Biography
Jean Riveyre was a French actor. Born Jean-Georges Bussard de Saint-Araille on 29 September 1904 in Courbevoie, he adopted his stage name for a career that began in the theatre. He was a member of the Compagnie Pitoëff for several years and appeared in productions including La Belle Hôtesse (1931) and Sainte Jeanne (1940).
His film roles were mainly supporting parts. He played Le Comte in Robert Bresson's Diary of a Country Priest (1951), Julien, le valet de chambre in Jacques Becker's Edward and Caroline (1951), the hotel porter in Touchez Pas au Grisbi (1954) and Gilchrist in The Witches of Salem (1957). He died in Paris on 21 December 1990.
