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Jean Dasté
Actor
Died October 15, 1994 (90 years)
Jean Dasté, born Jean Georges Gustave Dasté, (18 September 1904 in Paris, France – 15 October 1994 in Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, Loire, France) was an actor and theatre director.
Although Jean Dasté is best known for his career on stage as both an actor and director in a variety of works including those by Shakespeare and Molière, he made his first appearance on screen in a 1932 Jean Renoir film (Boudu sauvé des eaux), and 57 years later appeared in his final film at the age of 85. He played also the main character in two Jean Vigo movies, L'Atalante and Zéro de conduite. Later, he worked also with Alain Resnais and François Truffaut.
He married Danish-born actress Marie-Hélène Copeau (1902–1994), the daughter of the influential French writer, editor, and drama critic Jacques Copeau (1879–1949) and Agnès Thomsen.
In 1947, he became the founding director of the Comedie de St.-Etienne stage company in the town of Saint-Étienne in the Loire département. The success of his theater was such that there is a college and a theater in Saint-Étienne named in his honor.
Source: Article "Jean Dasté" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Although Jean Dasté is best known for his career on stage as both an actor and director in a variety of works including those by Shakespeare and Molière, he made his first appearance on screen in a 1932 Jean Renoir film (Boudu sauvé des eaux), and 57 years later appeared in his final film at the age of 85. He played also the main character in two Jean Vigo movies, L'Atalante and Zéro de conduite. Later, he worked also with Alain Resnais and François Truffaut.
He married Danish-born actress Marie-Hélène Copeau (1902–1994), the daughter of the influential French writer, editor, and drama critic Jacques Copeau (1879–1949) and Agnès Thomsen.
In 1947, he became the founding director of the Comedie de St.-Etienne stage company in the town of Saint-Étienne in the Loire département. The success of his theater was such that there is a college and a theater in Saint-Étienne named in his honor.
Source: Article "Jean Dasté" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmography
| 2017 | Quand Jean devint Renoir · as L'instituteur |
| 1989 | White Wedding · as Le Concierge |
| 1987 | Sorceress · as Christophe |
| 1984 | Love Unto Death · as Dr. Rozier |
| 1982 | Le crime d'amour · as L'homme De L'asile |
| 1980 | A Week's Vacation · as Le Père De Laurence |
| 1980 | My American Uncle · as M. Louis |
| 1979 | Pourquoi Patricia? · as M. Folco |
| 1978 | Like a Turtle on Its Back · as Bad-Tempered Invalid |
| 1978 | Molière · as Le Grand-Père De Molière |
| 1978 | The Green Room · as Bernard Humbert |
| 1977 | The Man Who Loved Women · as L'urologue |
| 1976 | Body of My Enemy · as Le Gardien Du Chantier |
| 1976 | Le petit Marcel · as Berger |
| 1975 | L'inspecteur mène l'enquête (TV Series) · as Jean Janin |
| 1975 | Cinéma 16 (TV Series) · as Marie-Antoinette |
| 1970 | The Wild Child · as Professor Philippe Pinel |
| 1969 | Z · as Illya Coste, Chauffeur |
| 1966 | Le trompette de la Bérésina (TV Series) · as Le Roi Des Gitans |
| 1966 | The War Is Over · as The Man In Charge |
| 1965 | Skies Above · as Bazin, Le Savant |
| 1963 | Muriel · as L'homme À La Chèvre / The Goat Man |
| 1945 | La grande meute · as Bailiff (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Adieu Léonard · as Porcelain Mender |
| 1943 | Picpus · as Le Clerc (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Sideral Cruises · as Pépin |
| 1941 | Remorques · as Le Radio |
| 1937 | The Grand Illusion · as L'instituteur |
| 1936 | Life Is Ours · as L'instituteur / Teacher |
| 1936 | Under Western Eyes · as Georges |
| 1936 | The Crime of Monsieur Lange · as The Model Maker |
| 1934 | L'Atalante · as Jean |
| 1933 | Zero for Conduct · as Supervisor Huguet |
| 1932 | Boudu Saved from Drowning · as L'étudiant |