Jean Richard
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.
Filmography
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
as Self (archive footage)
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
as Self (archive footage)
Signé Furax
as Maigret
Signé Furax
as Maigret
Le Médecin malgré lui
as Sganarelle
Le Médecin malgré lui
as Sganarelle
Noix de coco
as Loulou
Noix de coco
as Loulou
The Annuity
as Jo (un voyou)
The Annuity
as Jo (un voyou)
Maigret en vacances
as Maigret
Maigret en vacances
as Maigret
La Maison de campagne
as Bertrand Boiselier
La Maison de campagne
as Bertrand Boiselier
L'Auvergnat et l'Autobus
as Jean Richard
L'Auvergnat et l'Autobus
as Jean Richard
Beru and These Women
as Inspecteur principal Bérurier
Beru and These Women
as Inspecteur principal Bérurier
Bang Bang
as Paulo
Bang Bang
as Paulo
The Oldest Profession
as Joseph, Mimi's Previous Client (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi")
The Oldest Profession
as Joseph, Mimi's Previous Client (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi")
Sale temps pour les mouches
as Principal inspector Bérurier
Sale temps pour les mouches
as Principal inspector Bérurier
The Boss of Champignol
as Claudius Binoche
The Boss of Champignol
as Claudius Binoche
The Lace Wars
as Le prince de Beaulieu
The Lace Wars
as Le prince de Beaulieu
How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning
as Paul Arnaud, membre de l'amicale (sketch "Les Bons Vivants")
How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning
as Paul Arnaud, membre de l'amicale (sketch "Les Bons Vivants")
L'Or du duc
L'Or du duc
Under Your Hat
as Docteur Tannait
Under Your Hat
as Docteur Tannait
The Double Bed
as Father
The Double Bed
as Father
Rope Around the Neck
as Arthur
Rope Around the Neck
as Arthur
Dernier tiercé
as Laredon
Dernier tiercé
as Laredon
Les Mordus de Paris
as Mr. Durand
Les Mordus de Paris
as Mr. Durand
Black Humor
as Polyte - segment 1 'La Bestiole'
Black Humor
as Polyte - segment 1 'La Bestiole'
The Real Bargain
The Real Bargain
Comment épouser un premier ministre
as Le promoteur
Comment épouser un premier ministre
as Le promoteur
Clémentine chérie
as Auguste
Clémentine chérie
as Auguste
Jaloux comme un tigre
as The man with the wrecked car
Jaloux comme un tigre
as The man with the wrecked car
Bebert and the Train
as Mr. Martin
Bebert and the Train
as Mr. Martin
Sweet and Sour
as Lepetit (le nounou 2)
Sweet and Sour
as Lepetit (le nounou 2)
The Bamboo Stroke
as Albert
The Bamboo Stroke
as Albert
Chicken Feed for Little Birds
as le boucher
Chicken Feed for Little Birds
as le boucher
We Will Go to Deauville
as Le plombier - M. Simeon
We Will Go to Deauville
as Le plombier - M. Simeon
Un clair de Lune à Maubeuge
as Philibert
Un clair de Lune à Maubeuge
as Philibert
Tartarin de Tarascon
as Director of the 'Mitaine' circus
Tartarin de Tarascon
as Director of the 'Mitaine' circus
War of the Buttons
as Lebrac's father
War of the Buttons
as Lebrac's father
This Time it Must Be Caviar
as Siméon
This Time it Must Be Caviar
as Siméon
Operation Caviar
as Siméon
Operation Caviar
as Siméon
My Wife Is a Panther
as Roger
My Wife Is a Panther
as Roger
The Fenouillard Family
as Agénor Fenouillard
The Fenouillard Family
as Agénor Fenouillard
Les fortiches
as Dédé
Les fortiches
as Dédé
Small Local Trains
as César Beauminet
Small Local Trains
as César Beauminet
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
as Le trafiquant du marché noir / Black Marketeer
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
as Le trafiquant du marché noir / Black Marketeer
Tête folle
as Gérard
Tête folle
as Gérard
Some Like It... Cold
as Jérôme Valmorin, explorer
Some Like It... Cold
as Jérôme Valmorin, explorer
La Malle volante
as Ferdinand
La Malle volante
as Ferdinand
Without Trumpet or Drum
as Leon Riffard
Without Trumpet or Drum
as Leon Riffard
My Pal the Gypsy
as Mr. Pittuiti, gypsy
My Pal the Gypsy
as Mr. Pittuiti, gypsy
Stop the Massacre
as Antoine Martin
Stop the Massacre
as Antoine Martin
You Have Nothing to Declare?
as Marius Frontignac
You Have Nothing to Declare?
as Marius Frontignac
The Bureaucrats
as Boudin
The Bureaucrats
as Boudin
The Gendarme of Champignol
as Claudius Binoche
The Gendarme of Champignol
as Claudius Binoche
Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild Women
as The knocked out customer who asks for whiskey (uncredited)
Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild Women
as The knocked out customer who asks for whiskey (uncredited)
Life Together
as André Le Lorrain
Life Together
as André Le Lorrain
En bordée
as Prosper Cartahu
En bordée
as Prosper Cartahu
It Happened on the 36 Candles
as Self (uncredited)
It Happened on the 36 Candles
as Self (uncredited)
La Peau de l'ours
as Commissioner Etienne Ledru
La Peau de l'ours
as Commissioner Etienne Ledru
We at Champignol
as Claudius Binoche
We at Champignol
as Claudius Binoche
Slightly Ahead
as Ferdinand Galiveau, marchand de volailles et turfiste
Slightly Ahead
as Ferdinand Galiveau, marchand de volailles et turfiste
Life is beautiful
as l'employé
Life is beautiful
as l'employé
Elena and Her Men
as Hector
Elena and Her Men
as Hector
Les Truands
as Alexandre Benoit
Les Truands
as Alexandre Benoit
La Madelon
as Antoine Pichot
La Madelon
as Antoine Pichot
Chéri-Bibi
as Chéri-bibi / Maxime du Touchais
Chéri-Bibi
as Chéri-bibi / Maxime du Touchais
Les deux font la paire
as Achille Baluchet
Les deux font la paire
as Achille Baluchet
Casta diva
as Domenico Fiorillo
Casta diva
as Domenico Fiorillo
The Cheerful Squadron
as Laperrine
The Cheerful Squadron
as Laperrine
Service Entrance
as Jules Béchard, mandataire aux halles
Service Entrance
as Jules Béchard, mandataire aux halles
Marriage Episodes
as M. des Rillettes
Marriage Episodes
as M. des Rillettes
Royal Affairs in Versailles
as Du Croisy playing the role of Tartuffe
Royal Affairs in Versailles
as Du Croisy playing the role of Tartuffe
Cinema of yesteryear
as Pasquale
Cinema of yesteryear
as Pasquale
His Father's Portrait
as Paul Durand
His Father's Portrait
as Paul Durand
Wonderful Mentality
as Honoré Bonvalet
Wonderful Mentality
as Honoré Bonvalet
Deux de l'escadrille
as Pierre Dourdan, aka 'Saucisse'
Deux de l'escadrille
as Pierre Dourdan, aka 'Saucisse'
Drôle de noce
as Joseph Bonhomme
Drôle de noce
as Joseph Bonhomme
La demoiselle et son revenant
as Ricard
La demoiselle et son revenant
as Ricard
Le Costaud des Batignolles
as Policeman
Le Costaud des Batignolles
as Policeman
The Seven Deadly Sins
as The peasant (segment "La Gourmandise")
The Seven Deadly Sins
as The peasant (segment "La Gourmandise")
Le Passage de Vénus
Le Passage de Vénus
Bernard and the Lion
as The Brigadier
Bernard and the Lion
as The Brigadier
The King of the Bla Bla Bla
as Jacques
The King of the Bla Bla Bla
as Jacques
Adémaï at the border post
Adémaï at the border post
Le Roi Pandore
as Gendarme Quichenette
Le Roi Pandore
as Gendarme Quichenette
I Love Only You
as Un passager de l'avion
I Love Only You
as Un passager de l'avion
Mission in Tangier
as Drunk President
Mission in Tangier
as Drunk President
Six Hours to Lose
as City sergeant
Six Hours to Lose
as City sergeant