Jean Richard
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...
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...
Known For
Cast Credits
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
as Self (archive footage)
Signé Furax
as Maigret
Le Médecin malgré lui
as Sganarelle
Noix de coco
as Loulou
The Annuity
as Jo (un voyou)
La Maison de campagne
as Bertrand Boiselier
L'Auvergnat et l'Autobus
as Jean Richard
Beru and These Women
as Inspecteur principal Bérurier
Bang Bang
as Paulo
The Oldest Profession
as Joseph, Mimi's Previous Client (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi")
Sale temps pour les mouches
as Principal inspector Bérurier
The Boss of Champignol
as Claudius Binoche
The Lace Wars
as Le prince de Beaulieu
How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning
as Paul Arnaud, membre de l'amicale (sketch "Les Bons Vivants")
Under Your Hat
as Docteur Tannait
The Double Bed
as Father
Rope Around the Neck
as Arthur
Dernier tiercé
as Laredon
Les Mordus de Paris
as Mr. Durand
Black Humor
as Polyte - segment 1 'La Bestiole'
Comment épouser un premier ministre
as Le promoteur
Clémentine chérie
as Auguste
Jaloux comme un tigre
as The man with the wrecked car
Bebert and the Train
as Mr. Martin
Sweet and Sour
as Lepetit (le nounou 2)
The Bamboo Stroke
as Albert
Chicken Feed for Little Birds
as le boucher
We Will Go to Deauville
as Le plombier - M. Simeon