Daniel Ivernel, born Jacques, married Christiane Lasquin, a renowned actress and playwright, and is the elder brother of director Victor Ivernel. Growing up in a family of traders, he was raised by his grandmother in the charming locality of Chaumont-en-Vexin, Oise.
It was during his childhood that he had a life-changing experience, witnessing a performance of "Bells of Corneville" by a traveling theater troupe. The young boy was utterly captivated, spending the entire evening with the troupe and later crediting this memory as the spark that ignited his passion for the theater.
As a talented actor with impeccable diction, Daniel Ivernel made his cinematic debut in 1946 in Louis Cuny's "Le Beau voyage". However, it was his collaboration with director Julien Duvivier that brought him widespread recognition, starring in notable films such as "Sous le Ciel de Paris", "La Fête à Henriette", "La Femme et le Pantin", and "Marie-Octobre".
Throughout his illustrious career, Daniel Ivernel continued to work with Duvivier, as well as other renowned directors, until his final film appearance in "Judge Fayard" (Yves Boisset) in 1977. Following his retirement from the film industry, he dedicated himself to teaching theater until his passing on November 11, 1999, at the age of 79.
