Léon Mathot
1886-03-05 (1886)Roubaix, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, FranceActing
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
Work
MOVIE • 1920
Barberousse
MOVIE • 1917
Deadly Gas
MOVIE • 1916
The Count of Monte Cristo
MOVIE • 1918
Yasmina
MOVIE • 1927
The Red Inn
MOVIE • 1923
Cœur fidèle
MOVIE • 1923
The Right to Life
MOVIE • 1917
The Empire of Diamonds
MOVIE • 1920
Rue de la Paix
MOVIE • 1927
L'Ami Fritz
MOVIE • 1920
Vent debout
MOVIE • 1923
The mystery of the pink villa
MOVIE • 1930
L'instinct
MOVIE • 1930
Deuxième bureau contre kommandantur
MOVIE • 1939
The house of La Fleche
MOVIE • 1930
Blanchette
MOVIE • 1921
The Devil in the City
MOVIE • 1925