- Son of famed impressionist painter Pierre-Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
- Older brother of Jean Renoir
- Father of Claude Renoir
- Grand-uncle of artist Alexandre Renoir.
- Noted stage and screen character actor, trained at the Paris Conservatoire. Had lengthy tenures at the Odeon and Porte Saint Martin theatres. Wounded in action during World War I. Formed successful partnerships with Louis Jouvet, and, from 1946, with Jean-Louis Barrault at the Theatre Marigny. Best known on screen for his part as Jericho in Carne's Children of Paradise (1945).
- Georges Simenon thought his portrayal of Maigret in Night at the Crossroads (1932) to be the definitive one.
- Grand-father of actress Sophie Renoir.
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