Portrait of Daniel Gélin

Acting

Daniel Gélin

Career

Active from 1946 to 2002, with up to 5 main titles a year.

Leading roles
68
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Murmur of the Heart
Murmur of the Heart
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 35 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Daniel Gélin Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.9, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Uncanny
    1.4, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.5, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 10
  • French Cinema 8
  • Character Study 8
  • Political Intrigue 5
  • Character-Driven 4
  • French Comedy 3
  • Fast-Paced 3
  • Cold War Era 3
  • Dialogue-Driven 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • 1950s 2
  • Lighthearted 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

140
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
À l'abri des regards indiscrets
À l'abri des regards indiscrets (2002)

as Abdel-Robert

1990s

20 titles · average score 54
Obsession
Obsession (1997)
GoodWatch score 47

as Xavier Favre

Les Bidochon
Les Bidochon (1996)

as Le père Bidochon

Runaways
Runaways (1995)

as Bruno

Warrior Spirit
Warrior Spirit (1994)

as John Ball

Pushing the Limits
Pushing the Limits (1994)

as Le père de Fiona

Roulez jeunesse !
Roulez jeunesse ! (1993)

as Jean Moulinier

Coup de jeune
Coup de jeune (1993)

as Gaudeamus at 70

Mauvaise fille
Mauvaise fille (1991)

as Fernand

Iran: Days of Crisis
Iran: Days of Crisis (1991)

TV show · as Shah

Maigret
Maigret (1991)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Le père Nicolas

Un type bien
Un type bien (1991)

as Docteur Avril

Mr. Frost
Mr. Frost (1990)
GoodWatch score 47

as Simon Scolari

1980s

19 titles · average score 58
Dandin
Dandin (1988)

as Monsieur de Sotenville

Life Is a Long Quiet River
Life Is a Long Quiet River (1988)
GoodWatch score 71

as Docteur Mavial

Itinerary of a Spoiled Child
Itinerary of a Spoiled Child (1988)
GoodWatch score 70

as Pierre Duvivier, Albert's father

Marc et Sophie
Marc et Sophie (1987)

TV show · as Edmond, le beau-père

Public Security
Public Security (1987)

as Martino Morando

The Legacy of Guldenburgs
The Legacy of Guldenburgs (1987)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show · as Gregor Baschkurin

Killing Cars
Killing Cars (1986)
GoodWatch score 34

as Kellermann

The Children
The Children (1985)
GoodWatch score 63

as Enrico

Un delitto
Un delitto (1984)

as Judge Freshville

That Night of Varennes
That Night of Varennes (1982)
GoodWatch score 78

as De Wendel

Signé Furax
Signé Furax (1981)
GoodWatch score 50

as Broutechoux

Tarendol
Tarendol (1980)

TV show · as Bazalo

1970s

17 titles · average score 67
Arrête de ramer, t'attaques la falaise !
Arrête de ramer, t'attaques la falaise ! (1979)

as Don Gomez

The Suspended Vocation
The Suspended Vocation (1978)

as Malagrida

La Discorde
La Discorde (1978)

as Bernard

La Jalousie
La Jalousie (1976)

as Albert Blondel

No Pockets in a Shroud
No Pockets in a Shroud (1974)
GoodWatch score 57

as Laurence

Ariane
Ariane (1974)

as The comedian

The Police Serve the Citizens?
The Police Serve the Citizens? (1973)

as Brera

Double Assassinat dans la rue Morgue
Double Assassinat dans la rue Morgue (1973)

as Dupin

Murmur of the Heart
Murmur of the Heart (1971)
GoodWatch score 85

as Charles Chevalier

Swedish Fly Girls
Swedish Fly Girls (1971)
GoodWatch score 50

as André

Arsène Lupin
Arsène Lupin (1971)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Daubrecq

The Servant
The Servant (1970)

as Dr. Robert Marbois

1960s

30 titles · average score 64
Sadistic Hallucinations
Sadistic Hallucinations (1969)

as Charles

Slogan
Slogan (1969)
GoodWatch score 58

as Evelyne's father

Witness Out of Hell
Witness Out of Hell (1967)

as Bora Petrović

Line of Demarcation
Line of Demarcation (1966)
GoodWatch score 66

as Doctor Jacques Lafaye

À belles dents
À belles dents (1966)

as Bernard

Black Sun
Black Sun (1966)

as Guy Rodier

The Boy and the Ball and the Hole in the Wall
The Boy and the Ball and the Hole in the Wall (1965)

as Gunther Smith

Les Saintes Chéries
Les Saintes Chéries (1965)

TV show · as Pierre Lagarde

Three Girls in Paris
Three Girls in Paris (1963)

as Raymond

The Season for Love
The Season for Love (1961)

as Jacques Saint-Ford

Shadows of Adultery
Shadows of Adultery (1961)

as Eric Kraemmer

Carthage in Flames
Carthage in Flames (1960)
GoodWatch score 51

as Phegor

1950s

38 titles · average score 67
Three Days to Live
Three Days to Live (1958)
GoodWatch score 59

as Simon Belin

There's Always a Price Tag
There's Always a Price Tag (1957)
GoodWatch score 67

as Robert Montillon

The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
GoodWatch score 79

as Louis Bernard

Plucking the Daisy
Plucking the Daisy (1956)
GoodWatch score 66

as Daniel Roy

Napoleon
Napoleon (1955)
GoodWatch score 67

as Napoléon Bonaparte

Lovers' Net
Lovers' Net (1955)
GoodWatch score 58

as Pierre Roubier

On Trial
On Trial (1954)
GoodWatch score 66

as Léonard Maurizius

The Cheerful Squadron
The Cheerful Squadron (1954)

as Frédéric d'Héricourt

The Slave
The Slave (1953)

as Michel Landa

Rue de l'estrapade
Rue de l'estrapade (1953)
GoodWatch score 61

as Robert

Stain on the Snow
Stain on the Snow (1953)

as Frank Friedmayer

The Moment of Truth
The Moment of Truth (1952)
GoodWatch score 76

as Daniel Prévost

1940s

15 titles · average score 69
Rendezvous in July
Rendezvous in July (1949)
GoodWatch score 74

as Lucien Bonnard

The Murdered Model
The Murdered Model (1948)

as Léopold

Mirror
Mirror (1947)

as Charles

La Nuit de Sybille
La Nuit de Sybille (1947)

as Stany

The Woman in Red
The Woman in Red (1947)

as Saladin

Martin Roumagnac
Martin Roumagnac (1946)
GoodWatch score 67

as Le surveillant du collège

The Temptation of Barbizon
The Temptation of Barbizon (1946)

as Michel

A Friend Will Come Tonight
A Friend Will Come Tonight (1946)

as Pierre Ribault

The Little Ones of the Flower Platform
The Little Ones of the Flower Platform (1944)

as (uncredited)

Lucrèce
Lucrèce (1943)

as College student

Strangers in the House
Strangers in the House (1942)
GoodWatch score 70

as (uncredited)

Her First Affair
Her First Affair (1941)
GoodWatch score 67

as Chauveau-Laplace (uncredited)