Jean Richard
Actor
Born Apr 18, 1921 · Bessines, Deux-Sèvres, France
Active 1947–2001 · Awards: Knight of the Legion of Honour
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…
Filmography
War of the Buttons (1962) — Lebrac's fatherThe Annuity (1972) — Jo (un voyou)The Investigations of Commissioner Maigret (1967) — Commissaire Jules MaigretRoyal Affairs in Versailles (1953) — Du Croisy playing the role of TartuffeLe Passage de Vénus (1951)Deux de l'escadrille (1953) — Pierre Dourdan, aka 'Saucisse'Without Trumpet or Drum (1959) — Leon RiffardElena and Her Men (1956) — HectorHow to Keep the Red Lamp Burning (1965) — Paul Arnaud, membre de l'amicale (sketch "Les Bons Vivants")Cinema of yesteryear (1953) — PasqualeWonderful Mentality (1953) — Honoré BonvaletStop the Massacre (1959) — Antoine MartinTête folle (1960) — GérardRope Around the Neck (1965) — ArthurEn bordée (1958) — Prosper CartahuBebert and the Train (1963) — Mr. MartinSmall Local Trains (1960) — César BeauminetLife Together (1958) — André Le LorrainChicken Feed for Little Birds (1963) — le boucherCandide or The Optimism in the 20th Century (1960) — Le trafiquant du marché noir / Black MarketeerWe Will Go to Deauville (1962) — Le plombier - M. SimeonThe Seven Deadly Sins (1952) — The peasant (segment "La Gourmandise")Dernier tiercé (1965) — LaredonThe Boss of Champignol (1966) — Claudius Binoche