Léon Mathot


Léon Mathot 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.

Selected filmography

Les Gaz mortels The Zone of Death Barberousse Le droit à la vie The Count of Monte Cristo In Old Alsace The Empire of Diamonds Blanchette Coeur fidèle The Red Inn My Uncle Benjamin The Painter and His Model Yasmina In the Shadow of the Harem La Maison de la Fléche The Mystery of the Villa Rose Instinct Passport 13.444 Kiss Me The Mascot Count Obligado Wolves Between Them Aloha, le chant des îles A Man to Kill Chéri-Bibi The Rebel Sacred Woods Immediate Call The Man Without a Name Night Warning The Tragic Dolmen The Dancer of Marrakesh