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.
Claude Henri Jean Chabrol was a French film director and a member of the French New Wave group of filmmakers who first came to prominence at the end of the 1950s. Like his colleagues and contemporaries Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut, Éric Rohmer and Jacques Rivette, Chabrol was a critic for the influential film magazine Cahiers du cinéma before beginning his career as a film maker.
Claude Léon Auguste Piéplu was a French theater, film and television actor. He was known for his hoarse and frayed voice.
The Tiger Brigades is a 2006 French crime film. Based on a very successful 1970s-'80s French television series of the same name the film depicts an Untouchables-type crack "Flying Squad" once formed by then PM Georges Clemenceau to tackle rampant crime in 1912 Paris. The squads became known to the public as "Tiger Brigades", after Clemenceau's nickname "Le Tigre", and were among the first police units to be equipped with automobiles, telephones, telegraphs and seriously trained in French boxing and Canne de combat.
Jean-Christophe Bouvet is a French actor, film director and writer.
Philippe Clay, born Philippe Mathevet, was a French mime artist, singer and actor.
Annie Fargé was a French actress who worked for a few years on U.S. television and was named "most promising new star in a situation comedy" in 1961 when she played the title role in CBS's Angel. Especially in Europe, she was often credited as "Annie Fargue".
Roger Dumas was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1954 and 2016. He was born in Annonay, Ardèche.
Célestin Hennion CVO was a French police officer who rose to head the Prefecture of Police. He was responsible for the reorganisation of the Préfecture and the introduction of The Tiger Brigades, ancestor of the French judicial police. In France, he is considered to be one of the pioneers of modern policing.
Diamonds Are Brittle is a 1965 French romantic crime film directed by Nicolas Gessner.
Sady Rebbot was a French actor. He appeared in 68 films and television shows between 1959 and 1994. He starred with Anna Karina in the 1962 film Vivre sa vie.
Claude Barma, was a French director and screenwriter, and an early creator of French television programmes.
Robert Manuel was a 20th-century French stage, television, and film actor, and film director.
Thierry Frémont is a French actor. He has appeared in more than 60 films and television shows since 1984. He starred in the 1991 film Fortune Express, which was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival.
Jean Rabier was a French cinematographer who frequently worked with director Claude Chabrol. He had almost 70 film credits spanning a career from 1961 to 1991.
Pierre Maguelon was a French actor.
Speaking of Murder is a 1957 French crime film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Jean Gabin. The original French title is Le rouge est mis, which means "the red light is on". The screenplay is based on a novel by Auguste Le Breton.
Gilbert Gil was a French film actor. He also directed a single film Criminal Brigade in 1947.
Maurice Delbez was a French film director.
Claude Desailly was a French screenwriter. He collaborated on a number of films with the director Robert Hossein. He is best known for his creation and writing of the period crime television series Les Brigades du Tigre which ran from 1974 to 1983.
