Jean Dasté
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'
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.
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Born
Aug 18, 1904
Paris, France
Died
Oct 15, 1994
Known For
Acting
Movies
40 acting
0 crew
Popularity
0.5
Known For
White Wedding
1989
as Concierge
Z
1969
as Illya Coste
Grand Illusion
1937
as L'instituteur
L'Atalante
1934
as Jean
The Wild Child
1970
as Professor Philippe Pinel
The Man Who Loved Women
1977
as L'urologue
Zero for Conduct
1933
as Supervisor Huguet
Muriel, or the Time of Return
1963
as L'homme à la chèvre / The Goat Man
My American Uncle
1980
as M. Louis
Boudu Saved from Drowning
1932
as L'Étudiant
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