Gabriel Cattand was born on November 29, 1923 in Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, France. He is known for his work on Joseph Balsamo (1973), Les enquêtes du commissaire Maigret (1967) and Les cent livres des hommes (1970). He died on August 9, 1997 in Poigny-la-Forêt, Yvelines, France.