Piéral was born on November 22, 1923 in Levallois-Perret, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France as Pierre Germain Bernard Aleyrangues. He was an actor, known for Cet obscur objet du désir (1977), Notre-Dame de Paris (1956) and L'éternel retour (1943). He died on August 22, 2003 in Paris, France.