Jean-Pierre Bernard (22 January 1933 – 7 July 2017) was a French movie, television and stage actor. He was born in Paris. He has appeared in many French movies over a 50-year period and became known internationally for his role of a French climber named Jean-Paul Montaigne in the 1975 movie "The Eiger Sanction" that was directed by and starred Clint Eastwood.