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Christian Marquand

Acting 73 (deceased) years old Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France ★ 0.5
Born: March 15, 1927
Died: November 22, 2000

Biography

Christian Marquand (15 March 1927 – 22 November 2000) was a French actor, screenwriter and film director. Born in Marseille, he was born to a Spanish father and an Arab mother, and his sister was film director Nadine Trintignant. He was often cast as a heartthrob in French films of the 1950s.

Marquand's first film appearance was in 1946, as a footman in Jean Cocteau's Beauty and the Beast (La Belle et la Bête). After a few more small parts, he was prominently featured in Christian-Jaque's Lucrèce Borgia (1953) as one of Lucrezia's lovers, and as an Austrian soldier in Luchino Visconti's Senso (1954).

In 1956, he was directed by Roger Vadim in And God Created Woman (Et Dieu... créa la femme) opposite Brigitte Bardot. That film's success led to starring roles in the movies No Sun in Venice (1957), Temptation (1959), and The Big Show (1960) and leads opposite actresses Maria Schell, Jean Seberg, and Annie Girardot.

In 1962, Marquand appeared as French Naval Commando leader Philippe Kieffer in Darryl F. Zanuck's World War II movie The Longest Day, which led to further roles in international productions such as Behold a Pale Horse (1964), Lord Jim (1965) and The Flight of the Phoenix (1965).

He appeared in feature films and television throughout the 1970s, and played a French plantation owner in Francis Ford Coppola's re-edited Vietnam war epic Apocalypse Now Redux (1979/2001). His last performance was in a 1987 French TV mini-series. He directed two films, Les Grands Chemins (1963) and the all-star sex farce Candy (1968).

Marquand was married to French actress Tina Aumont from 1963 to 1966, marrying her when she was 17 and he was 36. In the 1970s, he lived with French actress Dominique Sanda, 21 years his junior, with whom he had a son, Yann. He was a close friend of Marlon Brando, who named his son Christian after him, as did French director Roger Vadim.

Marquand died near Paris of Alzheimer's disease, aged 73.

Source: Article "Christian Marquand" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Filmography

Acting Credits (60)

Vadim Mister Cool
Vadim Mister Cool Self (archive footage) 2016
Le Tiroir secret
Le Tiroir secret Stanislas 1986
Farewell Fred
Farewell Fred Victor 1985
Next Summer
Next Summer Pierre 1985
Emmanuelle 4
Emmanuelle 4 Doctor Santano 1984
Chassé-croisé
Chassé-croisé 1982
Choice of Arms
Choice of Arms Jean 1981
Le Beau Monde
Le Beau Monde Bertrand I 1981
I Love You All
I Love You All Victor 1980
Beggarman, Thief
Beggarman, Thief Inspector Charboneau 1979
Beggarman, Thief
Beggarman, Thief Inspector Charboneau 1979
Marrakesh Cult
Marrakesh Cult Père Peter 1979
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now Hubert de Marais 1979
Cause toujours... tu m'intéresses
Cause toujours... tu m'intéresses Georges Julienne, great reporter and writer 1979
Swimming Instructor
Swimming Instructor Paul 1979
Evening in Byzantium
Evening in Byzantium Insp. DuBois 1978
Evening in Byzantium
Evening in Byzantium Insp. DuBois 1978
The Sorceror's Apprentice
The Sorceror's Apprentice Ashe / Bezzerides 1977
The Other Side of Midnight
The Other Side of Midnight Armand Gautier 1977
Victory at Entebbe
Victory at Entebbe Captain Dukas 1976
Ciao! Manhattan
Ciao! Manhattan Entrepreneur 1973
Heiß und kalt
Heiß und kalt 1972
Candy
Candy Film Director (uncredited) 1968
The Road to Corinth
The Road to Corinth Robert 1967
The Corrupt Ones
The Corrupt Ones Brandon 1967
The Flight of the Phoenix
The Flight of the Phoenix Dr. Renaud 1965
Lord Jim
Lord Jim French Officer 1965
Behold a Pale Horse
Behold a Pale Horse Zaganar 1964
How to Make a French Dish
How to Make a French Dish Lucien Volard 1964
Young Girls of Good Families
Young Girls of Good Families Steve 1963
The Longest Day
The Longest Day Cmdr. Philippe Kieffer - Commando Leader 1962
Un chien dans un jeu de quilles
Un chien dans un jeu de quilles Rodolphe 1962
Tales of Paris
Tales of Paris Christian Lénier (segment "Antonia") 1962
Shadows of Adultery
Shadows of Adultery Bruno 1961
Playtime
Playtime Philippe 1961
Schlussakkord
Schlussakkord Frank Leroux 1960
Sweet Deceptions
Sweet Deceptions Enrico 1960
Altas variedades
Altas variedades Walter 1960
Tender and Violent Elisabeth
Tender and Violent Elisabeth Claude Walter 1960
Sergeant X of the Foreign Legion
Sergeant X of the Foreign Legion Michel Rousseau 1960
I Spit on Your Grave
I Spit on Your Grave Joe Grant 1959
Two Men in Town
Two Men in Town Pablo Morales 1959
Temptation
Temptation Patrick 1959
End of Desire
End of Desire Julien de Lamare 1958
Sexpot
Sexpot Engineer Philippe Vincent 1957
No Sun in Venice
No Sun in Venice Michel Lafaurie 1957
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman Antoine Tardieu 1956
Cinépanorama
Cinépanorama Self 1956
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Lady Chatterley's Lover Pub Regular 1955
More Whiskey for Callaghan
More Whiskey for Callaghan (uncredited) 1955
Love at Night
Love at Night Eugène Legrand 1955
Les Hommes en blanc
Les Hommes en blanc Philippon 1955
Attila
Attila Capo degli Unni 1954
Human Torpedoes
Human Torpedoes Paolo 1954
Senso
Senso Un Ufficiale Boemo 1954
Lucrèce Borgia
Lucrèce Borgia Paolo 1953
La demoiselle et son revenant
La demoiselle et son revenant Le zouave 1952
Dirty Hands
Dirty Hands Dimitri 1951
Jenny Lamour
Jenny Lamour Bit Part (uncredited) 1947
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast Footman (uncredited) 1946

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