Jean Dasté
Actor
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.
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Filmography
Z
as Illya Coste 1969
L'Atalante
as Jean 1934
The Wild Child
as Professor Philippe Pinel 1970
Zero for Conduct
as Supervisor Huguet 1933
The Man Who Loved Women
as L'urologue 1977
My American Uncle
as M. Louis 1980
Muriel, or the Time of Return
as L'homme à la chèvre / The Goat Man 1963
Boudu Saved from Drowning
as L'Étudiant 1932
The Body of My Enemy
as Le gardien du chantier 1976
White Wedding
as Concierge 1989
The Crime of Monsieur Lange
as Model Maker 1936
The Green Room
as Bernard Humbert 1978
Stormy Waters
as Le radio 1941
The War Is Over
as The Man in Charge 1966
Molière
as Le grand-père de Molière 1978
Love Unto Death
as Dr. Rozier 1984