Léon Mathot

Léon Mathot

Known for
Acting
Born
March 5, 1886
Died
March 6, 1968 (aged 82)
Birthplace
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

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Filmography

1978
Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma

Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

1964
Pour le plaisir poster

Pour le plaisir

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1939
Deuxième bureau contre kommandantur poster

Deuxième bureau contre kommandantur

Movie · as Abbé Gaillard

1931
Passport 13.444

Passport 13.444

Movie

1930
L'instinct poster

L'instinct

Movie · as Jean Bernon

1930
The house of La Fleche poster

The house of La Fleche

Movie

1930
The mystery of the pink villa poster

The mystery of the pink villa

Movie · as Langeac

1928
In the Shadow of the Harem poster

In the Shadow of the Harem

Movie · as L'Émir Si Abd El Nasser

1927
Yasmina poster

Yasmina

Movie

1927
Rue de la Paix poster

Rue de la Paix

Movie · as Ally - un millionnaire

1926
The Cradle of God poster

The Cradle of God

Movie

1925
The Devil in the City poster

The Devil in the City

Movie · as Marc Herner

1925
Der Maler und sein Modell poster

Der Maler und sein Modell

Movie

1925
A Night of Romance

A Night of Romance

Movie · as Antonio Scapa

1923
Cœur fidèle poster

Cœur fidèle

Movie · as Jean

1923
Vent debout poster

Vent debout

Movie

1923
The Red Inn poster

The Red Inn

Movie · as Prosper Magnan

1922
L'Empereur des pauvres

L'Empereur des pauvres

Movie · as Marc Anavan

1922
Être ou ne pas être

Être ou ne pas être

Movie

1922
Jean d'Agrève poster

Jean d'Agrève

Movie · as Jean d'Agrève

1921
Blanchette

Blanchette

Movie

1920
Work poster

Work

Movie · as Luc Froment

1920
The Empire of Diamonds poster

The Empire of Diamonds

Movie · as Arthur Graves

1920
L'Ami Fritz poster

L'Ami Fritz

Movie

1918
The Count of Monte Cristo poster

The Count of Monte Cristo

Movie · as Edmond Dantès

1917
Barberousse poster

Barberousse

Movie · as Trively

1917
Will

Will

Movie · as Louis Hérault

1917
The Right to Life poster

The Right to Life

Movie · as Jacques Alberty

1917
The Zone of Death poster

The Zone of Death

Movie

1916
The Tragic Mill poster

The Tragic Mill

Movie

1916
Deadly Gas poster

Deadly Gas

Movie

1916
Nemrod et compagnie

Nemrod et compagnie

Movie

1914
The Bridge That Failed poster

The Bridge That Failed

Movie

1912
Joachim Goethal and the Secret of Steel

Joachim Goethal and the Secret of Steel

Movie · as Joachim Goethal

1912
Dramatic Passion of Algabert and Elisberth of Rodembourg

Dramatic Passion of Algabert and Elisberth of Rodembourg

Movie · as Prince Algabert

1906
The Wig Chase

The Wig Chase

Movie