Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1904-08-18
Day of Death
1994-10-15
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Jean Dasté
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.
Filmography (40)
Cinéastes de notre temps : Jean Vigo
2012
White Wedding
1989
Docile Night
1987
Sorceress
1987
Love Unto Death
1984
Les Îles
1983
Le Crime d'amour
1982
A Week's Vacation
1980
My American Uncle
1980Rue du Pied de Grue
1979
Pourquoi Patricia?
1979
Utopia
1979
Molière
1978
The Green Room
1978
