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