Léon Mathot

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1886-03-05 (82 years old)

Deathday

1968-03-06

Place of Birth

Roubaix, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

Léon Mathot

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.

Acting

1923

1930

L'instinct

as Jean Bernon

1917

Barberousse

as Trively

1928

In the Shadow of the Harem

as L'Émir Si Abd El Nasser

1920

Work

as Luc Froment

1917

Will

as Louis Hérault

1925

The Devil in the City

as Marc Herner

1917

The Right to Life

as Jacques Alberty

1918

The Count of Monte Cristo

as Edmond Dantès

1920

The Empire of Diamonds

as Arthur Graves

1922

1923

The Red Inn

as Prosper Magnan

1927

Rue de la Paix

as Ally - un millionnaire

1925

A Night of Romance

as Antonio Scapa

1922

Jean d'Agrève

as Jean d'Agrève

Production

1935

Count Obligado

as Director

1935

La Mascotte

as Director

1931

Passport 13.444

as Director

1939

Sacred Woods

as Director

1945

1938

Chéri-Bibi

as Director

1936

1939

Immediate Call

as Director

1938

The Rebel

as Director

1937

A Man to Kill

as Director

1937

L'Ange du foyer

as Director

1933

Naked as a Worm

as Director

1930

L'instinct

as Director

1929

L'appassionata

as Director

1931

The shelter

as Director

1931

Bouboule's Gang

as Director

1932

Kiss Me

as Director

1927

Celle qui domine

as Director

1940

Hangman's Noose

as Director

1942

Forte tête

as Director

1943

L'homme sans nom

as Director

1946

Alert Nights

as Director

1948

1953

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