Léon Mathot (5 March 1886,

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- 6 March 1968, in

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) was a French

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and

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best known perhaps for playing Edmond Dantes in ''

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in 1918. He appeared in the 1923 silent film '' Coeur fidèle'', directed by

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. 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.

Selected filmography

* ''

Les Gaz mortels ''Les Gaz mortels'' is a 1916 silent French film directed by Abel Gance. Cast * Doriani * Émile Keppens * Henri Maillard * Léon Mathot * Germaine Pelisse Germaine may refer to: Given name *Germaine Arnaktauyok (born 1946), Inuk printmaker ...

'' ( 1916) * ''

The Zone of Death ''The Zone of Death'' (french: La Zone de la mort) is a 1917 silent French lost film directed by Abel Gance. Cast * Andrée Brabant * Julien Clément (as Clément) * Anthony Gildès * Andrée Lionel * Léon Mathot * Gaston Modot * Georges P ...

'' (

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) * ''

Barberousse ''Barberousse'' is a 1917 silent French film directed by Abel Gance. Cast * Léon Mathot as Trively * Émile Keppens as Gesmus * Maud Richard as Odette Trively * Germaine Pelisse as Pauline * Yvonne Briey Yvonne is a female given name. I ...

'' (1917) * '' Le droit à la vie'' (1917) * ''

'' (1918) * '' In Old Alsace'' (1920) * '' The Empire of Diamonds'' (1920) * '' Coeur fidèle'' (

1923 Events January–February * January 9 – Lithuania begins the Klaipėda Revolt to annex the Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory). * January 11 – Despite strong British protests, troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area, t ...

) * ''

My Uncle Benjamin ''Mon oncle Benjamin'' (''My Uncle Benjamin'') is a 1969 French film directed by Édouard Molinaro, starring Jacques Brel and Claude Jade. The film is based on a once-popular French comic novel ' by Claude Tillier (1842). The 1969 film ''Don't ...

'' (1924) * '' The Painter and His Model'' (1925) * '' Yasmina'' (1927) * ''

La Maison de la Fléche ''La Maison de la Fléche'' is a 1930 French mystery film directed by Henri Fescourt, starring Alice Field, Léon Mathot and Gaston Dupray. The film was based on the 1924 novel '' The House of the Arrow'' by A.E.W. Mason, and was made at T ...

'' (1930) * ''

The Mystery of the Villa Rose ''The Mystery of the Villa Rose'' (French: ''Le mystère de la villa rose'') is a 1930 French mystery film directed by René Hervil and Louis Mercanton and starring Léon Mathot, Simone Vaudry, and Louis Baron fils. Production The film is b ...

'' (1930) * ''

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'' (1930) * '' Kiss Me'' (1932) * ''

Aloha, le chant des îles ''Aloha, le chant des îles'' is a 1937 French adventure film directed by Léon Mathot. Summary During the London-Melbourne race, two aviators, one male (Guy,) the other female (Betty), are forced to land on a lost island in Polynesia. They lear ...

'' (1937) * ''

Sacred Woods ''Sacred Woods'' (French:'' Le bois sacré'') is a 1939 French comedy film directed by Léon Mathot and starring Elvire Popesco, Gaby Morlay and Victor Boucher.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.113 It was based on a play by Robert de Flers and Gaston Ar ...

'' (1939) * '' Immediate Call'' (1939) * '' The Man Without a Name'' (1943) * '' Night Warning'' (1946) * '' The Dancer of Marrakesh'' (1949) * '' My Childish Father'' (1953)

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