Max Desrau was born on March 21, 1918 in Rouen, Seine-Inférieure [now Seine-Maritime], France. He was an actor, known for Aux frontières du possible (1971), Pour la peau d'un flic (1981) and Le Magnifique (1973). He died on September 29, 2001 in Noisy-Le-Sec, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.