Léon Mathot, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Léon Mathot

actor

Date of Birth: 05-Mar-1886

Place of Birth: Roubaix, Hauts-de-France, France

Date of Death: 06-Mar-1968

Profession: actor, film director, film actor

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

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.