Jean Richard

Jean Richard

1921-04-18 – 2001-12-12 (age 80) Bessines, Deux-Sèvres, France
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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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Known For

War of the Buttons
War of the Buttons

1962

as Lebrac's father

Elena and Her Men
Elena and Her Men

1956

as Hector

The Seven Deadly Sins
The Seven Deadly Sins

1952

as The peasant (segment "La Gourmandise")

The Annuity
The Annuity

1972

as Jo (un voyou)

Royal Affairs in Versailles
Royal Affairs in Versailles

1953

as Du Croisy playing the role of Tartuffe

How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning
How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning

1965

as Paul Arnaud, membre de l'amicale (sketch "Les Bons Vivants")

The Oldest Profession
The Oldest Profession

1967

as Joseph, Mimi's Previous Client (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi")

Tête folle
Tête folle

1960

as Gérard

Signé Furax
Signé Furax

1981

as Maigret

Without Trumpet or Drum
Without Trumpet or Drum

1959

as Leon Riffard

Sweet and Sour
Sweet and Sour

1963

as Lepetit (le nounou 2)

Bang Bang
Bang Bang

1967

as Paulo

The Cheerful Squadron
The Cheerful Squadron

1954

as Laperrine

Chicken Feed for Little Birds
La Maison de campagne
La Maison de campagne

1969

as Bertrand Boiselier

The Double Bed
The Double Bed

1965

as Father

The Bamboo Stroke
The Bamboo Stroke

1963

as Albert

My Pal the Gypsy
My Pal the Gypsy

1959

as Mr. Pittuiti, gypsy

Bernard and the Lion
Bernard and the Lion

1951

as The Brigadier

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