Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the comical pianist Paul Chardon in "We Will Go to Paris" (1950). The only child of the prominent stage - screen actor Albert Duvaleix, he attained his degree in theatrical arts from The Cours Simon and through the influence of his fathers connections in the French film industry made his screen debut in "First Date" (1941). For the next 30 years, he became a prominent character actor in his native country. Often typecast as a husband, father, love interest, military man, playboy, aristocrat, politician, doctor, dashing lover, villain, eccentric, wealthy bachelor, or patriarch, he appeared in leading roles in such motion pictures as "At Your Orders" (1942), "Mademoiselle Béatrice" (1943), "Nightclub" (1946), "The Adventures of the Pieds-Nickelés" (1947), "Branquignol" (1949), "Doctor Laennec" (1949), "Bal Cupidon" (1950), "No Vacation for the Mayor" (1950), "The Road to Happiness" (1953), "To Hell with Virtue" (1953), "The Tour of the Grand Dukes" (1953), "Smile on the Lips" (1954), "Three Men in a Boat" (1956), "Dry Rot" (1956), "Jamaica" (1956), "It Happened at 36 Candles" (1957), "Like a Hair on the Soup" (1957), "Mademoiselle and her Gang" (1957), "Murder in Slow Motion" (1959), "A Couple" (1960), "April 1" (1964), "Paris When It Sizzles" (1964), "Isadora" (1968), "The Promise of Dawn" (1968), "Solo" (1970), "A Shroud has No Pockets" (1974), and "The Fabulous Adventures of the Legendary Baron de Munchausen" (1979). He also was a prominent headliner on the stage appearing in such productions as "The Household School," "Hop Signor!," "Les Branquignols," "Deburau," "You Have to Marry Mom," "One Night in Megève," "Do You want To Play with Moâ?," "The Man Who lost his Keys," and "Pure Angel". During his career, he was a theatrical instructor for the Conservatoire de Bordeaux, was an active parishioner of the Catholic church, was active on the council for the French Red Cross, and presided on the council of the Cannes Film Festival. A lifelong smoker, he died from complications of a heart attack.