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, he was born to a Spanish father and an Arab mother, and his sister was film director

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. He was often cast as a heartthrob in French films of the 1950s.

Career

Marquand's first film appearance was in 1946, as a footman in

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's ''

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'' (''La Belle et la Bête''). After a few more small parts, he was prominently featured in Christian-Jaque's ''

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'' (1953) as one of Lucrezia's lovers, and as an Austrian soldier in

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's '' Senso'' (1954). In 1956, he was directed by

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in '' And God Created Woman'' (''Et Dieu... créa la femme'') opposite

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. That film's success led to starring roles in the movies ''

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'' (1957), ''

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'' (1959), and '' The Big Show'' (1960) and leads opposite actresses

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, and

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. In 1962, Marquand appeared as French Naval Commando leader

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's World War II movie '' The Longest Day'', which led to further roles in international productions such as '' Behold a Pale Horse'' (1964), ''

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'' (1965) and '' The Flight of the Phoenix'' (1965). He appeared in feature films and television throughout the 1970s, and played a French plantation owner in

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's re-edited Vietnam war epic ''

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'' (1979/2001). His last performance was in a 1987 French TV mini-series. He directed two films, '' Les Grands Chemins'' (1963) and the all-star sex farce ''

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'' (1968).

Personal life

Marquand was married to French actress

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from 1963 to 1966, marrying her when she was 17 and he was 36. In the 1970s, he lived with French actress

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, 21 years his junior, with whom he had a son, Yann. He was a close friend of

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, who named his son

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after him, as did French director

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, aged 73.

Selected filmography

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'' (1946) - Footman (uncredited) *''Quai des Orfèvres'' (1947) - Bit Part (uncredited) *' (1951) - Dimitri *''

La demoiselle et son revenant ''La demoiselle et son revenant'' is a 1952 French film directed by Marc Allégret and written by Roger Vadim. Plot Cast * Robert Dhéry as Jules Petitpas * Annick Morice as Rosette * Félix Oudart as Pompignan de Beauminet * Catherine Fon ...

'' (1952) - Le zouave *''Lucrèce Borgia'' (1953) - Paolo *'' Senso'' (1954) - Un ufficiale boemo *''

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'' (1954) - Hun Leader *''

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'' (1954) - Paolo * '' Men in White'' (1955) - Philippon *' (1955) - Eugène Legrand * ''

More Whiskey for Callaghan ''More Whiskey for Callaghan'' (French: ''Plus de whisky pour Callaghan'') is a 1955 French thriller film directed by Willy Rozier and starring Tony Wright, Magali Vendeuil and Robert Berri. It is an adaptation of the 1941 novel ''It Couldn't M ...

'' (1955) - (uncredited) *''L'Amant de lady Chatterley'' (1955) - L'amant de Bertha *'' And God Created Woman'' (1956) - Antoine Tardieu *''

'' (1957) - Michel Lafaurie *' (1958) - Philippe Vincent *'' One Life'' (1958) - Julien de Lamare *''

'' (1959) - Patrick *''Llegaron dos hombres'' (1959) - Pablo Morales *''J'irai cracher sur vos tombes'' (1959) - Joe Grant * '' Sergeant X'' (1960) - Michel Rousseau *''Tendre et Violente Élisabeth'' (1960) - Claude Walter *'' The Big Show'' (1960) - Walter *'' Sweet Deceptions'' (1960) - Enrico * ''

Final Accord ''Final Accord'' or ''Final Chord'' (German: ''Schlußakkord'') is a 1960 drama film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Christian Marquand, Eleonora Rossi Drago and Viktor de Kowa. It was made as a co-production between France, Italy a ...

'' (1960) - Frank Leroux *''

Love Play ''Love Play'' is a 1961 French film starring Jean Seberg. It was directed by Seberg's then husband Francois Moreuil. It was also known as ''La récréation'' or ''Playtime''. It was based on a short story by Francois Sagan.'Playtime' Brings Sho ...

'' (1961) - Philippe *'' Prey for the Shadows'' (1961) - Bruno *'' Les Parisiennes'' (1962) - Christian Lénier (segment "Antonia") *''Le crime ne paie pas'' (1962) - Louis Aubert (segment "L'affaire Fenayrou") *''Un chien dans un jeu de quilles'' (1962) - Rodolphe *'' The Longest Day'' (1962) - Capitaine de Corvette

- Commando Leader *''Les saintes-nitouches'' (1963) - Steve *''La bonne soupe'' (1964) - Lucien Volard *'' Behold a Pale Horse'' (1964) - Zaganar *''

'' (1965) - the French Officer *'' The Flight of the Phoenix'' (1965) - Dr. Renaud *''

The Peking Medallion ''The Peking Medallion'', also called ''The Corrupt Ones'', is a 1967 crime film directed by James Hill, starring Elke Sommer, Robert Stack, Nancy Kwan and Werner Peters. The film was a co-production between France, Italy and West Germany althoug ...

'' (1967) - Brandon *'' Who's Got the Black Box?'' (1967) - Robert Ford *''

'' (1968) - Film director *'' Ciao Manhattan'' (1972) - Entrepreneur *''Heiß und kalt'' (1972) *''

Victory at Entebbe ''Victory at Entebbe'' is a 1976 American made-for-television action-drama film for broadcast on ABC, directed by Marvin J. Chomsky. The film starred Helmut Berger, Linda Blair, Anthony Hopkins, Burt Lancaster, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Dre ...

'' (1976, TV Movie) - Captain Dukas *''

The Other Side of Midnight ''The Other Side of Midnight'' is a novel by American writer Sidney Sheldon published in 1973. The book reached No. 1 on the ''New York Times'' Best Seller list. It was made into a 1977 film, and followed by a sequel written by Sheldon tit ...

'' (1977) - Armand Gautier *' (1977) - Ashe / Bezzerides *''

Evening in Byzantium ''Evening in Byzantium'' is a 1978 American two-part, four-hour made-for-television drama film produced by Glen A. Larson Productions and Universal Television, and directed by Jerry London, about the Cannes Film Festival being overtaken by terror ...

'' (1978) - Inspector DuBois *''

Beggarman, Thief ''Beggarman, Thief'' is a 1977 novel written by Irwin Shaw. It was a sequel to his 1970 bestseller '' Rich Man, Poor Man'' and focuses on the surviving Jordache siblings, Gretchen and Rudolph; their deceased brother Thomas' teenage son Wesley Jor ...

'' (1979) - Inspector Charboneau *'' Le Maître-nageur'' (1979) - Paul Jouriace *' (1979) - Georges Julienne *''

'' (1979) - Hubert de Marais *''Brigade mondaine: La secte de Marrakech'' (1979) - Père Peter *'' Je vous aime'' (1980) - Victor *''

Choice of Arms ''Choice of Arms'' (French: ''Le Choix des armes'') is a 1981 French crime film directed by Alain Corneau. The main roles are played by Yves Montand, Catherine Deneuve and Gerard Depardieu. Although in structure a crime film, it is as much a c ...

'' (1981) - Jean *''Chassé-croisé'' (1982) *'' Emmanuelle 4'' (1984) - Docteur Santano *''

Next Summer ''Next Summer'' (french: L'été prochain) is a 1985 French drama film directed by Nadine Trintignant. Cast * Philippe Noiret - Edouard * Claudia Cardinale - Jeanne * Fanny Ardant - Dina * Jean-Louis Trintignant - Paul * Marie Trintignant - Sid ...

'' (1985) - Vierre *'' Adieu Blaireau'' (1985) - Victor

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