He intended a medical career, but after military service, took to the
stage. From the 1890s appeared in operetta and musical comedy until
World War 1. After this he returned to the Paris theatres and then in
films.
He has an entry in Jean Tulard's "Dictionnaire du Cinéma: Les Acteurs" published in Paris in 2007 by Robert Laffont/Bouquins, page 20 (ISBN: 978-2-221-10895-6).
