Born into a Yiddish-speaking Jewish family in Tarnów, Poland, and raised in France, he honed his craft under the tutelage of renowned theatre teacher Charles Dullin before joining the Théâtre National Populaire, where he appeared in productions such as Prinz Friedrich von Homburg and Lorenzaccio. His screen debut arrived in 1955 with a small part in Yves Allégret’s La Meilleure part, followed by a…
