Jean Richard
Acting
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.
Born: April 18, 1921
Place of Birth: Bessines, Deux-Sèvres, France
Known For
Le Passage de Vénus
Yesterday night, Lazare Chantoiseau painted the town red. This morning he wakes up with a very unsettling idea in mind: he is sure to have stolen and raped a strange woman in the Luxembourg Gardens, so he decides to give himself up. On that occasion he gets to know his victim, Hortense, as well as her husband, an astronomer. Lazare realizes he is innocent, which does not prevent from becoming... Hortense's lover!
Apostrophes
Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and hosted by Bernard Pivot. It ran for fifteen years (724 episodes) from January 10, 1975, to June 22, 1990, and was one of the most watched shows on French television (around 6 million regular viewers). It was broadcast on Friday nights on the channel France 2 (which was called "Antenne 2" from 1975 to 1992). The hourlong show was devoted to books, authors and literature. The format varied between one-on-one interviews with a single author and open discussions between four or five authors.
The Investigations of Commissioner Maigret
Le Grand Échiquier
Cinépanorama
The King of the Bla Bla Bla
Prosper Bourrache, who has the gift of the gab, is natural born street vendor. Due to a mistake he gets involved in the burglary of a shady banker's house. In fact, the whole operation is a setup. But Prosper will finally get away with it, have the crooked financier arrested and pinch his girlfriend away from him.
War of the Buttons
For generations, two rival French villages, Longueverne and Velrans, have been at war. But this is no ordinary conflict, for the on-going hostilities are between two armies of young schoolboys. When he is beaten by his father for having lost his buttons, the leader of the Longueverne army, Lebrac, has an idea which will give his side the advantage: next time, he and his brave soldiers will go in battle without their clothes...
En bordée
The two merrymakers Cartahu and Bailladrisse sail together on a cargo ship. When customs officers come aboard to conduct a search, Cartahu is unaware of a drug dealer's accomplice, who hides the box of narcotics in Cartahu's bag, which has already been visited. Unsuspecting, the two comrades go ashore, taking the precious box with them. At the hotel, by mistake, their luggage is given to another person. To recover the merchandise, the traffickers pursue the two friends, who nevertheless manage to have the whole gang arrested; and, after being tempted by pretty women to live with them, prefer to set sail for new adventures.
Small Local Trains
Émile Durand, an insecticide manufacturer, is appalled to learn that his son Gérard has fallen in love with Suzy, the daughter of a travelling theatre company. Realising his father will never favour the union, Gérard joins the company on their next tour. In an attempt to heal the rift, Durand’s wife goes after Gérard and ends up performing in their next play…
Royal Affairs in Versailles
Witty narration follows the history of Versailles Palace; founded by Louis XIII, enlarged by autocratic Louis XIV, whose personal affairs and amours, and those of his two successors, are followed in more detail to the start of the Revolution, after which the story is brought rapidly up to date. A huge cast plays mainly historical persons who appear briefly.
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self (archive footage)
as Maigret
as Self
as Self
as Sganarelle
as Loulou
as Jo (un voyou)
as Self
as Self
as Bertrand Boiselier
as Jean Richard
as Inspecteur principal Bérurier
as Commissaire Jules Maigret
as Paulo
as Joseph, Mimi's Previous Client (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi")
as Principal inspector Bérurier
as Claudius Binoche
as Le prince de Beaulieu
as Paul Arnaud, membre de l'amicale (sketch "Les Bons Vivants")
as Docteur Tannait
as Father
as Arthur
as Laredon
as Mr. Durand
as Polyte - segment 1 'La Bestiole'
as Le promoteur
as Auguste
as The man with the wrecked car
as Mr. Martin
as Lepetit (le nounou 2)
as Albert
as le boucher
as Le plombier - M. Simeon
as Philibert
as Director of the 'Mitaine' circus
as Lebrac's father
as Siméon
as Siméon
as Roger
as Agénor Fenouillard
as Dédé
as César Beauminet
as Le trafiquant du marché noir / Black Marketeer
as Gérard
as Jérôme Valmorin, explorer
as Ferdinand
as Leon Riffard
as Mr. Pittuiti, gypsy
as Antoine Martin
as Marius Frontignac
as Boudin
as Claudius Binoche
as The knocked out customer who asks for whiskey (uncredited)
as Self
as André Le Lorrain
as Prosper Cartahu
as Self (uncredited)
as Commissioner Etienne Ledru
as Claudius Binoche
as Ferdinand Galiveau, marchand de volailles et turfiste
as l'employé
as Hector
as Alexandre Benoit
as Self
as Antoine Pichot
as Chéri-bibi / Maxime du Touchais
as Achille Baluchet
as Domenico Fiorillo
as Laperrine
as Jules Béchard, mandataire aux halles
as M. des Rillettes
as Du Croisy playing the role of Tartuffe
as Pasquale
as Paul Durand
as Honoré Bonvalet
as Pierre Dourdan, aka 'Saucisse'
as Joseph Bonhomme
as Ricard
as Policeman
as The peasant (segment "La Gourmandise")
as The Brigadier
as Jacques
as Gendarme Quichenette
as Un passager de l'avion
as Drunk President
as City sergeant