This Friday, December 15, 2023, Guy Marchand died at the age of 86. An announcement shared by the children of the famous actor and singer which gave rise to a multitude of tributes from personalities.
Guy Marchand died this Friday, December 15, 2023 at the age of 86 in Cavaillon, in Vaucluse. An announcement shared by the children of this former crooner turned actor, as reported by our colleagues at Puremedias With l’AFP. A face well known to viewers, perhaps that of the best-known private detective in France with his role in the skin of Nestor Burma, an emblematic series broadcast between 1991 and 2003 on France 2.
A program which has also been the subject of numerous rebroadcasts. Guy Marchand was not only known for his roles on the small screen, the actor having appeared in numerous films before becoming a television star. The actor has in fact led a busy career in the seventh art, where he was able to appear in films such as Rum Boulevard (1971) alongside Brigitte Bardot and Lino Ventura (1971) or even in Ripoux versus ripoux by Claude Zidi (1990) where he opposite Thierry Lhermitte and Philippe Noiret. On Twitter, tributes from personalities like Princess Erika and Pierre Lescure quickly began to multiply.
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Guy Marchand: from crooner to actor
In total, Guy Marchand has appeared in more than sixty films brought to the big screen among which The underachievers on vacation (1982), Jail (1982) or even The best job in the world (1996). But before starting his career in cinema, the interpreter of Nestor Burma made his singing debut. In 1965, the public discovered the crooner’s voice with The Passionata, his first success. A performance which will push the artist to perform, a few years later, the title Destiny on the film’s soundtrack The underachievers on vacation The sequel did not become a real success, which viewers were also able to hear in Santa Clause is garbage which features the band of Splendid.
Guy Marchand would later confide that this song constitutes, according to him, his greatest contribution to the cultural heritage of France. Guy Marchand was married to the actress Béatrice Chatelier, one of Eddie Barclay’s former companions, with whom he had two children, Jules and Ludivine.
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After divorcing, the singer and actor met Adelina Khamaganova, a model of Russian origin, 40 years his junior in 2006 before marrying her the following year. After a few years of living together, the couple separated but did not divorce. In 2019, Guy Marchand admitted to encountering financial problems, mainly due to his very expensive passion for American classic cars. Guy Marchand died on December 15, 2023, at the age of 86 in Cavaillon. A few hours after the announcement of his death, tributes were quick to flood social networks to honor the memory of the artist.
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