Jean Driant

Jean-Charles Driant (1922–1989) was a French-born character actor 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 Kensington in 1989.

Family

In 1947 he married Joan Fulton in Kensington.

Film The Colditz Story (1955) as French orderly House of Secrets 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 Douglas Fairbanks Presents a.k.a. 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