Yannick Andréi (18 February 1927–28 December 1987) was the alias of French film director and screenwriter Jean Antione Andréi. Andréi was born in Bordeaux, France and died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.
Andréi began to work in film in 1953 as an assistant director for Jean-Pierre Melville’s film Quand tu liras cette lettre. In 1959 he began to work as a screenwriter on Bonjour la chance the French adaptation of Edgar Neville's La ironía del dinero. Andréi’s first film as director and screenwriter was Samedi soir in 1961. During his career he worked most often as a television director. Toward the end of his career he held an acting role in Paris-minuit, a film directed by his son Frédéric Andréi.
Yannick Andréi is the father of actor and director Frédéric Andréi.
1953: Quand tu liras cette lettre, assistant director1953: Maternité clandestine, assistant director1953: Mon frangin du Sénégal, assistant director1954: Sur le banc, assistant director1956: Ces sacrées vacances, assistant director1958: Premier mai, assistant director1959: Deux hommes dans Manhattan, assistant director1959: Bonjour la chance (La ironía del dinero), adaptation1961: Samedi soir, (director and screenwriter1975: Au-delà de la peur, director and screenwriter1985: Paris-minuit, actor1962-1963: L'inspecteur Leclerc enquête (6 episodes)1964: L'Abonné de la ligne U1965: Le Théâtre de la jeunesse (1 episode)1966: Le train bleu s'arrête 13 fois (1 episode)1967: Malican père et fils1967: Le Chevalier Tempête1970: Le Service des affaires classées (9 episodes)1971: La Dame de Monsoreau1971: Donogoo1973: Les Aventures du capitaine Lückner1973: L'Hiver du gentilhomme1974: La Juive du Château-Trompette1977: Allez la rafale!1977: D'Artagnan amoureux1979: La Lumière des justes1981 Blanc, bleu, rouge1981: La Double Vie de Théophraste Longuet1982: Une voix la nuit1983: La Chambre des dames1984: Emmenez-moi au théâtre: Croque Monsieur1985: L'Affaire Caillaux1987: Tailleur pour dames1988: Les Clients, TV Movie