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Pierre Richard

1934 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pierre Richard is the 316th most popular actor (down from 210th in 2019), the 654th most popular biography from France (down from 480th in 2019) and the 25th most popular French Actor.

Pierre Richard is most famous for his role in the French comedy films La Grande Vadrouille and Les Tontons Flingueurs.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Pierre Richard ranks 316 out of 13,578. Before him are Sydney Chaplin, Chris Pratt, Sally Field, Janet Leigh, Sophie Marceau, and Montgomery Clift. After him are James Coburn, Emma Thompson, Julie Christie, Bela Lugosi, Julie Harris, and Robert Downey Sr..

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Pierre Richard ranks 32. Before him are Stjepan Mesić, Sydney Pollack, Vavá, Roman Herzog, Tom Baker, and Paul Ekman. After him are Ulrike Meinhof, Paco Rabanne, Kenny Baker, Jacques Anquetil, Larisa Latynina, and Paul Cohen.

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In France

Among people born in France, Pierre Richard ranks 654 out of 6,770. Before him are Antoine Laurent de Jussieu (1748), Madame de La Fayette (1634), Anaïs Nin (1903), Louis I, Duke of Orléans (1372), Roger Garaudy (1913), and Rashi (1040). After him are Darius Milhaud (1892), Alexandre Millerand (1859), Guillaume de l'Hôpital (1661), Adrien-Marie Legendre (1752), Syagrius (430), and Rudolph of France (890).

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Among ACTORS In France

Among actors born in France, Pierre Richard ranks 25. Before him are Marcel Marceau (1923), Isabelle Adjani (1955), Mireille Darc (1938), Michel Piccoli (1925), Annie Girardot (1931), and Sophie Marceau (1966). After him are Robert Hossein (1927), Michèle Mercier (1939), Maurice Chevalier (1888), Fanny Ardant (1949), Juliette Binoche (1964), and Jean-Pierre Léaud (1944).

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