

Jean Richard
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
18 Apr 1921
Age
105 Years
Born In
Bessines, Deux-Sèvres, France
Total Projects
96
Years Active
62 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.3 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

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Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
as Self (archive footage)

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Le monde est à vous
Le monde est à vous
as Self

tv
Sacrée Soirée
Sacrée Soirée
as Self

tv
Champs-Elysées
Champs-Elysées
as Self

tv
Champs-Elysées
Champs-Elysées
as Self (archive footage)

movie
Signé Furax
Signé Furax
as Maigret

tv
30 millions d'amis
30 millions d'amis
as Self

tv
Apostrophes
Apostrophes
as Self

movie
Le Médecin malgré lui
Le Médecin malgré lui
as Sganarelle

movie
Noix de coco
Noix de coco
as Loulou

tv
Midi trente
Midi trente
as Self

movie
The Annuity
The Annuity
as Jo (un voyou)

tv
Le Grand Échiquier
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self

tv
Cadet Rousselle
Cadet Rousselle
as Self

tv
Samedi soir
Samedi soir
as Self

movie
La Maison de campagne
La Maison de campagne
as Bertrand Boiselier

movie
L'Auvergnat et l'Autobus
L'Auvergnat et l'Autobus
as Jean Richard

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Beru and These Women
Beru and These Women
as Inspecteur principal Bérurier

tv
The Investigations of Commissioner Maigret
The Investigations of Commissioner Maigret
as Commissaire Jules Maigret

movie
Bang Bang
Bang Bang
as Paulo

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

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Sale temps pour les mouches
Sale temps pour les mouches
as Principal inspector Bérurier

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The Boss of Champignol
The Boss of Champignol
as Claudius Binoche

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The Lace Wars
The Lace Wars
as Le prince de Beaulieu

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How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning
How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning
as Paul Arnaud, membre de l'amicale (sketch "Les Bons Vivants")

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L'Or du duc
L'Or du duc

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Under Your Hat
Under Your Hat
as Docteur Tannait

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The Double Bed
The Double Bed
as Father

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Rope Around the Neck
Rope Around the Neck
as Arthur

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Dernier tiercé
Dernier tiercé
as Laredon

movie
Les Mordus de Paris
Les Mordus de Paris
as Mr. Durand

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Black Humor
Black Humor
as Polyte - segment 1 'La Bestiole'

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The Real Bargain
The Real Bargain

movie
Comment épouser un premier ministre
Comment épouser un premier ministre
as Le promoteur

movie
Clémentine chérie
Clémentine chérie
as Auguste

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Jaloux comme un tigre
Jaloux comme un tigre
as The man with the wrecked car

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Bebert and the Train
Bebert and the Train
as Mr. Martin

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Sweet and Sour
Sweet and Sour
as Lepetit (le nounou 2)

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The Bamboo Stroke
The Bamboo Stroke
as Albert

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Chicken Feed for Little Birds
Chicken Feed for Little Birds
as le boucher

movie
We Will Go to Deauville
We Will Go to Deauville
as Le plombier - M. Simeon

movie
Un clair de Lune à Maubeuge
Un clair de Lune à Maubeuge
as Philibert

movie
Tartarin de Tarascon
Tartarin de Tarascon
as Director of the 'Mitaine' circus

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War of the Buttons
War of the Buttons
as Lebrac's father

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This Time it Must Be Caviar
This Time it Must Be Caviar
as Siméon

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Operation Caviar
Operation Caviar
as Siméon

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My Wife Is a Panther
My Wife Is a Panther
as Roger

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The Fenouillard Family
The Fenouillard Family
as Agénor Fenouillard

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Les fortiches
Les fortiches
as Dédé

movie
Small Local Trains
Small Local Trains
as César Beauminet

movie
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
as Le trafiquant du marché noir / Black Marketeer

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Tête folle
Tête folle
as Gérard

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Some Like It... Cold
Some Like It... Cold
as Jérôme Valmorin, explorer

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La Malle volante
La Malle volante
as Ferdinand

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Without Trumpet or Drum
Without Trumpet or Drum
as Leon Riffard

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My Pal the Gypsy
My Pal the Gypsy
as Mr. Pittuiti, gypsy

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Stop the Massacre
Stop the Massacre
as Antoine Martin

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You Have Nothing to Declare?
You Have Nothing to Declare?
as Marius Frontignac

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The Bureaucrats
The Bureaucrats
as Boudin

movie
The Gendarme of Champignol
The Gendarme of Champignol
as Claudius Binoche

movie
Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild Women
Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild Women
as The knocked out customer who asks for whiskey (uncredited)

tv
Discorama
Discorama
as Self

movie
Life Together
Life Together
as André Le Lorrain

movie
En bordée
En bordée
as Prosper Cartahu

movie
It Happened on the 36 Candles
It Happened on the 36 Candles
as Self (uncredited)

movie
La Peau de l'ours
La Peau de l'ours
as Commissioner Etienne Ledru

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We at Champignol
We at Champignol
as Claudius Binoche

movie
Slightly Ahead
Slightly Ahead
as Ferdinand Galiveau, marchand de volailles et turfiste

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Life is beautiful
Life is beautiful
as l'employé

movie
Elena and Her Men
Elena and Her Men
as Hector

movie
Les Truands
Les Truands
as Alexandre Benoit

tv
Cinépanorama
Cinépanorama
as Self

movie
La Madelon
La Madelon
as Antoine Pichot

movie
Chéri-Bibi
Chéri-Bibi
as Chéri-bibi / Maxime du Touchais

movie
Les deux font la paire
Les deux font la paire
as Achille Baluchet

movie
Casta diva
Casta diva
as Domenico Fiorillo

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The Cheerful Squadron
The Cheerful Squadron
as Laperrine

movie
Service Entrance
Service Entrance
as Jules Béchard, mandataire aux halles

movie
Marriage Episodes
Marriage Episodes
as M. des Rillettes

movie
Royal Affairs in Versailles
Royal Affairs in Versailles
as Du Croisy playing the role of Tartuffe

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Cinema of yesteryear
Cinema of yesteryear
as Pasquale

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His Father's Portrait
His Father's Portrait
as Paul Durand

movie
Wonderful Mentality
Wonderful Mentality
as Honoré Bonvalet

movie
Deux de l'escadrille
Deux de l'escadrille
as Pierre Dourdan, aka 'Saucisse'

movie
Drôle de noce
Drôle de noce
as Joseph Bonhomme

movie
La demoiselle et son revenant
La demoiselle et son revenant
as Ricard

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Le Costaud des Batignolles
Le Costaud des Batignolles
as Policeman

movie
The Seven Deadly Sins
The Seven Deadly Sins
as The peasant (segment "La Gourmandise")

movie
Le Passage de Vénus
Le Passage de Vénus

movie
Bernard and the Lion
Bernard and the Lion
as The Brigadier

movie
The King of the Bla Bla Bla
The King of the Bla Bla Bla
as Jacques

movie
Adémaï at the border post
Adémaï at the border post

movie
Le Roi Pandore
Le Roi Pandore
as Gendarme Quichenette

movie
I Love Only You
I Love Only You
as Un passager de l'avion

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Mission in Tangier
Mission in Tangier
as Drunk President

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Six Hours to Lose
Six Hours to Lose
as City sergeant