Jean Richard

This article is about the French actor. For the historian, see Jean Richard (historian). For people named Gene Richards, see Eugene Richards (disambiguation).
Jean Richard
Born 18 April 1921
France
Died 12 December 2001(2001-12-12) (aged 80)
France
Occupation Actor, comedian, entrepreneur

Jean Richard (18 April 1921 in Bessines, Deux-Sevres – 12 December 2001 in Senlis, Oise) was a French actor, comedian, and circus entrepreneur. He is most remembered for his role as Georges Simenon's Maigret on the eponymous French television series, which he played for more than twenty years, and for his circus activities. In the 1970-1980s, he owned and managed three major circuses, two theme parks near Paris, La Mer de Sable and La Vallée des Peaux-Rouges, and a private zoo in his property of Ermenonville, Oise.

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