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Jean Richard
Deceased

How Did Jean Richard Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 80
Also known asЖан РишарGenderMaleNationalityFranceBorn18/04/1921Born inBessines, Deux-Sèvres, FranceDied12/12/2001 (aged 80)Died inSenlisCausecancerWikidataQ1360888 ↗Buried atOiseTMDb#147429 ↗

Jean Richard 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.

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Filmography51 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2009Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)MovieSelf (archive footage)88
1987Sacrée soiréeSeriesSelf66
1987Le monde est à vousSeriesSelf66
1982Champs-ElyséesSeriesSelf61
1981Signé FuraxMovieMaigret60
197630 millions d'amisSeriesSelf55
1975ApostrophesSeriesSelf54
1972Le Grand ÉchiquierSeriesSelf51
1972Midi trenteSeriesSelf51
1972Noix de cocoMovieLoulou51
1972The AnnuityMovieJo (un voyou)51
1971Samedi soirSeriesSelf50
1971Cadet RousselleSeriesSelf50
1967The Oldest ProfessionMovieJoseph, Mimi's Previous Client (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi")46
1967The Investigations of Commissioner MaigretSeriesCommissaire Jules Maigret46
1966Sale temps pour les mouchesMoviePrincipal inspector Bérurier45
1965The Lace WarsMovieLe prince de Beaulieu44
1965Black HumorMoviePolyte - segment 1 'La Bestiole'44
1965Les Mordus de ParisMovieMr. Durand44
1965The Double BedMovieFather44
1965L'Or du ducMovie—44
1965Under Your HatMovieDocteur Tannait44
1964Clémentine chérieMovieAuguste43
1964Comment épouser un premier ministreMovieLe promoteur43
1963Bebert and the TrainMovieMr. Martin42
1963Sweet and SourMovieLepetit (le nounou 2)42
1962Un clair de Lune à MaubeugeMoviePhilibert41
1961Les fortichesMovieDédé40
1959DiscoramaSeriesSelf38
1959My Pal the GypsyMovieMr. Pittuiti, gypsy38
1959The BureaucratsMovieBoudin38
1959You Have Nothing to Declare?MovieMarius Frontignac38
1959Without Trumpet or DrumMovieLeon Riffard38
1959Stop the MassacreMovieAntoine Martin38
1959The Gendarme of ChampignolMovieClaudius Binoche38
1959La Malle volanteMovieFerdinand38
1957La Peau de l'oursMovieCommissioner Etienne Ledru36
1956CinépanoramaSeriesSelf35
1956Elena and Her MenMovieHector35
1956Life is beautifulMoviel'employé35
1955Chéri-BibiMovieChéri-bibi / Maxime du Touchais34
1954Service EntranceMovieJules Béchard, mandataire aux halles33
1953Wonderful MentalityMovieHonoré Bonvalet32
1953Royal Affairs in VersaillesMovieDu Croisy playing the role of Tartuffe32
1953Deux de l'escadrilleMoviePierre Dourdan, aka 'Saucisse'32
1953Cinema of yesteryearMoviePasquale32
1952The Seven Deadly SinsMovieThe peasant (segment "La Gourmandise")31
1952Drôle de noceMovieJoseph Bonhomme31
1951Le Passage de VénusMovie—30
1950The King of the Bla Bla BlaMovieJacques29
1947Six Hours to LoseMovieCity sergeant26