Léon Mathot

Biography

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 ★ 7.0
L'instinct 1930 ★ 9.0
The mystery of the pink villa 1930 ★ 7.0
The house of La Fleche 1930 ★ 8.0
In the Shadow of the Harem 1928 ★ 7.0
Yasmina 1927 ★ 10.0
Rue de la Paix 1927 ★ 8.0
The Cradle of God 1926 ★ 7.0
The Devil in the City 1925 ★ 6.0
Der Maler und sein Modell 1925 ★ 7.0
The Red Inn 1923 ★ 6.1
Cœur fidèle 1923 ★ 7.2
Jean d'Agrève 1922
Work 1920 ★ 10.0
L'Ami Fritz 1920 ★ 9.0
The Empire of Diamonds 1920 ★ 9.0
The Count of Monte Cristo 1918 ★ 6.0
The Right to Life 1917
Barberousse 1917 ★ 5.0
The Zone of Death 1917
Deadly Gas 1916 ★ 5.0
The Tragic Mill 1916 ★ 7.5
The Bridge That Failed 1914 ★ 7.0