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Gaston Modot

Gaston Modot

Actor · Died February 19, 1970, aged 82 · Paris, France

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.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
December 31, 1887
Died
February 19, 1970 (aged 82)
From
Paris, France
Works as
Actor
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 166 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 38% in 30 days

What are Gaston Modot's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 94th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
34%
Morality
22%
Power
17%
Self
15%
Society
8%
Ideas
4%
Survival
1%
Romantic love10 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 4 · Dark 8

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 11 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 8 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 2 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 6

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 3
Hero
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Melancholic
10
Romantic
8
Warm
4
Bittersweet
4
Other
16

How their films linger

Bittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Gaston Modot's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gaston Modot's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

166 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Devil and the Ten Commandments(1962)

    as Le grand-père

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • House of Sin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Carlotti

  • Experiment in Evil(1959)

    as Blaise, Gardener

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Lovers(1958)

    as Coudray

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Elena and Her Men(1956)

    as Le chef des bohèmiens

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • This is Called Dawn(1956)

    as Sandro's new tenant

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Meeting in Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as The concierge at the Temple (uncredited)

  • Les Truands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Justin Benoit

  • French Cancan(1955)

    as Le valet de Danglard (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Father, Mother, the Maid and I(1954)

    as Street violinist

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Poison Ivy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as L'inspecteur #1

  • This Rascal of Anatole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as (uncredited)

  • Casque d'Or(1952)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Monsieur Octave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • Victor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as le patron du café

  • Here Is the Beauty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as The caretaker

  • Beauty and the Devil(1950)

    as Gypsy

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Rendezvous in July(1949)

    as Professor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Perfume of the Lady in Black (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Mathieu

  • The Mystery of the Yellow Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Arthur

  • Truant School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as French examiner

  • The Mark of the Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Tiberghien

  • The Cupboard Was Bare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Gangster

  • Eternal Conflict (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as The huckster

  • Le Cavalier de Croix-Mort (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Augustin

  • The Blockhead of the Block (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Writer

  • Antoine & Antoinette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Le caissier de la loterie « Les Geules cassées »

  • Dernier refuge(1947)

    as Marcel

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Man About Town(1947)

    as Gustave, le caméraman

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Driving Lesson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Writer

  • Children of Paradise(1945)

    as Fil de Soie

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Le bossu(1944)

    as Vinto, the mute

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Le brigand gentilhomme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Terriblo

  • The London Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Teddy

  • At Your Command, Madam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Le garçon d'étage

  • The Trump Card (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Toni Amanito

  • Patrouille blanche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Actor

  • Portrait of Innocence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Screenplay

  • Montmartre on the Seine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as The head waiter

  • Une idée à l'eau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Third screenwriter

  • The Rules of the Game(1939)

    as Edouard Schumacher, le garde-chasse

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The End of the Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Monsieur Martin, owner of the bistro

  • Coral Reefs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Le colonel mexicain

  • Final Accord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Policeman (uncredited)

  • The Chess Player (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Actor

  • Sirocco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Stoker

  • Ceux De Demain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Raymond

  • La Marseillaise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Un volontaire

  • The Time of the Cherries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Gaston Ravaux

  • Grand Illusion(1937)

    as Engineer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Les Réprouvés (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Boss

  • French White Cargo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Alvarez

  • Pépé le Moko(1937)

    as Jimmy

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Spain 1936 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as (voice)

  • Life Is Ours(1936)

    as Philippe - le neveu des Lecocq

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Les Gaîtés de la finance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Le chef des gangsters

  • Lucrezia Borgia(1935)

    as Fracassa

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • La Bandera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Legionnaire Muller

  • Le Mystère Imberger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Domestic

  • Le Clown Bux (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Actor

  • Le Billet de mille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Bookmaker

  • L'Auberge du Petit-Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Impresario

  • Crainquebille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Agent Matra

  • Quelqu'un a tué... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Actor

  • Plein aux as (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Actor

  • Colomba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Actor

  • The 1002nd Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Actor

  • July 14 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as (uncredited)

  • Coup de feu à l'aube (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Sandegg

  • Fantômas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Firmin

  • Under the Leather Helmet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Actor

  • The bewitchment of Seville (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Actor

  • The Threepenny Opera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Jeremiah Peachum

  • About an investigation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Baumann, detective

  • L'Age d'Or(1930)

    as The Man

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Under the Roofs of Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Fred

  • Freiheit in Fesseln (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Paul Kummer

  • Der Erzieher meiner Tochter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Captain

  • Phantoms of Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Dupont

  • Cruel Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Director · Writer · Actor

  • The Green Monocle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Actor

  • The Ship of Lost Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Morain - the escaped convict

  • La ville des mille joies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Actor

  • Monte Cristo(1929)

    as Fernand Mondego / Comte de Morcerf

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Saint Joan the Maid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Lord Glasdall

  • Secrets of the Orient (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Prince Hussein

  • Change of Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Actor

  • Die Stadt der tausend Freuden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Jetsam

  • Milady of Liban (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Actor

  • Carmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as García 'El Tuerto'

  • Naples au baiser de feu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Le mendiant Pinatucchio

  • Lure of the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Pascal Lagadec

  • Before the Battle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Lieutenant de vaisseau Brambourg

  • Miracle of the Wolves(1924)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Más allá de la muerte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Docteur Belphégor

  • Heart of an Actress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Actor

  • Au secours ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Actor

  • Nène(1924)

    as Jean Cuirassier

  • Little Hotel for Rent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Actor

  • Marie Among the Predators (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Actor

  • The Isle of Zorda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Actor

  • Fièvre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Topinelli

  • Le chevalier de Gaby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Screenplay · Actor

  • Spanish Fiesta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Réal

  • The Sultan of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Kadjar

  • L'âme de Pierre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Actor

  • The Torture of Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Messenger (uncredited)

  • Onésime's Family Drama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    Actor

  • Onésime gardien du foyer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    Actor

  • Onésime et son collègue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    Actor

  • Onésime Loves Animals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    Actor

  • Onésime, Trainer of Men and Horses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    Actor

  • Onésime, You'll Get Married... or Else! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    Actor

  • Onésime: Calino's Inheritance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    Actor

  • Onésime sur le sentier de guerre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as Rivale

  • Onésime et le pas de l'ours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    Actor

  • Onésime champion de boxe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    Actor

  • Onésime et son âne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    Actor

  • Onésime et l'oeuvre d'art (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    Actor

  • Calino sourcier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    Actor

  • Onésime and the Heart of the Gypsy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    Actor

  • Onésime Gets Married... So Does Calino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    Actor

  • Onésime's Theatrical Debut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as Un spectateur

  • The Disappearance of Onésime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    Actor

  • Onésime a un duel à l'américaine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    Actor

  • Onésime et l'étudiante (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    Actor

  • Oxford vs. Martigues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    Actor

  • Un mariage au revolver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    Actor

  • Under the Claw: A Story of the Transvaal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    Actor

  • Calino, Station Master (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    Actor

  • Burning Heart: An Indian Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as Un Indien

  • Onesime, Clockmaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    Actor

  • Zigoto Drives a Locomotive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    Actor

  • The Railway of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    Actor

  • Onésime Goes to Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    Actor

  • Zigoto et la blanchisseuse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    Actor

  • Zigoto et le château mystérieux (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    Actor

  • Zigoto gardien de grand magasin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    Actor

  • Onésime et la grève des mineurs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    Actor

  • Onésime et le nourrisson de la nourrice indigne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    Actor

  • Calino s'endurcit la figure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    Actor

  • Calino courtier en paratonnerres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    Actor

  • Calino, Love Tamer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    Actor

  • Zigoto et l'écuyère (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    Actor

  • La Maison des lions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    Actor

  • Zigoto's Outing with Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    Actor

  • One Hundred Dollars, Dead or Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    Actor

  • La prairie en feu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    Actor

  • Main de Fer contre la bande aux gants blancs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as un Apache

  • Onésime et le physicien (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    Actor

  • Onésime vs. Onésime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    Actor

  • Onésime: Costume Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    Actor

  • No! You’re Not Going Anywhere Without Me! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    as The diver

  • Pendaison à Jefferson City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    Actor

  • Calino polygame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    Actor

  • Calino et ses pensionnaires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    Actor

  • Zigoto plombier d'occasion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    Actor

  • The Rembrandt in Rue Lepic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    Actor

  • Calino's Baptism (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    Actor

  • Le truc d'Anatole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    Actor

  • Bornéo Bill, le brave cow-boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    Actor

  • Zigoto, policier, trouve une corde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    Actor

  • Calino à la chasse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    Actor

  • Calino achète un chien de garde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    Actor

  • In the Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    Actor

  • A Drama on a Locomotive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 166 titles from 1910 to 1962.

Biggest box office

The Rules of the Game (1939)

$274K worldwide

Highest rated

Grand Illusion (1937)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Rules of the Game (1939)

Film career

Top draw in 1 MovieCove title.

  • 1930Screen debut· Under the Roofs of Paris
  • 1930First top-billed film· L'Âge d'or

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting163 of 166: 161 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score75thDirecting1 of 166: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting5 of 166: 3 only writing, 2 with another role

By decade

1910s62 · acting1920s24 · 24 acting · 1 crew1930s40 · 40 acting · 1 crew1940s23 · 20 acting · 3 crew1950s14 · acting1960s3 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 7% of 14 roles
3045

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Gaston Modot's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of the 22 of 23 with a score; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th4

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Dernier refuge (1947)

73rd percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Grand Illusion (1937)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 55. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Gaston Modot's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 2 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 37 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles4–41 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Gaston Modot work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gaston Modot's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Marguerite Renoir shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers