Gérard Darrieu was born on September 11, 1925 in Arnicourt, Ardennes, France as Gérard Raoul Julien Darrieumerlou. He is known for his work on Sans famille (1981), Ascenseur pour l'échafaud (1958) and Les misérables (1958). He died on January 22, 2004 in Paris, France.