Pierre Richard
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 Pierre Richard, 20 September 2010 |
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| Born | Pierre Richard Maurice Charles Léopold Defays 16 August 1934 Valenciennes, France |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1967–present |
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| http://www.pierre-richard.fr/ | |
Pierre Richard (born Pierre Richard Maurice Charles Léopold Defays (originally de Fays, his grandfather changed the spelling for unknown reasons),1 16 August 1934 in Valenciennes, Nord) 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.
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Biography
Richard started his acting career in the [[theatre]strait]]. He worked with Robert again on Le grand blond avec une chaussure noire, and its sequel Le retour du grand blond; both these films were written by Francis Veber. Veber cast Richard when he directed his own first feature film: Le Jouet. Veber and Richard had a long and successful partnership during the 1980s, highlighted by three comedies — La Chèvre, Les Compères and Les Fugitifs — which paired Richard with Gérard Depardieu. Richard again moved behind the camera to direct On peut toujours rêver (1991) and Droit dans le mur (1997).
In 2006 Richard received a lifetime achievement César Award from the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinema.
Richard is a wine grower. His 20-hectare vineyard produces some 80,000 bottles a year, including some 12,000 bottles of rosé under the "le Bel Évêque" label. Richard also owns a restaurant in Paris, Au pied de chameau.
Pierre used to live on a barge on the Seine in the middle of Paris. He still lives in Paris nowadays, when he is not dealing with his wine in the South Of France. He has two sons, both musicians: Olivier plays the saxophone with the group "Blues trottoir'" and Christophe plays the double bass. His grandson, Arthur Defays, is a model and a young actor.
Filmography
Cinema
- 1958: Les Amants de Montparnasse (Montparnasse 19), directed by Jacques Becker (uncredited)
- 1967: Alexandre le bienheureux, directed by Yves Robert
- 1967: Un idiot à Paris, directed by Serge Korber
- 1968: La Prisonnière, directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot (uncredited)
- 1970: Le Distrait (Absent-minded aka. The Daydreamer), directed by Pierre Richard
- 1970: Trois hommes sur un cheval, directed by Marcel Moussy
- 1971: La Coqueluche, directed by Christian-Paul Arrighi
- 1972: Les malheurs d'Alfred, directed by Pierre Richard
- 1972: Le grand blond avec une chaussure noire, directed by Yves Robert
- 1973: La raison du plus fou, directed by Raymond Devos and François Reichenbach
- 1973: Je sais rien, mais je dirai tout, directed by Pierre Richard
- 1974: Juliette and Juliette, directed by Remo Forlani
- 1974: Un nuage entre les dents, directed by Marco Pico
- 1974: La moutarde me monte au nez, directed by Claude Zidi
- 1974: Le retour du grand blond, directed by Yves Robert
- 1975: Trop c'est trop, directed by Didier Kaminka
- 1975: La Course à l'échalote, directed by Claude Zidi
- 1976: On aura tout vu !, directed by Georges Lautner
- 1976: Les Naufragés de l'île de la Tortue, directed by Jacques Rozier
- 1976: Le jouet, directed by Francis Veber
- 1978: Je suis timide... mais je me soigne, directed by Pierre Richard
- 1978: La Carapate, directed by Gérard Oury
- 1980: C'est pas moi, c'est lui, directed by Pierre Richard
- 1980: Le Coup du parapluie (The Umbrella Coup), directed by Gérard Oury
- 1981: La Chèvre (Knock on Wood), directed by Francis Veber
- 1983: Un chien dans un jeu de quilles, directed by Bernard Guillou
- 1983: Les Compères (ComDads), directed by Francis Veber
- 1984: Le Jumeau (The Twin), directed by Yves Robert
- 1985: Dialogue de sourds, directed by Bernard Nauer (short)
- 1985: Tranches de vie, directed by François Leterrier (uncredited)
- 1986: Les Fugitifs, directed by Francis Veber
- 1988: Mangeclous, directed by Moshé Mizrahi
- 1988: À gauche en sortant de l'ascenseur (Door on the Left as You Leave the Elevator), directed by Édouard Molinaro
- 1990: Promotion canapé, directed by Didier Kaminka
- 1990: Bienvenue à bord !, directed by Jean-Louis Leconte
- 1991: On peut toujours rêver, directed by Pierre Richard
- 1992: Vieille canaille, directed by Gérard Jourd'hui
- 1993: La Cavale des fous, directed by Marco Pico
- 1994: La Partie d'échecs, directed by Yves Hanchar
- 1995: L'Amour conjugal, directed by Benoît Barbier
- 1997: A Chef in Love (Shekvarebuli kulinaris ataserti retsepti), by Nana Dzhordzhadze
- 1997: Droit dans le mur, directed by Pierre Richard
- 2000: Scénarios sur la drogue (Drug Scenes aka. Drugs!), directed by Franck Chiche (episode Les Mots attendront)
- 2000: 27 Missing Kisses, directed by Nana Dzhordzhadze
- 2003: Mariées mais pas trop, directed by Catherine Corsini
- 2003: Les Clefs de bagnole, directed by Laurent Baffie
- 2004: En attendant le déluge, directed by Damien Odoul
- 2005: Le Cactus, directed by Gérard Bitton and Michel Munz
- 2006: Essaye-moi, directed by Pierre-François Martin-Laval
- 2006: Le Serpent (The Serpent), directed by Eric Barbier
- 2011: Et Si On Vivait Tous Ensemble, directed by Stéphane Robelin
Television
- 1967: Malican père and fils, directed by Yannick Andréi, Marcel Cravenne and François Moreuil
- 1969: Agence intérim, directed by Marcel Moussy and Pierre Neurrisse
- 1980: Chouette, chat, chien... show, directed by Jacques Samyn
- 1980: Ça va plaire, directed by Jean-Pierre Cassel and Bernard Lion
- 2000: Sans famille, directed by Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe
- 2003: Robinson Crusoé, directed by Thierry Chabert
Direction
- 1970: Le Distrait
- 1972: Les Malheurs d'Alfred
- 1973: Je sais rien, mais je dirai tout
- 1978: Je suis timide... mais je me soigne
- 1980: C'est pas moi, c'est lui
- 1991: On peut toujours rêver
- 1997: Droit dans le mur
Selected discography
- 1983: Madame Sardine
References
- ^ According to a private e-mail through his official website
External links
- Official website (in French; English version under development)
- Pierre Richard at the Internet Movie Database
- Le bonheur de Pierre (in French)
- Pierre Richard in Siberia - March 4, 2011 - photo essay and comments on a creative meeting with the actor in Novosibirsk, Russia (in Russian)
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