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Léon Mathot

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
35

Gender
Male

Birthday
March 5, 1886 (140 years old)

Place of Birth
Roubaix, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

Léon Mathot

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

Acting

1978Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinémaas Self (archive footage)
1939Deuxième bureau contre kommandanturas Abbé Gaillard
1931Passport 13.444as
1930The house of La Flecheas
1930L'instinctas Jean Bernon
1930The mystery of the pink villaas Langeac
1928In the Shadow of the Haremas L'Émir Si Abd El Nasser
1927Rue de la Paixas Ally - un millionnaire
1927Yasminaas
1926The Cradle of Godas
1925A Night of Romanceas Antonio Scapa
1925Der Maler und sein Modellas
1925The Devil in the Cityas Marc Herner
1923Cœur fidèleas Jean
1923The Red Innas Prosper Magnan
1923Vent deboutas
1922Être ou ne pas êtreas
1922Jean d'Agrèveas Jean d'Agrève
1922L'Empereur des pauvresas Marc Anavan
1921Blanchetteas
1920The Empire of Diamondsas Arthur Graves
1920L'Ami Fritzas
1920Workas Luc Froment
1918The Count of Monte Cristoas Edmond Dantès
1917The Zone of Deathas
1917Barberousseas Trively
1917Willas Louis Hérault
1917The Right to Lifeas Jacques Alberty
1916Nemrod et compagnieas
1916The Tragic Millas
1916Deadly Gasas
1914The Bridge That Failedas
1912Joachim Goethal and the Secret of Steelas Joachim Goethal
1912Dramatic Passion of Algabert and Elisberth of Rodembourgas Prince Algabert
1906The Wig Chaseas

Production

1953My Childish Father...Director
1950La Danseuse de Marrakech...Director
1949L'Homme aux mains d'argile...Director
1948Le Dolmen tragique...Director
1947La dernière chevauchée...Director
1946Alert Nights...Director
1945La Route du bagne...Director
1943L'Homme sans nom...Director
1942Forte tête...Director
1942Cartacalha, reine des gitans...Director
1941Fromont Young and Risler Elder...Director
1940Hangman's Noose...Director
1939Sacred Woods...Director
1939Immediate Call...Director
1938The Rebel...Director
1938Chéri-Bibi...Director
1937Aloha, the Song of the Islands...Director
1937L'Ange du foyer...Director
1937A Man to Kill...Director
1936Wolves Between Them...Director
1935La Mascotte...Director
1935Count Obligado...Director
1934Bouboule 1er, roi nègre...Director
1933Naked as a Worm...Director
1932Kiss Me...Director
1931Bouboule's Gang...Director
1931Passport 13.444...Director
1931The shelter...Director
1930L'instinct...Director
1929L'appassionata...Director
1928In the Shadow of the Harem...Director
1928In the Shadow of the Harem...Writer
1927Celle qui domine...Director