Jean-Louis Richard (17 May 1927 – 3 June 2012) was a French actor, film director and scriptwriter.

Biography

Born as Jean Marius Richard in Paris, Richard was

Jeanne Moreau Jeanne Moreau (; 23 January 1928 – 31 July 2017) was a French actress, singer, screenwriter, director, and socialite. She made her theatrical debut in 1947, and established herself as one of the leading actresses of the Comédie-Française. M ...

's first husband from 1949 to 1951.

Partial filmography

*1960: '' À bout de souffle'' (by

Jean-Luc Godard Jean-Luc Godard ( , ; ; 3 December 193013 September 2022) was a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter, and film critic. He rose to prominence as a pioneer of the French New Wave film movement of the 1960s, alongside such filmmakers as Fran ...

) - A Journalist (uncredited) *1960: '' Austerlitz'' (by

Abel Gance Abel Gance (; born Abel Eugène Alexandre Péréthon; 25 October 188910 November 1981) was a French film director and producer, writer and actor. A pioneer in the theory and practice of montage, he is best known for three major silent films: ''J ...

) *1961: ''Me faire ça à moi'' - Chief *1962: '' Jules et Jim'' (by

François Truffaut François Roland Truffaut ( , ; ; 6 February 1932 – 21 October 1984) was a French film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film critic. He is widely regarded as one of the founders of the French New Wave. After a career of more th ...

) - Café customer (uncredited) *1963: '' La Peau douce'' (by

) - Man in the street (uncredited) *1964: ''

Mata Hari, Agent H21 ''Mata Hari, Agent H21'' (Italian:''Mata-Hari, agente segreto H21'') is a 1964 French-Italian spy film directed by Jean-Louis Richard and starring Jeanne Moreau, Jean-Louis Trintignant and Claude Rich.Craig p.74 It portrays the activities of the Fi ...

'' *1966: ''

Fahrenheit 451 ''Fahrenheit 451'' is a 1953 dystopian novel by American writer Ray Bradbury. Often regarded as one of his best works, ''Fahrenheit 451'' presents an American society where books have been personified and outlawed and "firemen" burn any that ar ...

'' *1968: '' Je t'aime, je t'aime'' (by Alain Resnais) - L'homme du wagon-restaurant *1980: '' Le Dernier Métro'' (by

) - Daxiat *1981: ''

Le Professionnel ''The Professional'' (original title: ''Le Professionnel''; ) is a 1981 French action thriller film directed by Georges Lautner. The film stars Jean-Paul Belmondo as the title role. The film is based on award-winning 1976 novel ''Death of a Th ...

'' (by Georges Lautner) - Colonel Martin *1982: ''

Le Choc ''Le choc'' ( en, italic=yes, The Shock) is a 1982 French crime thriller film directed by Robin Davis and starring Alain Delon, Catherine Deneuve, and Philippe Léotard. Based on the novel ''The Prone Gunman'' (''La position du tireur couché ...

'' (by

Robin Davis Robin may refer to: Animals * Australasian robins, red-breasted songbirds of the family Petroicidae * Many members of the subfamily Saxicolinae (Old World chats), including: ** European robin (''Erithacus rubecula'') **Bush-robin ** Forest ...

) - Maubert, l'inspecteur de la DST *1982: ''

Le gendarme et les gendarmettes ''The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes'' (french: Le gendarme et les gendarmettes) is a 1982 French comedy film, and the sixth and last movie of the ''Gendarme'' series . It is the final film of the director Jean Girault and the lead actor Louis de F ...

'' (by Jean Girault et Tony Aboyantz) - The Brain *1983: '' Life Is a Bed of Roses'' - Pére Jean Watelet *1983: '' Confidentially Yours'' (by

) - Louison *1983: '' Le Marginal'' (by Jacques Deray) - Antoine *1984: '' Swann in Love'' - Monsieur Verdurin *1984: '' Fort Saganne'' (by Alain Corneau) - Flammarin *1986: ''La femme secrète'' - Stirner *1987: '' Hôtel de France'' - Pierre Galtier *1988: ''

Quelques jours avec moi ''A Few Days with Me'' (original title: ''Quelques jours avec moi'') is a 1988 French film directed by Claude Sautet. It received three César Award nominations at the 1989 César Awards. Plot Martial (Daniel Auteuil) is discharged from a mental ...

'' (by Claude Sautet) - Dr Appert *1989: ''Les deux Fragonard'' - Saint-Julien *1991: ''Août'' - Lance *1992: '' The Sentinel'' - Bleicher *1992: ''La nuit de l'océan'' - Capitaine du chalutier *1992: '' L'Inconnu dans la maison'' (by Georges Lautner) - Lawyer *1993: '' Tombés du ciel'' (by Philippe Lioret) - Monsieur Armanet *1994: ''

Joan the Maiden ''Joan the Maid'' (french: Jeanne la pucelle) is a two-part 1994 French historical film directed by Jacques Rivette. It chronicles the life of Joan of Arc from the French perspective. This film was released in two parts: ''Joan the Maid, Part ...

'' (Part 1: The Battles and Joan the Maiden) (by Jacques Rivette) - La Trémoille *1994: ''

'' (Part 2: The Prisons) (by Jacques Rivette) - La Trémoille *1994: '' Grosse fatigue'' (by

Michel Blanc Michel Blanc (born 16 April 1952) is a French actor, writer and director. He is noted for his roles of losers and hypochondriacs. He is frequently associated with Le Splendid, which he co-founded, along with Thierry Lhermitte, Josiane Balask ...

) - Psychiatrist *1995: ''

L'Appât ''The Bait'' (french: L'Appât), also known as ''Fresh Bait'', is a 1995 French film directed by Bertrand Tavernier about two boys and a girl who commit a murder, with the girl acting as the "bait". The film is based on the 1990 book of the same ...

'' (by

Bertrand Tavernier Bertrand Tavernier (25 April 1941 – 25 March 2021) was a French director, screenwriter, actor and producer. Life and career Tavernier was born in Lyon, France, the son of Geneviève (née Dumond) and René Tavernier, a publicist and writer, s ...

) - Inn keeper *1995: ''L'Année Juliette'' - Sobel *1995: '' N'oublie pas que tu vas mourir'' (by

Xavier Beauvois Xavier Beauvois (; born 20 March 1967) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter. Career His film ''Don't Forget You're Going to Die'' was entered into the 1995 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Jury Prize. His film '' Of Gods and ...

) - Benoît's father *1995: ''Fiesta'' - Commandant Romerales *1996: ''Stabat mater'' - Jean *1997: ''

Lucie Aubrac Lucie Samuel (29 June 1912 – 14 March 2007), born Lucie Bernard, and better known as Lucie Aubrac (), was a French history teacher and member of the French Resistance during World War II. In 1938, she earned an agrégation of history (somethi ...

'' (by

Claude Berri Claude Berri (; 1 July 1934 – 12 January 2009) was a French film director, writer, producer, actor and distributor. Early life Born Claude Beri Langmann in Paris, Berri was the son of Jewish immigrant parents. His mother, Beila (née Bercu), w ...

) - Monsieur Henry *1997: '' After Sex'' (by

Brigitte Roüan Brigitte Roüan (born 28 September 1946) is a French director, screenwriter and actress.This article borrows largely from a profile of the artist in ''The New York Times''. Riding, Alan. "When the Tables Are Turned in Adultery's Secret Rooms", ' ...

) - Weyoman-Lebeau *1997: ''Marianne'' *1997: ''

Messieurs les enfants ''Messieurs les enfants'' is a 1997 French comedy film, directed by Pierre Boutron. Plot Caught out by their French teacher, Joseph, Igor and Nourdine end up with punishment for the following topic: "You wake up one morning and you see that in th ...

'' (by Pierre Boutron) - Albert Crastaing *1998: ''

The School of Flesh ''The School of Flesh'' (french: L'École de la chair) is a 1998 French drama film directed by Benoît Jacquot, based on the 1963 novel ''Nikutai no gakkō'' by Yukio Mishima. It was entered into the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Isabelle H ...

'' - M. Thorpe *1998: ''Cantique de la racaille'' - Alexandre *1999: '' Peau d'homme cœur de bête'' (by Hélène Angel) - Tac Tac *2000: ''Le prof'' - Père Alexandre *2001: '' J'ai faim !!!'' (by Florence Quentin) - Montalembert *2002: ''

Adolphe ''Adolphe'' is a classic French novel by Benjamin Constant, first published in 1816. It tells the story of an alienated young man, Adolphe, who falls in love with an older woman, Ellénore, the Polish mistress of the Comte de P***. Their illicit ...

'' (by

Benoît Jacquot Benoît Jacquot (; born 5 February 1947) is a French film director and screenwriter who has had a varied career in European cinema. Life and career Born in Paris, Jacquot began his career as assistant director of Marguerite Duras films, inclu ...

) - Mr. d'Arbigny *2003: ''La vie nue'' - Le patron *2003: '' Mister V.'' (by Émilie Deleuze) - Patrice Lemoigne *2003: '' Mauvais esprit'' (by Patrick Alessandrin) - Docteur Drey (final film role)

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