Jean-Michel Charlier was born on October 30, 1924 in Liège, Wallonia, Belgium. He was a writer and director, known for The Aeronauts (1967), Les dossiers noirs (1974) and Les nouveaux chevaliers du ciel (1988). He was married to Christiane. He died on July 10, 1989 in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine, France.