Léon Mathot

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Léon Mathot

Born March 5, 1886(1886-03-05)
Roubaix, Nord-Pas-de-Calais Flag of France France
Died March 6, 1968 (aged 82)
Paris
Occupation actor
Years active 19061939 (actor)
1927 - 1953 (director)

Léon Mathot (5 March 1886, Roubaix, Nord-Pas-de-Calais - 6 March 1968, in Paris, France was a French film actor and film director best known perhaps for playing Edmond Dantes in The Count of Monte Cristo film episode series in 1918.

He appeared in the 1923 silent film Coeur fidèle.

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.


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