Overview
- His wife told AFP he died on December 6 in Avignon, confirming the news.
- He co-created the TF1 police series in 1989 with Pierre Grimblat, with Roger Hanin playing the title commissaire.
- The program attracted several million viewers for nearly eighteen years, concluded in 2007, and led to the follow-up Brigade Navarro.
- TF1 issued a statement honoring him, saying he "enriched our screens with his talent" and extending condolences to his family.
- A prolific writer, he published several dozen books across genres and received the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière for "Un gros besoin d'amour" in 1989, while also collaborating with Jean Yanne on a comic series.