Jean Richard
Biography
Jean Richard (18 April 1921 – 12 December 2001) was a French actor, comedian, and circus entrepreneur. He is best remembered for his role as Georges Simenon's Maigret in the eponymous French television series, which he played for more than twenty years, and for his circus activities.
Richard was born in Bessines, Deux-Sevres. In the 1970s–1980s, he owned and managed three major circuses, two theme parks near Paris, La Mer de Sable and La Vallée des Peaux-Rouges, and a private zoo in his property of Ermenonville, Oise. He died on 12 December 2001 in Senlis, aged 80.
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Filmography
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Signé Furax
1981
as Maigret
Le Médecin malgré lui
1973
as Sganarelle
Noix de coco
1972
as Loulou
The Annuity
1972
as Jo (un voyou)
- No poster
Maigret en vacances
1971
as Maigret
La Maison de campagne
1969
as Bertrand Boiselier
L'Auvergnat et l'Autobus
1969
as Jean Richard
Beru and These Women
1968
as Inspecteur principal Bérurier
Bang Bang
1967
as Paulo
The Oldest Profession
1967
as Joseph, Mimi's Previous Client (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi")
Sale temps pour les mouches
1966
as Principal inspector Bérurier
The Boss of Champignol
1966
as Claudius Binoche
The Lace Wars
1965
as Le prince de Beaulieu
How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning
1965
as Paul Arnaud, membre de l'amicale (sketch "Les Bons Vivants")
L'Or du duc
1965
Under Your Hat
1965
as Docteur Tannait
The Double Bed
1965
as Father
Rope Around the Neck
1965
as Arthur
Dernier tiercé
1965
as Laredon
Les Mordus de Paris
1965
as Mr. Durand
Black Humor
1965
as Polyte - segment 1 'La Bestiole'
The Real Bargain
1965
Comment épouser un premier ministre
1964
as Le promoteur