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Guy Marchand
Actor

Guy Marchand

22 May 1937Born
15 Dec 2023Died
86Age at death
88Credits

Biography

Guy Marchand (22 May 1937 – 15 December 2023) was a French actor, musician, and singer. He appeared in over 100 films in over 30 years, but was best known for his role as the fictional television private detective Nestor Burma.

Guy Émile Marchand was born in Paris, 19th arrondissement, the son of a scrap merchant and a housewife and grew up in Belleville, during the Occupation and contracted tuberculosis at the age of ten. Spending time in Sarthe in the country he learned to ride and kept a love of horses throughout his life. In Paris, he regularly went to the Danube cinema.

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While at the Lycée Voltaire secondary school in Paris he played the clarinet in night clubs in Saint-Germain-des-Prés.

His military service was in an airborne troops division at the École des troupes aéroportées (BETAP) in Pau, becoming a sous-lieutenant – parachutist. He was assigned to the 3rd foreign infantry regiment as liaison officier during the Algerian war. As a parachute officer he was an advisor for the film Le Jour le plus long and entered the world of cinema. He made around 60 parachute jumps in his life.

His first success however was as a crooner, with a popular hit of 1965 La Passionata, followed by other albums and singles.

His film career mainly saw him in supporting roles; an inspector opposite Lino Ventura in Garde à vue, by Claude Miller won him a César in 1982 and the same year he was in Nestor Burma, détective de choc, by Jean-Luc Miesch, where Michel Serrault took the title role, but which Marchand later interpreted for over ten years in the television series Nestor Burma.

Other important roles included Coup de torchon by Bertrand Tavernier (1981), with Philippe Noiret, Cousin, Cousine, by Jean-Charles Tacchella (1975), and a cynical provincial garage man in L'été en pente douce, by Gérard Krawczyk (1987).

He published an autobiography entitled Le Guignol des Buttes-Chaumont in 2007 in which he wrote of his childhood, experiences in Algeria, his singing career and love for cars. Marchand died in Cavaillon on 15 December 2023, at the age of 86.

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Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 88 credits.

  1. 2023La Plus belle pour aller danserFilm: Jean-Jacques
  2. 2022Country CabaretFilm: Léo
  3. 2021Tout nous souritFilm: Henri Pottier
  4. 2021La Dernière PartieFilm: Francis
  5. 2020Prière d'enquêterSeries: Pierre Maillard (6 episodes)
  6. 2019Prière d'enquêter : Elli et ClémentFilm: Pierre Maillard
  7. 2019Wide LoadFilm: Le producteur
  8. 2019TornFilm: Maurice
  9. 2018Looking for TeddyFilm: Le beau Francis
  10. 2017Just to Be SureFilm: Bastien Gourmelon
  11. 2016Owl You Need Is LoveFilm: Père de Rocky
  12. 2015The Easy Way OutFilm: Francis
  13. 2014CalomniesFilm: Horace
  14. 2014The DuneFilm: Paolo
  15. 2011La RésidenceFilm: Francis Sudre
  16. 2010Un bébé pour mes 40 ansFilm: Le père de Béatrice
  17. 2010Family TreeFilm: Frédérick Muller
  18. 2008Off and RunningFilm: Pierre Delage
  19. 2008Un crime très populaireFilm: Mario Venturi
  20. 2007After HimFilm: Francois
  21. 2006In ParisFilm: Mirko
  22. 2006PaidFilm: Giuseppe
  23. 2006La Fille du chefFilm: Edmond Martin
  24. 2005Trois jours en juinFilm: Edmond Valadon
  25. 2004Les PasseursFilm: Bernard Anthonioz
  26. 2003FargasSeries: Fargas (5 episodes)
  27. 2002My Wife's Name Is MauriceFilm: Charles Boisdain
  28. 2002The Red SummerSeries: Capitaine Le Brec (5 episodes)
  29. 2002Stolen TangosFilm: Lamblin / Bastiani
  30. 2001La BoîteFilm: Pierre
  31. 2000Suite en RéFilm: Louis Roche
  32. 1999Fugue en RéFilm: Louis Roche
  33. 1996The Best Job in the WorldFilm: Gauthier
  34. 1996Beaumarchais the ScoundrelFilm: Man at the Parliament
  35. 1995The New WorldFilm: Dr. Carrion
  36. 1991Nestor BurmaSeries: Nestor Burma (39 episodes)
  37. 1990May WineFilm: Dr. Paul Charmant
  38. 1990Want to Stay AliveFilm: Ottavioni
  39. 1990My New Partner IIFilm: Guy Brisson
  40. 1990Have a Nice NightFilm: Commissaire Ottavioni
  41. 1989Try This One for SizeFilm: Ottavioni
  42. 1989Un père et passeFilm: Jacques Levasseur
  43. 1989Coupe francheFilm: Favier
  44. 1989The Husbands, the Wives, the LoversFilm: Bruno
  45. 1988Bonjour l'angoisseFilm: Lambert
  46. 1988Sueurs froidesSeries: Fernand (1 episode)
  47. 1988L'Île aux oiseauxFilm: Bélisaire
  48. 1987Widow's WalkFilm: Inspector Leroyer
  49. 1987Charlie DingoFilm: Charlie Dingo
  50. 1987Châteauroux districtFilm: Marc, aka Bebop
  51. 1987L'été en pente douceFilm: André Voke
  52. 1987Grand GuignolFilm: Baptiste
  53. 1987La RumbaFilm: Ma pomme
  54. 1986I Hate ActorsFilm: Egelhofer
  55. 1986Family BusinessFilm: Maximilien Faucon
  56. 1986VaudevilleFilm: Gaston
  57. 1985Hold-upFilm: Georges
  58. 1984Le Tueur tristeFilm: Simon
  59. 1984Led by the NoseFilm: Romain
  60. 1984StressFilm: Alex
  61. 1984L'Homme de SuezSeries: Ferdinand de Lesseps (6 episodes)
  62. 1984Petit ConFilm: Bob Choupon
  63. 1983Entre NousFilm: Michel Korski
  64. 1983Deadly CircuitFilm: The pale man
  65. 1982Nestor Burma, détective de chocFilm: Marc Covet
  66. 1982Les Sous-Doués En VacancesFilm: Jean-Louis Glomot dit Paul Memphis
  67. 1981Le Syndrome de CendrillonFilm: Marc
  68. 1981Coup de TorchonFilm: Marcel Chavasson
  69. 1981The InquisitorFilm: Inspector Marcel Belmont
  70. 1981Heat of DesireFilm: Max Moineau - un maquereau
  71. 1981La Voie JacksonSeries: Charlot (3 episodes)
  72. 1980LoulouFilm: André
  73. 1980Achtung ZollSeries: L'inspecteur Mathieu (18 episodes)
  74. 1979Swimming InstructorFilm: Marcel
  75. 1978Take It from the TopFilm: Le journaliste
  76. 1978Dear InspectorFilm: Beretti
  77. 1978L'Hôtel de la plageFilm: Hubert Delambre
  78. 1977La Mort amoureuseFilm: Robert
  79. 1976The Big OperatorFilm: Marcel
  80. 1976Le Cœur au ventreSeries: Nino Cerreti (6 episodes)

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