Philippe Dumat was born on March 4, 1925 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France as Philippe Yves Jean Dumat. He is known for his work on Au théâtre ce soir (1966), The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) and Banlieue Sud-Est (1977). He was married to Nicole Vervil. He died on January 11, 2006 in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine.