Acting
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.
Filmography
La Plus belle pour aller danser
Film · 2023
Country Cabaret
Film · 2022
La Dernière Partie
Film · 2021
Tout nous sourit
Film · 2021
Prière d'enquêter
Series · 2020
Wide Load
Film · 2019
Torn
Film · 2019
Prière d'enquêter : Elli et Clément
Film · 2019
Looking for Teddy
Film · 2018
Just to Be Sure
Film · 2017
Owl You Need Is Love
Film · 2016
The Easy Way Out
Film · 2015
Call My Agent!
Series · 2015
Calomnies
Film · 2014
The Dune
Film · 2014
La Résidence
Film · 2011
Family Tree
Film · 2010
Un bébé pour mes 40 ans
Film · 2010
Off and Running
Film · 2008
Un crime très populaire
Film · 2008
After Him
Film · 2007
In Paris
Film · 2006
La Fille du chef
Film · 2006
Paid
Film · 2006
Trois jours en juin
Film · 2005
Les Passeurs
Film · 2004
Fargas
Series · 2003
Stolen Tangos
Film · 2002
My Wife's Name Is Maurice
Film · 2002
The Red Summer
Series · 2002
La Boîte
Film · 2001
Suite en Ré
Film · 2000
Fugue en Ré
Film · 1999
Vivement dimanche
Series · 1998
The Best Job in the World
Film · 1996
Beaumarchais the Scoundrel
Film · 1996
The New World
Film · 1995
Nestor Burma
Series · 1991
My New Partner II
Film · 1990
Have a Nice Night
Film · 1990
Want to Stay Alive
Film · 1990
May Wine
Film · 1990
Un père et passe
Film · 1989
The Husbands, the Wives, the Lovers
Film · 1989
Try This One for Size
Film · 1989
Coupe franche
Film · 1989
Bonjour l'angoisse
Film · 1988
L'Île aux oiseaux
Film · 1988
Sueurs froides
Series · 1988
Grand Guignol
Film · 1987
La Rumba
Film · 1987
Widow's Walk
Film · 1987
L'été en pente douce
Film · 1987
Châteauroux district
Film · 1987
Charlie Dingo
Film · 1987
Nulle part ailleurs
Series · 1987
Le monde est à vous
Series · 1987
Family Business
Film · 1986
Vaudeville
Film · 1986
I Hate Actors
Film · 1986
Hold-up
Film · 1985
Victoires de la musique
Series · 1985
Stress
Film · 1984
Petit Con
Film · 1984
Le Tueur triste
Film · 1984
Led by the Nose
Film · 1984
L'Homme de Suez
Series · 1984
Entre Nous
Film · 1983
Deadly Circuit
Film · 1983
Les Sous-Doués En Vacances
Film · 1982
Nestor Burma, détective de choc
Film · 1982
Champs-Elysées
Series · 1982
The Inquisitor
Film · 1981
Coup de Torchon
Film · 1981
Heat of Desire
Film · 1981
Le Syndrome de Cendrillon
Film · 1981
La Voie Jackson
Series · 1981
Loulou
Film · 1980
Achtung Zoll
Series · 1980
Swimming Instructor
Film · 1979
Take It from the Top
Film · 1978
L'Hôtel de la plage
Film · 1978
Dear Inspector
Film · 1978
Ciné regards
Series · 1978
La Mort amoureuse
Film · 1977
Let's Make a Dirty Movie
Film · 1976
The Honeymoon Trip
Film · 1976
The Acrobat
Film · 1976
The Big Operator
Film · 1976
Le Cœur au ventre
Series · 1976
Cousin, Cousine
Film · 1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Series · 1975
Numéro un
Series · 1975
Numéro un
Series · 1975
Système 2
Series · 1975
Spécial cinéma
Series · 1974
Le Pain noir
Series · 1974
Musidora
Film · 1973
A Gorgeous Kid Like Me
Film · 1972
Le Grand Échiquier
Series · 1972
Midi trente
Series · 1972
Rum Runners
Film · 1971
Cadet Rousselle
Series · 1971
Samedi soir
Series · 1971
Christmas at Vaugirard
Film · 1966
Dim Dam Dom
Series · 1965
The Longest Day
Film · 1962
Discorama
Series · 1959