“Dad, I love you!”, are the words that open Jules Marchand’s vibrant message, on Instagram, to pay tribute to his father who died on December 15. With his sister Ludivine, he announced the disastrous news to AFP. “He passed away peacefully this Friday (…) at Cavaillon hospital,” they then indicated. Jules Marchand is the son of actress Béatrice Chatelier and actor Guy Marchand who met in the 1980s, during the filming of the film Les Sous Doudos en vacances.
On December 17, it was with very touching words that Jules Marchand spoke to honor the memory of the man who played on television, for twelve years, an unforgettable Nestor Burma, the disillusioned detective created by Léo Malet in 1942. “This life at your side has given me so much. You are my father, my brother, my friend, my confidant. The whole person I am today was shaped by your words. You taught me to no longer be afraid, to love, to contemplate the most important moments. simple things in life by telling me “there my son, we are immortal!” Watching our evening film with the eagerness of the big children that we are”, wrote his son in his message accompanied by a photo illustrating a beautiful bond.
Jazzman, clarinetist, charming singer, Guy Marchand, the most polymorphous actor in French cinema, died at the age of 86, Friday December 15. François Truffaut (A beautiful girl like me, 1972), Maurice Pialat (Loulou, 1980), Claude Miller (Garde à vue, 1981), Bertrand Tavernier to name but a few, the actor has played for the greatest. In addition to his rich filmography, he leaves behind great titles of charming French songs. From Destiny to La Passionata and Moi je suis Tango.
