Léon Mathot
Known for
Acting
Life
1886 – 1968 (aged 82)
Born in
Roubaix, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Credits
View on IMDb34 acting credits
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
23 Nov 1923
The Red Inn
27 Sep 1923
Vent debout
17 Sep 1923
The Devil in the City
30 Jan 1925
In the Shadow of the Harem
06 Jul 1928
The Tragic Mill
22 Nov 1916
L'instinct
04 Apr 1930
The house of La Fleche
12 Dec 1930
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Filmography
1939
- Deuxième bureau contre kommandanturas Abbé Gaillard
1931
1930
- The house of La Fleche
- L'instinctas Jean Bernon
- The mystery of the pink villaas Langeac
1928
- In the Shadow of the Haremas L'Émir Si Abd El Nasser
1927
- Rue de la Paixas Ally - un millionnaire
- Yasmina
1925
- A Night of Romanceas Antonio Scapa
- Der Maler und sein Modell
- The Devil in the Cityas Marc Herner
1923
- Cœur fidèleas Jean
- The Red Innas Prosper Magnan
- Vent debout
1922
- Être ou ne pas être
- Jean d'Agrèveas Jean d'Agrève
- L'Empereur des pauvresas Marc Anavan
1921
1920
- The Empire of Diamondsas Arthur Graves
- L'Ami Fritz
- Workas Luc Froment
1918
- The Count of Monte Cristoas Edmond Dantès
1917
- The Zone of Death
- Barberousseas Trively
- Willas Louis Hérault
- The Right to Lifeas Jacques Alberty
1912
- Joachim Goethal and the Secret of Steelas Joachim Goethal
- Dramatic Passion of Algabert and Elisberth of Rodembourgas Prince Algabert