Born in Pont-à-Mousson, France. French producer, actor and writer who started in short films, then graduated to features. His film LA VIE DES CHAMOIS was presented at the 1954 Cannes Festival. He served on the International Jury of the 1971 Berlin Film Festival, and he was a member of the Jury for Feature Films at the 1979 Cannes Festival. Claudon's producing credits include LES FEMMES SONT DES ANGES (1952), CAPITAINE PANTOUFLE (1953), DIE GANZ VON SEDAN (1959), LE HARICOT (1962), YOYO (1965), LE GRAND AMOUR (1969), L'ALLIANCE (1971), ...LES BORNES SONT ROIS / ONE-EYED MEN ARE KINGS and LES VALSEUSES / GOING PLACES (both 1974), PRÉPAREZ VOS MOUCHOIRS / GET OUT YOUR HANDKERCHIEFS (1978), LE ROI DES CONS / THE KING OF JERKS (1981), TÊTE À CLAQUES (1982),LE SCARLATINE (1983), LE JOLI CŒUR (1984), LE MOUSTACHU (1987), FORCE MAJEURE (1989), TABLEAU D'HONNEUR / HONOR ROLL (1992), COUPE DE JEUNE (1993, assoc. prod.), and ELLES N'OUBLIENT JAMAIS / THE NEVER FORGET (1994, assoc. prod.).  Short Films (Live Action Films) 1974: ...LES BORGNES SONT ROIS (ONE-EYED MEN ARE KINGS) - Producer (w. Edmond Sechan)  Foreign Language Film 1978: PRÉPAREZ VOS MOUCHOIRS (GET OUT YOUR HANDKERCHIEFS) - Producer (w. Georges Dancigers & Alexandre Mnouchkine) 2 nominations, 2 Awards