Guy Marchand
Guy Marchand ( May 22nd, 1937 in Paris) is a French actor, jazz clarinetist and singer.
Life
Marchand was born in the district Ménilmontant. His father was a scrap dealer at the flea market of Saint -Ouen. Early on, he discovered his love of jazz and played in the Paris Club clarinet. During the Algerian War, he was at times as a paratrooper Lieutenant liaison officer to the Foreign Legion and during a holiday he wrote " La Passionata " which was of him singing the hit of the summer 1965 ( before His music had already been interpreted by chanson singers such as Hervé Vilard and Régine ). Since then, he has released numerous records and is a crooner - very well known in France - with a penchant for Latin music such as Tango and Mambo.
About the music he came to the film. He had his first major role in rum Boulevard 1971 by Robert Enrico next Lino Ventura and Brigitte Bardot. Add A beautiful girl like me by François Truffaut, he played a comedic role in the successful cousin, cousin of Jean -Charles Tacchella he mimed the Latin Lover. Marchand played in the French film often also the crooks or something sleazy police inspector, as in the pigsty (1981 ) by Bertrand Tavernier and in The Interrogation (1981 ) by Claude Miller, in which he goes a little too far when questioning Serrault and Lino Ventura is stopped. For this he received the 1982 César Award for Best Supporting Actor ( after he had been nominated in 1981 for The Loulou ). In the same year he played with Serrault in Nestor Burma, a private detective character from the novels of Léo Malet, at that time, however, even as an inspector ( played Serrault Burma). Ten years later he made the Nestor Burma to his starring role in the previous eight seasons of the series. The comedic scale figure of agile detective Burma, supported by his attractive secretary Hélène and with fairly good contacts to Commissioner Farroux, but hated by his assistant Fabre, made him in France for television star. This television series offered him, among other things, the opportunity his prowess as a saxophone player (jazz ) to show.
Known to the German television audience Marchand, 1983, by the title role in the last ZDF Advent Adventure Vierteiler The man of Suez, in which he portrayed Ferdinand de Lesseps, the builder of the Suez Canal.
Marchand punched well and took part in car racing part, such as the " Simca 1000 Rallye" in "Star Racing Team" ( in addition to, among others, Jean -Louis Trintignant ), is known for his love of tango dancing and equestrian - he also breeds even horses. Marchand is in the fight against osteoporosis, where his mother was suffering involved.
In 1973, he won an Emmy for the musical La Vie d' Al Jolson, for the life of the eponymous singer and entertainer. In 2006 he played in Dans Paris by Christophe Honoré, for which he was nominated for a César in 2007.