Yves Arcanel was born on June 13, 1928 in Vincennes, Seine [now Val-de-Marne], France as Claude Yves Marie Paul Faivre. He was an actor, known for Les amours sous la Révolution (1978), Le cercle rouge (1970) and Messieurs les jurés (1974). He died on March 15, 2009 in Paris, France.