Jean Richard (18 April 1921 – 12 December 2001) was a French actor, comedian, and circus entrepreneur.[1] 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.[2]
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| Born | 18 April 1921 Bessines, France |
| Died | 12 December 2001(2001-12-12) (aged 80) Senlis, France |
| Occupation | Actor, comedian, entrepreneur |
Richard was born in Bessines, Deux-Sevres. In the 1970s–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. He died on 12 December 2001 in Senlis, aged 80.[2]
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