Richard Bohringer

Biography

Richard Bohringer is a French actor, singer, writer, and film director. He is the father of actresses Romane Bohringer and Lou Bohringer. Bohringer was born in Moulins, Allier, France, to a French mother, Huguette Foucault and a German father. His parents met during World War II, making him a child of war. At his birth, his parents left him with his maternal grandmother who lived in an HLM in Deuil-La Barre, his mother leaving to live in Germany. His father, dispatched to the Russian front, was taken prisoner for five years. Despite these difficulties, Bohringer describes his childhood with his grandmother as a happy one. During his life, he was able to see his father only three times. He made his stage debut near the end of the 1960s. His first play, Les Girafes, was produced by Claude Lelouch. He entered the world of film with his first feature, Gérard Brach's La Maison, in 1970. In 1972, Richard Bohringer landed a significant role in L'Italien des Roses. It took until the beginning of the 1980s, however, for the actor, already in his forties, to truly make an impact, becoming one of the most notable French actors of this period. Beginning in 1981 with the film Diva by Jean-J…

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Party (1980) — Guibert, trucker who helps with the move
2. The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989) — Richard Boarst
3. By the Sea (2015) — Patrice
4. Would I Lie to You? (1997) — Victor Benzakhem
5. The Last Metro (1980) — Gestapo Officer
6. Subway (1985) — Le Fleuriste
7. The Under-Gifted (1980) — Le pion lors de l'épreuve de Maths
8. Diva (1981) — Gorodish
9. Inspector Blunder (1980) — le policier du service d'anthropométrie
10. Admiral (2008) — General Maurice Zhannen
11. The Cat's Meow (2001) — Silent Movie Director
12. Animal (1977) — L'assistant-réalisateur
13. The Grand Highway (1987) — Pelo
14. Une époque formidable (1991) — 'Toubib'
15. Crime Spree (2003) — Bastaldi
16. Sunday's Illness (2018) — Matthieu
17. L'Amour flou (2018) — Le père de Romane
18. Door on the Left as You Leave the Elevator (1988) — Boris
19. Bolero (1981) — Richard
20. The Big Pardon (1982) — Le Sacristain
21. Death in a French Garden (1985) — Daniel Forest
22. Quand tu seras débloqué... fais-moi signe ! (1981) — Paul
23. Paris by Night (2012) — Marco Lindner
24. Tied (2013) — Le mari
25. Tykho Moon (1996) — Glenbarr
26. I Married a Shadow (1983) — Frank
27. Wild Animals (1997) — Boss
28. The War Is Over (1989) — Franz-Joseph
29. Tango (1993) — Vincent Baraduc
30. The Perfume of Yvonne (1994) — Yvonne's Uncle
31. Agent trouble (1987) — Alex
32. The Nonentity (1986) — le docteur
33. Victorious Square (2019) — Le propriétaire de l'appartement
34. The Seasons of Pleasure (1988) — Adam
35. Kamikaze (1986) — Romain
36. Le Sourire (1994) — Jean-Jean
37. Unpredictable Nature of the River (1996) — Le commandant de Blanet
38. They Were Ten (2021) — Professeur Villemont
39. L'Addition (1984) — Lorca
40. Young, Beautiful and Screwed Up (2003) — Francois Bricard

Directed

1. Carrot Top (2003) — Director
2. A City Is Beautiful at Night (2006) — Director