ACTOR

Jean Richard

1921 - 2001

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Jean Richard (18 April 1921 – 12 December 2001) was a French actor, comedian, and circus entrepreneur. He is best remembered for his role as Georges Simenon's Maigret in the eponymous French television series, which he played for more than twenty years, and for his circus activities. Richard was born in Bessines, Deux-Sevres. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean Richard has received more than 45,511 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Richard is the 3,274th most popular actor (up from 4,037th in 2019), the 3,789th most popular biography from France (up from 3,941st in 2019) and the 235th most popular French Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 46k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.72

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Jean Richards by language

Over the past year Jean Richard has had the most page views in the with 49,359 views, followed by Russian (5,926), and German (3,716). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Southern Azerbaijani (80.60%), Italian (77.22%), and Persian (34.26%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jean Richard ranks 3,274 out of 13,578. Before him are Gösta Ekman, Wojciech Pszoniak, Svetlana Toma, Ioan Gruffudd, Norio Wakamoto, and Lily Collins. After him are Ryan Phillippe, Julie Benz, Bae Yong-joon, Graham McTavish, Anthony Zerbe, and Branko Đurić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Jean Richard ranks 230. Before him are Gunnar Eriksson, Sune Andersson, Imre Kovács, Archduchess Charlotte of Austria, Inge Borkh, and Bengt Danielsson. After him are Saul Zaentz, Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, Simin Daneshvar, Alexander Kemurdzhian, Ida Fink, and Rinaldo Martino. Among people deceased in 2001, Jean Richard ranks 165. Before him are Ninette de Valois, Katharine Graham, Ken Aston, Gordon R. Dickson, Mohamed Atta, and Micheline Ostermeyer. After him are John Lewis, Eugene Sledge, Jenő Fock, Jalil Zandi, Herbert Ross, and William Masters.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean Richard ranks 3,789 out of 6,770. Before him are Charles Despiau (1874), Jacques Doniol-Valcroze (1920), Camille Mandrillon (1891), Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat (1923), Jean-Baptiste Du Halde (1674), and André Gill (1840). After him are Joseph Bienaimé Caventou (1795), Louis de Freycinet (1779), Daniel Bensaïd (1946), Gaston Tissandier (1843), Jean Decoux (1884), and Pierre Weiss (1865).

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Among ACTORS In France

Among actors born in France, Jean Richard ranks 235. Before him are Clémence Poésy (1982), Catherine Frot (1956), Lily Pons (1898), Raimu (1883), Jacques Dufilho (1914), and Jacques Doniol-Valcroze (1920). After him are Mathilda May (1965), Gérard Lanvin (1950), Pierre Fresnay (1897), Coline Serreau (1947), Jean-François Stévenin (1944), and Tonie Marshall (1951).

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Television and Movie Roles

Le Viager
Jo (un voyou)
In 1930, Louis Martinet, a peaceful sexagenarian, no longer has a long life to live according to the words of his doctor, Leon Galipeau, who sees to take advantage of the very interesting situation of the "future deceased". This one indeed has a small house in Saint-Tropez. Galipeau sniffs the windfall. Following his advice, Martinet agrees to give it in life to the brother of the doctor, Emile, and then rushes back to a health of iron. Worse, he even survives the war. Galipeau, exhausted, decide to use the great means to get rid of the importunce who persists in thwarting their project ...
Jan 19o 19726.7 / 10
War of the Buttons
Lebrac's father
For generations, two rival French villages, Longueverne and Velrans, have been at war. But this is no ordinary conflict, for the on-going hostilities are between two armies of young schoolboys. When he is beaten by his father for having lost his buttons, the leader of the Longueverne army, Lebrac, has an idea which will give his side the advantage: next time, he and his brave soldiers will go in battle without their clothes...
Apr 18o 19627.247 / 10
Elena and Her Men
Hector
Set amid the military maneuvers and Quatorze Juillet carnivals of turn-of-the-century France, Jean Renoir’s delirious romantic comedy Elena and her Men stars a radiant Ingrid Bergman as a beautiful, but impoverished, Polish princess who drives men of all stations to fits of desperate love. When Elena elicits the fascination of a famous general, she finds herself at the center of romantic machinations and political scheming, with the hearts of several men—as well as the future of France—in her hands.
Sep 12o 19565.897 / 10