Richard Bohringer


Richard Bohringer is a French actor, singer, writer, and film director. He is the father of actresses Romane Bohringer and.

Early life

Bohringer was born in Moulins, Allier, France, to a French mother, Huguette Foucault and a German father. His parents met during World War II, making him a child of war.
At his birth, his parents left him with his maternal grandmother who lived in an HLM in, his mother leaving to live in Germany. His father, dispatched to the Russian front, was taken prisoner for five years. Despite these difficulties, Bohringer describes his childhood with his grandmother as a happy one. During his life, he was able to see his father only three times.
He made his stage debut near the end of the 1960s. His first play, Les Girafes, was produced by Claude Lelouch. He entered the world of film with his first feature, Gérard Brach's La Maison, in 1970.

Career

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 ' and The Grand Highway.
Other notable performances include his work in Luc Besson's Subway and Gérard Jugnot's Une époque formidable.... He also became a favored actor for Jean-Loup Hubert, playing the flighty husband in ', 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, after which he worked more sparingly. Bohringer would then turn again to television with the series '.
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

Bohringer won the César Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1985, and the César Award for Best Actor in 1988.
He was the special guest at the 25th edition of the Festival Polar de Cognac in 2020.

Selected filmography

YearTitleRoleDirector
1977AnimalAn assistant of SergioClaude Zidi
1980The Last Metroa Gestapo officerFrançois Truffaut
1980Inspector Blunderfingerprint analystClaude Zidi
1980La Bouma friend of FrançoisClaude Pinoteau
1981DivaGorodishJean-Jacques Beineix
1981Les Uns et les AutresRichardClaude Lelouch
1982'Le SacristainAlexandre Arcady
1984'Albert Lorca
1985Death in a French GardenDaniel ForestMichel Deville
1985Subwaythe floristLuc Besson
1986KamikazeRomain PascotDidier Grousset
1987The Grand HighwayPeloJean-Loup Hubert
1987Agent troubleAlexJean-Pierre Mocky
1987'Inspecteur SimonJacques Santi
1988Door on the Left as You Leave the ElevatorBorisÉdouard Molinaro
1989The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her LoverRichard BoarstPeter Greenaway
1990'BrantômeJean-Charles Tacchella
1992Confessions d'un BarjoCharlesJérôme Boivin
1992The AccompanistChares BriceClaude Miller
1993TangoVincent BaraducPatrice Leconte
1994The Heart's CryPauloIdrissa Ouedraogo
1996Unpredictable Nature of the RiverCommander de BlanetBernard Giraudeau
1997La Vérité si je mens !Victor BenzakhemThomas Gilou
Wild Animalsthe bossKim Ki-duk-
1999Ramirez
2001The Cat's Meowthe film directorPeter Bogdanovich
2003Crime SpreeLaurent BastaldiBrad Mirman
2003The OvereaterÉmile LachaumeThierry Binisti
2006A City Is Beautiful at NightRichardRichard Bohringer
2008AdmiralGeneral JaninAndreï Kravtchouk
2015By the SeaPatriceAngelina Jolie Pitt