Guy Marchand

Acting

Guy Marchand

Born May 22, 1937 · Paris, France

Died December 15, 2023 · aged 86

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 tube…

Known For

The Longest DayThe Longest Day · 1962
The Longest Day
7.61962
MovieWarAction
The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the defenses being established as part of the Reich's Atlantic Wall, notes to his officers that when the Allied invasion comes they must be stopped on the beach. "For the Allies as well as the Germans, it will be the longest day"
L'Hôtel de la plageL'Hôtel de la plage · 1978
L'Hôtel de la plage
5.51978
MovieComedyRomance
Visitors young and old get up to fun antics and romance at a seaside hotel in Brittany, France.
Deadly CircuitDeadly Circuit · 1983
Deadly Circuit
6.11983
MovieCrimeMystery
A P.I. is obsessed with a cute woman, who seduces and kills rich men around W. Europe.
La BoîteLa Boîte · 2001
La Boîte
5.42001
MovieComedy
Five childhood friends, who live in a small provincial town, were excluded from the only nightclub in the region. With nothing else to do they plan to open a competing nightclub in the garage of two of the father of two of them.
Hold-upHold-up · 1985
Hold-up
6.11985
MovieComedyCrime
Dressed as a clown, the clever rascal Grimm holds up the most secure bank of Montreal and takes 30 hostages. While confusing and ridiculing the police with his strange behavior, he calmly manages to rid the bank of a fortune. But then an unsatisfied companion arouses trouble...
LoulouLoulou · 1980
Loulou
6.21980
MovieDramaRomance
A bored wife leaves her husband for an unemployed, petty criminal.
Grand GuignolGrand Guignol · 1987
Grand Guignol
3.91987
MovieComedyDrama
Sarah, the wife of a theater director, decides to leave her mutt of a husband because she is tired of his morbid fantasies. It is true that Baptiste has a rather unstable troupe that rehearses horror plays in a dance hall. Sarah comes out of the wings for life, but it turns out to be as incongruous and phantasmagorical as her husband's plays. This is why she returns to him. "The real grand guignol is life. The other is the farce."
Wide LoadWide Load · 2019
Wide Load
4.22019
MovieComedy
This is the story of a guy who goes too fast and a big guy who is too slow. Foster meets Taupin. All this would be trivial if one of them had a scary scenario, the scenario of their lives and their deaths. Just open the pages and shake.

Movies

The Longest DayThe Longest Day · 1962
The Longest Day
7.61962
MovieWarAction
The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the defenses being established as part of the Reich's Atlantic Wall, notes to his officers that when the Allied invasion comes they must be stopped on the beach. "For the Allies as well as the Germans, it will be the longest day"
L'Hôtel de la plageL'Hôtel de la plage · 1978
L'Hôtel de la plage
5.51978
MovieComedyRomance
Visitors young and old get up to fun antics and romance at a seaside hotel in Brittany, France.
Deadly CircuitDeadly Circuit · 1983
Deadly Circuit
6.11983
MovieCrimeMystery
A P.I. is obsessed with a cute woman, who seduces and kills rich men around W. Europe.
La BoîteLa Boîte · 2001
La Boîte
5.42001
MovieComedy
Five childhood friends, who live in a small provincial town, were excluded from the only nightclub in the region. With nothing else to do they plan to open a competing nightclub in the garage of two of the father of two of them.
Hold-upHold-up · 1985
Hold-up
6.11985
MovieComedyCrime
Dressed as a clown, the clever rascal Grimm holds up the most secure bank of Montreal and takes 30 hostages. While confusing and ridiculing the police with his strange behavior, he calmly manages to rid the bank of a fortune. But then an unsatisfied companion arouses trouble...
LoulouLoulou · 1980
Loulou
6.21980
MovieDramaRomance
A bored wife leaves her husband for an unemployed, petty criminal.
Grand GuignolGrand Guignol · 1987
Grand Guignol
3.91987
MovieComedyDrama
Sarah, the wife of a theater director, decides to leave her mutt of a husband because she is tired of his morbid fantasies. It is true that Baptiste has a rather unstable troupe that rehearses horror plays in a dance hall. Sarah comes out of the wings for life, but it turns out to be as incongruous and phantasmagorical as her husband's plays. This is why she returns to him. "The real grand guignol is life. The other is the farce."
Wide LoadWide Load · 2019
Wide Load
4.22019
MovieComedy
This is the story of a guy who goes too fast and a big guy who is too slow. Foster meets Taupin. All this would be trivial if one of them had a scary scenario, the scenario of their lives and their deaths. Just open the pages and shake.
The InquisitorThe Inquisitor · 1981
The Inquisitor
7.51981
MovieCrimeDrama
Martinaud, an illustrious notary suspected of being the perpetrator of two horrendous crimes, voluntarily agrees to be questioned by Inspector Gallien on New Year's Eve. What initially is a routine procedure, soon becomes a harsh interrogation that seems to confirm the initial suspicions.
CalomniesCalomnies · 2014
Calomnies
5.02014
MovieDramaComedy
Xavier Durmont young deputy newly elected, is charged by a representative of the Court of Auditors to investigate a dubious case of waste disposal involving a minister. He becomes then the target of slander orchestrated by the agency of a mysterious Armand.
Let's Make a Dirty MovieLet's Make a Dirty Movie · 1976
Let's Make a Dirty Movie
3.91976
MovieComedy
A bumbling film crew attempts to make a porno movie.
Les PasseursLes Passeurs · 2004
Les Passeurs
7.52004
MovieDrama
Nestor Burma, détective de chocNestor Burma, détective de choc · 1982
Nestor Burma, détective de choc
4.71982
MovieActionComedy
Detective Nestor Burma begins an investigation into the corrupt drug-ridden punk rock music world.
Dear InspectorDear Inspector · 1978
Dear Inspector
5.91978
MovieComedy
When Lise's car bumps Antoine's bike, they recognize each other from a brief fling 20 years before while at the Sorbonne. He's now a professor of Greek; she's loathe to tell him she's a police inspector. A call interrupts their first dinner date: a Deputy of the National Assembly has been murdered. She has a suspect, another Deputy, and must track him while deflecting Antoine's eye from her vocation. All roads in the inquiry lead to Christine Vallier, the dead Deputy's mistress, a beguiling 22-year-old whose mother ran the Assembly's snack bar. When more deputies die and Antoine learns Lise's identity, she must act quickly solve the crime and save her future.
Swimming InstructorSwimming Instructor · 1979
Swimming Instructor
5.81979
MovieComedyDrama
Marie, the charming daughter of Italian immigrants, has a dream : to become rich. In Roubaix, where she lives, she meets and marries small-time crooner Marcel Potier. Together they leave for the South of France where they live happily but poorly. Now, Marie hasn't forgotten her hopes of wealth and with this aim still in mind she pushes Marcel into becoming the swimming instructor of Achille Zopoulos, an oil tycoon.
Rum RunnersRum Runners · 1971
Rum Runners
4.71971
MovieAdventureComedy
During the prohibition era, Cornelius, a bootlegger, is on the run from the American coastguards. He comes across a silent film actress, Linda, on the set of a movie and falls in love with her.
My Wife's Name Is MauriceMy Wife's Name Is Maurice · 2002
My Wife's Name Is Maurice
4.72002
MovieComedy
Georges, a wealthy Parisian, has a mistress who wants to marry him, but he has no intention of divorcing his wife, the source of his money. The mistress, meanwhile, has a jealous boyfriend, so when Georges dumps her, two people are angry with him. Add Georges' wife, who suspects the affair. The mistress calls Georges to say she's coming to tell his wife everything, so Georges asks Maurice, a stranger who's passing by, to pose as his wife and scare off the mistress. In this farce, nothing goes as Georges plans.
Suite en RéSuite en Ré · 2000
Suite en Ré
10.02000
Movie
Country CabaretCountry Cabaret · 2022
Country Cabaret
5.72022
MovieComedyDrama
David, a young farmer from Cantal, has just had an idea: to save his farm from bankruptcy, he is going to set up a cabaret on the farm. The show will be on stage and on the plate, with good local products. He is sure, it can only work. His relatives, his mother and especially his grandfather, are more skeptical.
La Mort amoureuseLa Mort amoureuse · 1977
La Mort amoureuse
8.01977
Movie
A young woman, elegant, cold and inhuman, who is none other than Death, reigns over a universe dominated by electronics, the firm Thanatos Unlimited Corporation. A file in a computer and life stops. But death is also capable of knowing love. Thus she keeps Robert, a worker in eternal youth and forces him to love her until he falls in love with Marie, a barmaid. But can we defy Death with impunity?
Coupe francheCoupe franche · 1989
Coupe franche
4.01989
MovieDrama
Francois (Pierre-Loup Rajot) has just moved into a small community in the French Pyrenees mountains. He applies for work at a small logging mill, run with great craftsmanship but indifferent business skill by Favier (Guy Marchand), the son-in-law of the owner, Mathieu (Serge Reggiani). Francois has an ally in another man who works at the mill, Cyuri (Wotjek Pszoniak), who had formerly been his mother's lover. With his help, he easily settles into his job. He also quickly becomes the lover of his boss's wife Marie (Julie Jezequel). This leads to complications for all concerned, but as decent people, they find themselves at something of a standoff and are unable to resolve the situation easily.
Entre NousEntre Nous · 1983
Entre Nous
6.71983
MovieDramaWar
In 1942 in occupied France, a Jewish refugee marries a soldier to escape deportation to Germany. Meanwhile a wealthy art student loses her first husband to a stray Resistance bullet; at the Liberation she meets an actor, gets pregnant, and marries him. Lena and Madeleine meet at their children's school in Lyon in 1952 and the intensity of their relationship strains both their marriages to the breaking point.
Fugue en RéFugue en Ré · 1999
Fugue en Ré
10.01999
MovieRomance
Two neighbors, Louis and Coralie, have been at war with each other for years because of their different origins, French and Reunionese. Their mutual hatred is not the only thing they have in common: they also adore their respective children, who secretly love each other.
Bonjour l'angoisseBonjour l'angoisse · 1988
Bonjour l'angoisse
6.11988
MovieComedy
Anxious and shy, Michaud works for a company that specializes in alarms, safes and other security devices.

TV Shows

Vivement dimancheVivement dimanche · 1998
Vivement dimanche
3.61998
Series
Spécial cinémaSpécial cinéma · 1974
Spécial cinéma
9.51974
Series
Marcello Mastroianni, Isabelle Adjani, Alain Delon, Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen... the biggest stars in cinema were welcomed by Christian Defaye on his show Spécial cinéma. Between intimate confessions from actors and immersion in the world of the greatest filmmakers, Christian Defaye took viewers on a journey into the fascinating world of cinema for nearly thirty years.
Les Rendez-vous du dimancheLes Rendez-vous du dimanche · 1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
6.01975
Series
A talk show presented by Michel Drucker
Champs-ElyséesChamps-Elysées · 1982
Champs-Elysées
6.81982
Series
Numéro unNuméro un · 1975
Numéro un
7.51975
Series
A French variety show.
Le Grand ÉchiquierLe Grand Échiquier · 1972
Le Grand Échiquier
8.01972
Series
Le Grand Échiquier is a French variety television program created and presented by Jacques Chancel. It aired at 8:30 pm on the first channel of the ORTF from January 12, 1972 to July 12, 1972, then on the second color channel of the ORTF from September 1972 to December 1974, and finally on Antenne 2 from January 1975 to December 21, 1989. The program returned to France 2 on December 20, 2018 and is hosted by Anne-Sophie Lapix.
Le monde est à vousLe monde est à vous · 1987
Le monde est à vous
1987
Series
Midi trenteMidi trente · 1972
Midi trente
6.01972
Series
DiscoramaDiscorama · 1959
Discorama
8.01959
Series
Victoires de la musiqueVictoires de la musique · 1985
Victoires de la musique
3.31985
Series
Nulle part ailleursNulle part ailleurs · 1987
Nulle part ailleurs
6.11987
Series
Call My Agent!Call My Agent! · 2015
Call My Agent!
2015
SeriesComedyDrama
At a top Paris talent firm, agents scramble to keep their star clients happy—and their business afloat—after an unexpected crisis.
Nestor BurmaNestor Burma · 1991
Nestor Burma
5.91991
SeriesDramaMystery
Cynical private detective Nestor Burma investigating murders, missing persons, kidnapping and extortion cases in every arrondissement of Paris.
Dim Dam DomDim Dam Dom · 1965
Dim Dam Dom
8.01965
SeriesDocumentary
Cadet RousselleCadet Rousselle · 1971
Cadet Rousselle
1971
SeriesFamily
Achtung ZollAchtung Zoll · 1980
Achtung Zoll
9.01980
SeriesCrime
L'Homme de SuezL'Homme de Suez · 1984
L'Homme de Suez
7.71984
Series
The plan to build a large shipping canal between the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea had been around for a long time. But it took a man with the drive of Ferdinand de Lesseps to make it happen.
Le Pain noirLe Pain noir · 1974
Le Pain noir
7.51974
SeriesDrama
Sueurs froidesSueurs froides · 1988
Sueurs froides
3.01988
SeriesCrimeDocumentary
Le Cœur au ventreLe Cœur au ventre · 1976
Le Cœur au ventre
10.01976
SeriesDrama
La Voie JacksonLa Voie Jackson · 1981
La Voie Jackson
7.01981
SeriesDrama
The Red SummerThe Red Summer · 2002
The Red Summer
4.02002
SeriesDrama
Hélène de Graf, a wealthy heiress, is found dead in her home in Savoie, on the shores of Lake Bourget. Thomas, her lover, is accused because he visited her shortly before she was discovered dead. He will spend thirteen years in prison. Upon his release, he has only one desire: to unmask the real murderer. Thus begins a veritable manhunt for him, and for us, a mystery: who killed Hélène? Thomas can count on his sister and her husband, an eminent local doctor who has always believed in his innocence, but also on his best friend, none other than his fellow prisoner. But then, who killed Hélène de Graf, and above all, why? Everyone around her is suspected, starting with her husband Alex, his new wife Paola, and even the casino director, Gilles Delprat.
Prière d'enquêterPrière d'enquêter · 2020
Prière d'enquêter
7.62020
SeriesCrime
FargasFargas · 2003
Fargas
10.02003
SeriesCrime