Jean Richard was a French actor, comedian, and circus entrepreneur. 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.
The Prix de Rome or Grand Prix de Rome was a French scholarship for arts students, initially for painters and sculptors, that was established in 1663 during the reign of Louis XIV of France. Winners were awarded a bursary that allowed them to stay in Rome for three to five years at the expense of the state. The prize was extended to architecture in 1720, music in 1803 and engraving in 1804. The prestigious award was abolished in 1968 by André Malraux, then Minister of Culture, following the May 68 riots that called for cultural change.
Daniel Ceccaldi was a French actor.
The Prize for Best Album, also known as the Fauve d'Or, is awarded to comics authors at the Angoulême International Comics Festival. As is the customary practice in Wikipedia for listing awards such as Oscar results, the winner of the award for that year is listed first, the others listed below are the nominees.
Michel Simon was a Swiss actor of German origin active primarily in France. He appeared in many notable French films, including La Chienne (1931), Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932), L'Atalante (1934), Port of Shadows (1938), The Head (1959), and The Train (1964).
Bon Cop, Bad Cop is a 2006 Canadian black comedy-thriller buddy cop film about two police officers – one Ontarian and one Québécois – who reluctantly join forces to solve a murder. The dialogue is a mixture of English and French. The title is a translation word play on the phrase "Good cop/bad cop".
Georges Lautner was a French film director and screenwriter, known primarily for his comedies created in collaboration with screenwriter Michel Audiard.
Pierre Bonny was a French police officer. As an inspector, he was the investigating officer in the 1923 Seznec case, and was accused of falsifying the evidence. He was once praised as one of the most talented police officers in the country, and helped to solve the notorious Stavisky financial scandal in 1934. In 1935 he was jailed for three years on corruption charges.
Paul Michel Audiard was a French screenwriter and film director, known for his witty, irreverent and slang-laden dialogues which made him a prominent figure on the French cultural scene of the 1960s and 1970s. He was the father of French film director Jacques Audiard.
Georges Géret was a French film actor. He appeared in over 80 films between 1954 and 1992. He was born in Lyon, France.
Alain Poiré was a French film producer and screenwriter. He was born in Paris, and died in Neuilly-Sur-Seine.
Philippe Castelli was a French film actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1960 and 1992.
Pour la peau d'un flic is a 1981 French crime-thriller film starring and directed by Alain Delon. It was Delon's directorial debut.
Clem is a French television series created by Emmanuelle Rey Magnan and Pascal Fontanille, and directed by Joyce Buñuel and Éric Leroux.
Navarro is a drama series about a French commissioner that aired on TF1. It was on the air for 18 years.
Marie-François-Denis-Thérésa Le Roy Allarde better known as Francis baron d'Allarde was a 19th-century French chansonnier and playwright.
Nicolas Vogel was an actor and comedian who was featured in numerous films and television shows in the 1960s and 1970s, including The Man from Chicago (1963), Le Gitan (1975), Mado (1976), and Cop or Hood (1979). Vogel also held a small role in the 1995 film Les Misérables, directed by Claude Lelouch.
Taxi 5 is a 2018 French action comedy film directed by Franck Gastambide. A sequel to Taxi 4, it is the fifth installment of the Taxi film series and features different characters.
