Nationality: French
Birthdate: 09/15/1906
Birthplace: Paris, France
Death Date: 02/21/1960
Former assistant to Jean Renoir who began directing his own features in the early 1940s. Becker directed only 13 films and has been largely neglected by critics, though he was celebrated by the auteurs of the New Wave for "Casque d'Or" (1952), a spirited, atmospheric tour of France's turn-of-the-century underworld, and "Touchez pas au Grisbi" (1954), an intriguing gangster melodrama starring Jean Gabin and Jeanne Moreau. Becker was married to actress Francoise Fabian and his son Jean Becker is also a director.
Through family connections met Jean Renoir and became friends
1929
Film acting debut in Jean Renoir's "Le bled"
Prior to 1930, worked in battery factory, also as baggage supervisor on CGT line between NYC and Le Havre
1932
Worked as assistant director on 13 Jean Renoir films (also acted in some)
1935
With Pierre Prevert co-directed the short comedy "Le commissaire est bon enfant/Le gendrame est sans pitie" (also co-writer; actor)
