Jean Richard
ActingBorn Apr 18, 1921Died Dec 12, 2001
Bessines, Deux-Sèvres, France
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean Richard (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Le Passage de Vénus
movie1951
Deux de l'escadrille
movie1953
Without Trumpet or Drum
movie1959
Cinema of yesteryear
movie1953
Wonderful Mentality
movie1953
Stop the Massacre
movie1959
Tête folle
movie1960
Rope Around the Neck
movie1965
The Investigations of Commissioner Maigret
tv1967
Cinépanorama
tv1956
En bordée
movie1958
Apostrophes
tv1975
Filmography
2009Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)as Self (archive footage)movie1987Le monde est à vousas Selftv1987Sacrée Soiréeas Selftv1982Champs-Elyséesas Self (archive footage)tv1981Signé Furaxas Maigretmovie197630 millions d'amisas Selftv1975Apostrophesas Selftv1973Le Médecin malgré luias Sganarellemovie1972Noix de cocoas Louloumovie1972Midi trenteas Selftv1972The Annuityas Jo (un voyou)movie1972Le Grand Échiquieras Selftv1971Cadet Rousselleas Selftv1971Samedi soiras Selftv1969La Maison de campagneas Bertrand Boiseliermovie1969L'Auvergnat et l'Autobusas Jean Richardmovie1968Beru and These Womenas Inspecteur principal Béruriermovie1967The Investigations of Commissioner Maigretas Commissaire Jules Maigrettv1967Bang Bangas Paulomovie1967The Oldest Professionas Joseph, Mimi's Previous Client (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi")movie1966Sale temps pour les mouchesas Principal inspector Béruriermovie1966The Boss of Champignolas Claudius Binochemovie1965The Lace Warsas Le prince de Beaulieumovie1965How to Keep the Red Lamp Burningas Paul Arnaud, membre de l'amicale (sketch "Les Bons Vivants")movie1965L'Or du ducmovie1965Under Your Hatas Docteur Tannaitmovie1965The Double Bedas Fathermovie1965Rope Around the Neckas Arthurmovie1965Dernier tiercéas Laredonmovie1965Les Mordus de Parisas Mr. Durandmovie1965Black Humoras Polyte - segment 1 'La Bestiole'movie1965The Real Bargainmovie1964Comment épouser un premier ministreas Le promoteurmovie1964Clémentine chérieas Augustemovie1964Jaloux comme un tigreas The man with the wrecked carmovie1963Bebert and the Trainas Mr. Martinmovie1963Sweet and Souras Lepetit (le nounou 2)movie1963The Bamboo Strokeas Albertmovie1963Chicken Feed for Little Birdsas le bouchermovie1962We Will Go to Deauvilleas Le plombier - M. Simeonmovie1962Un clair de Lune à Maubeugeas Philibertmovie1962Tartarin de Tarasconas Director of the 'Mitaine' circusmovie1962War of the Buttonsas Lebrac's fathermovie1961This Time it Must Be Caviaras Siméonmovie1961Operation Caviaras Siméonmovie1961My Wife Is a Pantheras Rogermovie1961The Fenouillard Familyas Agénor Fenouillardmovie1961Les fortichesas Dédémovie1960Small Local Trainsas César Beauminetmovie1960Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Centuryas Le trafiquant du marché noir / Black Marketeermovie1960Tête folleas Gérardmovie1960Some Like It... Coldas Jérôme Valmorin, explorermovie1959La Malle volanteas Ferdinandmovie1959Without Trumpet or Drumas Leon Riffardmovie1959My Pal the Gypsyas Mr. Pittuiti, gypsymovie1959Stop the Massacreas Antoine Martinmovie1959You Have Nothing to Declare?as Marius Frontignacmovie1959The Bureaucratsas Boudinmovie1959The Gendarme of Champignolas Claudius Binochemovie1959Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild Womenas The knocked out customer who asks for whiskey (uncredited)movie1959Discoramaas Selftv1958Life Togetheras André Le Lorrainmovie1958En bordéeas Prosper Cartahumovie1957It Happened on the 36 Candlesas Self (uncredited)movie1957La Peau de l'oursas Commissioner Etienne Ledrumovie1957We at Champignolas Claudius Binochemovie1956Slightly Aheadas Ferdinand Galiveau, marchand de volailles et turfistemovie1956Life is beautifulas l'employémovie1956Elena and Her Menas Hectormovie1956Les Truandsas Alexandre Benoitmovie1956Cinépanoramaas Selftv1955La Madelonas Antoine Pichotmovie1955Chéri-Bibias Chéri-bibi / Maxime du Touchaismovie1955Les deux font la paireas Achille Baluchetmovie1954Casta divaas Domenico Fiorillomovie1954The Cheerful Squadronas Laperrinemovie1954Service Entranceas Jules Béchard, mandataire aux hallesmovie1954Marriage Episodesas M. des Rillettesmovie1953Royal Affairs in Versaillesas Du Croisy playing the role of Tartuffemovie1953Cinema of yesteryearas Pasqualemovie