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Pierre Richard

Date of birth: 1934-08-16

Place of birth: Valenciennes, Hauts-de-France, France

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Pierre-Richard Defays, پیر ریشار

Pierre Richard

Biography

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 French comedians in the last 50 years. He is also a film director and occasional singer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Pierre Richard, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Movie Credits

Without Family
3.4

Without Family

2000-12-12

Young Remi, a foundling, lives on the farm run by his impoverished foster parents. When their money

Scénarios sur la drogue
2.5

Scénarios sur la drogue

2000-05-16

Trop c'est trop
2.9

Trop c'est trop

1975-06-05

Philippe, Didier, Georges and Edina were born on the same day. The three boys have always been in lo

Three Men on a Horse
0.5

Three Men on a Horse

1969-12-12

A man has found a way to win any bet he places on a horse. However, he himself must never be the per

The ComDads
3.3

The ComDads

1983-11-23

Unable to find her runaway son, a woman deceives two of her ex-lovers from her youth, a mild-mannere

The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
3.3

The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe

1974-11-12

With "little captain" Cambrai raising serious doubts about the reality of the so-called "super spy,"

The Fugitives
3.4

The Fugitives

1986-12-17

Coming out from jail, Lucas has decided to change his life and behave like a good citizen. But when

The Snake
3

The Snake

2006-10-21

A ruthless gang led by private detective Joseph Plender is extorting rich people and famous fashion

Tricky Old Dogs 2
2.6

Tricky Old Dogs 2

2022-08-17

To come to the aid of migrants he was hiding in Paris, Pierrot takes them to the South-West to Antoi

The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
3.5

The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe

1972-12-06

A hapless orchestra player becomes an unwitting pawn of rival factions within the French secret serv

Victor
2.6

Victor

2009-10-07

When a family wins a contest to adopt Victor, an 85-year-old man, the magazine intern who hatched th

Cineman
1.4

Cineman

2009-10-28

A maths teacher acquires the power to travel into movies to save the woman of his dreams and bring h

Too Shy to Try
3.2

Too Shy to Try

1978-08-23

Pierre is a hotel cashier in Vichy, so shy that he answers an ad from the Psychology Institute and c

A Happy Man
2.3

A Happy Man

2009-02-27

Le Cactus
2.4

Le Cactus

2005-12-14

Sami and Patrick are long-time friends. Sami is a hypochondriac. One day, following a misunderstandi

Départ immédiat
0

Départ immédiat

2012-12-23

King Guillaume
2.3

King Guillaume

2009-01-28

Magali plays in a brass band. Guillaume drives a small tourist train. Both spin a perfect love, they

Umbrella Coup
3.5

Umbrella Coup

1980-10-08

Grégoire Lecomte, the unlucky actor anxious to find a "real job", goes to take a screen test for a r

Distracted
3

Distracted

1970-12-09

A comedy about an absent-minded man who works at a advertising company and topples from one problem

Out of It
3.3

Out of It

1978-10-10

The lawyer is visiting a prison to meet with a violent criminal who has been condemned to death. Dur

Paris 36
3.1

Paris 36

2008-09-24

A star is born in a time of both celebration and instability in this historical drama with music fro

I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say Everything
2.6

I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say Everything

1973-09-11

Pierre Gastié-Leroy is the son of a wealthy director of a factory of weapon manufacturing. Despite h

The Angel in the Wall
3.9

The Angel in the Wall

2021-06-09

Under threat of eviction, an old man hides himself inside his flat, ready for anything - except the

The Wild Goose Chase
3

The Wild Goose Chase

1975-10-08

The whole intrigue is centered around carte-blanche documents kept in a vault. Whoever fills in the

Robinson Crusoe
3.4

Robinson Crusoe

2003-12-13

The classical story of Robinson Crusoe, a man who is dragged to a desert island after a shipwreck.

27 Missing Kisses
2.8

27 Missing Kisses

2000-10-26

A young woman's passion has a remarkable effect on a Russian village in this comedy-drama with fanta

Sous les nénuphars
0

Sous les nénuphars

2023-06-19

The Castaways of Turtle Island
3

The Castaways of Turtle Island

1976-10-06

Jean-Arthur has been working as a clerk in a travel agency. One day, he, along with his colleague co

The Twin
3

The Twin

1984-10-10

Matthias Duval is in love, but he can't choose between the two twin sisters Betty and Liz Kerner. To

Door on the Left as You Leave the Elevator
3.1

Door on the Left as You Leave the Elevator

1988-08-31

Yan is a successful artist. One day he is waiting for his date Florence to turn up at his apartment.

Very Happy Alexander
3.4

Very Happy Alexander

1968-02-09

Alexandre, a young and honest farmer, is oppressed by an authoritarian wife, who makes him work like

The Troubles of Alfred
2.9

The Troubles of Alfred

1972-03-08

Unlucky in love, Alfred tries to commit suicide, only to be thwarted by police efforts to prevent a

Pierre Richard - Détournement de Mémoire
4.5

Pierre Richard - Détournement de Mémoire

2005-11-16

La Chèvre
3.6

La Chèvre

1981-12-09

When the boss' unlucky daughter is missing in South America, Campana is sent to watch the boss' most

I'm Losing My Temper
3

I'm Losing My Temper

1974-10-09

Pierre is a clumsy, overly serious math teacher at an all-girls high school. His life is thrown into

Two Words as the Key
0.5

Two Words as the Key

2023-07-27

Stories about parent-child relationships, fate, and the unknown forces that guide our steps unfold a

The Bottom Line
2.7

The Bottom Line

1976-06-16

An advertising photographer, François, has agreed to sell the poetic script of one of his friends to

It's Not Me, It's Him
2.6

It's Not Me, It's Him

1980-01-23

Pierre Renard is the blackboy of the writer George Vallier. At the time of a reception, the Italian

The Very Merry Widows
2.5

The Very Merry Widows

2003-07-09

Renée is Laurence's grandmother and she intends to show her how to make rich men fall in love with h

Antoine’s four Seasons
3.4

Antoine’s four Seasons

2012-06-21

Ten year-old Anthony has red hair, as did Antonio Vivaldi. For his birthday, his grandfather gives h

One Can Always Dream
2.8

One Can Always Dream

1991-02-16

A billionaire Charles de Boisleve becomes a friend of a petty criminal Rachid after two of them meet

Try Me
3

Try Me

2006-03-06

When Yves-Marie, 9, asks Jacqueline, who is her age: "Marry me", she replies with a pirouette: "The

Sailing Home
3.5

Sailing Home

2024-11-13

Passionate about sailing, Jean-Paul is going through a rough patch. Up to his ears in debts, he pull

The Toy
3.5

The Toy

1976-12-08

When Francois, a journalist, tours a big store for an article, he is chosen by the son of the newspa

Droit dans le mur
2.3

Droit dans le mur

1997-11-19

Pierre Richard directed, co-scripted and stars in this French comedy. Former top film comedian Romai

All Together
3.2

All Together

2012-01-18

Five old friends decide to move in together as an alternative to living in a retirement home. Joinin

Pick Up Your Belongings
2.8

Pick Up Your Belongings

1983-01-26

Pierre Cohen, a sophisticated Parisian psychologist, goes to his brother's farm in order to protect

Je t'aime, filme-moi !
0

Je t'aime, filme-moi !

2022-06-15

This film is a tribute to love, a tribute to cinema. Our two main characters take us with them into

A Chef in Love
2.3

A Chef in Love

1996-06-06

The story of Pascal Ichak, a larger-than-life French traveller, bon vivant, and chef, who falls in l

Nailcruncher
2.6

Nailcruncher

1988-06-06

Adapation of the fanciful comic novel by Albert Cohen.

A Cloud in the Teeth
2.7

A Cloud in the Teeth

1974-05-01

Malisard is a reporter at "Soir de Paris", his colleague Prévot is a photographer. Together, they ro

Mes héros
3

Mes héros

2012-12-10

A son finds an escape from his turbulent marriage with his slightly dysfunctional and quirky parents

Old Rascal
3.3

Old Rascal

1992-12-25

A story of a modest ordinary crook trying his best to turn his boring life into an affordable extrao

Welcome Aboard!
3.2

Welcome Aboard!

1990-08-15

A philosophizing uninvited hitchhiker terrorizes a writer, who's selling dictionaries while he's str

Loonies at Large
3

Loonies at Large

1993-08-11

This comedy brings Pierre Richard and Michel Piccoli together onscreen once again. In the story, for

After We're Gone
2

After We're Gone

2004-05-18

The dying aristocrat Jean-René decides to execute one of the treasured desires and invites in the lo

Jeanne du Barry
3.5

Jeanne du Barry

2023-05-16

The life of Jeanne Bécu, who was born as the illegitimate daughter of an impoverished seamstress in

L'Amour conjugal
0

L'Amour conjugal

1995-05-28

This French tale, set in the 17th century, chronicles the marriage between an errant knight and a be

Dialogue de sourds
2.9

Dialogue de sourds

1985-01-01

J'ai les peintres
0

J'ai les peintres

1966-01-01

La Plus belle pour aller danser
3.3

La Plus belle pour aller danser

2023-04-19

Marie-Luce Bison, 14 years old, is raised by her father in a cheerful boarding house for seniors whe

Paper Souls
3.1

Paper Souls

2013-12-25

A funeral-speech writer gets a new lease on life when he meets a widow who commissions him to write

Pierre Richard... en mode Veber
0

Pierre Richard... en mode Veber

2022-09-12

Great actors have interpreted, in the theater or in the cinema, the roles of François Pignon or Fran

Eleanor's Secret
3.4

Eleanor's Secret

2009-12-16

Natanaël, seven, still doesn't know how to read. His eccentric old aunt bequeaths her house to his p

Perrault 70
0

Perrault 70

1970-03-26

Joe and Janny get lost and find themselves in the enchanted universe of Charles Perrault's tales. Du

À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
3.5

À la recherche de... Pierre Richard

2017-09-01

Follow in the footsteps of burlesque actor Pierre Richard, a key figure in French cinema in the 1970

A Christmas Story
1.6

A Christmas Story

2022-11-24

Three families, three festive stories. Uninvited guests, new love, and a quest for the perfect winte

The Chess Game
2.4

The Chess Game

1994-11-19

In 19th century, a disillusioned priest helps a young boy drifter who's a chess wunderkind to move o

Transit
3.3

Transit

2004-03-18

Skin and Bones
0

Skin and Bones

1961-04-28

Convicted of murdering his wife, a crime of which he declares himself innocent, Jacques Mazur is ser

Juliette et Juliette
2.7

Juliette et Juliette

1974-02-27

Juliette Vidal is a journalist in Paris who works for the glamorous magazine "Pénélope". Uninspired,

Pierre Richard, l'art du déséquilibre
3.5

Pierre Richard, l'art du déséquilibre

2005-12-07

This documentary brings a lighting on the originality and the specificity of the actor-author Pierre

Epic Tails
3.4

Epic Tails

2023-01-25

An adventurous mouse sets off to battle dangerous creatures in Ancient Greece, including Poseidon.

Les Rois du gag
2.9

Les Rois du gag

1985-03-12

Paul Martin and François Leroux are brothers-in-law and comics without fame. One day, the famous tel

Une nuit rêvée pour un poisson banal
0

Une nuit rêvée pour un poisson banal

1980-06-27

In an elevator, a group of young people are in conversation...

Little Spirou
2.6

Little Spirou

2017-09-27

Petit Spirou, like all his family before him, has a career destiny all traced. When his mother annou

The Man Who Saw the Bear
1.6

The Man Who Saw the Bear

2025-09-17

Two men from different generations form an unlikely bond while protecting a runaway circus bear in t

Fêlés
2.8

Fêlés

2024-08-28

Idiot in Paris
3.3

Idiot in Paris

1967-03-22

Goubi, the simpleton of his village in the French Department Allier, has but one wish: to see Paris.

The Fighting Cock
1.3

The Fighting Cock

1969-05-30

A sleeping car employee seeking a well-deserved rest is prevented from doing so by the crowing of hi

The Lovers of Montparnasse
3.5

The Lovers of Montparnasse

1958-04-04

Biographic film chronicling the last year of the life of the Italian painter Amedeo Modigliani, 1919

The Mad Dog
1.3

The Mad Dog

1966-09-02

Claude Brasseur plays a villain on the run from both the police and the mob. Good atmosphere in the

Mr. Stein Goes Online
3

Mr. Stein Goes Online

2017-02-17

Pierre, widowed and retired, has not been out of his house for two years. He discovers the joys of t

Lost in Paris
3

Lost in Paris

2017-01-14

Fiona visits Paris for the first time to assist her myopic Aunt Martha. Catastrophes ensue, mainly i

Prodavets igrushek
4

Prodavets igrushek

2013-01-07

Nicolas Bersen is a Frenchman with Russian roots. He lives in Paris and works as a toy seller. Neith

Agafia
0

Agafia

2015-11-29

A local hobo carries a strange attraction for the women of a village, including the train conductor'

Family Is Family
2.9

Family Is Family

2018-02-28

Valentin D is a hot designer architect who claims to be an orphan because he is too ashamed to admit

Mia and the Migoo
3.5

Mia and the Migoo

2008-09-06

One night Mia has a premonition. So after saying a few words of parting at her mother’s grave, she s

Mme Mills, une voisine si parfaite
2.4

Mme Mills, une voisine si parfaite

2018-03-07

Hélène leads a sad life as editor of cheesy romance novels. But one day, when the old and delightful

Além do Homem
1.9

Além do Homem

2018-06-28

Brazilian writer Alberto Luppo has lived in Paris for years and does not want to return to his home

Roméos et Jupettes
0

Roméos et Jupettes

1966-01-01

Three young women seek advice on how to navigate the pressures of dating, men, and socializing.

Tricky Old Dogs
2.9

Tricky Old Dogs

2018-08-22

Two septuagenarians go to Tuscany to prevent their old friend from killing the man who cuckolded him

Pierre Richard, le discret
4

Pierre Richard, le discret

2018-07-30

A documentary directed by Gregory Monro.

À cause des filles…?
2

À cause des filles…?

2019-01-30

At a wedding where the husband runs away, everyone has his own story to tell about the trivial misfo

La Folle Histoire de François Pignon - De La chèvre au Dîner de cons
0

La Folle Histoire de François Pignon - De La chèvre au Dîner de cons

2015-01-24

Dérives
0

Dérives

2005-01-01

Short movie

Le Vendredi 13 de Pierre Richard
0

Le Vendredi 13 de Pierre Richard

2014-06-13

Surrounded by his friends and an orchestra of fifteen musicians, Pierre Richard made his first Olymp

Brutus vs Cesar
2

Brutus vs Cesar

2020-09-18

Faced with the tyranny of Caesar who acts as absolute master over Rome, Senators Rufus and Cassius f

The Great Restaurant
2.9

The Great Restaurant

2010-02-20

Fragments of the lives of the customers of a great restaurant and the inconvenience of its manager.

Dialogue avec Pierre Richard
0

Dialogue avec Pierre Richard

2016-04-09

Gaumont, en effeuillant la marguerite
4

Gaumont, en effeuillant la marguerite

2015-01-01

Pierre et fils
2

Pierre et fils

2006-09-21

Rabbit's Paw
0

Rabbit's Paw

2021-02-11

In Petersburg during perestroika there are two people, Alya and Nika. She is a little funny Petersbu

The Car Keys
2.5

The Car Keys

2003-12-10

Who would think losing car keys could lead us that far ? Be careful, adventure is on every street co

The Little Blond Boy with a White Sheep
2

The Little Blond Boy with a White Sheep

2013-02-01

It's school time again. During a writing test, Pierre escapes his grey school by recalling the happy

On refait les grands duos d'humour
0

On refait les grands duos d'humour

2018-05-29

Slices of Life
2.7

Slices of Life

1985-02-06

A series of humorous sketches on life: "A Night to Remember", "Summit Showdown", and "A Book? That's

Umami
2.9

Umami

2023-02-09

Following a near-death experience France's leading chef throws himself into a quest seeking the flav

Promotion canapé
2.5

Promotion canapé

1990-10-10

Two women who want a raise, realize that they can easily get what they want, if they sleep with thei

Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom
2.4

Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom

2023-02-01

Gallic heroes and forever friends Asterix and Obelix journey to China to help Princess Sa See save t

Ora X Pattuglia Suicida
0

Ora X Pattuglia Suicida

1969-07-20

The Right of the Maddest
2.9

The Right of the Maddest

1973-03-27

The guardian of a nursing home lends a compassionate ear to the complaints of two new pensioners who

L'insonne ouverture
0

L'insonne ouverture

2016-10-31

Desdemona, a troubled DJ, hosts a late-night radio show called “L'insonne”. Her listeners are often

Woman in Chains
3.5

Woman in Chains

1968-11-20

Gallery director Stanislas bolsters the development of modern art with his collection of surprising

Josephe
0

Josephe

Yellowbird
2.5

Yellowbird

2014-10-17

Yellowbird lives in the ruins of an old house. He lacks the confidence to leave his home, no matter

Surf's Up
3.3

Surf's Up

2007-06-08

A young surfer enters his first contest, hoping a win will earn him respect. But an encounter with a