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Pierre Richard
Pierre Richard, 20 September 2010
Born
Pierre-Richard Maurice Charles Léopold Defays

(1934-08-16) 16 August 1934 (age 89)
Valenciennes, France
OccupationActor
Years active1967–present
Websitepierre-richard.fr

Pierre Richard (born Pierre-Richard Defays;[1] 16 August 1934) is a popular French actor best known for the roles of a clumsy daydreamer in comedy films. Richard is considered by many, such as Louis de Funès and Gérard Depardieu, to be one of the greatest and most talented French comedians in the last 50 years. He is also a film director and occasional singer.

Life and career

Pierre Richard at the 31e cérémonie des César in 2006

Richard was born in Valenciennes, Nord. He started his acting career at the theatre. He worked with Yves Robert on Le grand blond avec une chaussure noire and its sequel Le retour du grand blond; both these films were written by Francis Veber. Veber cast Richard while directing his own first feature film: Le Jouet. Veber and Richard had a long and successful partnership during the 1980s, highlighted by three comedies – La Chèvre, Les Compères and Les Fugitifs – which paired Richard with Gérard Depardieu. Richard again moved behind the camera to direct On peut toujours rêver (1991) and Droit dans le mur (1997).

In 1981, he was selected to be one of the first Young Leaders of the French-American Foundation.[2]

In 2006 the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinema awarded him a lifetime achievement César.

In addition to being an actor and film director Pierre Richard is also a businessman. He owns the restaurant Au pied de chameau in Paris and a 20-hectare vineyard in Southern France which produces some 80,000 bottles a year, including some 12,000 bottles of rosé labelled as le Bel Évêque.

If he is not overseeing his wine business on location, he lives in Paris. He used to live for many years on a barge on the Seine in the center of Paris. His two sons are musicians: Olivier is a group member of "Blues trottoir" and plays the saxophone whereas Christophe plays the double bass. His grandson, Arthur Defays, is a model and a young actor.

The Académie André Delvaux awarded him the Honorary Magritte Award at the 5th Magritte Awards.[3]

Filmography

Cinema

Year Title Role Director
1958 Les Amants de Montparnasse uncredited Jacques Becker
1967 Alexandre le bienheureux Colibert Yves Robert
fr [Un idiot à Paris] a policeman Serge Korber
1968 fr [La Prisonnière (film); La Prisonnière] uncredited Henri-Georges Clouzot
1970 Le Distrait (Absent-minded aka. The Daydreamer) Pierre Malaquet Pierre Richard
fr [Trois hommes sur un cheval] the painter Marcel Moussy
1971 fr [La Coqueluche] Pierre Christian-Paul Arrighi
1972 Les malheurs d'Alfred Alfred Dhumonttiey Pierre Richard
Le grand blond avec une chaussure noire François Perrin Yves Robert
1973 fr [La raison du plus fou] the learner Raymond Devos and François Reichenbach
fr [Je sais rien, mais je dirai tout] Pierre Gastié-Leroy Pierre Richard
1974 fr [Juliette et Juliette] Bob Rozenec Remo Forlani
fr [Un nuage entre les dents] Prévot fr [Marco Pico]
La moutarde me monte au nez (Lucky Pierre) Pierre Durois Claude Zidi
Le retour du grand blond François Perrin Yves Robert
1975 fr [Trop c'est trop] cameo appearance fr [Didier Kaminka]
fr [La Course à l'échalote] Pierre Vidal Claude Zidi
1976 fr [On aura tout vu !] François Perrin Georges Lautner
fr [Les Naufragés de l'île de la Tortue] Jean-Arthur Bonaventure Jacques Rozier
Le Jouet (The Toy) François Perrin Francis Veber
1978 fr [Je suis timide... mais je me soigne] Pierre Renaud Pierre Richard
fr [La Carapate] Jean-Philippe Duroc Gérard Oury
1980 fr [C'est pas moi, c'est lui] Pierre Renaud Pierre Richard
Le Coup du parapluie (The Umbrella Coup) Grégoire Lecomte Gérard Oury
1981 La Chèvre (Knock on Wood) François Perrin Francis Veber
1983 fr [Un chien dans un jeu de quilles; Un chien dans un jeu de quilles] Pierre Cohen Bernard Guillou
Les Compères (ComDads) François Pignon Francis Veber
1984 Le Jumeau (The Twin) Matthias et Mathieu Duval Yves Robert
1985 fr [Tranches de vie; Tranches de vie] Dubois fr [François Leterrier]
1986 Les Fugitifs François Pignon Francis Veber
1988 fr [Mangeclous (film); Mangeclous] Mangeclous Moshé Mizrahi
À gauche en sortant de l'ascenseur (Door on the Left as You Leave the Elevator) Yann Ducoudray Édouard Molinaro
1990 fr [Promotion canapé] cameo appearance Didier Kaminka
Bienvenue à bord ! the hitchhiker fr [Jean-Louis Leconte]
1991 fr [On peut toujours rêver] Charles de Boisleve Pierre Richard
1992 fr [Vieille canaille; Vieille canaille] Charlie fr [Gérard Jourd'hui]
1993 fr [La Cavale des fous] Bertrand Daumale fr [Marco Pico]
1994 fr [La Partie d'échecs] Ambroise fr [Yves Hanchar]
1995 fr [L'Amour conjugal] Squirrat Benoît Barbier
1997 A Chef in Love (Shekvarebuli kulinaris ataserti retsepti) Pascal Ichak Nana Dzhordzhadze
fr [Droit dans le mur] Romain Pierre Richard
2000 27 Missing Kisses Captain Nana Dzhordzhadze
2003 Mariées mais pas trop Maurice Donnay Catherine Corsini
Les Clefs de bagnole (The Car Keys) as himself Laurent Baffie
2004 fr [En attendant le déluge] Jean-René fr [Damien Odoul]
2005 fr [Le Cactus] Christian fr [Gérard Bitton] and fr [Michel Munz]
2006 fr [Essaye-moi] Yves-Marie's father Pierre-François Martin-Laval
Le Serpent (The Serpent) Cendras fr [Eric Barbier]
2008 Faubourg 36 Max Christophe Barratier
fr [King Guillaume] William-Fernand Pierre-François Martin-Laval
2009 Victor Victor fr [Thomas Gilou]
fr [Cinéman] cameo appearance fr [Yann Moix]
Le Bonheur de Pierre Pierre Martin Robert Menard
2011 All Together Albert Stéphane Robelin
2012 Mes héros Jean Éric Besnard

Television

Direction

  • 1970: Le Distrait
  • 1972: Les Malheurs d'Alfred
  • 1973: Je sais rien, mais je dirai tout
  • 1978: Je suis timide... mais je me soigne
  • 1980: C'est pas moi, c'est lui
  • 1991: On peut toujours rêver
  • 1997: Droit dans le mur

Selected discography

References

  1. ^ Pierre Richard : tendre inadapté, Les échos, 7 May 2015
  2. ^ "Young Leaders". French-American Foundation. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Un Magritte d'honneur pour Pierre Richard". 7sur7 (in French). De Persgroep Digital. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
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