[1] Draber studied at CNSAD and worked alongside Michel Favory [fr] and Jean-Louis Barrault in the 1960s.
[2] The father of actress Stéphanie Bataille [fr],[3] In the 1980s, Draber frequently appeared in French films.
He played the role of Monsieur Grand-Coin du Toit in the 1994 sitcom Le Miel et les Abeilles.
His most successful series appearance occurred in 2008 with Plus belle la vie.
Étienne Draber died of COVID-19 in Paris on 11 January 2021, at the age of 81, during the COVID-19 pandemic in France.