Claude Mann (born in 1932) is a figure in French cinema, known primarily as a **director and screenwriter**, and not as an actor, as suggested by the question. His career spanned mainly the 1960s and 1980s, ranging from psychological drama to thriller.

Among his most significant works are *Le Hasard et la Violence* (1974), a tense crime drama starring Yves Montand and Silvia Monti, and *Un peu, beaucoup, passionnément...* (1971). Mann explored the complexities of human relationships and the dark side of the psyche with an incisive style, often with a sensibility reminiscent of the Nouvelle Vague. His contribution to French cinema, albeit behind the camera, is remarkable for the psychological depth and narrative tension of his works.