Jacques Grétillat was born on August 26, 1885 in Vitry-sur-Seine, Val-de-Marne, France as Jacques Marie Gaëtan Grétillat. He was an actor and director, known for Quarante H.P. (1919), La double existence du docteur Morart (1920) and Quai des Orfèvres (1947). He died on December 19, 1950 in Paris, France.