Pierre Jansen was born on February 28, 1930 in Roubaix, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. He was a composer and actor, known for Violette Nozière (1978), Der Schlachter (1970) and Die Unbefriedigten (1960). He was married to Colette Zerah. He died on August 13, 2015 in Saint-Pierre-Saint-Jean, Rhone-Alpes, France.