Harold French (23 April 1897 – 19 October 1997)[1] was an English film director, screenwriter and actor.
[2] After training at the Italia Conti School, he made his acting debut age 12, in a production of The Winter's Tale.
This successful period was clouded by the 1941 death of his wife Phyllis in a Luftwaffe bombing raid.
[9] He directed the hit West End play Out of Bounds starring Michael Redgrave in 1962.
[2] He was a subject of the television programme This Is Your Life in May 1970 when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews.