Guy Marchand
Known for Acting · 105 credits
- Born
- 1937-05-22
- Died
- 2023-12-15
- Place of birth
- Paris, France
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.
Known For
TV Shows (26)
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self
Vivement dimanche
1998
as Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
Spécial cinéma
1974
as Self
Le monde est à vous
1987
as Self
Numéro un
1975
as Self / Self - Host
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
Midi trente
1972
as Self
Discorama
1959
as Self
Nulle part ailleurs
1987
as Self
Victoires de la musique
1985
as Self
Samedi soir
1971
as Self
Call My Agent!
2015
as Self
Système 2
1975
as Self
Dim Dam Dom
1965
as Self
Nestor Burma
1991
as Nestor Burma
Cadet Rousselle
1971
as Self
Achtung Zoll
1980
as L'inspecteur Mathieu
Sueurs froides
1988
as Fernand
L'Homme de Suez
1984
as Ferdinand de Lesseps
Prière d'enquêter
2020
as Pierre Maillard
The Red Summer
2002
as Capitaine Le Brec
Fargas
2003
as Fargas
Le Pain noir
1974
as Darbois
Le Cœur au ventre
1976
as Nino Cerreti
La Voie Jackson
1981
as Charlot
Movies (79)
The Longest Day
1962
as Parachutist (uncredited)
Heat of Desire
1981
as Max Moineau - un maquereau
The Best Job in the World
1996
as Gauthier
Rum Runners
1971
as Ronald / The Actor
Loulou
1980
as André
Dear Inspector
1978
as Beretti
The Inquisitor
1981
as Inspector Marcel Belmont
My New Partner II
1990
as Guy Brisson
Beaumarchais the Scoundrel
1996
as Man at the Parliament
Deadly Circuit
1983
as The pale man
Hold-up
1985
as Georges
After Him
2007
as Francois
L'été en pente douce
1987
as André Voke
Coup de Torchon
1981
as Marcel Chavasson
Paid
2006
as Giuseppe
La Rumba
1987
as Ma pomme
Cousin, Cousine
1975
as Pascal
Swimming Instructor
1979
as Marcel
Entre Nous
1983
as Michel Korski
A Gorgeous Girl Like Me
1972
as Sam Golden
The Dune
2014
as Paolo
The Acrobat
1976
as Robert Pottier aka 'Ramon le Gominé'
Just to Be Sure
2017
as Bastien Gourmelon
La Boîte
2001
as Pierre
Les Sous-Doués En Vacances
1982
as Jean-Louis Glomot dit Paul Memphis
I Hate Actors
1986
as Egelhofer
L'Hôtel de la plage
1978
as Hubert Delambre
Let's Make a Dirty Movie
1976
as Bob Panzani
Take It from the Top
1978
as Le journaliste
The Honeymoon Trip
1976
as Self
My Wife's Name Is Maurice
2002
as Charles Boisdain
Have a Nice Night
1990
as Commissaire Ottavioni
Family Business
1986
as Maximilien Faucon
Owl You Need Is Love
2016
as Père de Rocky
Calomnies
2014
as Horace
Off and Running
2008
as Pierre Delage
The New World
1995
as Dr. Carrion
Looking for Teddy
2018
as Le beau Francis
La Plus belle pour aller danser
2023
as Jean-Jacques
Wide Load
2019
as Le producteur
Widow's Walk
1987
as Inspector Leroyer
The Big Operator
1976
as Marcel
Bonjour l'angoisse
1988
as Lambert
The Husbands, the Wives, the Lovers
1989
as Bruno
Vaudeville
1986
as Gaston
Nestor Burma, détective de choc
1982
as Marc Covet
The Easy Way Out
2015
as Francis
Petit Con
1984
as Bob Choupon
Led by the Nose
1984
as Romain
Torn
2019
as Maurice
Un crime très populaire
2008
as Mario Venturi
Try This One for Size
1989
as Ottavioni
In Paris
2006
as Mirko
Prière d'enquêter : Elli et Clément
2019
as Pierre Maillard
Want to Stay Alive
1990
as Ottavioni
Tout nous sourit
2021
as Henri Pottier
Stress
1984
as Alex
Country Cabaret
2022
as Léo
Musidora
1973
as René Cresté
Le Tueur triste
1984
as Simon
La Dernière Partie
2021
as Francis
Family Tree
2010
as Frédérick Muller
Grand Guignol
1987
as Baptiste
Un bébé pour mes 40 ans
2010
as Le père de Béatrice
Charlie Dingo
1987
as Charlie Dingo
Christmas at Vaugirard
1966
as Self
May Wine
1990
as Dr. Paul Charmant
La Mort amoureuse
1977
as Robert
Stolen Tangos
2002
as Lamblin / Bastiani
Châteauroux district
1987
as Marc, aka Bebop
Suite en Ré
2000
as Louis Roche
Trois jours en juin
2005
as Edmond Valadon
Les Passeurs
2004
as Bernard Anthonioz
La Fille du chef
2006
as Edmond Martin
L'Île aux oiseaux
1988
as Bélisaire
Fugue en Ré
1999
as Louis Roche
Un père et passe
1989
as Jacques Levasseur
Coupe franche
1989
as Favier
La Résidence
2011
as Francis Sudre
About 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 regu… With 105 credits spanning from 1959 to 2023, Guy Marchand has appeared in 79 films and 26 TV shows.
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- The Longest Day (1962) — as Parachutist (uncredited)
- Heat of Desire (1981) — as Max Moineau - un maquereau
- The Best Job in the World (1996) — as Gauthier
- Rum Runners (1971) — as Ronald / The Actor
- Loulou (1980) — as André
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