Bernard Ballet (January 1941 – 17 February 2022) was a French actor and director.
Seeking to become an architect, he attended the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Lyon, but he was expelled from the school.
[1] He then attended the Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Lyon [fr] and took drama classes.
His first play was directed by Marcel Maréchal, who offered him an understudy role in "Compagnie du Cothurne".
[1] From 1962 to the 1980s, Ballet appeared exclusively in plays directed by Maréchal.