Jean Dasté
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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Acting
Movie
Grand Illusion
as L'instituteur
1937
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Z
as Illya Coste
1969
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L'Atalante
as Jean
1934
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The Wild Child
as Professor Philippe Pinel
1970
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Zero for Conduct
as Supervisor Huguet
1933
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The Man Who Loved Women
as L'urologue
1977
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My American Uncle
as M. Louis
1980
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Muriel, or the Time of Return
as L'homme à la chèvre / The Goat Man
1963
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Boudu Saved from Drowning
as L'Étudiant
1932
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The Body of My Enemy
as Le gardien du chantier
1976
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White Wedding
as Concierge
1989
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The Crime of Monsieur Lange
as Model Maker
1936
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The Green Room
as Bernard Humbert
1978
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Stormy Waters
as Le radio
1941
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The War Is Over
as The Man in Charge
1966
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Molière
as Le grand-père de Molière
1978
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Love Unto Death
as Dr. Rozier
1984
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A Week's Vacation
as le père de Laurence
1980
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Life Is Ours
as L'instituteur / Teacher
1936
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Under Western Eyes
as Georges
1936
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Picpus
as Le clerc (uncredited)
1943
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Le Crime d'amour
as L'homme de l'asile
1982
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Skies Above
as Bazin, le savant
1965
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Sideral Cruises
as Pépin
1942