Richard Leduc (1941-2022) was a French actor. He appeared in more than thirty films from 1969 to 1999. Leduc made his debut in 1967 television series '' Les oiseaux rares'' (The rare birds). He played the lead role of Simon in his feature film debut, Robert Benayoun's 1968 ''Paris n'existe pas'' (with

Serge Gainsbourg Serge Gainsbourg (; born Lucien Ginsburg; 2 April 1928 – 2 March 1991) was a French singer-songwriter, actor, composer, and director. Regarded as one of the most important figures in French pop, he was renowned for often provocative rel ...

). Shortly thereafter he starred in

Alain Robbe-Grillet Alain Robbe-Grillet (; 18 August 1922 – 18 February 2008) was a French writer and filmmaker. He was one of the figures most associated with the ''Nouveau Roman'' () trend of the 1960s, along with Nathalie Sarraute, Michel Butor and Claude Simo ...

's ''

Eden and After ''Eden and After'' () is a 1970 French–Czechoslovak drama art film directed by French novelist and filmmaker Alain Robbe-Grillet. It was entered into the main competition of the 20th Berlin International Film Festival. The film's plot follow ...

''. In 1970 he played Félix de Vandenesse alongside

Delphine Seyrig Delphine Claire Beltiane Seyrig (; 10 April 1932 – 15 October 1990) was a Lebanese-born French actress and film director. She came to prominence in Alain Resnais's 1961 film '' Last Year at Marienbad'', and later acted in films by Chantal A ...

in Marcel Cravenne's film ''The lily of the valley'', Maxence with

Claude Jade Claude Marcelle Jorré, better known as Claude Jade (; 8 October 1948 – 1 December 2006), was a French actress. She starred as Antoine Doinel#Christine Darbon, Christine in François Truffaut's three films ''Stolen Kisses'' (1968), ''Bed and B ...

in the TV saga ''

Mauregard Mauregard () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Parts of the Charles de Gaulle International Airport (France's largest and busiest airport) are located in Mauregard, including Te ...

'' by

Claude de Givray Claude de Givray (born 7 April 1933) is a French film director and screenwriter. In 1960 he was co-director with François Truffaut for '' Tire-au flanc''. He directed the 1965 film '' Un mari à un prix fixe'', which starred Anna Karina. He wa ...

and the leading role of Saint-Brice in ''We are no longer in the forest''. Robbe-Grillet also cast him for ''N. a pris les dés ...'', Benayoun hired him a second time in 1975 for ''

Serious as Pleasure ''Serious as Pleasure'' () is a 1975 French drama film directed by Robert Benayoun. Cast * Jane Birkin - Ariane Berg * Richard Leduc - Bruno * Raymond Bussières - The fisherman * Georges Mansart - Patrice * Paul Demange - The cards speci ...

'' (''Sérieux comme le plaisir'') as Bruno, co-star of

Jane Birkin Jane Mallory Birkin ( ; 14 December 1946 – 16 July 2023) was a British and French actress, singer, and designer. She had a prolific career as an actress, mostly in French cinema. A native of London, Birkin began her career as an actress, ...

. In 1974, he played with

Niels Arestrup Niels Arestrup (; 8 February 1949 – 1 December 2024) was a French-Danish actor, film director and screenwriter. Early life and career Arestrup was born in Paris on 8 February 1949, into a family of modest means; his father was Danish and his ...

a gay couple in ''Miss O'Gynie et les hommes fleurs'', in which the two men resist the temptations of a young woman. Leduc continued acting in films and television shows in the 1980s (including ''Mieux courir vaut'' with

Christian Clavier Christian Jean-Marie Clavier (; born 6 May 1952) is a French actor, screenwriter, film producer and director. A co-founder of Le Splendid in the 1970s, a Parisian café-théâtre company which soon garnered success, he became widely popular aft ...

) and 1990s (including ''Ce que savait Maisie'' by Edouard Molinaro), but devoted more time to theatre work.

Selected filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Leduc, Richard 1941 births 2022 deaths People from Argenteuil Male actors from Île-de-France French male film actors French male television actors 20th-century French male actors