Léon Mathot
Born Mar 5, 1886 · Roubaix, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
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.
Known for
Deuxième bureau contre kommandantur
1939
L'instinct
1930
The mystery of the pink villa
1930
The house of La Fleche
1930
In the Shadow of the Harem
1928
Yasmina
1927
Rue de la Paix
1927
The Cradle of God
1926
The Devil in the City
1925
Der Maler und sein Modell
1925
The Red Inn
1923
Cœur fidèle
1923
Work
1920
L'Ami Fritz
1920
The Empire of Diamonds
1920
The Right to Life
1917
Barberousse
1917
The Zone of Death
1917
Deadly Gas
1916
The Tragic Mill
1916
The Bridge That Failed
1914