
Actor
Guy Marchand
Born May 22, 1937 in Paris, FranceDied December 15, 202378 films
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.
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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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78 films as actor- 2023La Plus belle pour aller danserJean-Jacques
- 2022Country CabaretLéo
- 2021Tout nous souritHenri Pottier
- 2021La Dernière PartieFrancis
- 2019Prière d'enquêter : Elli et ClémentPierre Maillard
- 2019Wide LoadLe producteur
- 2019TornMaurice
- 2018Looking for TeddyLe beau Francis
- 2017Just to Be SureBastien Gourmelon
- 2016Owl You Need Is LovePère de Rocky
- 2015The Easy Way OutFrancis
- 2014CalomniesHorace
- 2014The DunePaolo
- 2011La RésidenceFrancis Sudre
- 2010Un bébé pour mes 40 ansLe père de Béatrice
- 2010Family TreeFrédérick Muller
- 2008Off and RunningPierre Delage
- 2008Un crime très populaireMario Venturi
- 2007After HimFrancois
- 2006In ParisMirko
- 2006PaidGiuseppe
- 2006La Fille du chefEdmond Martin
- 2005Trois jours en juinEdmond Valadon
- 2004Les PasseursBernard Anthonioz
- 2002My Wife's Name Is MauriceCharles Boisdain
- 2002Stolen TangosLamblin / Bastiani
- 2001La BoîtePierre
- 2000Suite en RéLouis Roche
- 1999Fugue en RéLouis Roche
- 1996The Best Job in the WorldGauthier
- 1996Beaumarchais the ScoundrelMan at the Parliament
- 1995The New WorldDr. Carrion
- 1990May WineDr. Paul Charmant
- 1990Want to Stay AliveOttavioni
- 1990My New Partner IIGuy Brisson
- 1990Have a Nice NightCommissaire Ottavioni
- 1989Try This One for SizeOttavioni
- 1989Un père et passeJacques Levasseur
- 1989Coupe francheFavier
- 1989The Husbands, the Wives, the LoversBruno
- 1988Bonjour l'angoisseLambert
- 1988L'Île aux oiseauxBélisaire
- 1987Widow's WalkInspector Leroyer
- 1987Charlie DingoCharlie Dingo
- 1987Châteauroux districtMarc, aka Bebop
- 1987L'été en pente douceAndré Voke
- 1987Grand GuignolBaptiste
- 1987La RumbaMa pomme
- 1986I Hate ActorsEgelhofer
- 1986Family BusinessMaximilien Faucon
- 1986VaudevilleGaston
- 1985Hold-upGeorges
- 1984Le Tueur tristeSimon
- 1984Led by the NoseRomain
- 1984StressAlex
- 1984Petit ConBob Choupon
- 1983Entre NousMichel Korski
- 1983Deadly CircuitThe pale man
- 1982Nestor Burma, détective de chocMarc Covet
- 1982Les Sous-Doués En VacancesJean-Louis Glomot dit Paul Memphis
- 1981Le Syndrome de CendrillonMarc
- 1981Coup de TorchonMarcel Chavasson
- 1981The InquisitorInspector Marcel Belmont
- 1981Heat of DesireMax Moineau - un maquereau
- 1980LoulouAndré
- 1979Swimming InstructorMarcel
- 1978Take It from the TopLe journaliste
- 1978Dear InspectorBeretti
- 1978L'Hôtel de la plageHubert Delambre
- 1977La Mort amoureuseRobert
- 1976The Big OperatorMarcel
- 1976The AcrobatRobert Pottier aka 'Ramon le Gominé'
- 1976Let's Make a Dirty MovieBob Panzani
- 1975Cousin, CousinePascal
- 1973MusidoraRené Cresté
- 1972A Gorgeous Kid Like MeSam Golden
- 1971Rum RunnersRonald / The Actor
- 1962The Longest DayParachutist (uncredited)







