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Pierre Richard
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Film & TV
Valenciennes, Hauts-de-France, France
Pierre Richard (born Pierre-Richard Maurice Charles Léopold Defays (originally de Fays, his grandfather changed the spelling for unknown reasons), 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…
Known for
- Josèphe2026
- Tapis rouge à Groland — Pierre Richard2026
- The Man Who Saw the Bear — Grégoire2025
- Kogis, ensemble pour soigner la Terre — Voice Narrator2025
- Histoire personnelle2025
- Sailing Home — Pierre Choveau2024
- Fêlés — Pierre2024
- Sous les nénuphars — Claude Monet2023
- Two Words as the Key — Michel2023
- Jeanne du Barry — Le Duc de Richelieu2023
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Key facts
- Born
- Pierre-Richard Maurice Charles Léopold Defays , ( 1934-08-16 ) 16 August 1934 (age 91) , Valenciennes , France
- Occupations
- Actor director screenwriter
- Years active
- 1958–present
- Website
- pierre-richard.fr
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Valenciennes
- Occupation
- memoirist
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Notable work
- Les Fugitifs
- Hair colour
- blond hair
- Official website
- www.pierre-richard.fr
- Image
- Pierre Richard-0800.jpg
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- Commons category
- Pierre Richard
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Pierre Richard
- date of birth
- 1934-08-16
- nickname
- Le Grand Blond
- name in native language
- Pierre-Richard Defays
- birth name
- Pierre-Richard Maurice Charles Léopold Defays
- start of work period
- 1958-00-00
- social media followers
- 41708
- notable role
- François Pignon
- pseudonym
- Pierre Richard
- number of viewers/listeners
- 1153160
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Encyclopedic overview
Pierre Richard (born Pierre-Richard Maurice Charles Léopold Defays; 16 August 1934) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter, best known for the roles of a clumsy daydreamer in comedy films. Richard is considered by some, such as Louis de Funès and Gérard Depardieu, to be one of the greatest French comedians of the last 50 years. He is also a film director and occasional singer.
Early life
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