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Jean Richard

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Jean Richard

Born April 18, 1921 in Bessines, Deux-Sèvres, FranceDied December 12, 200182 films

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.

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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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War of the Buttons posterFirst watchWar of the Buttons19627.2as Lebrac's fatherFor generations, two rival French villages, Longueverne and Velrans, have been at war. But this is no ordinary conflict, for the on-going hostilities are between two armies of young…View film

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Filmography

82 films as actor
  1. 1981Signé FuraxMaigret
  2. 1973Le Médecin malgré luiSganarelle
  3. 1972Noix de cocoLoulou
  4. 1972The AnnuityJo (un voyou)
  5. 1971Maigret en vacancesMaigret
  6. 1969La Maison de campagneBertrand Boiselier
  7. 1969L'Auvergnat et l'AutobusJean Richard
  8. 1968Beru and These WomenInspecteur principal Bérurier
  9. 1967Bang BangPaulo
  10. 1967The Oldest ProfessionJoseph, Mimi's Previous Client (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi")
  11. 1966Sale temps pour les mouchesPrincipal inspector Bérurier
  12. 1966The Boss of ChampignolClaudius Binoche
  13. 1965The Lace WarsLe prince de Beaulieu
  14. 1965How to Keep the Red Lamp BurningPaul Arnaud, membre de l'amicale (sketch "Les Bons Vivants")
  15. 1965L'Or du duc
  16. 1965Under Your HatDocteur Tannait
  17. 1965The Double BedFather
  18. 1965Rope Around the NeckArthur
  19. 1965Dernier tiercéLaredon
  20. 1965Les Mordus de ParisMr. Durand
  21. 1965Black HumorPolyte - segment 1 'La Bestiole'
  22. 1965The Real Bargain
  23. 1964Comment épouser un premier ministreLe promoteur
  24. 1964Clémentine chérieAuguste
  25. 1964Jaloux comme un tigreThe man with the wrecked car
  26. 1963Bebert and the TrainMr. Martin
  27. 1963Sweet and SourLepetit (le nounou 2)
  28. 1963The Bamboo StrokeAlbert
  29. 1963Chicken Feed for Little Birdsle boucher
  30. 1962We Will Go to DeauvilleLe plombier - M. Simeon
  31. 1962Un clair de Lune à MaubeugePhilibert
  32. 1962Tartarin de TarasconDirector of the 'Mitaine' circus
  33. 1962War of the ButtonsLebrac's father
  34. 1961This Time it Must Be CaviarSiméon
  35. 1961Operation CaviarSiméon
  36. 1961My Wife Is a PantherRoger
  37. 1961The Fenouillard FamilyAgénor Fenouillard
  38. 1961Les fortichesDédé
  39. 1960Small Local TrainsCésar Beauminet
  40. 1960Candide or The Optimism in the 20th CenturyLe trafiquant du marché noir / Black Marketeer
  41. 1960Tête folleGérard
  42. 1960Some Like It... ColdJérôme Valmorin, explorer
  43. 1959La Malle volanteFerdinand
  44. 1959Without Trumpet or DrumLeon Riffard
  45. 1959My Pal the GypsyMr. Pittuiti, gypsy
  46. 1959Stop the MassacreAntoine Martin
  47. 1959You Have Nothing to Declare?Marius Frontignac
  48. 1959The BureaucratsBoudin
  49. 1959The Gendarme of ChampignolClaudius Binoche
  50. 1959Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild WomenThe knocked out customer who asks for whiskey (uncredited)
  51. 1958Life TogetherAndré Le Lorrain
  52. 1958En bordéeProsper Cartahu
  53. 1957La Peau de l'oursCommissioner Etienne Ledru
  54. 1957We at ChampignolClaudius Binoche
  55. 1956Slightly AheadFerdinand Galiveau, marchand de volailles et turfiste
  56. 1956Life is beautifull'employé
  57. 1956Elena and Her MenHector
  58. 1956Les TruandsAlexandre Benoit
  59. 1955La MadelonAntoine Pichot
  60. 1955Chéri-BibiChéri-bibi / Maxime du Touchais
  61. 1955Les deux font la paireAchille Baluchet
  62. 1954Casta divaDomenico Fiorillo
  63. 1954The Cheerful SquadronLaperrine
  64. 1954Service EntranceJules Béchard, mandataire aux halles
  65. 1954Marriage EpisodesM. des Rillettes
  66. 1953Royal Affairs in VersaillesDu Croisy playing the role of Tartuffe
  67. 1953Cinema of yesteryearPasquale
  68. 1953His Father's PortraitPaul Durand
  69. 1953Wonderful MentalityHonoré Bonvalet
  70. 1953Deux de l'escadrillePierre Dourdan, aka 'Saucisse'
  71. 1952Drôle de noceJoseph Bonhomme
  72. 1952La demoiselle et son revenantRicard
  73. 1952Le Costaud des BatignollesPoliceman
  74. 1952The Seven Deadly SinsThe peasant (segment "La Gourmandise")
  75. 1951Le Passage de Vénus
  76. 1951Bernard and the LionThe Brigadier
  77. 1950The King of the Bla Bla BlaJacques
  78. 1950Adémaï at the border post
  79. 1950Le Roi PandoreGendarme Quichenette
  80. 1949I Love Only YouUn passager de l'avion
  81. 1949Mission in TangierDrunk President
  82. 1947Six Hours to LoseCity sergeant