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Guy Marchand

Acting 86 (deceased) years old Paris, France ★ 0.3
Born: May 22, 1937
Died: December 15, 2023

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.

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Known For

Let's Make a Dirty Movie
Let's Make a Dirty Movie Bob Panzani 1976
The Longest Day
The Longest Day Parachutist (uncredited) 1962
Dear Inspector
Dear Inspector Beretti 1978
Les Sous-Doués En Vacances
Les Sous-Doués En Vacances Jean-Louis Glomot dit Paul Memphis 1982
Loulou
Loulou André 1980

Filmography

Acting Credits (106)

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

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