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Pierre Richard

Comedian / Film Director / Screenwriter | * 08/16/1934 (89) | Valenciennes (France)
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Pierre Richard (born Pierre-Richard Maurice Charles Léopold Defays; 16 August 1934) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter, best known for the roles of a clumsy daydreamer in comedy films. Richard is considered by some, such as Louis de Funès and Gérard Depardieu, to be one of the greatest French comedians of the last 50 years. He is also a film director and occasional singer. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Kids & Family

Known for these Movies & Shows

Grégoire Lecomte, the unlucky actor anxious to find a "real job", goes to take a screen test for a role of a killer, but gets to mafiosi by mistake. He takes their don for a producer, and they mistak ...

Umbrella Coup

Certification unknown

1980 | 3.5/5 | 1h 35min
Comedy, Crime
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When the boss' unlucky daughter is missing in South America, Campana is sent to watch the boss' most unlucky employee who is sent as a private detective in hopes he can duplicate the daughter's mistak ...

La Chèvre

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1981 | 3.6/5 | 1h 21min
Comedy, Crime, Adventure
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The story of Pascal Ichak, a larger-than-life French traveller, bon vivant, and chef, who falls in love with Georgia and a Georgian princess in the early 1920s. All is well until the arrival of the Re ...

A Chef in Love

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1996 | 2.5/5 | 1h 40min
Drama, Comedy, Romance / Love
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Hapless orchestra player becomes an unwitting pawn of rival factions within the French secret service after he is chosen as a decoy by being identified as a super secret agent. ...

The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe

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1972 | 3.5/5 | 1h 30min
Comedy, Mystery
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Awards & Nominations for Pierre Richard

Officer of The Legion of Honour Ordre national du Mérite
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Movies with Pierre Richard as Actor(95)

2024 The Valley of Fools
as Zeus (voice)2023 Epic Tails
2023 Jeanne du Barry
as Rufus2023 Umami
as Panoramix2023 Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom
2023 Two Words as the Key
as Albert2023 La plus belle pour aller danser
2022 Je t'aime, filme-moi!
2022 Pierre Richard... en mode Veber
as Pierrot2022 Tricky Old Dogs 2
as Pietro2021 The Angel in the Wall
as Alorix2020 Brutus vs Cesar
as Orphée2019 À cause des filles…?
as Pierrot2018 Tricky Old Dogs
as Mrs. Mills / Léonard2018 Mme Mills, une voisine si parfaite
as Marcel Lefavre2018 Além do Homem
as himself2018 Pierre Richard, le discret
as Joseph Duquesne, Valentine's father2018 Family Is Family
as Grand Papy2017 Little Spirou
as Pierre Stein2017 Mr. Stein Goes Online
as Duncan2017 Lost in Paris
as Dimitri2015 Agafia
as himself2015 Gaumont, en effeuillant la marguerite
as himself2015 La folle histoire de François Pignon - De La chèvre au Dîner de cons
as La grand-mère2013 The Little Blond Boy with a White Sheep
as Victor2013 Paper Souls
as Jean, Jacques' old friend2012 Mes héros
as Albert2012 All Together
as Le père de Pierre2010 The Great Restaurant
as Victor2009 Victor
as William Fernand2009 King Guillaume
as himself2009 Cineman
as Pierre2009 A Happy Man
as Adrien (voice)2009 Eleanor's Secret
as Max, aka 'Monsieur TSF'2008 Paris 36
as Pedro, le père de Mia2008 Mia and the Migoo
as Cendras2007 The Snake
as Le père d'Yves-Marie2006 Essaye-moi
as Christian2005 Le Cactus
as himself2005 Pierre Richard - Détournement de Mémoire
2005 Pierre Richard, l'art du déséquilibre
2005 Dérives
as Jean-René2004 After We're Gone
2004 Transit
as Robinson Crusoe2003 Robinson Crusoe
as Maurice Donnay2003 The Very Merry Widows
as Un comédien qui refuse de tourner avec Laurent2003 The Car Keys
as Captain2000 27 Missing Kisses
as Vitalo Pedrotti2000 Without Family
as Segment "Les mots attendrot"2000 Scénarios sur la Drogue
as Romain1997 Droit dans le mur
as Pascal Ichak1996 A Chef in Love
as Squirrat1995 L'amour conjugal
as Ambroise1994 The Chess Game
as Bertrand Daumale1993 La cavale des fous
as Charlie1992 Old Rascal
as Charles De Boylesve1991 One Can Always Dream
as The Hitchhiker1990 Welcome Aboard!
as L'informateur1990 Promotion canapé
as Mangeclous1988 Nailcruncher
as Yann Ducoudray1988 Door on the Left as You Leave the Elevator
as François Pignon1986 Fugitives
as Dubois - le commandant de bord (uncredited)1985 Slices of Life
as The paraplegic1985 Dialogue de sourds
as Matthias Duval / Mathieu Duval1984 The Twin
as Pierre Cohen1983 Pick Up Your Belongings
as François Pignon1983 The ComDads
as François Perrin1981 La Chèvre
as Grégoire Lecomte1980 Umbrella Coup
as Pierre Renard1980 It's Not Me, It's Him
as Pierre Renaud1978 Too Shy to Try
as Jean-Philippe Duroc1978 Out of It
as François Perrin, journalist1976 The Toy
as Jean-Arthur1976 The Castaways of Turtle Island
as François1976 The Bottom Line
as Pierre Vidal1975 The Wild Goose Chase
as Cameo1975 Trop c'est trop
as Prévot1974 A Cloud in the Teeth
as Bob Rozenec1974 Juliette et Juliette
as François Perrin1974 The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
as Pierre Durois1974 I'm Losing My Temper
as Pierre Gastié-le-Roy1973 I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say Everything
as L'élève motard1973 The Right of the Maddest
as Alfred Dhumonttiey1972 The Troubles of Alfred
as François Perrin1972 The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
as Un alpiniste1971 Perched on a Tree
as Pierre Malaquet1970 Distracted
as Pierre1969 La Coqueluche
1969 Three Men on a Horse
as l’artiste qui a besoin de lumière (non crédité)1968 Woman in Chains
as Colibert1968 Very Happy Alexander
as Un agent de police1967 Idiot in Paris
1966 The Mad Dog
as Henri Gilbert1964 Coffin from Hong Kong
as un étudiant peintre (uncredited)1958 The Lovers of Montparnasse

TV Shows/Series with Pierre Richard as Actor(14)

as himself2011 Platane
as himself1998 Vivement dimanche
as himself1995 The Harald Schmidt Show
as himself1987 Nulle part ailleurs
as himself1982 Champs-Elysées
as himself1981 Wetten, dass..?
as himself1979 Okay
as himself1975 Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self - Guest1974 Am laufenden Band
as himself1974 Der große Preis
as himself1972 Midi trente
as himself1972 Le Grand Échiquier
as himself1971 Samedi soir
as le chef de bande1969 Agence Interim

Movies with Pierre Richard as Crew(17)

Writing/Writer2005 Pierre Richard - Détournement de Mémoire
Directing/Director1997 Droit dans le mur
Writing/Writer1997 Droit dans le mur
Directing/Director1991 One Can Always Dream
Writing/Writer1991 One Can Always Dream
Production/Producer1983 The ComDads
Directing/Director1980 It's Not Me, It's Him
Crew/Script1978 Too Shy to Try
Directing/Director1978 Too Shy to Try
Production/Producer1976 The Toy
Writing/Writer1974 I'm Losing My Temper
Directing/Director1973 I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say Everything
Writing/Writer1973 I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say Everything
Directing/Director1972 The Troubles of Alfred
Writing/Writer1972 The Troubles of Alfred
Directing/Director1970 Distracted
Writing/Writer1970 Distracted

Additional Information

Official websites:
www.pierre-richard.fr
Citizenship: France
Born: Thursday, 08/16 1934 (August) in Valenciennes (France) (current age: 89 years + 252 days)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: French (FR, native language)
Educated at: Henri-Wallon School
Related to: Léopold Defays
Other names for Pierre Richard (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Pierre-Richard Defays"
"Pierre-Richard Maurice Charles Léopold Defays"
"Le Grand Blond" (Nickname)
Pierre Richard frequently works together with these people:
Yves Robert (18x, Actor)
Francis Veber (15x, Crew)
Vladimir Cosma (14x, Crew)
Alain Delon (10x, Actor)
Jean Carmet (10x, Actor)
Robert Dalban (10x, Actor)
Michel Sardou (9x, Actor)
Gérard Depardieu (8x, Actor)
Mireille Mathieu (8x, Actress)
Johnny Hallyday (8x, Actor)
Michel Drucker (8x, Actor)
Serge Lama (8x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:29109, Added: 05/08/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024