Jean Castan was born on August 23, 1917 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. He was an actor, known for Der Bäcker und seine Frau (1938), Das Mädchen und der Scherenschleifer (1937) and Merlusse (1935). He died on November 11, 1990 in La Penne-sur-Huveaune, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.