François Maistre was born on 14 May 1925 in Demigny, Saône-et-Loire, France. He was an actor, known for Le fantôme de la liberté (1974), Gündüz güzeli (1967) and Les brigades du Tigre (1974). He was married to Aurore Chabrol and Anne-Marie Coffinet. He died on 16 May 2016 in Sevran, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.