Jean Dasté

Jean Dasté (September 18, 1904 in Paris, France - October 15, 1994 in Saint-Étienne, Loire, France) was an 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, 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 "département". The success of his theater was such that there is a college and a theater in Saint-Étienne named in his honor.

Filmography as actor

* "Projections" (1990) - Le propriétaire de la salle de cinéma
* "Noce blanche" (1989) - Le concierge
* "Nuit docile" (1987) - Le chauffeur de taxi
* "Le Moine et la sorcière" (1987) - Christophe
* "L'amour à mort" (1984) - Dr. Rozier
* "Les Îles" (1983) - Jean
* "Le Crime d'amour" (1982) - L'homme de l'asile
* "Une semaine de vacances" (1980) - Le père de Laurence
* "Mon oncle d'Amérique" ("My American Uncle") (1980) - M. Louis
* "Rue du Pied de Grue" (1979) - Tonton
* "La Tortue sur le dos" (1978) - Bad-tempered invalid
* "Molière" (1978) - The grandfather
* "Utopia" (1978) - Jean
* "La Chambre verte" ("The Green Room") (1978) - Bernard Humbert
* "L'Homme qui aimait les femmes" ("The Man Who Loved Women") (1977) - Docteur Bicard
* "Le Corps de mon ennemi" (1976) - Le gardien du chantier/Keeper
* "Le Petit Marcel" (1976) - Berger
* "Les Jours gris" (1974) - Le vieil homme
* "Beau masque" (1972) - Cuvrot
* "L'Enfant sauvage" ("The Wild Child") (1970) - Professor Philippe Pinel
* "Z" (1969) - Illya Coste
* "La Guerre est finie" (1966) - Le chef du réseau clandestin/Chief
* "Le Ciel sur la tête" (1965) - M. Bazin
* "Muriel ou Le temps d'un retour" (1963) - L'homme à la chèvre/The Goat Man
* "Le Mystère Saint-Val" (1945) - L'huissier
* "La Grande meute" (1945) - L'huissier
* "Adieu Léonard" (1943) - Le raccommodeur de porcelaine
* "Une étoile au soleil" (1943)
* "Picpus" (1943) - Le clerc
* "Croisières sidérales" (1942) - Pépin
* "Remorques" (1941) - Le radio
* "La Grande illusion" ("Grand Illusion") (1937) - The teacher
* "Le Temps des cerises" (1937) - Le fils du directeur
* "La Vie est à nous" (1936) - L'instituteur/Teacher
* "Le Crime de Monsieur Lange" ("The Crime of Monsieur Lange") (1936) - The Model maker
* "Sous les yeux d'occident" (1936) - Georges
* "L'Atalante" (1934) - Jean
* "Zéro de conduite" ("Zero for Conduct") (1933) - Surveillant Huguet
* "Boudu sauvé des eaux" ("Boudu Saved from Drowning") (1932) - The student

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