In 1972, Richard Bohringer landed a significant role in ''
. It took until the beginning of the 1980s, however, for the actor, already in his forties, to truly make an impact, becoming one of the most notable French actors of this period. Beginning in 1981 with the film Diva by Jean-Jacques Beineix, he followed with numerous other roles, winning two César Awards for (1984) and The Grand Highway'' (1987). Other notable performances include his work in
Luc Besson's
Subway (1985),
Peter Greenaway's
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (1989), and
Gérard Jugnot's
Une époque formidable... (1991). He also became a favored actor for
Jean-Loup Hubert, playing the flighty husband in ''
(1983), and a collaborator with Jean-Pierre Mocky and his friend Bernard Giraudeau. In 1992, Bohringer and his daughter, Romane, were brought together on-screen by Claude Miller for The Accompanist''. In the 1990s, he became the presenter for
Mission Appolo, a
French-language variety show on
Antenne 2, followed by the film
Tango (1993), after which he worked more sparingly. Bohringer would then turn again to television with the series '''' (1997–2002). Well before Bohringer began writing novels, he also attempted to write poetry set to music, himself a fan of
slam poetry. He released a series of such albums between 1980 and 2002. In 2010, at in
Paris, France, he staged a
one-man show adapted from his book ''''. This began a tour of more than two years, with Bohringer regaling the public with stories of alcohol, travel, Africa, women, and more. In July 2011, he performed the show during
The "Off" Festival of Avignon. In January 2013, he created the play '''', where he shared the stage with his daughter Romane for the first time. The play went on to great success on tour, and in Paris, at the
Théâtre du Rond-Point. A lover of literature, in April 2017, he read from the texts of
Jack London and writer and
war correspondent Olivier Weber during the opening night of festival of Literature and Journalism in
Metz. In 2018, he guest-starred in the television series ''''. In 2023, his daughter Romane put him onstage at the
Théâtre de l'Atelier in
Quinze rounds, a solo performance derived from his work of the same title. ==Awards and recognition ==