Jean Richard
This article is about the French actor. For the historian, see Jean Richard (historian). For people named Gene Richards, see Eugene Richards (disambiguation).
| Jean Richard | |
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| Born |
April 18, 1921 France |
| Died |
December 12, 2001 (aged 80) France |
| Occupation | Actor, comedian, entrepreneur |
Jean Richard (18 April 1921 in Bessines, Deux-Sevres – 12 December 2001 in Senlis, Oise) was a French actor, comedian, and circus entrepreneur. He is most remembered for his role as Georges Simenon's Maigret on the eponymous French television series, which he played for more than twenty years, and for his circus activities. In the 1970-1980s, 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.
Filmography
- 1947 : Six heures à perdre, directed by Alex Joffé Jean Lévitte
- 1949 : Le Roi Pandore, directed by André Berthomieu
- 1949 : Mission à Tanger, directed by André Hunebelle
- 1950 : Bertrand cœur de lion, directed by Robert Dhéry
- 1950 : Adémaï au poste frontière, directed by Paul Colline
- 1951 : The King of the Bla Bla Bla
- 1952 : Les Sept Péchés capitaux
- 1952 : Le Costaud des Batignolles, directed by Guy Lacourt
- 1952 : Week-end à Paris, directed by Gordon Parry
- 1952 : La Demoiselle et son revenant, directed by Marc Allégret
- 1952 : Drôle de noce, directed by Léo Joannon
- 1953 : Le Portrait de son père, directed by André Berthomieu
- 1953 : Deux de l'escadrille, directed by Maurice Labro
- 1953 : Belle mentalité, directed by André Berthomieu
- 1954 : Si Versailles m'était conté, directed by Sacha Guitry
- 1954 : Escalier de service, directed by Carlo Rim
- 1954 : Casta Diva, directed by Carmine Gallone
- 1955 : Chéri-Bibi, directed by Marcello Pagliero
- 1955 : Les Deux font la paire, directed by André Berthomieu
- 1955 : La Madelon, directed by Jean Boyer
- 1956 : Les Truands, directed by Carlo Rim
- 1956 : Courte tête, directed by Norbert Carbonnaux
- 1956 : Eléna et les hommes, directed by Jean Renoir
- 1957 : La Peau de l'ours, directed by Claude Boissol
- 1957 : Nous autres à Champignol, directed by Jean Bastia
- 1958 : En bordée, directed by Pierre Chevalier
- 1958 : La Vie à deux, directed by Clément Duhour
- 1959 : Mon pote le gitan, directed by François Gir
- 1959 : Messieurs les ronds de cuir, directed by Henri Diamant-Berger
- 1959 : Vous n'avez rien à déclarer?, directed by Clément Duhour
- 1959 : The Goose of Sedan
- 1959 : Arrêtez le massacre, directed by André Hunebelle
- 1959 : Certains l'aiment froide, directed by Jean Bastia and Guy Lionel
- 1959 : Le Gendarme de Champignol, directed by Jean Bastia
- 1959 : Mon pote le gitan
- 1960 : La Famille Fenouillard, directed by Yves Robert
- 1960 : Les Tortillards, directed by Jean Bastia
- 1960 : Les Fortiches, directed by Georges Combret
- 1960 : Tête folle, directed by Robert Vernay
- 1960 : Ma femme est une panthère, directed by Raymond Bailly
- 1960 : Candide ou l'optimisme au XXe siècle
- 1961 : La Belle Américaine, directed by Robert Dhéry
- 1962 : La Guerre des boutons, directed by Yves Robert
- 1962 : Un clair de lune à Maubeuge, directed by Jean Chérasse
- 1962 : Nous irons à Deauville, directed by Francis Rigaud
- 1962 : Tartarin de Tarascon, directed by Francis Blanche
- 1962 : Du mouron pour les petits oiseaux, directed by Marcel Carné
- 1963 : Bébert et l'omnibus, directed by Yves Robert
- 1963 : Clémentine chérie, directed by Pierre Chevalier
- 1963 : Le Coup de bambou, directed by Jean Boyer
- 1963 : Dragées au poivre, directed by Jacques Baratier
- 1964 : Allez France, directed by Robert Dhéry and Pierre Tchernia
- 1964 : Le Dernier tiercé, directed by Richard Pottier
- 1964 : Jaloux comme un tigre, directed by Darry Cowl
- 1964 : Comment épouser un premier ministre, directed by Michel Boisrond
- 1965 : Les Fêtes galantes, directed by René Clair
- 1965 : La Corde au cou, directed by Joseph Lisbona
- 1965 : Dernier tiercé, directed by Richard Pottier
- 1965 : La Bonne occase, directed by Michel Drach
- 1965 : L'Or du duc, directed by Jacques Baratier
- 1965 : La tête du client, directed by Jacques Poitrenaud
- 1965 : San antonio - Sale temps pour les mouches, directed by Guy Lefranc
- 1965 : Les Bons Vivants, directed by Gilles Grangier and Georges Lautner
- 1966 : Le Caïd de Champignol, directed by Jean Bastia
- 1967 : Bang Bang (1967 film), directed by Serge Piolet
- 1967 : Cecile est morte, directed by Claude Barma
- 1967 : Le Plus Vieux Métier du monde, directed by Claude Autant-Lara and Mauro Bolognini
- 1968 : Béru et ces dames, directed by Guy Lefranc
- 1969 : La Maison de campagne, directed by Jean Girault
- 1972 : Le Viager, directed by Pierre Tchernia (cameo)
- 1981 : Signé Furax, directed by Marc Simenon
Trivia
- Jean Richard, due to his involvement with a zoo and a circus, is caricatured as a trainer of lions on page 40 of the comic Asterix and the Laurel Wreath.
- In the 1970s Richard featured as a comic caricature in many of the comics of the popular character Pif. Most of his stories revolved around being a detective investigating a mystery, which the reader also had to solve.
- Although Richard appeared as Maigret for many decades, Maigret creator Georges Simenon disliked him since he failed to take his hat off when entering a room.
References
- The complete guide to Asterix by Peter Kessler ISBN 0-340-65346-9
External links
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