Robert Paturel est né le 2 août 1952 à Rueil-Malmaison, Seine-et-Oise [now Hauts-de-Seine], France. Il est acteur. Il est connu pour Taken 2 (2012), La Môme (2007) et La French (2014).
In March 2010, his first novel entitled " Les panthères noires de Bièvre" was published. It is a work of fiction inspired by his experience in the RAID unit.