Jean Richard
Actor
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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Filmography
The Annuity
as Jo (un voyou) 1972
Elena and Her Men
as Hector 1956
How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning
as Paul Arnaud, membre de l'amicale (sketch "Les Bons Vivants") 1965
The Oldest Profession
as Joseph, Mimi's Previous Client (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi") 1967
Royal Affairs in Versailles
as Du Croisy playing the role of Tartuffe 1954
We Will Go to Deauville
as Le plombier - M. Simeon 1962
Some Like It... Cold
as Jérôme Valmorin, explorer 1960
Bebert and the Train
as Mr. Martin 1963
Chicken Feed for Little Birds
as le boucher 1963
Life Together
as André Le Lorrain 1958
Signé Furax
as Maigret 1981
The Seven Deadly Sins
as The peasant (segment "La Gourmandise") 1952
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
as Le trafiquant du marché noir / Black Marketeer 1960
Sale temps pour les mouches
as Principal inspector Bérurier 1966
Small Local Trains
as César Beauminet 1960
Mission in Tangier
as Drunk President 1949