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Gaston Modot(1887-1970)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Director
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Gaston Modot
Gaston Modot was born on 31 December 1887 in Paris, France. He was an actor and writer, known for Grand Illusion (1937), The Rules of the Game (1939) and Children of Paradise (1945). He died on 19 February 1970 in Le Raincy, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.
BornDecember 31, 1887
DiedFebruary 19, 1970(82)
BornDecember 31, 1887
DiedFebruary 19, 1970(82)
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Known for

Grand Illusion (1937)
Grand Illusion
8.0
  • L'ingénieur(as Modot)
  • 1937
Marcel Dalio, Nora Gregor, and Roland Toutain in The Rules of the Game (1939)
The Rules of the Game
7.9
  • Schumacher, le garde-chasse
  • 1939
Arletty, Jean-Louis Barrault, and Pierre Brasseur in Children of Paradise (1945)
Children of Paradise
8.3
  • Fil de Soie
  • 1945
The Threepenny Opera (1931)
The Threepenny Opera
7.2
  • Peachum
  • 1931

Credits

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Actor

  • Gaston Modot in Conte cruel (2026)
    Conte cruel
    7.2
    Short
    • 2026
  • L'amour médecin (1964)
    L'amour médecin
    TV Movie
    • Macroton
    • 1964
  • The Sailor's Journey (1963)
    The Sailor's Journey
    7.3
    • 1963
  • Louis de Funès, Alain Delon, Charles Aznavour, Françoise Arnoul, Jean-Claude Brialy, Danielle Darrieux, Fernandel, Micheline Presle, Michel Simon, and Lino Ventura in The Devil and the Ten Commandments (1962)
    The Devil and the Ten Commandments
    6.7
    • Le grand-père (segment "Un seul Dieu tu adoreras")
    • 1962
  • Les Menteurs (1961)
    Les Menteurs
    5.7
    • Carlotti
    • 1961
  • Experiment in Evil (1959)
    Experiment in Evil
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Blaise - le jardinier
    • 1959
  • The Lovers (1958)
    The Lovers
    7.1
    • Coudray
    • 1958
  • L'Affaire Fualdès ou l'Ange du crime (1957)
    L'Affaire Fualdès ou l'Ange du crime
    TV Movie
    • 1957
  • Ingrid Bergman in Elena and Her Men (1956)
    Elena and Her Men
    6.1
    • Le chef des bohèmiens
    • 1956
  • This is Called Dawn (1956)
    This is Called Dawn
    6.8
    • Sandro's new tenant
    • 1956
  • Rencontre à Paris (1956)
    Rencontre à Paris
    5.1
    • Le concierge du Temple (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • The Gangsters (1957)
    The Gangsters
    5.2
    • Justin Benoit
    • 1957
  • French Cancan (1955)
    French Cancan
    7.3
    • Le valet de Danglard (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Father, Mother, the Maid and I (1954)
    Father, Mother, the Maid and I
    6.8
    • Le mendiant musicien
    • 1954
  • Dominique Wilms in Poison Ivy (1953)
    Poison Ivy
    5.8
    • L'inspecteur #1
    • 1953

Writer

  • Kvarterets olycksfågel (1947)
    Kvarterets olycksfågel
    4.9
    • Writer
    • 1947
  • Yves Deniaud and Jean Tissier in Leçon de conduite (1946)
    Leçon de conduite
    6.1
    • story
    • 1946
  • Nous les gosses (1941)
    Nous les gosses
    6.5
    • screenplay
    • 1941
  • Un ours
    • writer
    • 1919

Director

  • Gaston Modot in Conte cruel (2026)
    Conte cruel
    7.2
    Short
    • Director
    • 2026

Personal details

  • Official site
    • France's national library catalogue
  • Alternative names
    • G. Modot
  • Height
    • 6′ (1.83 m)
  • Born
    • December 31, 1887
    • Paris, France
  • Died
    • February 19, 1970
    • Le Raincy, Seine-Saint-Denis, France(undisclosed)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

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    Powerfully-built, dark-haired French leading actor. In films from 1910, appearing in numerous short comedies. Capable of playing humorous or villainous roles with equal verve. Perhaps best remembered for his thuggish gamekeeper in The Rules of the Game (1939).

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