Jean-Charles Driant (1922–1989) was a French-born

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remembered for numerous supporting roles in British film and TV.

Life

He was born in Paris, France on 12 July 1922. He came to England in or before 1947. In the 1970s he was teaching French at Latymer Upper School. He died in

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in 1989.

Family

In 1947 he married Joan Fulton in

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Film

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(1955) as French orderly * House of Secrets aka Triple Deception (1956) as Gratz's assistant * The Whole Truth (1958) as servant * The Ugly Duckling (1959) as Monsieur Blum * Return from the Ashes (1965) as train conductor *

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(1974) as Jean * Aces High (1976) as corporal at dressing station

TV

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several appearances from 1953 to 1957 *

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(1959) as photographer * No Hiding Place (1960) as French clerk * International Detective (1960) as bartender * Zero One (1962) as Pierre *

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(1964) as a waiter * A Man of Our Times (1968) as hotel proprietor * The Troubleshooters 1970 as a gendarme * The Persuaders! several episodes 1971 * Doctor in Charge several appearances 1972/73 as Dr Lascelles * Mission: Monte Carlo (1974) * Wings (1978) as a mechanic * Return of the Saint several appearances 1978/79

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Driant, Jean Charles 1922 births 1989 deaths Male actors from Paris French emigrants to the United Kingdom