The actor, found dead on May 5, was buried on Wednesday May 17 without his former fellow actors in the series “Plus belle la vie”, in which he toured for almost 20 years.
Michel Cordes died on May 5. The 77-year-old actor, who camped Roland Marci in the series More beautiful lifewas able to be buried on Wednesday, May 17, after the autopsy was performed. According Free lunchthe funeral of Michel Cordes took place at the Grammont funeral complex in Montpellier, without the presence of the teams of More beautiful life. Relatives of the actor wanted the ceremony to take place in “the strictest family intimacy“, according to the newspaper. This did not prevent Laurent Kérusoré, the actor who played Roland Marci’s son in the French series, from paying tribute to his playing partner on social networks: “He will have made me a rich man. Goodbye Papa Strings“, did he declare.
Michel Cordes, who had started his career playing in the theater, played the boss of the fictional bar The Mistral from 2004 to 2022. He was found dead at his home in Grabels (Hérault), where he had been living for almost a year. An inquest is still ongoing to find out the cause of his death. but the thesis of suicide is privileged. According The Parisianthe actor would indeed have left a farewell letter.
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A breakup a few weeks before his death
In an interview conducted by the daily on September 28, 2022, the actor seemed to regret the end of his character.who died in the series, but wanted to take advantage of his free time to indulge in manual activities: “Often, when I came back from ‘Plus belle la vie’, I relaxed by doing some wood carving. With a piece of wood and an idea, I’m fine.“ He also said he had met someone he cared about “to profit fromof his retirement. The companion of Michel Cordes did not speak publicly, but her neighbors said the couple separated a month ago. A break that would have left the actor in shock.