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Léon Mathot
Acting
Born: March 5, 1886
Roubaix, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
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
as Jean
The Count of Monte Cristo
as Edmond Dantès
Vent debout
Rue de la Paix
as Ally - un millionnaire
The Empire of Diamonds
as Arthur Graves
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L'Empereur des pauvres
as Marc Anavan
Deuxième bureau contre kommandantur
as Abbé Gaillard
Yasmina
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Work
as Luc Froment
The Right to Life
as Jacques Alberty
