Pierre Richard-Willm

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameAlexandre Pierre•Richard-Willm
Used namePierre•Richard-Willm
Other namesAlexandre Pierre Richard
Born3 November 1895 in Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques (FRA)
Died12 April 1983 in Paris XVe, Paris (FRA)
NOC France

Biography

Pierre Richard-Willm, born as Alexandre Pierre Richard, who was raised by his maternal grandmother, was best known as a French actor. He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Nantes between 1913 and 1914 sculpture and had to join the Army in 1916 for World War I. After the war he became a sculptor, and in 1921 started his acting career at first on stage, and then in the movies. From 1925 on he worked at the Odeon in Paris in plays like La dame aux camellias. He became a popular actor, often a young premier, in 40 films during the 1930s and the first half of the 1940s. He then had his most famous role, as Edmond Dantès in The Count of Monte Christo. In 1946 he ended his career in the movies and joined the “Le Théâtre du Peuple” of Maurice Pottecher, who had participated in the literary competition in 1912. In 1975 he wrote his memoires Loin des Étoiles. His wax figures often show classical dancers.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1924 Summer Olympics Art Competitions FRA Pierre Richard-Willm
Sculpturing, Open (Olympic) AC

Special Notes