This photo taken on June 10, 2010 shows French actor Pierre Vernier attending the closing Ceremony of the 2010 Monte Carlo Television Festival held at Grimaldi Forum in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. French actor Pierre Vernier, a member of the 'Bande du Conservatoire' in the 1950s with actors Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean-Pierre Marielle and Jean Rochefort, died on October 9, 2024, aged 93, AFP learned on October 12, 2024, from his family. (Photo by CHRISTIAN ALMINANA / AFP) (Photo by CHRISTIAN ALMINANA/AFP via Getty Images)