Jean Driant
Jean-Charles Driant (1922–1989) was a French-born character actor remembered for numerous supporting roles in British film and TV.[1]
Life
[edit]He was born in Paris, France on 12 July 1922.[2]
He came to England in or before 1947. In the 1970s he was teaching French at Latymer Upper School.[3]
He died in Kensington in 1989.[citation needed]
Family
[edit]In 1947 he married Joan Fulton in Kensington.[4]
Film
[edit]- The Colditz Story (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
- Soft Beds, Hard Battles (1974) as Jean
- Aces High (1976) as corporal at dressing station
TV
[edit]- Douglas Fairbanks Presents aka Rheingold Theatre several appearances from 1953 to 1957
- Glencannon (1959) as photographer
- No Hiding Place (1960) as French clerk
- International Detective (1960) as bartender
- Zero One (1962) as Pierre
- Drama 61-67 (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
[edit]- ^ Hammer Complete: The Films, The Personnel The Company by Howard Maxford
- ^ "Welcome on notreCinema".
- ^ https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=815701.0 [user-generated source]
- ^ https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=815701.0 [user-generated source]