Jean Dasté
Biography
Jean Dasté (born Jean Georges Gustave Dasté; 18 September 1904 – 15 October 1994) was a French 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 married Danish-born actress Marie-Hélène Copeau (1902–1994), the daughter of the influential French writer, editor, and drama critic Jacques Copeau (1879–1949) and Agnès Thomsen. In 1947, he became the founding director of the Comedie de St.-Etienne stage company in the town of Saint-Étienne in the Loire department. A college and a theatre in the town are named in his honour. Source: Article "Jean Dasté" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
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Movies (40)
Cinéastes de notre temps : Jean Vigo
as Self
2012
White Wedding
as Concierge
1989
Docile Night
as Le chauffeur de taxi
1987
Sorceress
as Christophe
1987
Love Unto Death
as Dr. Rozier
1984
Les Îles
as Jean
1983
Le Crime d'amour
as L'homme de l'asile
1982
A Week's Vacation
as le père de Laurence
1980
My American Uncle
as M. Louis
1980
Rue du Pied de Grue
as Tonton
1979
Pourquoi Patricia?
as M. Folco
1979
Utopia
as Jean
1979
Molière
as Le grand-père de Molière
1978
The Green Room
as Bernard Humbert
1978
Saint-Étienne : ville secrète
1978
The Man Who Loved Women
as L'urologue
1977
The Body of My Enemy
as Le gardien du chantier
1976
Little Marcel
as Berger
1976
Les jours gris
as The old man
1974
Handsome Face
as Cuvrot
1972
The Wild Child
as Professor Philippe Pinel
1970
Z
as Illya Coste
1969
The War Is Over
as The Man in Charge
1966
Skies Above
as Bazin, le savant
1965
Muriel, or the Time of Return
as L'homme à la chèvre / The Goat Man
1963
St. Val's Mystery
as The bailiff
1945
The Great Pack
as Bailiff (uncredited)
1945
Adieu Léonard
as Porcelain mender
1943
A Star to the Sun
1943
Picpus
as Le clerc (uncredited)
1943
Sideral Cruises
as Pépin
1942
Stormy Waters
as Le radio
1941
The Time of the Cherries
as Director's son
1938
Grand Illusion
as L'instituteur
1937
Life Is Ours
as L'instituteur / Teacher
1936
Under Western Eyes
as Georges
1936
The Crime of Monsieur Lange
as Model Maker
1936
L'Atalante
as Jean
1934
Zero for Conduct
as Supervisor Huguet
1933
Boudu Saved from Drowning
as L'Étudiant
1932