Jean Dasté

Biography

Jean Dasté, born Jean Georges Gustave Dasté, (18 September 1904 in Paris, France – 15 October 1994 in Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, Loire, France) was an actor and theatre director. Although Jean Dasté is best known for his career on stage as both an actor and director in a variety of works including those by Shakespeare and Molière, he made his first appearance on screen in a 1932 Jean Renoir film (Boudu sauvé des eaux), and 57 years later appeared in his final film at the age of 85. He played also the main character in two Jean Vigo movies, L'Atalante and Zéro de conduite. Later, he worked also with Alain Resnais and François Truffaut. He married Danish-born actress Marie-Hélène Copeau (1902–1994), the daughter of the influential French writer, editor, and drama critic Jacques Copeau (1879–1949) and Agnès Thomsen. In 1947, he became the founding director of the Comedie de St.-Etienne stage company in the town of Saint-Étienne in the Loire département. The success of his theater was such that there is a college and a theater in Saint-Étienne named in his honor. Source: Article "Jean Dasté" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For

Grand Illusion

as L'instituteur

Z

as Illya Coste, chauffeur

L'Atalante

as Jean

The Wild Child

as Professor Philippe Pinel

Zero for Conduct

as Supervisor Huguet

The Man Who Loved Women

as L'urologue

My American Uncle

as M. Louis

Muriel, or the Time of Return

as L'homme à la chèvre / The Goat Man

Boudu Saved from Drowning

as L'Étudiant

The Body of My Enemy

as Le gardien du chantier