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My Take
Richard Bohringer carries the weathered, soulful presence I associate with the best of French cinema. He's a true polymath, not just an actor but a singer, writer, and director, and that creative breadth shows in the lived-in quality he brings to a role. Winning César Awards for both leading and supporting work, plus being made a Knight of the Legion of Honour in 1994, marks him as a genuine pillar of his country's film culture. I also find it touching that he passed the craft on, fathering actresses Romane and Lou Bohringer. To me he embodies the artist who lives fully, and that authenticity reaches the screen.
Overview
Richard Bohringer (French pronunciation: [ʁiʃaʁ boʁɛ̃ʒe]; born 16 January 1942) is a French actor, singer, writer, and film director. He is the father of actresses Romane Bohringer and Lou Bohringer.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Richard Bohringer
- Name (Japanese)
- リシャール・ボーランジェ
- Reading
- りしゃーる・ぼーらんじぇ
- Born
- January 16, 1942 (age 84)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Horse
- Origin
- Moulins, Allier, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / singer / writer / film director / screenwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- César Award for Best Actor
- César Award for Best Supporting Actor
- 1994 Knight of the Legion of Honour
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Singer — see all → · More people from France →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.