A French actor, producer and writer, born in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. He started his acting career in the movie Les dieux du dimanche (1949). Some of his works include Cléo from 5 to 7, Signé: Arsène Lupin, The Woman in Red, and War of the Buttons. He died of cerebral hemorrhage on May 10, 2002 in Paris, France.