Richard Berry (born Richard Élie Benguigui, 31 July 1950) is a French actor,

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and

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. He has appeared in more than 100 films since 1972. He starred in ''

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'', which was entered into the

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Personal life

He has a daughter, Coline, born 1976, from his relationship with actress Catherine Hiegel. He married singer and actress

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in 1984. The couple divorced in 1986. With his former wife Jessica Forde, a photographer and actress, he has a daughter, actress Joséphine Berry, born in 1992. Since 2009, he has been in a relationship with actress Pascale Louange, with whom he has a daughter, born in 2014. In 2005, he made headlines for donating one of his kidneys to his sister Marie Berry, who was born with

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, a genetic kidney disease. His brother, Philippe Berry, is a sculptor and the former husband of actress

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Allegations of sexual abuse

On 2 February 2021, it was revealed that Berry's daughter Coline had recently filed a complaint with Paris prosecutors alleging incest and sexual abuse by Berry. In a story on his

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account, Berry claimed Coline made the allegation for the first time seven years prior, writing: "As I announced to my family (in 2014) that my wife and I were expecting a child, Coline, herself pregnant, reacted with extreme violence, then, in an email sent to my wife, she for the first time alluded to the fact that she adbeen 'abused.'"

Selected filmography

As actor

* ''

Mon premier amour ''Mon premier amour'' is a 1978 French film. Cast * Anouk Aimée - Jane Romain * Richard Berry - Richard * Nathalie Baye - Fabienne * Gabriele Ferzetti - Georges * Jacques Villeret - Jacques Labrousse * Gilles Ségal Gilles Ségal (13 Janua ...

'' (1978) * ' (1981) * ' (1982) * ''

Une chambre en ville ''Une chambre en ville'' (also known as ''A Room in Town'') is a 1982 French musical drama film written and directed by Jacques Demy, with music by Michel Colombier, and starring Dominique Sanda, Danielle Darrieux and Michel Piccoli. It is set agai ...

'' (1982) * '' La Balance'' (1982) * ' (1984) * '' La Garce'' (1984) * ' (1985) * ' (1985) * ''

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'' (1985) * '' A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later'' (1986) * '' Migrations'' (1988) * ' (1989) * ''

Mayrig ''Mayrig'' (''Mother'') is a 1991 semi-autobiographical film written and directed by French-Armenian filmmaker Henri Verneuil. The film's principal cast includes Claudia Cardinale and Omar Sharif as parents of Azad (Henri Verneuil depicted as chil ...

'' (narrator) * '' L'entraînement du champion avant la course'' (1991) * '' "Pour Sacha"'' (1991) * '' Shadows of the Past'' (1991) * '' My Life Is Hell'' (1991) * ''

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'' (1992) * ''

588 rue paradis ''588 rue paradis'' is a 1992 semi-autobiographical film written and directed by French-Armenian filmmaker Henri Verneuil. The film's principal cast includes Richard Berry, Claudia Cardinale and Omar Sharif. It was preceded by ''Mayrig'', the fi ...

'' (1992) * '' Le Petit prince a dit'' (1992) * ''

'' (1994) * '' L'Appât'' (1995) * '' Adultery: A User's Guide'' (1995) * ''

Pédale douce ''Pédale douce'' (Soft Pedal) is a 1996 French comedy film directed by Gabriel Aghion. Fanny Ardant won the 1997 César Award for Best Actress for her performance as Eva. Plot Adrien works in an advertising agency in the day and at night he ...

'' (1996) * '' Les Agneaux'' (1996) * '' Un grand cri d'amour'' (1998) * '' Quasimodo d'El Paris'' (1999) * '' Les gens qui s'aiment'' (1999) * ''

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'' (2001) * ' (2002) * '' If I Were a Rich Man'' (2002) * '' Tais-toi !'' (2003) * ''

La Boîte noire ''The Black Box'' (french: La Boîte noire) is a 2005 French mystery film directed by Richard Berry, written by Berry and Éric Assous, adapted from a novella by Tonino Benacquista, and starring José Garcia and Marion Cotillard. Plot Followi ...

'' (2005 – directed) * '' L'emmerdeur'' (2008) * ''

Cliente ''A French Gigolo'' (french: Cliente) is a 2008 French comedy-drama film directed by Josiane Balasko and starring Nathalie Baye, Éric Caravaca, Isabelle Carré and Balasko. Plot Patrick is a male prostitute who hides his double life from his ...

'' (2008) * ''

22 Bullets ''22 Bullets'' (french: L'Immortel) is a 2010 French gangster-action film directed by Richard Berry. It tells a part of the life story of Jacky Imbert, and is based on the novel ''L'Immortel'' (2007) by Franz-Olivier Giesbert. Filming began on 23 ...

'' (2010 – directed) * '' Nos femmes'' (2015) * ''

The Origin of Violence ''The Origin of Violence'' (French title: ''L'Origine de la violence'') is a 2016 Franco-German drama film directed by Élie Chouraqui, based on the Prix Renaudot-winning novel of the same name by Fabrice Humbert. The film won the Best Narrative ...

'' (2016) * ''

Tout, tout de suite ''Tout, tout de suite'' is a 2016 crime thriller-drama film directed by Richard Berry. The film is a co-production between France, Luxembourg and Belgium. Written by Richard Berry and Morgan Sportès, it is based on a novel by Sportès which was ...

'' (2016) * '' Number One'' (2017) * '' Eva'' (2018) * ''

To Each, Her Own ''To Each, Her Own'' (french: Les goûts et les couleurs, lit=Tastes and colors) is a 2018 romantic comedy film directed by Myriam Aziza. The film released on 24 June 2018 on Netflix. The film explores family, religion, race, gender, sexual ori ...

'' (2018)

As filmmaker

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Berry, Richard 1950 births Living people French male film actors French film directors French male screenwriters French screenwriters Male actors from Paris 20th-century French male actors 21st-century French male actors Troupe of the Comédie-Française French National Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni French-language film directors