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Jean Richard | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:JeanRichard-1949-Harcourt.png) Jean Richard in 1949 (Studio Harcourt). | |
| Born | 18 April 1921 |
| Died | 12 December 2001 (aged 80) |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian, entrepreneur |
Jean Richard (18 April 1921 – 12 December 2001) was a French actor, comedian, and circus entrepreneur.[1] 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.[2]
Richard was born in Bessines, Deux-Sevres. In the 1970s–1980s, he owned and managed three major circuses, two theme parks near Paris, La Mer de Sable and La Vallée des Peaux-Rouges, and a private zoo in his property of Ermenonville, Oise. He died on 12 December 2001 in Senlis, aged 80.[2]
- ^ Harris M. Lentz (1 January 2002). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2001: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland, Incorporated Publishers. p. 246. ISBN 978-0-7864-1278-5.
- ^ a b "Maigret star Richard dies". BBC News. 12 December 2001. Retrieved 23 December 2019.