Pierre Richard (born Pierre Richard Maurice Charles Léopold Defays (born 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.
Kept as a stage name, his Christian name was actually "Pierre Richard", chosen in reference to French matinée idol of the 1930s, Pierre Richard-Willm. Except for close relatives, every one he met after he became famous would assume "Richard" was his real surname.
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Has always claimed that he found his vocation while skipping school to attend Danny Kaye's vehicle "Up in arms" (1944) in theater. Years later, while in a Premiere of "Le grand blond avec une chaussure noire" (1972), a lady came up to him and stated that he reminded her of her father. Only when she was out of reach did he learn she was actually Danny Kaye's daughter, Dena.
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Married and divorced three times, he has two sons: Olivier and Christoph. Both are musical. Olivier plays sax and Christoph bass/guitar.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Pierre et fils
2005
Video
Father
Détournement de mémoires
2005
TV Movie
Le cactus
2005
Christian
Zooloo
2005
Short
Chief inspector Hans
Transit
2004/II
Short
En attendant le déluge
2004
Jean-René
Robinson Crusoë
2003
TV Movie
Robinson Crusoë
Les clefs de bagnole
2003
Un comédien qui refuse de tourner avec Laurent
Mariées mais pas trop
2003
Maurice Donnay
Les voyages extraordinaires de Jules Verne - Voyage au centre de la terre
2001
TV Movie
Professeur Lidenbrock (voice)
Sans famille
2000
TV Movie
Vitalis / Vitalo Pedrotti
27 Missing Kisses
2000
Captain
Scénarios sur la drogue
2000
TV Series
Straight into the Wall
1997
Romain
Shekvarebuli kulinaris ataserti retsepti
1996
Pascal Ichak
L'amour conjugal
1995
Squirrat
La partie d'échecs
1994
Ambroise
La cavale des fous
1993
Bertrand Daumale
Vieille canaille
1992
Charlie
One Can Always Dream
1991
Charles de Boisleve, dit 'L'Empereur'
Promotion canapé
1990
l'informateur
Bienvenue
1990
The Hitchhiker
Mangeclous
1988
Mangeclous
À gauche en sortant de l'ascenseur
1988
Yann Ducoudray
The Fugitives
1986
François Pignon
Dialogue de sourds
1985
Short
Tranches de vie
1985
Dubois, le commandant de bord (uncredited)
The Twin
1984
Matthias Duval
The ComDads
1983
François Pignon
Pick Up Your Belongings
1983
Pierre Cohen
La chèvre
1981
François Perrin
Ça va plaire
1980
TV Movie
Un farfelu
Chouette, chat, chien... show
1980
TV Movie
The Umbrella Coup
1980
Grégoire Lecomte
It's Not Me, It's Him
1980
Pierre Renard
Une nuit rêvée pour un poisson banal
1980
L'homme qui demande l'addition (uncredited)
The Escape
1978
Jean-Philippe Duroc
I'm Shy, But I'll Heal
1978
Pierre Renaud
The Toy
1976
François Perrin
Les naufragés de l'île de la Tortue
1976
Jean-Arthur Bonaventure
Now We've Seen It All!
1976
François
La course
1975
Pierre Vidal
Trop c'est trop
1975
The Return of the Tall Blond Man
1974
François Perrin
I'm Losing My Temper
1974
Pierre Durois
Un nuage entre les dents
1974
Prévot
Juliette et Juliette
1974
Bob Rozenec
I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say Everything
1973
Pierre Gastié-Leroy
La raison du plus fou
1973
L'élève motard
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
1972
François Perrin
The Troubles of Alfred
1972
Alfred Dhumonttiey
La coqueluche
1971
Pierre
Distracted
1970
Pierre Malaquet
Trois hommes sur un cheval
1969
Le peintre
Agence Intérim
1969
TV Series
Woman in Chains
1968
L'artiste qui a besoin de lumière (uncredited)
Alexandre le bienheureux
1968
Colibert
Malican père et fils
1967
TV Series
Le photographe
Un idiot
1967
L'agent de police Boudinos
Quand la liberté venait du ciel
1967
TV Series
Une starlette au haras
1966
Short
Ni figue ni raisin
1965
TV Series
L'assistant, Jason
Le théâtre de la jeunesse
1963
TV Series
Prouvaire
Les trois Henry
1962
TV Movie
Loignac
La belle équipe
1958
TV Series short
Modigliani of Montparnasse
1958
Un étudiant peintre (uncredited)
Le petit Spirou
2017
post-production
#Flora63
2016
post-production
Pierre
Les Plombiers
announced
Paris pieds nus
2016
Duncan
Fui banquero
2016
Le père d'Olivier
Agafia
2015
TV Short
Dimitri
L'espace d'un instant
2015
Short
Pépé
Gus - Petit oiseau, grand voyage
2014
Darius (French version, voice)
Les âmes de papier
2013
Victor
Le petit blond avec un mouton blanc
2013
Short
La grand-mère
Prodavets igrushek
2013
Mes héros
2012
Jean
Platane
2011
TV Series
¨Pierre Richard
All Together
2011
Albert
Le mystère
2010
Yves
Le grand restaurant
2010
TV Movie
Le père de Pierre
Cinéman
2009
Pierre Richard
Kérity, la maison des contes
2009
Adrien (voice)
Victor
2009/I
Victor
Le bonheur de Pierre
2009
Pierre
Drôle d'histoire
2009
Short voice
King Guillaume
2009
William-Fernand
Faubourg 36
2008
Monsieur TSF
Mia et le Migou
2008
Pedro (voice)
Dérives
2007
Short
Faits divers
2007
Short
Francis
Parizhane
2007
TV Series
Mikhail Kuvaldin
Le serpent
2006
Cendras
Essaye-moi
2006
Le père d'Yves-Marie
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Le bonheur de Pierre
2009
consulting writer
Détournement de mémoires
2005
TV Movie book "Comme un poisson sans eau" / play adaptation
Straight into the Wall
1997
La cavale des fous
1993
writer
One Can Always Dream
1991
It's Not Me, It's Him
1980
scenario
I'm Shy, But I'll Heal
1978
writer
I'm Losing My Temper
1974
I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say Everything
1973
writer
The Troubles of Alfred
1972
Distracted
1970
scenario and adaptation by
Une starlette au haras
1966
Short
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Straight into the Wall
1997
One Can Always Dream
1991
It's Not Me, It's Him
1980
I'm Shy, But I'll Heal
1978
I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say Everything
1973
The Troubles of Alfred
1972
Distracted
1970
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mariées mais pas trop
2003
performer: "Renée" / writer: "Renée"
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
1972
performer: "Mozart Massacre"
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The ComDads
1983
producer
Pick Up Your Belongings
1983
producer
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Francis Veber artisan du rire: La mécanique dure rire
2002
Video documentary thanks
Francis Veber artisan du rire: La saga Pignon
2001
Video documentary thanks
La saga Pignon
2001
Video documentary thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Le petit journal
2016
TV Series
Himself
Le grand journal de Canal+
2005-2015
TV Series documentary
Himself
Le retour des deux compères
2015
TV Short documentary
Himself
Cinéast(e)s
2015
TV Series documentary
Himself
Depardieu grandeur nature
2015
Documentary
Himself
Vivement dimanche
2000-2015
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Main guest / Himself - Main Guest
Tati par le geste...
2013
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Les Jouets du Président
2013
Video documentary short
Himself
Un jour, un destin
2013
TV Series documentary
Himself
Janela Indiscreta
2013
TV Series
Himself
Show Jana Krause
2011
TV Series
Himself
VIP zprávy
2011
TV Series
Himself
On n'est pas couché
2006-2010
TV Series
Himself
L'aventure du Rond-Point: Audace joyeuse et rire de résistance
2010
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Vous aurez le dernier mot
2010
TV Series
Himself
Ce soir (ou jamais!)
2009
TV Series
Himself
Faubourg 36 - Le making of
2009
Video documentary
Himself
Victor Lanoux, l'essai de la vie
2009
TV Movie documentary
Himself
François de Roubaix, l'aventurier
2007
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Tout le monde en parle
2006
TV Series
Himself
La nuit des Césars
1978-2006
TV Series documentary
Himself
Comme au cinéma
2005
TV Series documentary
Himself
Don't Forget the Joie de Vivre
2005
Video documentary short
Himself
Saint-Tropez sur Seine
2005
Video documentary short
Himself
L'hebdo cinéma
2005
TV Series documentary
Himself
Pierre Richard, l'art du déséquilibre
2005
Video documentary
Himself
La naissance du Grand Blond
2005
Video short
Himself
Juste pour rire
2005
TV Movie
Himself
20h10 pétantes
2004
TV Series
Himself
Arrêt spectacles
2003
TV Series
Himself
En aparté
2003
TV Series documentary
Himself
On ne peut pas plaire
2003
TV Series
Himself
Francis Veber artisan du rire: La mécanique dure rire