He was famous for his role in the TV series “Nestor Burma”.
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The interpreter of private detective Nestor Burma, Guy Marchand, died Friday December 15 at the age of 86. Guy Marchand, who played in a series, from 1991 to 2003, this Parisian detective character created by the novelist Léo Malet, “died peacefully this Friday (…) at Cavaillon hospital” (Vaucluse), announced his children Jules and Ludivine in a press release sent to AFP.
His film career is marked by a César for best supporting role won in 1982 for the film Jail by Claude Miller. A jack-of-all-trades artist, crooner singer and jazz musician in addition to being an actor, he became known to the general public in 1965 as a musician with the song The Passionnata. He is the author of 19 albums, including his latest in 2020, Born in Belleville.
