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.
Movies & TV Shows
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War of the Buttons (1962) — Lebrac's father
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The Annuity (1972) — Jo (un voyou)
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Elena and Her Men (1956) — Hector
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How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning (1965) — Paul Arnaud, membre de l'amicale (sketch "Les Bons Vivants")
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The Oldest Profession (1967) — Joseph, Mimi's Previous Client (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi")
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Royal Affairs in Versailles (1953) — Du Croisy playing the role of Tartuffe
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We Will Go to Deauville (1962) — Le plombier - M. Simeon
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Some Like It... Cold (1960) — Jérôme Valmorin, explorer
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Life Together (1958) — André Le Lorrain
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Bebert and the Train (1963) — Mr. Martin
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Chicken Feed for Little Birds (1963) — le boucher
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Signé Furax (1981) — Maigret
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The Seven Deadly Sins (1952) — The peasant (segment "La Gourmandise")
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Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century (1960) — Le trafiquant du marché noir / Black Marketeer
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The Investigations of Commissioner Maigret (1967) — Commissaire Jules Maigret
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Small Local Trains (1960) — César Beauminet
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Sale temps pour les mouches (1966) — Principal inspector Bérurier
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Mission in Tangier (1949) — Drunk President
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Sweet and Sour (1963) — Lepetit (le nounou 2)
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Operation Caviar (1961) — Siméon
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Slightly Ahead (1956) — Ferdinand Galiveau, marchand de volailles et turfiste
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Service Entrance (1954) — Jules Béchard, mandataire aux halles
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Champs-Elysées (1982) — Self
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Under Your Hat (1965) — Docteur Tannait
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Tartarin de Tarascon (1962) — Director of the 'Mitaine' circus
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The Cheerful Squadron (1954) — Laperrine
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Marriage Episodes (1954) — M. des Rillettes
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La Maison de campagne (1969) — Bertrand Boiselier
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Un clair de Lune à Maubeuge (1962) — Philibert
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The Lace Wars (1965) — Le prince de Beaulieu
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The Fenouillard Family (1961) — Agénor Fenouillard
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Clémentine chérie (1964) — Auguste
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My Pal the Gypsy (1959) — Mr. Pittuiti, gypsy
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You Have Nothing to Declare? (1959) — Marius Frontignac
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This Time it Must Be Caviar (1961) — Siméon
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The Bureaucrats (1959) — Boudin
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I Love Only You (1949) — Un passager de l'avion
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Six Hours to Lose (1947) — City sergeant
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The Double Bed (1965) — Father
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Sacrée soirée (1987) — Self