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Guy Marchand
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. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Guy Marchand, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 22, 1937
Day of Death
December 15, 2023
Age at Death
86 years old
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Popularity Score
0.7
Filmography
La Plus belle pour aller danser
Jean-Jacques
2023Movie
Country Cabaret
Léo
2022Movie
La Dernière Partie
Francis
2021Movie
Tout nous sourit
Henri Pottier
2021Movie
Prière d'enquêter
Pierre Maillard
2020TV
Wide Load
Le producteur
2019Movie
Torn
Maurice
2019Movie
Prière d'enquêter : Elli et Clément
Pierre Maillard
2019Movie
Looking for Teddy
Le beau Francis
2018Movie
Just to Be Sure
Bastien Gourmelon
2017Movie
Owl You Need Is Love
Père de Rocky
2016Movie
The Easy Way Out
Francis
2015Movie
Call My Agent!
Self
2015TV
Calomnies
Horace
2014Movie
The Dune
Paolo
2014Movie
La Résidence
Francis Sudre
2011Movie
Family Tree
Frédérick Muller
2010Movie
Un bébé pour mes 40 ans
Le père de Béatrice
2010Movie
Off and Running
Pierre Delage
2008Movie
Un crime très populaire
Mario Venturi
2008Movie
After Him
Francois
2007Movie
In Paris
Mirko
2006Movie
La Fille du chef
Edmond Martin
2006Movie
Paid
Giuseppe
2006Movie
Trois jours en juin
Edmond Valadon
2005Movie
Les Passeurs
Bernard Anthonioz
2004Movie
Fargas
Fargas
2003TV
Stolen Tangos
Lamblin / Bastiani
2002Movie
My Wife's Name Is Maurice
Charles Boisdain
2002Movie
The Red Summer
Capitaine Le Brec
2002TV
La Boîte
Pierre
2001Movie
Suite en Ré
Louis Roche
2000Movie
Fugue en Ré
Louis Roche
1999Movie
Vivement dimanche
Self
1998TV
The Best Job in the World
Gauthier
1996Movie
Beaumarchais the Scoundrel
Man at the Parliament
1996Movie
The New World
Dr. Carrion
1995Movie
Nestor Burma
Nestor Burma
1991TV
My New Partner II
Guy Brisson
1990Movie
Have a Nice Night
Commissaire Ottavioni
1990Movie
Want to Stay Alive
Ottavioni
1990Movie
May Wine
Dr. Paul Charmant
1990Movie
Un père et passe
Jacques Levasseur
1989Movie
The Husbands, the Wives, the Lovers
Bruno
1989Movie
Try This One for Size
Ottavioni
1989Movie
Coupe franche
Favier
1989Movie
Bonjour l'angoisse
Lambert
1988Movie
L'Île aux oiseaux
Bélisaire
1988Movie
Sueurs froides
Fernand
1988TV
Grand Guignol
Baptiste
1987Movie
La Rumba
Ma pomme
1987Movie
Widow's Walk
Inspector Leroyer
1987Movie
L'été en pente douce
André Voke
1987Movie
Châteauroux district
Marc, aka Bebop
1987Movie
Charlie Dingo
Charlie Dingo
1987Movie
Nulle part ailleurs
Self
1987TV
Le monde est à vous
Self
1987TV
Vaudeville
Gaston
1986Movie
Family Business
Maximilien Faucon
1986Movie
I Hate Actors
Egelhofer
1986Movie
Hold-up
Georges
1985Movie
Victoires de la musique
Self
1985TV
Stress
Alex
1984Movie
Petit Con
Bob Choupon
1984Movie
Le Tueur triste
Simon
1984Movie
Led by the Nose
Romain
1984Movie
L'Homme de Suez
Ferdinand de Lesseps
1984TV
Entre Nous
Michel Korski
1983Movie
Deadly Circuit
The pale man
1983Movie
Les Sous-Doués En Vacances
Jean-Louis Glomot dit Paul Memphis
1982Movie
Nestor Burma, détective de choc
Marc Covet
1982Movie
Champs-Elysées
Self
1982TV
Santa Claus Is a Stinker
Music
1982Movie
The Inquisitor
Inspector Marcel Belmont
1981Movie
Coup de Torchon
Marcel Chavasson
1981Movie
Heat of Desire
Max Moineau - un maquereau
1981Movie
Le Syndrome de Cendrillon
Marc
1981Movie
La Voie Jackson
Charlot
1981TV
Loulou
André
1980Movie
Achtung Zoll
L'inspecteur Mathieu
1980TV
Swimming Instructor
Marcel
1979Movie
Take It from the Top
Le journaliste
1978Movie
L'Hôtel de la plage
Hubert Delambre
1978Movie
Dear Inspector
Beretti
1978Movie
Ciné regards
Self
1978TV
La Mort amoureuse
Robert
1977Movie
Let's Make a Dirty Movie
Bob Panzani
1976Movie
The Honeymoon Trip
Self
1976Movie
The Acrobat
Robert Pottier aka 'Ramon le Gominé'
1976Movie
The Big Operator
Marcel
1976Movie
Le Cœur au ventre
Nino Cerreti
1976TV
Let's Make a Dirty Movie
Original Music Composer
1976Movie
Cousin, Cousine
Pascal
1975Movie
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
1975TV
Numéro un
Self
1975TV
Système 2
Self
1975TV
Spécial cinéma
Self
1974TV
Le Pain noir
Darbois
1974TV
Musidora
René Cresté
1973Movie
A Gorgeous Kid Like Me
Sam Golden
1972Movie
Le Grand Échiquier
Self
1972TV
Midi trente
Self
1972TV
Rum Runners
Ronald / The Actor
1971Movie
Cadet Rousselle
Self
1971TV
Samedi soir
Self
1971TV
Christmas at Vaugirard
Self
1966Movie
Dim Dam Dom
Self
1965TV
The Longest Day
Parachutist (uncredited)
1962Movie
Discorama
Self
1959TV