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Léon Mathot

Mar 05, 1886 - Mar 06, 1968 (82 years old) in 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

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Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma
Self (archive footage)
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Cœur fidèle
Jean
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The Cradle of God
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The Empire of Diamonds
Arthur Graves
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The Count of Monte Cristo
Edmond Dantès
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Jean d'Agrève
Jean d'Agrève
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The Red Inn
Prosper Magnan
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Blanchette
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L'Empereur des pauvres
Marc Anavan
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Vent debout

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