Roland Petit was born on January 13, 1924 in Villemomble, Seine-Saint-Denis, France. He was a writer and actor, known for Black Tights (1961), Le Jeune Homme et la Mort (1967) and Hans Christian Andersen (1952). He was previously married to Zizi Jeanmaire. He died on July 10, 2011 in Geneva, Canton Geneva, Switzerland.