Claude Giraud was born on February 5, 1936 in Chamalières, Puy-de-Dôme, France as Claude-Pierre-Edmond Giraud. He is known for his work on Les aventures de Rabbi Jacob (1973), Angélique, marquise des anges (1964) and Ulysse 31 (1981). He was married to Catherine Demanet. He died on November 3, 2020 in Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme.