Facts:   - imdb id: 0496347    - yearsactive: 1928 - 1981 -lrb- film -rrb-    - death date: 16 january 1985      - othername: daniel paul henri lecourtois    - birth date: 25 january 1902    - name: daniel lecourtois    - death place: challex , ain , france    - birth place: paris , france    - occupation: actor   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of daniel lecourtois .
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daniel lecourtois -lrb- january 25 , 1902 -- january 16 , 1985 -rrb- was a french film actor .he appeared in more than sixty films and television series during his career .in his later career he often played authority figures .