Jean Dasté
Acting
Born: 1904-08-18 in Paris, France
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. 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
Grand Illusion
Teacher
Z
Illya Coste
L'Atalante
Jean
The Wild Child
Professor Philippe Pinel
Zero for Conduct
Supervisor Huguet
The Man Who Loved Women
L'urologue
My American Uncle
M. Louis
Muriel, or the Time of Return
L'homme à la chèvre / The Goat Man
Boudu Saved from Drowning
L'Étudiant
The Body of My Enemy
Le gardien du chantier
White Wedding
Concierge
The Crime of Monsieur Lange
Model Maker
The Green Room
Bernard Humbert
Stormy Waters
Le radio
The War Is Over
The Man in Charge
Love Unto Death
Dr. Rozier
Molière
Le grand-père de Molière
A Week's Vacation
le père de Laurence
Life Is Ours
L'instituteur / Teacher
Under Western Eyes
Georges
Picpus
Le clerc (uncredited)
Le Crime d'amour
L'homme de l'asile
Skies Above
Bazin, le savant
Sideral Cruises
Pépin
Adieu Léonard
Porcelain mender
St. Val's Mystery
The bailiff
Docile Night
Le chauffeur de taxi
Sorceress
Christophe
Cinéastes de notre temps : Jean Vigo
Self
The Great Pack
Bailiff (uncredited)
Little Marcel
Berger
Les Îles
Jean
Utopia
Jean
A Star to the Sun
Les jours gris
The old man
Handsome Face
Cuvrot
Pourquoi Patricia
M. Folco
