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.
Known For
Champs-Elysées
1982
Vivement dimanche
1998
Spécial cinéma
1974
0Le monde est à vous
1987
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
Midi trente
1972
Numéro un
1975
Numéro un
1975
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
Samedi soir
1971
Discorama
1959
Nulle part ailleurs
1987
Filmography
Champs-Elysées
as Self · 1982
Vivement dimanche
as Self · 1998
Spécial cinéma
as Self · 1974
Le monde est à vous
as Self · 1987
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self · 1975
Midi trente
as Self · 1972
Numéro un
as Self · 1975
Numéro un
as Self - Host · 1975
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self · 1972
Samedi soir
as Self · 1971
Discorama
as Self · 1959
Nulle part ailleurs
as Self · 1987
Victoires de la musique
as Self · 1985
Call My Agent!
as Self · 2015
Système 2
as Self · 1975
Ciné regards
as Self · 1978
L'été en pente douce
as André Voke · 1987
Nestor Burma
as Nestor Burma · 1991
The Longest Day
as Parachutist (uncredited) · 1962
Dim Dam Dom
as Self · 1965
Cadet Rousselle
as Self · 1971
Achtung Zoll
as L'inspecteur Mathieu · 1980
Deadly Circuit
as The pale man · 1983
Dear Inspector
as Beretti · 1978
L'Homme de Suez
as Ferdinand de Lesseps · 1984
Swimming Instructor
as Marcel · 1979
Sueurs froides
as Fernand · 1988
Hold-up
as Georges · 1985
Loulou
as André · 1980
Just to Be Sure
as Bastien Gourmelon · 2017
L'Hôtel de la plage
as Hubert Delambre · 1978
Coup de Torchon
as Marcel Chavasson · 1981
A Gorgeous Kid Like Me
as Sam Golden · 1972
Rum Runners
as Ronald / The Actor · 1971
The Best Job in the World
as Gauthier · 1996
Wide Load
as Le producteur · 2019
The Red Summer
as Capitaine Le Brec · 2002
Les Sous-Doués En Vacances
as Jean-Louis Glomot dit Paul Memphis · 1982
Nestor Burma, détective de choc
as Marc Covet · 1982
The Inquisitor
as Inspector Marcel Belmont · 1981
Family Business
as Maximilien Faucon · 1986
Heat of Desire
as Max Moineau - un maquereau · 1981
Fargas
as Fargas · 2003
Le Cœur au ventre
as Nino Cerreti · 1976
Let's Make a Dirty Movie
as Bob Panzani · 1976
Prière d'enquêter
as Pierre Maillard · 2020
Le Pain noir
as Darbois · 1974
La Boîte
as Pierre · 2001
My New Partner II
as Guy Brisson · 1990
The Husbands, the Wives, the Lovers
as Bruno · 1989
Try This One for Size
as Ottavioni · 1989
I Hate Actors
as Egelhofer · 1986
My Wife's Name Is Maurice
as Charles Boisdain · 2002
Have a Nice Night
as Commissaire Ottavioni · 1990
Les Passeurs
as Bernard Anthonioz · 2004
The Easy Way Out
as Francis · 2015
Led by the Nose
as Romain · 1984
Stolen Tangos
as Lamblin / Bastiani · 2002
The Honeymoon Trip
as Self · 1976
Entre Nous
as Michel Korski · 1983
Un crime très populaire
as Mario Venturi · 2008
Grand Guignol
as Baptiste · 1987
Want to Stay Alive
as Ottavioni · 1990
La Plus belle pour aller danser
as Jean-Jacques · 2023
Country Cabaret
as Léo · 2022
Le Syndrome de Cendrillon
as Marc · 1981
Fugue en Ré
as Louis Roche · 1999
Trois jours en juin
as Edmond Valadon · 2005
Cousin, Cousine
as Pascal · 1975
La Voie Jackson
as Charlot · 1981
Beaumarchais the Scoundrel
as Man at the Parliament · 1996
Calomnies
as Horace · 2014
Coupe franche
as Favier · 1989
Widow's Walk
as Inspector Leroyer · 1987
The Dune
as Paolo · 2014
Family Tree
as Frédérick Muller · 2010
Owl You Need Is Love
as Père de Rocky · 2016
The New World
as Dr. Carrion · 1995
After Him
as Francois · 2007
Prière d'enquêter : Elli et Clément
as Pierre Maillard · 2019
The Big Operator
as Marcel · 1976
Suite en Ré
as Louis Roche · 2000
La Rumba
as Ma pomme · 1987
Tout nous sourit
as Henri Pottier · 2021
Un père et passe
as Jacques Levasseur · 1989
Off and Running
as Pierre Delage · 2008
Torn
as Maurice · 2019
Un bébé pour mes 40 ans
as Le père de Béatrice · 2010
Musidora
as René Cresté · 1973
In Paris
as Mirko · 2006
La Fille du chef
as Edmond Martin · 2006
Looking for Teddy
as Le beau Francis · 2018
L'Île aux oiseaux
as Bélisaire · 1988
May Wine
as Dr. Paul Charmant · 1990
Take It from the Top
as Le journaliste · 1978
Bonjour l'angoisse
as Lambert · 1988
Vaudeville
as Gaston · 1986
La Mort amoureuse
as Robert · 1977
Christmas at Vaugirard
as Self · 1966
Petit Con
as Bob Choupon · 1984
The Acrobat
as Robert Pottier aka 'Ramon le Gominé' · 1976
La Dernière Partie
as Francis · 2021
Charlie Dingo
as Charlie Dingo · 1987
Paid
as Giuseppe · 2006
La Résidence
as Francis Sudre · 2011
Stress
as Alex · 1984
Châteauroux district
as Marc, aka Bebop · 1987
Le Tueur triste
as Simon · 1984