Guy Marchand

Guy Marchand

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.

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Filmography

2023

La Plus belle pour aller danser
La Plus belle pour aller danser
as Jean-Jacques
Movie - Released: 4/19/2023

2022

Country Cabaret
Country Cabaret
as Léo
Movie - Released: 5/11/2022

2021

La Dernière Partie
La Dernière Partie
as Francis
Movie - Released: 10/5/2021
Tout nous sourit
Tout nous sourit
as Henri Pottier
Movie - Released: 10/20/2021

2020

Prière d'enquêter
Prière d'enquêter
as Pierre Maillard
TV - Released: 2/4/2020

2019

Wide Load
Wide Load
as Le producteur
Movie - Released: 3/13/2019
Torn
Torn
as Maurice
Movie - Released: 3/13/2019
Prière d'enquêter : Elli et Clément
Prière d'enquêter : Elli et Clément
as Pierre Maillard
Movie - Released: 12/8/2019

2018

Looking for Teddy
Looking for Teddy
as Le beau Francis
Movie - Released: 6/20/2018

2017

Just to Be Sure
Just to Be Sure
as Bastien Gourmelon
Movie - Released: 9/6/2017

2016

Owl You Need Is Love
Owl You Need Is Love
as Père de Rocky
Movie - Released: 7/6/2016

2015

The Easy Way Out
The Easy Way Out
as Francis
Movie - Released: 3/4/2015
Call My Agent!
Call My Agent!
as Self
TV - Released: 10/14/2015

2014

Calomnies
Calomnies
as Horace
Movie - Released: 11/19/2014
The Dune
The Dune
as Paolo
Movie - Released: 8/13/2014

2011

Movie
La Résidence
as Francis Sudre
Movie - Released: 5/24/2011

2010

Family Tree
Family Tree
as Frédérick Muller
Movie - Released: 2/16/2010
Un bébé pour mes 40 ans
Un bébé pour mes 40 ans
as Le père de Béatrice
Movie - Released: 6/6/2010

2008

Off and Running
Off and Running
as Pierre Delage
Movie - Released: 4/16/2008

2007

After Him
After Him
as Francois
Movie - Released: 5/23/2007

2006

In Paris
In Paris
as Mirko
Movie - Released: 10/4/2006
La Fille du chef
La Fille du chef
as Edmond Martin
Movie - Released: 1/24/2006
Paid
Paid
as Giuseppe
Movie - Released: 9/1/2006

2005

Trois jours en juin
Trois jours en juin
as Edmond Valadon
Movie - Released: 9/19/2005

2004

Les Passeurs
Les Passeurs
as Bernard Anthonioz
Movie - Released: 10/4/2004

2003

Fargas
Fargas
as Fargas
TV - Released: 9/18/2003

2002

Movie
Stolen Tangos
as Lamblin / Bastiani
Movie - Released: 4/18/2002
My Wife's Name Is Maurice
My Wife's Name Is Maurice
as Charles Boisdain
Movie - Released: 9/25/2002
The Red Summer
The Red Summer
as Capitaine Le Brec
TV - Released: 6/26/2002

2001

La Boîte
La Boîte
as Pierre
Movie - Released: 7/4/2001

2000

Suite en Ré
Suite en Ré
as Louis Roche
Movie - Released: 12/17/2000

1999

Fugue en Ré
Fugue en Ré
as Louis Roche
Movie - Released: 4/2/1999

1998

Vivement dimanche
Vivement dimanche
as Self
TV - Released: 9/20/1998

1996

The Best Job in the World
The Best Job in the World
as Gauthier
Movie - Released: 12/11/1996
Beaumarchais the Scoundrel
Beaumarchais the Scoundrel
as Man at the Parliament
Movie - Released: 3/20/1996

1995

The New World
The New World
as Dr. Carrion
Movie - Released: 2/22/1995

1991

Nestor Burma
Nestor Burma
as Nestor Burma
TV - Released: 9/29/1991

1990

My New Partner II
My New Partner II
as Guy Brisson
Movie - Released: 2/7/1990
Have a Nice Night
Have a Nice Night
as Commissaire Ottavioni
Movie - Released: 1/27/1990
Want to Stay Alive
Want to Stay Alive
as Ottavioni
Movie - Released: 2/24/1990
May Wine
May Wine
as Dr. Paul Charmant
Movie - Released: 5/1/1990

1989

Un père et passe
Un père et passe
as Jacques Levasseur
Movie - Released: 8/9/1989
The Husbands, the Wives, the Lovers
The Husbands, the Wives, the Lovers
as Bruno
Movie - Released: 1/4/1989
Try This One for Size
Try This One for Size
as Ottavioni
Movie - Released: 9/22/1989

1988

Bonjour l'angoisse
Bonjour l'angoisse
as Lambert
Movie - Released: 8/17/1988
L'Île aux oiseaux
L'Île aux oiseaux
as Bélisaire
Movie - Released: 1/27/1988
Sueurs froides
Sueurs froides
as Fernand
TV - Released: 2/6/1988

1987

Grand Guignol
Grand Guignol
as Baptiste
Movie - Released: 2/25/1987
La Rumba
La Rumba
as Ma pomme
Movie - Released: 2/18/1987
Widow's Walk
Widow's Walk
as Inspector Leroyer
Movie - Released: 12/2/1987
L'été en pente douce
L'été en pente douce
as André Voke
Movie - Released: 4/29/1987
Movie
Châteauroux district
as Marc, aka Bebop
Movie - Released: 8/12/1987
Charlie Dingo
Charlie Dingo
as Charlie Dingo
Movie - Released: 10/7/1987
Nulle part ailleurs
Nulle part ailleurs
as Self
TV - Released: 8/31/1987
Le monde est à vous
Le monde est à vous
as Self
TV - Released: 9/13/1987

1986

Movie
Vaudeville
as Gaston
Movie - Released: 3/19/1986
Family Business
Family Business
as Maximilien Faucon
Movie - Released: 3/19/1986
I Hate Actors
I Hate Actors
as Egelhofer
Movie - Released: 9/10/1986

1985

Hold-up
Hold-up
as Georges
Movie - Released: 10/23/1985
Victoires de la musique
Victoires de la musique
as Self
TV - Released: 11/23/1985

1984

Stress
Stress
as Alex
Movie - Released: 9/19/1984
Petit Con
Petit Con
as Bob Choupon
Movie - Released: 1/18/1984
Le Tueur triste
Le Tueur triste
as Simon
Movie - Released: 12/21/1984
Led by the Nose
Led by the Nose
as Romain
Movie - Released: 10/31/1984
L'Homme de Suez
L'Homme de Suez
as Ferdinand de Lesseps
TV - Released: 5/3/1984

1983

Entre Nous
Entre Nous
as Michel Korski
Movie - Released: 4/6/1983
Deadly Circuit
Deadly Circuit
as The pale man
Movie - Released: 3/9/1983

1982

The Under-Gifted In Vacation
The Under-Gifted In Vacation
as Jean-Louis Glomot dit Paul Memphis
Movie - Released: 3/10/1982
Nestor Burma, détective de choc
Nestor Burma, détective de choc
as Marc Covet
Movie - Released: 4/14/1982
Champs-Elysées
Champs-Elysées
as Self
TV - Released: 1/16/1982

1981

The Inquisitor
The Inquisitor
as Inspector Marcel Belmont
Movie - Released: 9/23/1981
Coup de Torchon
Coup de Torchon
as Marcel Chavasson
Movie - Released: 11/4/1981
Heat of Desire
Heat of Desire
as Max Moineau - un maquereau
Movie - Released: 4/29/1981
La Voie Jackson
La Voie Jackson
as Charlot
TV - Released: 3/25/1981

1980

Loulou
Loulou
as André
Movie - Released: 9/3/1980
Achtung Zoll
Achtung Zoll
as L'inspecteur Mathieu
TV - Released: 9/1/1980

1979

Swimming Instructor
Swimming Instructor
as Marcel
Movie - Released: 3/28/1979

1978

Take It from the Top
Take It from the Top
as Le journaliste
Movie - Released: 8/9/1978
L'Hôtel de la plage
L'Hôtel de la plage
as Hubert Delambre
Movie - Released: 1/11/1978
Dear Inspector
Dear Inspector
as Beretti
Movie - Released: 1/18/1978

1977

La Mort amoureuse
La Mort amoureuse
as Robert
Movie - Released: 11/16/1977

1976

Let's Make a Dirty Movie
Let's Make a Dirty Movie
as Bob Panzani
Movie - Released: 2/17/1976
The Honeymoon Trip
The Honeymoon Trip
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/21/1976
The Acrobat
The Acrobat
as Robert Pottier aka 'Ramon le Gominé'
Movie - Released: 3/10/1976
The Big Operator
The Big Operator
as Marcel
Movie - Released: 11/27/1976
Le Cœur au ventre
Le Cœur au ventre
as Nino Cerreti
TV - Released: 9/29/1976

1975

Cousin, Cousine
Cousin, Cousine
as Pascal
Movie - Released: 11/19/1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self
TV - Released: 1/12/1975
Numéro un
Numéro un
as Self
TV - Released: 4/5/1975
Numéro un
Numéro un
as Self - Host
TV - Released: 4/5/1975
TV
Système 2
as Self
TV - Released: 1/19/1975

1974

Spécial cinéma
Spécial cinéma
as Self
TV - Released: 9/25/1974
Le Pain noir
Le Pain noir
as Darbois
TV - Released: 12/20/1974

1973

Musidora
Musidora
as René Cresté
Movie - Released: 12/29/1973

1972

A Gorgeous Girl Like Me
A Gorgeous Girl Like Me
as Sam Golden
Movie - Released: 9/13/1972
Le Grand Échiquier
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
TV - Released: 1/12/1972
TV
Midi trente
as Self
TV - Released: 3/6/1972

1971

Rum Runners
Rum Runners
as Ronald / The Actor
Movie - Released: 10/13/1971
Cadet Rousselle
Cadet Rousselle
as Self
TV - Released: 11/4/1971
TV
Samedi soir
as Self
TV - Released: 1/9/1971

1966

Christmas at Vaugirard
Christmas at Vaugirard
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/23/1966

1965

Dim Dam Dom
Dim Dam Dom
as Self
TV - Released: 3/7/1965

1959

Discorama
Discorama
as Self
TV - Released: 2/4/1959