Christian Marquand
Biography
Christian Marquand was a French actor, screenwriter, and film director born in Marseille on March 15, 1927. He was born to a Spanish father and an Arab mother, and his sister was film director Nadine Trintignant. Often cast as a heartthrob in French films of the 1950s, Marquand made his first film appearance in 1946 as a footman in Jean Cocteau's Beauty and the Beast. Following several small parts, he appeared prominently in Christian-Jaque's Lucrèce Borgia as one of Lucrezia's lovers and as an Austrian soldier in Luchino Visconti's Senso. In 1956, he was directed by Roger Vadim in And God Created Woman. Marquand died on November 22, 2000, at the age of seventy-three.
Career overview
Christian Marquand was a French actor, screenwriter, and film director born in Marseille on March 15, 1927. During the 1950s, he was often cast as a heartthrob in French films. His career in film began in 1946 with an appearance as a footman in Jean Cocteau's Beauty and the Beast. Following several additional small roles, he secured a prominent part in Christian-Jaque's 1953 film Lucrèce Borgia, portraying one of Lucrezia's lovers. Marquand subsequently appeared as an Austrian soldier in Luchino Visconti's 1954 film Senso. In 1956, he was directed by Roger Vadim in And God Created Woman. Throughout his career, Marquand was also associated with films such as The Longest Day and Apocalypse Now. He passed away on November 22, 2000, at the age of 73.
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- Vadim Mister Cool (2016) as Self (archive footage)
- Le Tiroir secret (1986) as Stanislas
- Next Summer (1985) as Pierre
- Farewell Fred (1985) as Victor
- Emmanuelle 4 (1984) as Doctor Santano
- Chassé-croisé (1982)
- Choice of Arms (1981) as Jean
- Le Beau Monde (1981) as Bertrand I
- I Love You All (1980) as Victor
- Apocalypse Now (1979) as Hubert de Marais
- Beggarman, Thief (1979) as Inspector Charboneau
- Swimming Instructor (1979) as Paul
- Cause toujours... tu m'intéresses (1979) as Georges Julienne, great reporter and writer
- Beggarman, Thief (1979) as Inspector Charboneau
- Marrakesh Cult (1979) as Père Peter
- Evening in Byzantium (1978) as Insp. DuBois
- The Other Side of Midnight (1977) as Armand Gautier
- The Sorceror's Apprentice (1977) as Ashe / Bezzerides
- Victory at Entebbe (1976) as Captain Dukas
- Ciao! Manhattan (1973) as Entrepreneur
- Heiß und kalt (1972)
- Candy (1968) as Film Director (uncredited)
- Candy (1968) Director
- The Corrupt Ones (1967) as Brandon
- The Road to Corinth (1967) as Robert
- The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) as Dr. Renaud
- Lord Jim (1965) as French Officer
- Behold a Pale Horse (1964) as Zaganar
- How to Make a French Dish (1964) as Lucien Volard
- Of Flesh and Blood (1963) Writer
- Of Flesh and Blood (1963) Director
- Young Girls of Good Families (1963) as Steve
- The Longest Day (1962) as Cmdr. Philippe Kieffer - Commando Leader
- Tales of Paris (1962) as Christian Lénier (segment "Antonia")
- Un chien dans un jeu de quilles (1962) as Rodolphe
- Playtime (1961) as Philippe
- Shadows of Adultery (1961) as Bruno
- Altas variedades (1960) as Walter
- Sweet Deceptions (1960) as Enrico
- Schlussakkord (1960) as Frank Leroux
- Tender and Violent Elisabeth (1960) as Claude Walter
- Sergeant X of the Foreign Legion (1960) as Michel Rousseau
- Temptation (1959) as Patrick
- I Spit on Your Grave (1959) as Joe Grant
- Two Men in Town (1959) as Pablo Morales
- End of Desire (1958) as Julien de Lamare
- No Sun in Venice (1957) as Michel Lafaurie
- Sexpot (1957) as Engineer Philippe Vincent
- Cinépanorama (1956) as Self
- ...And God Created Woman (1956) as Antoine Tardieu
- Lady Chatterley's Lover (1955) as Pub Regular
- Les Hommes en blanc (1955) as Philippon
- More Whiskey for Callaghan (1955) as (uncredited)
- Love at Night (1955) as Eugène Legrand
- Senso (1954) as Un Ufficiale Boemo
- Attila (1954) as Capo degli Unni
- Human Torpedoes (1954) as Paolo
- Lucrèce Borgia (1953) as Paolo
- La demoiselle et son revenant (1952) as Le zouave
- Dirty Hands (1951) as Dimitri
- Jenny Lamour (1947) as Bit Part (uncredited)
- Beauty and the Beast (1946) as Footman (uncredited)