Francis Claude was born on June 11, 1905 in Paris, France as Charles-Marie-Ferdinand Saüt. He was an actor and writer, known for La bouquetière des innocents (1967), Le trio infernal (1974) and The Lady Banker (1980). He was married to Claude Sylvain. He died on September 28, 1989 in Passy, Saone-et-Loire, France.
He played Henri IV king of France in movies because he looked like the paintings of that famous monarch.
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He was a director of the cabaret Milord l'Arsouille in rue du Beaujolais Paris where Serge Gainsbourg was a pianist and began as a singer. Marcel Mouloudji and many other French singers performed there.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Messieurs les jurés
1974-1985
TV Series
Le président du tribunal / Le président
La banquière
1980
Le président du tribunal
Le confessional des pénitents noirs
1977
TV Mini-Series
Le marquis Vivaldi
Quai de l'étrangleur
1974
TV Movie
Fournier
Le trio infernal
1974
Doctor
Joseph Balsamo
1973-1974
TV Mini-Series
Marschall Richelieu
Les Thibault
1972-1973
TV Mini-Series
Rumelles
La demoiselle d'Avignon
1972
TV Series
Le duc
Tang
1971
TV Series
Jacquou le croquant
1969
TV Mini-Series
Le Chevalier de Galibert
La bouquetière des innocents
1967
TV Movie
Henri IV
Cécilia, médecin de campagne
1966
TV Series
Hardi Pardaillan!
1964
Henri de Béarn
Vive Henri IV... vive l'amour!
1961
Henri IV
La caméra explore le temps
1960
TV Series
Henri IV
La clé des champs
1959
TV Series
Darrigade
La troisième dalle
1946
Une vie de chien
1943
Galloche
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Messieurs les jurés
TV Series writer - 5 episodes, 1976 - 1982 dialogue - 1 episode, 1982 screenplay - 1 episode, 1982