Jean Clarieux was born on April 3, 1911 in La Rochelle, Charente-Inférieure [now Charente-Maritime], France. He was an actor, known for Il suffit d'aimer (1961), La voie lactée (1969) and Les cinq dernières minutes (1958). He died on February 11, 1970 in Montmorency, Val-d'Oise, France.