Jean-François Garreaud

Jean-François Garreaud (1 April 1946 – 9 July 2020) was a French actor. Born to a father from Dordogne and a mother from Ardennes, Garreaud became an apprentice tiler at age fourteen. In 1968, he became an accountant for a restaurant, where he learned of the acting industry. His best-known role is that of Jean Dabin in Violette Nozière, released in 1978.

Garreaud married actress Virginie Ogouz, with whom he had two children. He died in Saint-Jory-de-Chalais on 9 July 2020 at the age of 74.