Gilles Béhat
Known for

Directing

Credits

31

Gender

Man

Birthday

Sep 3, 1949 (75)

Place of birth

Lille, Nord, France

Also known as
Gilles Béat

Gilles Béhat

Biography

Gilles Marc Béhat (3 September 1949) is a French filmmaker and actor. Gilles Béhat (Béat by birth) was born in Lille. The confusion around the "h" in his last name stems from an error in the credits of the first film he participated in as an actor: L'Hercule sur la place. As a teenager, he played guitar with a rock band. He attended the Conservatoire d'Art Dramatique, taking acting classes. He launching his career as an actor by taking roles in television series such as that of Pierre Vignard in L'Hercule sur la place and Charles IV le Bel in Les Rois maudits (1972) as well as in the cinema in films like Gérard Pires's 1970 film Elle court, elle court la banlieue, Jean Yanne's 1972 film Chobizenesse and Bernard Paul's 1975 film Beau Masque. As a director, he made a series of feature films, including many detective and action films. He gained attention after the released of his 1984 gangster film Rue barbare. Several of his subsequent films, including Dancing Machine starring Alain Delon, were relative commercial failures. He then turned to television, where he directed series for TF1, France 2 and Canal+ in the 1990s. In 2008, he returned to cinema, directing Diamant 13; a noir starring Gérard Depardieu, Olivier Marchal and Asia Argento. Source: Article "Gilles Béhat" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known for
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
1991Le vent de la ToussaintLe capitaine
1976Aces HighCaptain Beckenauer
1976Château EspéranceJacques
1975Doctor Justice
1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSelf
1975The Porcelain AnniversaryMathieu
1974La Cloche tibétaineVictor Point
1972The Accursed KingsCharles IV le Bel, de la Marche, 3ème fils de Philippe IV
1972Baphomet
Credits
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
2009Diamond 13Screenplay
2009Diamond 13Director
2002Alex Santana, négociateurCreator
2001Commissariat BastilleCreator
1995Le cavalier des nuagesDirector
1995Jamaica InnDirector
1994Les Cordier, juge et flicDirector
1991Le vent de la ToussaintScreenplay
1991Le vent de la ToussaintDirector
1990Dancing MachineDirector
1988Haute tensionDirector
1987Charlie DingoWriter
1987Charlie DingoDirector
1986Les longs manteauxDirector
1986Les longs manteauxWriter
1985UrgenceDirector
1984Street of the DamnedDirector
1984Street of the DamnedAdaptation
1981Putain d'histoire d'amourDirector
1978Hue and CryWriter
1978Hue and CryDirector
1976Police Commissioner MoulinDirector