Serge Merlin was born on December 29, 1932 in Sainte-Barbe-du-Tlélat (now Oued Tlelat), French Algeria as Serge Merle. He was an actor, known for Amélie (2001), The City of Lost Children (1995) and Danton (1983). He died on February 16, 2019 in Paris, France.