Léon Mathot
Date of birth: 1886-03-05
Place of birth: Roubaix, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Léon Désiré Joseph 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.
Movie Credits
The Wig Chase
1906-04-06
Child prank causes chase for few ballons and one lady's wig
Cœur fidèle
1923-11-23
The good guys win out in this sweet tale about a young orphan who is abused for much of her life but
L'instinct
1930-04-04
Between the feelings of the man who believes himself to be deceived and of the surgeon's instinct, i
The house of La Fleche
1930-12-12
After a rich English lady is killed in a Dijon house, the only person there who doesn't have a solid
Deuxième bureau contre kommandantur
1939-06-07
In 1917, in a small village in the North, Abbe Gaillard is suspected by the Germans of facilitating
Barberousse
1917-04-13
A journalist attempt to stop a mysterious criminal : "Barbe rousse".
Joachim Goethal and the Secret of Steel
1912-12-26
A steel worker is told by his girl friend, that she only wants to marry a rich man. A foreign spy he
Vent debout
1923-09-17
Jacques Averil leads an idle life which plunges him into weariness and melancholy. When he learns of
In the Shadow of the Harem
1928-07-06
An emir wants revenge on a secretary who posed as a rival to a beautiful woman. He holds in his pala
Work
1920-01-16
Luc Froment, a reform-minded engineer, starts working at a steel mill in a small town. There he foun
Will
1917-04-13
The story takes place in the Parisian "High Society" of the time. Two long-time friends become enemi
The Devil in the City
1925-01-30
The story is about a superstitious village, where the mayor has sold a tower to an unknown, who is s
Dramatic Passion of Algabert and Elisberth of Rodembourg
1912-09-18
Prince Algabert, upholding the traditions of his forefathers, wages a ceaseless feud against the hou
The Right to Life
1917-01-05
A young girl marries a financier knowing he has only a short time to live, so she can inherit his mo
The Tragic Mill
1916-11-22
Propaganda spy-movie, Belgian-French production, directed by Honoré and Georges Lainé. A village gir
The Count of Monte Cristo
1918-01-02
Le comte de Monte Cristo (15 Episodes). Monte Cristo, based upon Alexandre Dumas' novel of the same
Passport 13.444
1931-07-08
The Empire of Diamonds
1920-12-19
Shot on location in Paris, Monte Carlo and the Riviera with both American and French actors. When Ma
L'Empereur des pauvres
1922-01-01
Marc Anavan, a rich young man, leads a profligate life and when he understands his fortune is about
The Red Inn
1923-09-27
Two young doctors, surprised by the storm, take refuge in an inn. A diamond broker joins them and, f
Deadly Gas
1916-09-01
Hopson, a prestigious scientist, studies the effect of snake venom to cure many diseases of mankind.
Der Maler und sein Modell
1925-04-24
Nemrod et compagnie
1916-12-08
The mystery of the pink villa
1930-01-17
The Cradle of God
1926-06-04
A young intellectual, J. Powers, loses his faith in God after the untimely death of his wife. He dev
The Zone of Death
1917-10-12
French silent film by Abel Gance. Considered lost.
The Bridge That Failed
1914-01-01
L'Ami Fritz
1920-02-06
Être ou ne pas être
1922-12-03
Blanchette
1921-04-22
Blanchette, whose parents have sacrificed to give her an education, has received her teaching diplom
Yasmina
1927-02-11
Yasmina, a rich Tunisian Princess, daughter of a French lady and a Muslim gentleman, is betrothed by
Rue de la Paix
1927-10-21
A designer is in love with a model, who ends up creating her own fashion house, with the help of a m
A Night of Romance
1925-09-04
Jean d'Agrève
1922-08-01