Léon Mathot
Acting
Born: March 5, 1886
Roubaix, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
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.
Also Known As
- Léon Désiré Joseph Mathot
Known For
Cœur fidèle
November 23, 1923
The Red Inn
September 27, 1923
Joachim Goethal and the Secret of Steel
December 26, 1912
The Devil in the City
January 30, 1925
Barberousse
April 13, 1917
In the Shadow of the Harem
July 06, 1928
The Tragic Mill
November 22, 1916
The Count of Monte Cristo
January 02, 1918
Deadly Gas
September 01, 1916
L'instinct
April 04, 1930
The house of La Fleche
December 12, 1930
Deuxième bureau contre kommandantur
June 07, 1939