Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
68
Gender
Male
Birthday
1886-03-05
Day of Death
1968-03-06 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
Roubaix, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Also Known As
Léon Désiré Joseph Mathot
Léon 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.
