Among his most famous film roles, Richard came to play different characters with the same name but without any link between them. He is named : •
François Perrin in the films : •
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe and
The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe, a violinist used as a "booby trap" and taken as a secret agent, •
On aura tout vu, a photographer who writes a script and sells it to a producer of pornographic films (
Jean-Pierre Marielle), •
The Toy, an unemployed journalist bought as a toy in a big store by the son of a powerful and wealthy businessman (
Michel Bouquet), •
La Chèvre, an incredibly unlucky accountant sent to Mexico and assistant of a private detective (
Gérard Depardieu) ; •
Pierre Renaud in the films : •
Je suis timide mais je me soigne, a hotel cashier suffering of a sickly shyness and attempting to seduce a rich customer with the help of a marital agent (
Aldo Maccione), • ''
C'est pas moi, c'est lui'', a
ghostwriter writing for the same author and getting his chance working for a famous producer (Aldo Maccione) ; •
François Pignon in the films : • , a depressive unemployed teacher, in charge of an investigation with a macho journalist (Gérard Depardieu), •
Les Fugitifs, a father of a five-year-old girl, unemployed for three years, attempts a bank robbery and forces a former burglar (Gérard Depardieu) to accompany him as he leaves the scene. == Other activities ==