
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La Nuit de Varennes | De Wendel | 1982-05-15 |
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Guy de Maupassant | Gustave | 1982-04-14 |
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Сезона мира у Паризу | 1981-07-01 | |
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Signé Furax | Broutechoux | 1981-04-01 |
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Arrête de ramer, t'attaques la falaise ! | Don Gomez | 1979-12-19 |
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La Vocation suspendue | Malagrida | 1978-07-27 |
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Schwüle Tage | Vater | 1978-12-17 |
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La Discorde | Bernard | 1978-03-22 |
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Urgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante | Self | 1977-08-01 |
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Nous irons tous au paradis | Bastien, stage director | 1977-11-09 |
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La Jalousie | Albert Blondel | 1976-04-21 |
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Trop c'est trop | Flic | 1975-06-05 |
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Diálogo de exiliados | 1975-04-23 | |
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Un linceul n'a pas de poches | Laurence | 1974-10-25 |
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Ariane | The comedian | 1974-12-01 |
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La polizia è al servizio del cittadino? | Brera | 1973-09-06 |
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Double Assassinat dans la rue Morgue | Dupin | 1973-06-02 |
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Far from Dallas | Jean | 1972-06-28 |
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Christa | André | 1971-08-20 |
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Un enfant dans la ville | Gustave, the bartender | 1971-12-12 |
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Le Souffle au cœur | Charles Chevalier | 1971-04-27 |
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La servante | Dr. Robert Marbois | 1970-01-21 |
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Détruire, dit-elle | Bernard Alione | 1969-09-25 |
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Hallucinations sadiques | Charles | 1969-07-30 |
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Slogan | Evelyne's father | 1969-07-27 |
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Le mois le plus beau | Le capitaine | 1968-06-26 |
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La Trêve | Arno | 1968-01-01 |
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Die Zeugin aus der Hölle | Bora Petrović | 1967-06-28 |
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Zwei Girls vom roten Stern | Ballard | 1966-02-25 |
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À belles dents | Bernard | 1966-07-05 |
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Soleil noir | Guy Rodier | 1966-12-10 |
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La Ligne de démarcation | Doctor Jacques Lafaye | 1966-05-25 |
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Les Sultans | Léo | 1966-05-06 |
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Paris brûle-t-il? | Yves Bayet | 1966-10-26 |
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Compartiment tueurs | Le vétérinaire titulaire, chargé de cours (uncredited) | 1965-11-17 |
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La verifica incerta | (archive footage) | 1965-04-30 |
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El Niño y el Muro | Gunther Smith | 1965-03-17 |
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L'Heure de la vérité | Davod | 1965-04-28 |
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Cherchez l'idole | Self, guest at Sylvie Vartan's show (uncredited) | 1964-02-26 |
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Les murs | François Bonjean | 1964-06-04 |
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La Bonne Soupe | Raymond | 1964-01-29 |
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Tre piger i Paris | Raymond | 1963-10-12 |
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Règlements de compte | Nicky | 1963-03-05 |
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Vacances portugaises | Daniel | 1963-10-09 |
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Les Petits Matins | le comédien qui répète "Cyrano" | 1962-03-16 |
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Réveille-toi, chérie | Masure | 1961-07-12 |
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La Proie pour l'ombre | Eric Kraemmer | 1961-04-13 |
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La morte-saison des amours | Jacques Saint-Ford | 1961-06-12 |
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Dans la gueule du loup | Un drogué | 1961-06-20 |
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Le tre eccetera del colonnello | Lieutenant Miguel Villard | 1960-08-26 |
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Cartagine in fiamme | Phegor | 1960-01-29 |
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Le Testament d'Orphée | L'interne (non crédité) | 1960-02-18 |
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Ce corps tant désiré | Guillaume Féraud | 1959-04-17 |
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Julie la rousse | Édouard Lavigne / Jean Lavigne | 1959-08-12 |
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Trois jours à vivre | Simon Belin | 1958-03-12 |
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Suivez-moi jeune homme | Michel Corbier | 1958-12-03 |
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La fille de Hambourg | Pierre | 1958-08-13 |
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Mort en fraude | Paul Horcier | 1957-04-09 |
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Charmants Garçons | Alain Cartier | 1957-12-11 |
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Retour de manivelle | Robert Montillon | 1957-09-18 |
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Je reviendrai à Kandara | Bernard Cormière | 1956-12-20 |
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Bonsoir Paris | Georges Bernier / Self | 1956-12-14 |
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Paris canaille | Antoine du Merlet | 1956-01-20 |
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En effeuillant la marguerite | Daniel Roy | 1956-07-25 |
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The Man Who Knew Too Much | Louis Bernard | 1956-05-16 |
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Les Amants du Tage | Pierre Roubier | 1955-01-18 |
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Napoléon | Napoléon Bonaparte | 1955-03-25 |
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La neige était sale | Frank Friedmayer | 1954-02-19 |
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Sang et lumières | Ricardo Garcia | 1954-05-14 |
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L'Affaire Maurizius | Léonard Maurizius | 1954-06-04 |
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Saint-Tropez, devoirs de vacances | Narrator (voice) | 1954-04-15 |
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La romana | Mino | 1954-10-27 |
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Opinione pubblica | Paolo Jaier | 1954-02-26 |
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Allegro squadrone | Frédéric d'Héricourt | 1954-12-05 |
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Les Dents longues | Louis Commandeur | 1953-03-15 |
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L'Esclave | Michel Landa | 1953-09-02 |
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Si Versailles m'était conté | Jean Collinet | 1953-12-15 |
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Rue de l'estrapade | Robert | 1953-04-14 |
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La Maison du silence | Francesco Ferro | 1953-04-01 |
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La Minute de vérité | Daniel Prévost | 1952-10-22 |
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Adorables créatures | André Noblet | 1952-01-02 |
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Torticola contre Frankensberg | The Man who sleeps in a Coffin | 1952-04-19 |
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Traité de bave et d'éternité | Self | 1952-01-25 |
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Le Plaisir | Jean | 1952-02-29 |
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Édouard et Caroline | Edouard Mortier | 1951-04-06 |
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La légende cruelle | Narrator (voice) | 1951-02-28 |
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Les Mains sales | Hugo | 1951-08-09 |
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Chicago Digest | Coffino | 1951-07-24 |
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Une histoire d'amour | Jean Bompart | 1951-11-14 |
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La Ronde | Alfred, le jeune homme | 1950-09-27 |
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Dieu a besoin des hommes | Joseph Le Berre | 1950-10-03 |
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Le paradis des pilotes perdus | Lieutenant Villeneuve | 1949-08-18 |
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Rendez-vous de juillet | Lucien Bonnard | 1949-12-06 |
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Le Mannequin assassiné | Léopold | 1948-03-10 |
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La Femme en rouge | Saladin | 1947-05-21 |
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La Nuit de Sybille | Stany | 1947-03-05 |
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Miroir | Charles | 1947-05-02 |
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Un ami viendra ce soir... | Pierre Ribault | 1946-04-09 |
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La Tentation de Barbizon | Michel | 1946-03-13 |
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Martin Roumagnac | Le surveillant du collège | 1946-12-18 |
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L'Enquête du 58 | 1945-11-04 | |
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Les Cadets de l'océan | Philippe Demantes | 1945-11-14 |
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Les Petites du quai aux fleurs | (uncredited) | 1944-05-26 |
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Lucrèce | College student | 1943-12-15 |
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Les Inconnus dans la maison | (uncredited) | 1942-05-16 |
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Soyez les bienvenus | 1942-07-08 | |
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Premier rendez-vous | Chauveau-Laplace (uncredited) | 1941-08-14 |
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Miquette | 1940-05-01 | |
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Les Surprises de la radio | Extra (uncredited) | 1940-05-08 |
