History Creator / GuyMarchand

He was a parachutist during the UsefulNotes/{{Algeria}}n War then was briefly in the [[LegionOfLostSouls Foreign Legion]]. He played in over 60 films by the likes of Robert Enrico, Creator/FrancoisTruffaut, Pierre Granier-Deferre, Creator/ClaudeZidi, Bertrand Tavernier, Claude Miller, Philippe de Broca or Édouard Molinaro. His most famous role was the PrivateDetective Nestor Burma in the 1990s television [[Series/NestorBurma series of the same name]], adapted from the MysteryFiction novels by Léo Malet.

* [[invoked]]ActorInspiredElement: He came up with the idea of Nestor Burma playing the clarinet as his SignatureInstrument, because himself was a clarinet player and particularly loved the instrument, and because he felt the detective needed to play a music instrument much like Literature/SherlockHolmes plays the violin. He also had other characters he portrayed play the instrument on occasion.

He was a parachutist during the UsefulNotes/{{Algeria}}n War then was briefly in the [[LegionOfLostSouls Foreign Legion]]. He played in over 60 films by the likes of Robert Enrico, Creator/FrancoisTruffaut, Pierre Granier-Deferre, Creator/ClaudeZidi, Bertrand Tavernier, Claude Miller, Philippe de Broca or Édouard Molinaro. His most famous role was the PrivateDetective Nestor Burma in the 1990s television series of the same name, adapted from the MysteryFiction novels by Léo Malet.

* ''Nestor Burma'' (1991-2003) as Nestor Burma

He was a parachutist during the UsefulNotes/{{Algeria}}n War then was briefly in the [[LegionOfLostSouls Foreign Legion]]. He played in over 60 films by the likes of Robert Enrico, Creator/FrancoisTruffaut, Pierre Granier-Deferre, Creator/ClaudeZidi, Bertrand Tavernier, Claude Miller, Philippe de Broca or Édouard Molinaro. His most famous role was the HardboiledDetective Nestor Burma in the 1990s television series of the same name, adapted from the MysteryFiction novels by Léo Malet.

* ''Series/DixPourCent'' (2017) {{as himself}}

As a musician, he recorded 19 albums and over 30 singles and [=EPs=] and played either piano, saxophone or clarinet (which also ended up Nestor Burma's SignatureInstrument), or sang as a crooner.

He was a parachutist during the UsefulNotes/{{Algeria}}n War then went briefly through the Foreign Legion. He played in over 60 films by the likes of Robert Enrico, Creator/FrancoisTruffaut, Pierre Granier-Deferre, Creator/ClaudeZidi, Bertrand Tavernier, Claude Miller, Philippe de Broca or Édouard Molinaro. His most famous role was the HardboiledDetective Nestor Burma in the 1990s television series of the same name, adapted from the MysteryFiction novels by Léo Malet.

He was a parachutist during the UsefulNotes/{{Algeria}}n War then went briefly through the Foreign Legion. He played in over 60 films by the likes of Robert Enrico, Creator/FrancoisTruffaut, Pierre Granier-Deferre, Creator/ClaudeZidi, Bertrand Tavernier, Claude Miller, Philippe de Broca or Édouard Molinaro. His most famous role was the HardboiledDetective Nestor Burma in the series of the same name, adapted from the MysteryFiction novels by Léo Malet.

As a musician, he recorded 19 albums and over 30 singles and [=EPs=] and played either piano, saxophone or clarinet (which also ended up Nestor Burma's trademark instrument), or sang as a crooner.

* [[invoked]]ActorInspiredElement: He came up with the idea of Nestor Burma playing the clarinet, because himself was a clarinet player and particularly loved the instrument, and because he felt the detective needed to play a music instrument much like Literature/SherlockHolmes plays the violin. He also had other characters he portrayed play the instrument on occasion.

* [[invoked]]ActorInspiredElement: He came up with the idea of Nestor Burma playing the clarinet, because himself was a clarinet player, and because he felt the detective needed to play a music instrument much like Literature/SherlockHolmes plays the violin.

* ActorInspiredElement: He came up with the idea of Nestor Burma playing the clarinet, because himself was a clarinet player, and because he felt the detective needed to play a music instrument much like Literature/SherlockHolmes plays the violin.
* HeAlsoDid: Having had parachutist experience in the Algerian War, he was hired as consultant on ''Film/TheLongestDay''.

As a musician, he recorded 19 albums and over 30 singles and [=EPs=] and played either piano, saxophone or clarinet (which also ended up Nestor Burma's trademark instrument.

He was a parachutist during the UsefulNotes/{{Algeria}}n War then went briefly through the Foreign Legion. He played in over 60 films by the likes of Robert Enrico, Creator/FrancoisTruffaut, Pierre Granier-Deferre, Creator/ClaudeZidi, Bertrand Tavernier, Claude Miller, Philippe de Broca or Édouard Molinaro. His most famous role was the HardboiledDetective Nestor Burma in the series of the same name, adapted from the Léo Malet novels.