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Claude Rich

Claude Rich

Actor · Died July 20, 2017, aged 88 · Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France

Claude Rich (8 February 1929 – 20 July 2017) was a French stage and screen actor. He began his career in the theater before his film debut in 1955. He married actress Catherine Renaudin on 26 June 1959. They had two daughters, Delphine (an actress) and Nathalie (a painter), and an adopted son, Remy. In 1996, he was a member of the jury at the 46th Berlin International Film Festival. Source: Article "Claude Rich" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Born
February 8, 1929
Died
July 20, 2017 (aged 88)
From
Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France
Works as
Actor
Titles
33 on MovieCove · 114 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 29% in 30 days

What are Claude Rich's films like?

Across their 30 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
27%
Morality
23%
Power
18%
Self
11%
Society
10%
Survival
7%
Ideas
4%
Deception7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 30 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 18 · Serious 7 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 12 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 6

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 13 · Charged 11 · Intense 6

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 17 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 14

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 15 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 23 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

15 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 4 of 15 analyzed roles.

Ally
4 of 15
Shadow
4 of 15
Threshold guardian
2 of 15
Mentor
2 of 15
Herald
1 of 15
Hero
1 of 15
Trickster
1 of 15
Show the 15 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
12
Joyful
11
Tense
11
Melancholic
7
Absurd
10
Other
22

How their films linger

Feel-good16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy16
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous3
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Claude Rich's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 33 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Claude Rich's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

114 credits, 33 with a MovieCove page; 11 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Ladygrey(2015)

    as Henri

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Looking for Hortense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Sébastien Hauer

  • All Together(2011)

    as Claude Blanchard

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • 10 jours en or(2012)

    as Pierre

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Bouquet final (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Jules

  • Park Benches(2009)

    as Backgammon player # 1

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Dead Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Crime Is Our Business(2008)

    as Roderick Charpentier

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Le Diable Rouge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Jules Mazarin

  • With a Little Help from Myself (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Robert

  • Voltaire et l'affaire Calas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Voltaire

  • Private Fears in Public Places (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Arthur (voix)

  • President (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Frédéric Saint-Guillaume

  • Galilée ou L'Amour de Dieu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Galilée

  • The Separation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Abbé Gayraud

  • The Accursed Kings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 5 episodes · as Le cardinal Deuze

  • The Perfume of the Lady in Black(2005)

    as The Judge of Marquet

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • A Cursed Monarchy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Cardinal Deuze

  • The Giraffe's Neck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Paul

  • Rien, voilà l'ordre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Above the Clouds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Le rédacteur en chef

  • The Cost of Living (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Maurice

  • The Mystery of the Yellow Room(2003)

    as Le juge De Marquet

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • John XXIII: The Pope of Peace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Cardinal Ottaviani

  • Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra(2002)

    as Panoramix

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Pope John XXIII (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Cardinal Ottaviani

  • Unfair Competition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Conte Treuberg

  • Léon Blum : Thérèse et Léon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Léon Blum

  • Autour de Pinget (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Narrateur

  • Les acteurs(2000)

    as Claude Rich

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Season's Beatings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Stanislas

  • Balzac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as maitre Plissoud

  • Balzac: A Life of Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Maitre Plissoud

  • Le derrière(1999)

    as Pierre Arroux

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Clarissa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Professor Silberstein

  • Lautrec (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Comte Alphonse de Toulouse-Lautrec

  • The Red and the Black(1997)

    as Marquis de la Môle

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Red and the Black (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Marquis de la Môle

  • Homer: Portrait of the Artist as an Old Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as René Kermadec

  • Mon père avait raison (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Adolphe and Charles, at 50 years old

  • Captain Conan(1996)

    as General Pitard de Lauzier

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • 1914 the Glorious Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Comte de Sainteville

  • Desired(1995)

    as Montignac

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Radetzky March (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 3 episodes · as Dr. Demant

  • Été brûlant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Ivan Petrov

  • Tell Me Yes... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Professor Villiers

  • Tales from the Zoo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Fernand Bornard

  • Colonel Chabert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Chamblin

  • Revenge of the Musketeers(1994)

    as Duca di Crassac

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Ark and the Deluge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • The Supper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Talleyrand

  • The Accompanist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Ministre

  • Promotion canapé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Ivan

  • Le Grand Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Samuel Frend

  • Les cigognes n'en font qu'à leur tête(1989)

    as Sam

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Le Grand Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 6 episodes · as Samuel Frend

  • France images d'une révolution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Narrator(voice)

  • L'Énigme blanche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Maxence

  • Staircase C (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Forster's father

  • Les Mots pour le dire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Guillaume Talbiac

  • Maria Chapdelaine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Curé Cordelier

  • Un matin rouge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Léonard

  • La Revanche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Jacques Beaufort

  • The Police War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Commissioner Ballestrat

  • Orient Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Wiesner

  • Un habit pour l'hiver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Writer · as Simon

  • Le Crabe-Tambour(1977)

    as Pierre, medical officer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Choses et mots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • The French Detective(1975)

    as Judge Delmesse

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Le Futur aux trousses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Borel, the futurist

  • Stavisky(1974)

    as Inspecteur Bonny

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Irony of Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Morin

  • Creezy(1974)

    as Dominique

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • La femme de Jean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Jean

  • The Hundred Books: Alice in Wonderland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Récitant / Narrator

  • Ninì Tirabusciò: The Woman Who Invented the Move (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Paolo di Sergeno

  • Les Cent Livres des Hommes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Récitant / Narrator

  • With What Love, With How Much Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as André

  • The Customer of the Off Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Customer

  • A Golden Widow(1969)

    as Antoine Berger

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • I Love You, I Love You(1968)

    as Claude Ridder

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Bride Wore Black(1968)

    as Bliss

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Oscar(1967)

    as Christian Martin, prétendant de la fille Barnier

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Order of the Daisy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Jean-Louis Matouzec, dit " Matou "

  • The Nameless Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Miroiu

  • Monsieur le Président Directeur Général (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Stéphane Brévin

  • Is Paris Burning?(1966)

    as General Leclerc

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • L'Or du duc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Ludovic de Talois-Minet

  • Diamonds Are Brittle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Bernard Noblet

  • The Buddies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Huchon

  • Male Hunt(1964)

    as Julien

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Champagne for Savages (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Claude

  • Constance aux enfers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Student

  • How Do You Like My Sister? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as François Lorin

  • Mata Hari, Agent H21 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Julien the Chauffeur

  • Crooks in Clover(1963)

    as Antoine Delafoy

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Copacabana Palace(1962)

    as Buby von Raunacher

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Devil and the Ten Commandments(1962)

    as Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Elusive Corporal(1962)

    as Ballochet

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Burning Court (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Stéphane Desgrez

  • Hitch-Hike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as l'homme de 30 ans

  • Greed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Armand

  • The Seven Deadly Sins(1962)

    as Armand (segment "L'avarice")

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Tout l'or du monde(1961)

    as Fred

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Tonight or Never (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Laurent

  • Ladies Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as L'inspecteur Vaillant

  • Love and the Frenchwoman(1960)

    as Charles, le jeune marié (segment "Le Mariage")

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Les Joueurs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as le jeune Glov

  • Ni vu, ni connu(1958)

    as Amédée Fléchard

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • La Polka des menottes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Pierrot, le fiancé d'Elisabeth

  • Mitsou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Le Lieutenant Kaki

  • It Happened in Aden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Price

  • The Grand Manoeuvre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Claude, Alice's fiancé

  • La Chasse ou l'Amour ravi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 114 titles, 113 of them dated from 1955 to 2015; peak year 2002.

Biggest box office

Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002)

$131M worldwide

Highest rated

Crooks in Clover (1963)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002)

Film career

19552015

Peak 2002 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1955Screen debut· The Grand Manoeuvre
  • 1962First top-billed film· The Devil and the Ten Commandments
  • 1968Career best· Je T'Aime, Je T'Aime

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting114 of 114: 113 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score48thWriting1 of 114: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

1950s5 · acting1960s29 · acting1970s16 · 16 acting · 1 crew1980s10 · acting1990s23 · acting2000s25 · acting2010s5 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 6% of 36 roles
5565759505

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Claude Rich's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 33; across their 30 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Reach · how many have seen their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Midcredits score across 33 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 33 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Ladygrey (2015)

92nd percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Crooks in Clover (1963)

Midcredits 96th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 77/100 in their films, across 24 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 51. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Claude Rich's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Claude Rich work with?

People who share at least 2 of Claude Rich's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Philippe Sarde shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles