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Gaston Modot(1887-1970)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Director
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Gaston Modot
Gaston Modot was born on 31 December 1887 in Paris, France. He was an actor and writer, known for La grande illusion (1937), La règle du jeu (1939) and Les enfants du paradis (1945). He died on 19 February 1970 in Le Raincy, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.
BornDecember 31, 1887
DiedFebruary 19, 1970(82)
BornDecember 31, 1887
DiedFebruary 19, 1970(82)
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Known for

La grande illusion (1937)
La grande illusion
8.1
  • L'ingénieur(as Modot)
  • 1937
Marcel Dalio, Nora Gregor, and Jean Renoir in La règle du jeu (1939)
La règle du jeu
7.9
  • Schumacher, le garde-chasse
  • 1939
Arletty, Jean-Louis Barrault, and Pierre Brasseur in Les enfants du paradis (1945)
Les enfants du paradis
8.3
  • Fil de Soie
  • 1945
L'opéra de quat'sous (1931)
L'opéra de quat'sous
7.2
  • Peachum
  • 1931

Credits

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Actor

  • L'amour médecin (1964)
    L'amour médecin
    TV Movie
    • Macroton
    • 1964
  • L'itinéraire marin (1963)
    L'itinéraire marin
    7.0
    • 1963
  • Louis de Funès, Alain Delon, Charles Aznavour, Françoise Arnoul, Jean-Claude Brialy, Danielle Darrieux, Fernandel, Micheline Presle, Michel Simon, and Lino Ventura in Le Diable et les Dix Commandements (1962)
    Le Diable et les Dix Commandements
    6.7
    • Le grand-père (segment "Un seul Dieu tu adoreras")
    • 1962
  • Les Menteurs (1961)
    Les Menteurs
    5.8
    • Carlotti
    • 1961
  • Le testament du Docteur Cordelier (1959)
    Le testament du Docteur Cordelier
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Blaise - le jardinier
    • 1959
  • Les amants (1958)
    Les amants
    7.2
    • Coudray
    • 1958
  • L'Affaire Fualdès ou l'Ange du crime (1957)
    L'Affaire Fualdès ou l'Ange du crime
    TV Movie
    • 1957
  • Ingrid Bergman in Elena et les hommes (1956)
    Elena et les hommes
    6.2
    • Le chef des bohèmiens
    • 1956
  • Cela s'appelle l'aurore (1956)
    Cela s'appelle l'aurore
    6.8
    • Sandro's new tenant
    • 1956
  • Rencontre à Paris (1956)
    Rencontre à Paris
    5.2
    • Le concierge du Temple (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Les truands (1957)
    Les truands
    5.3
    • Justin Benoit
    • 1957
  • French Cancan (1955)
    French Cancan
    7.3
    • Le valet de Danglard (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Papa, maman, la bonne et moi... (1954)
    Papa, maman, la bonne et moi...
    6.8
    • Le mendiant musicien
    • 1954
  • La môme vert de gris (1953)
    La môme vert de gris
    5.9
    • L'inspecteur #1
    • 1953
  • Casque d'Or (1952)
    Casque d'Or
    7.6
    • Danard
    • 1952

Writer

  • Kvarterets olycksfågel (1947)
    Kvarterets olycksfågel
    5.0
    • Writer
    • 1947
  • Gilbert Gil and Odette Joyeux in Leçon de conduite (1946)
    Leçon de conduite
    6.1
    • story
    • 1946
  • Nous les gosses (1941)
    Nous les gosses
    6.5
    • screenplay
    • 1941
  • Un ours
    • writer
    • 1919

Director

  • Gaston Modot in Conte cruel (1930)
    Conte cruel
    6.9
    Short
    • Director
    • 1930

Personal details

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  • Official site
    • France's national library catalogue
  • Alternative names
    • G. Modot
  • Height
    • 1.83 m
  • Born
    • December 31, 1887
    • Paris, France
  • Died
    • February 19, 1970
    • Le Raincy, Seine-Saint-Denis, France(undisclosed)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

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    Powerfully-built, dark-haired French leading actor. In films from 1910, appearing in numerous short comedies. Capable of playing humorous or villainous roles with equal verve. Perhaps best remembered for his thuggish gamekeeper in La règle du jeu (1939).

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