Skip to content
Join free
Jean Dasté
Actor

Jean Dasté

18 Aug 1904Born
15 Oct 1994Died
90Age at death
39Credits

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.

Read the full biography

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.

Source: Article "Jean Dasté" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 1989White WeddingFilm: Concierge
  2. 1987Docile NightFilm: Le chauffeur de taxi
  3. 1987SorceressFilm: Christophe
  4. 1984Love Unto DeathFilm: Dr. Rozier
  5. 1983Les ÎlesFilm: Jean
  6. 1982Le Crime d'amourFilm: L'homme de l'asile
  7. 1980A Week's VacationFilm: le père de Laurence
  8. 1980My American UncleFilm: M. Louis
  9. 1979Rue du Pied de GrueFilm: Tonton
  10. 1979Pourquoi PatriciaFilm: M. Folco
  11. 1979UtopiaFilm: Jean
  12. 1978MolièreFilm: Le grand-père de Molière
  13. 1978The Green RoomFilm: Bernard Humbert
  14. 1978Saint-Étienne : ville secrèteFilm
  15. 1977The Man Who Loved WomenFilm: L'urologue
  16. 1976The Body of My EnemyFilm: Le gardien du chantier
  17. 1976Little MarcelFilm: Berger
  18. 1974Les jours grisFilm: The old man
  19. 1972Handsome FaceFilm: Cuvrot
  20. 1970The Wild ChildFilm: Professor Philippe Pinel
  21. 1969ZFilm: Illya Coste
  22. 1966The War Is OverFilm: The Man in Charge
  23. 1965Skies AboveFilm: Bazin, le savant
  24. 1963Muriel, or the Time of ReturnFilm: L'homme à la chèvre / The Goat Man
  25. 1945St. Val's MysteryFilm: The bailiff
  26. 1945The Great PackFilm: Bailiff (uncredited)
  27. 1943Adieu LéonardFilm: Porcelain mender
  28. 1943A Star to the SunFilm
  29. 1943PicpusFilm: Le clerc (uncredited)
  30. 1942Sideral CruisesFilm: Pépin
  31. 1941Stormy WatersFilm: Le radio
  32. 1938The Time of the CherriesFilm: Director's son
  33. 1937Grand IllusionFilm: Teacher
  34. 1936Life Is OursFilm: L'instituteur / Teacher
  35. 1936Under Western EyesFilm: Georges
  36. 1936The Crime of Monsieur LangeFilm: Model Maker
  37. 1934L'AtalanteFilm: Jean
  38. 1933Zero for ConductFilm: Supervisor Huguet
  39. 1932Boudu Saved from DrowningFilm: L'Étudiant

Biography and credits from TMDB. This website uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.