Doumel was born on December 2, 1889 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France as Louis Alfred Doumet. He was an actor, known for La belle Madame Moyse (1931), Un crime passionnel (1931) and Grey contre X (1940). He died on May 23, 1954 in Reillanne, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France.