Jean Dasté

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1904-08-18 (90 years old)

Deathday

1994-10-15

Place of Birth

Paris, France

Jean Dasté

Biography

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 marrie...

Acting

1977

1970

The Wild Child

as Professor Philippe Pinel

1937

Grand Illusion

as L'instituteur

1969

Z

as Illya Coste, chauffeur

1966

The War Is Over

as The Man in Charge

1983

Les Îles

as Jean

1979

Utopia

as Jean

1978

The Green Room

as Bernard Humbert

1933

Zero for Conduct

as Supervisor Huguet

1934

L'Atalante

as Jean

1936

Life Is Ours

as L'instituteur / Teacher

1932

1980

A Week's Vacation

as le père de Laurence

1936

1938

The Time of the Cherries

as Director's son

1963

Muriel, or the Time of Return

as L'homme à la chèvre / The Goat Man

1942

1943

Picpus

as Le clerc (uncredited)

1943

Adieu Léonard

as Porcelain mender

1945

St. Val's Mystery

as The bailiff

1945

The Great Pack

as Bailiff (uncredited)

1976

The Body of My Enemy

as Le gardien du chantier

1987

Docile Night

as Le chauffeur de taxi

1965

Skies Above

as Bazin, le savant

1979

1972

Handsome Face

as Cuvrot

1941

Stormy Waters

as Le radio

1976

Little Marcel

as Berger

1936

1980

1987

Sorceress

as Christophe

1978

Molière

as Le grand-père de Molière

1989

White Wedding

as Le Concierge

1984

Love Unto Death

as Dr. Rozier

1982

Le Crime d'amour

as L'homme de l'asile

1979

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