Actor profile

Léon Mathot

5th March 1886 Roubaix, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Acting

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.

23 Movies 1 TV Shows 36 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Deuxième bureau contre kommandantur poster

Deuxième bureau contre kommandantur 7th June 1939 as Abbé Gaillard

The house of La Fleche poster

The house of La Fleche 12th December 1930

L'instinct poster

L'instinct 4th April 1930 as Jean Bernon

The mystery of the pink villa poster

The mystery of the pink villa 17th January 1930 as Langeac

In the Shadow of the Harem poster

In the Shadow of the Harem 6th July 1928 as L'Émir Si Abd El Nasser

Rue de la Paix poster

Rue de la Paix 21st October 1927 as Ally - un millionnaire

Yasmina poster

Yasmina 11th February 1927

The Cradle of God poster

The Cradle of God 4th June 1926

Der Maler und sein Modell poster

Der Maler und sein Modell 24th April 1925

The Devil in the City poster

The Devil in the City 30th January 1925 as Marc Herner

Cœur fidèle poster

Cœur fidèle 23rd November 1923 as Jean

The Red Inn poster

The Red Inn 27th September 1923 as Prosper Magnan

Jean d'Agrève poster

Jean d'Agrève 1st August 1922 as Jean d'Agrève

The Empire of Diamonds poster

The Empire of Diamonds 19th December 1920 as Arthur Graves

L'Ami Fritz poster

L'Ami Fritz 6th February 1920

Work poster

Work 16th January 1920 as Luc Froment

The Count of Monte Cristo poster

The Count of Monte Cristo 2nd January 1918 as Edmond Dantès

The Zone of Death poster

The Zone of Death 12th October 1917

Barberousse poster

Barberousse 13th April 1917 as Trively

The Right to Life poster

The Right to Life 5th January 1917 as Jacques Alberty

The Tragic Mill poster

The Tragic Mill 22nd November 1916

Deadly Gas poster

Deadly Gas 1st September 1916

The Bridge That Failed poster

The Bridge That Failed 1st January 1914

Pour le plaisir poster

Pour le plaisir 4th November 1964 as Self