Guy Marchand
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 22, 1937
- Died
- December 15, 2023
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
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.
Filmography
La Plus belle pour aller danser 2023
as Jean-Jacques
Country Cabaret 2022
as Léo
Tout nous sourit 2021
as Henri Pottier
La Dernière Partie 2021
as Francis
Prière d'enquêter : Elli et Clément 2019
as Pierre Maillard
Torn 2019
as Maurice
Wide Load 2019
as Le producteur
Looking for Teddy 2018
as Le beau Francis
Just to Be Sure 2017
as Bastien Gourmelon
Owl You Need Is Love 2016
as Père de Rocky
The Easy Way Out 2015
as Francis
Calomnies 2014
as Horace
The Dune 2014
as Paolo
- La Résidence
La Résidence 2011
as Francis Sudre
Un bébé pour mes 40 ans 2010
as Le père de Béatrice
Family Tree 2010
as Frédérick Muller
Off and Running 2008
as Pierre Delage
Un crime très populaire 2008
as Mario Venturi
After Him 2007
as Francois
In Paris 2006
as Mirko
Paid 2006
as Giuseppe
La Fille du chef 2006
as Edmond Martin
Trois jours en juin 2005
as Edmond Valadon
Les Passeurs 2004
as Bernard Anthonioz
My Wife's Name Is Maurice 2002
as Charles Boisdain
- Stolen Tangos
Stolen Tangos 2002
as Lamblin / Bastiani
La Boîte 2001
as Pierre
Suite en Ré 2000
as Louis Roche
Fugue en Ré 1999
as Louis Roche
The Best Job in the World 1996
as Gauthier
Beaumarchais the Scoundrel 1996
as Man at the Parliament
The New World 1995
as Dr. Carrion
May Wine 1990
as Dr. Paul Charmant
Want to Stay Alive 1990
as Ottavioni
My New Partner II 1990
as Guy Brisson
Have a Nice Night 1990
as Commissaire Ottavioni
Try This One for Size 1989
as Ottavioni
Un père et passe 1989
as Jacques Levasseur
Coupe franche 1989
as Favier
The Husbands, the Wives, the Lovers 1989
as Bruno
Bonjour l'angoisse 1988
as Lambert
L'Île aux oiseaux 1988
as Bélisaire
Widow's Walk 1987
as Inspector Leroyer
Charlie Dingo 1987
as Charlie Dingo
- Châteauroux district
Châteauroux district 1987
as Marc, aka Bebop
L'été en pente douce 1987
as André Voke
Grand Guignol 1987
as Baptiste
La Rumba 1987
as Ma pomme
I Hate Actors 1986
as Egelhofer
- Vaudeville
Vaudeville 1986
as Gaston
Family Business 1986
as Maximilien Faucon
Hold-up 1985
as Georges
Le Tueur triste 1984
as Simon
Led by the Nose 1984
as Romain
Stress 1984
as Alex
Petit Con 1984
as Bob Choupon
Entre Nous 1983
as Michel Korski
Deadly Circuit 1983
as The pale man
Santa Claus Is a Stinker 1982
Music
Nestor Burma, détective de choc 1982
as Marc Covet
Les Sous-Doués En Vacances 1982
as Jean-Louis Glomot dit Paul Memphis
- Le Syndrome de Cendrillon
Le Syndrome de Cendrillon 1981
as Marc
Coup de Torchon 1981
as Marcel Chavasson
The Inquisitor 1981
as Inspector Marcel Belmont
Heat of Desire 1981
as Max Moineau - un maquereau
Loulou 1980
as André
Swimming Instructor 1979
as Marcel
Take It from the Top 1978
as Le journaliste
Dear Inspector 1978
as Beretti
L'Hôtel de la plage 1978
as Hubert Delambre
La Mort amoureuse 1977
as Robert
The Big Operator 1976
as Marcel
The Honeymoon Trip 1976
as Self
The Acrobat 1976
as Robert Pottier aka 'Ramon le Gominé'
Let's Make a Dirty Movie 1976
as Bob Panzani, Original Music Composer
Cousin, Cousine 1975
as Pascal
Musidora 1973
as René Cresté
A Gorgeous Kid Like Me 1972
as Sam Golden
Rum Runners 1971
as Ronald / The Actor
Christmas at Vaugirard 1966
as Self
The Longest Day 1962
as Parachutist (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.