Jean Richard
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean Richard (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
It Happened on the 36 Candles
as Self (uncredited)
1957
Cinema of yesteryear
as Pasquale
1953
Comment épouser un premier ministre
as Le promoteur
1964
Bebert and the Train
as Mr. Martin
1963
La Malle volante
as Ferdinand
1959
Elena and Her Men
as Hector
1956
Chicken Feed for Little Birds
as le boucher
1963
Some Like It... Cold
as Jérôme Valmorin, explorer
1960
The King of the Bla Bla Bla
as Jacques
1950
Life Together
as André Le Lorrain
1958
How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning
as Paul Arnaud, membre de l'amicale (sketch "Les Bons Vivants")
1965
Drôle de noce
as Joseph Bonhomme
1952
Bernard and the Lion
as The Brigadier
1951
Le Passage de Vénus
1951
Deux de l'escadrille
as Pierre Dourdan, aka 'Saucisse'
1953
Wonderful Mentality
as Honoré Bonvalet
1953
Small Local Trains
as César Beauminet
1960
Sale temps pour les mouches
as Principal inspector Bérurier
1966
L'Auvergnat et l'Autobus
as Jean Richard
1969
Beru and These Women
as Inspecteur principal Bérurier
1968
TV Appearances
The Investigations of Commissioner Maigret
as Commissaire Jules Maigret
1967
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
1972
Cadet Rousselle
as Self
1971
Midi trente
as Self
1972
30 millions d'amis
as Self
1976
Apostrophes
as Self
1975
Champs-Elysées
as Self
1982
Champs-Elysées
as Self (archive footage)
1982
Le monde est à vous
as Self
1987
Discorama
as Self
1959
Cinépanorama
as Self
1956
Samedi soir
as Self
1971