Gallic lead and character actor Daniel Gelin did not have an easy life, but was warmly embraced as a talented star who appeared to fine advantage for such legendary directors as Max Ophuls, Louis Malle, Jean Cocteau, Alfred Hitchcock and Claude Lelouch. He left home at age 16 to take dramatic arts classes under the guidance of Louis Jouvet. After a long apprenticeship in extra films parts beginning in 1941, he finally earned leading roles in 1949 and went on to mesmerize audiences in such fi ...[Read Story]