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

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 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

Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)

2009

as Self (archive footage)

War of the Buttons
War of the Buttons

1962

as Lebrac's father

En bordée
En bordée

1958

as Prosper Cartahu

The Oldest Profession
The Oldest Profession

1967

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

Signé Furax
Signé Furax

1981

as Maigret

Tartarin de Tarascon
Tartarin de Tarascon

1962

as Director of the 'Mitaine' circus

The Seven Deadly Sins
The Seven Deadly Sins

1952

as The peasant (segment "La Gourmandise")

Elena and Her Men
Elena and Her Men

1956

as Hector

We at Champignol
We at Champignol

1957

as Claudius Binoche

Un clair de Lune à Maubeuge
The Boss of Champignol
The Boss of Champignol

1966

as Claudius Binoche

Sweet and Sour
Sweet and Sour

1963

as Lepetit (le nounou 2)

Operation Caviar
Operation Caviar

1961

as Siméon

The Bureaucrats
The Bureaucrats

1959

as Boudin

The Cheerful Squadron
The Cheerful Squadron

1954

as Laperrine

Chéri-Bibi
Chéri-Bibi

1955

as Chéri-bibi / Maxime du Touchais

The Double Bed
The Double Bed

1965

as Father