Christian Marquand
Known for Acting · 60 credits
- Born
- 1927-03-15
- Died
- 2000-11-22
- Place of birth
- Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
- Also known as
- Christian Marquant
Biography
Christian Marquand (15 March 1927 – 22 November 2000) was a French actor, screenwriter and film director. Born in Marseille, he was born to a Spanish father and an Arab mother, and his sister was film director Nadine Trintignant. He was often cast as a heartthrob in French films of the 1950s.
Marquand's first film appearance was in 1946, as a footman in Jean Cocteau's Beauty and the Beast (La Belle et la Bête). After a few more small parts, he was prominently featured in Christian-Jaque's Lucrèce Borgia (1953) as one of Lucrezia's lovers, and as an Austrian soldier in Luchino Visconti's Senso (1954).
In 1956, he was directed by Roger Vadim in And God Created Woman (Et Dieu... créa la femme) opposite Brigitte Bardot. That film's success led to starring roles in the movies No Sun in Venice (1957), Temptation (1959), and The Big Show (1960) and leads opposite actresses Maria Schell, Jean Seberg, and Annie Girardot.
In 1962, Marquand appeared as French Naval Commando leader Philippe Kieffer in Darryl F. Zanuck's World War II movie The Longest Day, which led to further roles in international productions such as Behold a Pale Horse (1964), Lord Jim (1965) and The Flight of the Phoenix (1965).
He appeared in feature films and television throughout the 1970s, and played a French plantation owner in Francis Ford Coppola's re-edited Vietnam war epic Apocalypse Now Redux (1979/2001). His last performance was in a 1987 French TV mini-series. He directed two films, Les Grands Chemins (1963) and the all-star sex farce Candy (1968).
Known For
TV Shows (4)
Movies (56)
Apocalypse Now
1979
as Hubert de Marais
The Longest Day
1962
as Cmdr. Philippe Kieffer - Commando Leader
Candy
1968
as Film Director (uncredited)
Emmanuelle 4
1984
as Doctor Santano
The Flight of the Phoenix
1965
as Dr. Renaud
...And God Created Woman
1956
as Antoine Tardieu
Senso
1954
as Un Ufficiale Boemo
Behold a Pale Horse
1964
as Zaganar
Lord Jim
1965
as French Officer
Human Torpedoes
1954
as Paolo
The Other Side of Midnight
1977
as Armand Gautier
Attila
1954
as Capo degli Unni
Altas variedades
1960
as Walter
Beauty and the Beast
1946
as Footman (uncredited)
Choice of Arms
1981
as Jean
Evening in Byzantium
1978
as Insp. DuBois
I Spit on Your Grave
1959
as Joe Grant
Victory at Entebbe
1976
as Captain Dukas
Temptation
1959
as Patrick
Tales of Paris
1962
as Christian Lénier (segment "Antonia")
Swimming Instructor
1979
as Paul
Lady Chatterley's Lover
1955
as Pub Regular
Ciao! Manhattan
1973
as Entrepreneur
Le Beau Monde
1981
as Bertrand I
The Corrupt Ones
1967
as Brandon
The Road to Corinth
1967
as Robert
Jenny Lamour
1947
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Beggarman, Thief
1979
as Inspector Charboneau
Cause toujours... tu m'intéresses
1979
as Georges Julienne, great reporter and writer
End of Desire
1958
as Julien de Lamare
Lucrèce Borgia
1953
as Paolo
Sweet Deceptions
1960
as Enrico
How to Make a French Dish
1964
as Lucien Volard
Farewell Fred
1985
as Victor
Schlussakkord
1960
as Frank Leroux
Shadows of Adultery
1961
as Bruno
La demoiselle et son revenant
1952
as Le zouave
Les Hommes en blanc
1955
as Philippon
Vadim Mister Cool
2016
as Self (archive footage)
Chassé-croisé
1982
No Sun in Venice
1957
as Michel Lafaurie
The Sorceror's Apprentice
1977
as Ashe / Bezzerides
Un chien dans un jeu de quilles
1962
as Rodolphe
I Love You All
1980
as Victor
Young Girls of Good Families
1963
as Steve
Tender and Violent Elisabeth
1960
as Claude Walter
Next Summer
1985
as Pierre
Marrakesh Cult
1979
as Père Peter
Sergeant X of the Foreign Legion
1960
as Michel Rousseau
Playtime
1961
as Philippe
Love at Night
1955
as Eugène Legrand
More Whiskey for Callaghan
1955
as (uncredited)
Heiß und kalt
1972
Dirty Hands
1951
as Dimitri
Two Men in Town
1959
as Pablo Morales
Sexpot
1957
as Engineer Philippe Vincent
About Christian Marquand
Christian Marquand (15 March 1927 – 22 November 2000) was a French actor, screenwriter and film director. Born in Marseille, he was born to a Spanish father and an Arab mother, and his sister was film director Nadine Trintignant. He was often cast as a heartthrob in French films of the 1950s. Marquand's first film appearance was in 1946, as a footman in Jean Cocteau's Beauty and the Beast (La Belle et la Bête). After a few more small parts, he was prominently featured in Christian-Jaque's Lucrèce Borgia (1953) as one of Lucrezia's lovers, and… With 60 credits spanning from 1946 to 2016, Christian Marquand has appeared in 56 films and 4 TV shows.
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Most Popular Christian Marquand Movies
- Apocalypse Now (1979) — as Hubert de Marais
- The Longest Day (1962) — as Cmdr. Philippe Kieffer - Commando Leader
- Candy (1968) — as Film Director (uncredited)
- Emmanuelle 4 (1984) — as Doctor Santano
- The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) — as Dr. Renaud
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