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.

Filmography

1947: Six heures à perdre (directed by Alex Joffé Jean Lévitte) – Le sergent de ville 1949: Mission in Tangier (directed by André Hunebelle) – Le président 1949: I Like Only You – Un passager de l'avion 1950: King Pandora (directed by André Berthomieu) – Quichenette 1950: Adémaï au poteau-frontière (directed by Paul Colline) 1951: The King of the Bla Bla Bla – Jacques 1951: Bernard and the Lion (directed by Robert Dhéry) – Le brigadier 1951: Le passage de Vénus 1952: Le Costaud des Batignolles (directed by Guy Lacourt) – L'inspecteur de police 1952: The Seven Deadly Sins – Le paysan (segment "Gourmandise, La / Gluttony") 1952: La Demoiselle et son revenant (directed by Marc Allégret) – Ricard 1952: Drôle de noce (directed by Léo Joannon) – Joseph Bonhomme 1953: Deux de l'escadrille (directed by Maurice Labro) – Pierre Dourdan – dit 'Saucisse' 1953: Wonderful Mentality (directed by André Berthomieu) – Honoré Bonvalet 1953: Week-end à Paris (directed by Gordon Parry) 1953: His Father's Portrait (directed by André Berthomieu) – Paul 1953: Cinema d'altri tempi – Pasquale 1954: Royal Affairs in Versailles (directed by Sacha Guitry) – Du Croisy / Tartuffe 1954: Service Entrance (directed by Carlo Rim) – Jules Béchard 1954: Scènes de ménage – Des Rillettes 1954: The Cheerful Squadron – Il soldato Laperrine 1954: Les Deux font la paire (directed by André Berthomieu) – Achille Baluchet 1954: Casta Diva (directed by Carmine Gallone) – Domenico Fiorillo 1955: Chéri-Bibi (directed by Marcello Pagliero) – Chéri-bibi / Maxime du Touchais 1955: Madelon (directed by Jean Boyer) – Antoine Pichot 1955: Elena and Her Men (directed by Jean Renoir) – Hector 1956: La vie est belle – L'employé 1956: Short Head (directed by Norbert Carbonnaux) – Ferdinan Galiveau, éleveur de volailles à Parthenay 1957: Nous autres à Champignol (directed by Jean Bastia) – Claudius Binoche 1957: The Bear's Skin (directed by Claude Boissol) – Commissaire Étienne Ledru 1957: C'est arrivé à 36 chandelles – Jean Richard (uncredited) 1957: Les Truands (directed by Carlo Rim) – Alexandre Benoit 1958: En bordée (directed by Pierre Chevalier) – Prosper Cartahu 1958: Life Together (directed by Clément Duhour) – André Le Lorrain 1959: Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild Women – Le client assommé qui demande du wisky (uncredited) 1959: The Gendarme of Champignol (directed by Jean Bastia) – Claudius Binoche 1959: The Bureaucrats (directed by Henri Diamant-Berger) – Boudin 1959: Vous n'avez rien à déclarer? (directed by Clément Duhour) – Frontignac 1959: Arrêtez le massacre (directed by André Hunebelle) – Antoine Martin 1959: Mon pote le gitan (directed by François Gir) – Pittuiti 1959: The Goose of Sedan (directed by Helmut Käutner) – Leon Riffard 1959: Certains l'aiment froide (directed by Jean Bastia and Guy Lionel) – Jérôme Valmorin 1960: Tête folle (directed by Robert Vernay) 1960: Candide ou l'optimisme au XXe siècle – Le trafiquant du marché noir / Black Marketeer 1960: Les Tortillards (directed by Jean Bastia) – César Beauminet 1960: Les Fortiches (directed by Georges Combret) – Dédé 1961: The Fenouillard Family (directed by Yves Robert) – Agénor Fenouillard 1961: Ma femme est une panthère (directed by Raymond Bailly) – Roger 1961: La Belle Américaine (directed by Robert Dhéry) – le serrurier 1961: It Can't Always Be Caviar (directed by Géza von Radványi) – Siméon 1961: This Time It Must Be Caviar (directed by Géza von Radványi) – Siméon 1962: War of the Buttons (directed by Yves Robert) – Lebrac's father 1962: Tartarin of Tarascon (directed by Francis Blanche) – Le directeur du cirque 'Mitaine' 1962: Moonlight in Maubeuge (directed by Jean Chérasse) – Philibert 1962: We Will Go to Deauville (directed by Francis Rigaud) – Le plombier – M. Simeon 1962: Du mouron pour les petits oiseaux (directed by Marcel Carné) – Louis – le boucher 1963: The Bamboo Stroke (directed by Jean Boyer) – Albert 1963: Sweet and Sour (directed by Jacques Baratier) – Lepetit (le nounou 2) 1963: Bebert and the Train (directed by Yves Robert) – M. Martin 1964: Clémentine chérie (directed by Pierre Chevalier) – Auguste 1964: Jealous as a Tiger (directed by Darry Cowl) – Le monsieur à la voiture accidentée 1964: Allez France (directed by Robert Dhéry and Pierre Tchernia) – Un français dans le bus 1964: Comment épouser un premier ministre (directed by Michel Boisrond) – Le promoteur 1964: Le Dernier tiercé (directed by Richard Pottier) – Laredon 1965: La Bonne occase (directed by Michel Drach) 1965: Black Humor – Polyte – segment 1 'La Bestiole' 1965: Les Mordus de Paris – M. Durand 1965: La Corde au cou (directed by Joseph Lisbona) – Arthur 1965: The Double Bed – Father 1965: La tête du client (directed by Jacques Poitrenaud) – Docteur Tannait 1965: L'Or du duc (directed by Jacques Baratier) 1965: How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning (directed by Gilles Grangier and Georges Lautner) – Paul Arnaud (segment "Bons vivants, Les") 1965: The Lace Wars (directed by René Clair) – Le Prince de Beaulieu 1966: Le Caïd de Champignol (directed by Jean Bastia) – Claudius Binoche 1966: San Antonio - Sale temps pour les mouches (directed by Guy Lefranc) – L'inspecteur principal Bérurier 1967: The Oldest Profession (directed by Claude Autant-Lara and Mauro Bolognini) – Le commissaire du peuple (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi") 1967: Bang Bang (directed by Serge Piolet) – Paulo 1967: Demeure chaste et pure 1967: Cecile est morte (directed by Claude Barma) 1968: Béru et ces dames (directed by Guy Lefranc) – L'inspecteur principal Bérurier 1969: L'Auvergnat et l'Autobus – Jean Richard 1969: La Maison de campagne (directed by Jean Girault) – Bertrand Boiselier 1969: Du blé en liasses – Bauchard 1972: Le Viager (directed by Pierre Tchernia) – Jo (un voyou) (cameo) 1981: Signé Furax (directed by Marc Simenon) – Maigret