Biography: life and films
Jean-Louis Richard was a French actor, screenwriter and film director. He was born in Paris, France on 17th May 1927 and died in Paris, France on 3rd June 2012, aged 85.His best films as an actor include Pierre Grimblat's thriller Me faire ça à moi (1960), Arnaud Desplechin's La Sentinelle (1992), Jacques Rivette's Jeanne la Pucelle II - Les prisons (1994) and Emilie Deleuze's Mister V. (2003), and whose best work as a film director include Mata Hari, agent H21 (1964) and Le Corps de Diane (1969).
Jean-Louis Richard appeared in 48 films, scripted 13 films and directed 4 films.
He has most frequently worked with the following directors: François Truffaut (7 films), Benoît Jacquot (4), Pierre Boutron (2), Philippe Le Guay (2), Jacques Rivette (2), Georges Lautner (2), Claude Berri (2), Christian Gion (2) and Alain Resnais (2).
His most frequent genres include: drama (34 films), comedy (11), Thriller (11), romance (10), comedy-drama (7), crime-thriller (5), history (4), comedy-thriller (3), War (3) and comedy-romance (2).
Our average rating for Jean-Louis Richard over all films is: 3.0
Filmography
Key: a = actor; d = director; w = writer
Me faire ça à moi (1960) [a]
Bonne chance, Charlie (1962) [d,w]
La Peau douce (1964) [a,w]
Mata Hari, agent H21 (1964) [d,w]
La Mariée était en Noir (1967) [w]
Je t'aime, je t'aime (1968) [a]
Le Corps de Diane (1969) [d]
C'est dur pour tout le monde (1975) [w]
Le Mâle du siècle (1975) [w]
Le Choc (1982) [a]
Le Gendarme et les gendarmettes (1982) [a]
La Vie est un roman (1983) [a]
Le Déclic (1985) [d]
Hôtel de France (1987) [a]
Quelques jours avec moi (1988) [a]
Les Deux Fragonard (1989) [a]
Le Provincial (1990) [w]
Août (1991) [a]
L'Inconnu dans la maison (1992) [a]
François Truffaut: Portraits volés (1993) [a]
Jeanne la Pucelle I - Les Batailles (1994) [a]
Jeanne la Pucelle II - Les prisons (1994) [a]
Fiesta (1995) [a]
L'Année Juliette (1995) [a,w]
L'Appât (1995) [a]
N'oublie pas que tu vas mourir (1995) [a]
Marianne (1997) [a]
Messieurs les enfants (1997) [a]
Post coïtum animal triste (1997) [a,w]
Cantique de la racaille (1998) [a]
L'École de la chair (1998) [a]
Peau d'homme coeur de bête (1999) [a]
Le Prof (2000) [a]
J'ai faim!!! (2001) [a]
Adolphe (2002) [a]
Mister V. (2003) [a]
The silent era of French cinema
The best French war films ever made
Kafka's tortuous trial of love
