Christian Marin
Illustration — Christian Marin Christian Marin (8 February 1929 – 5 September 2012) was a French film actor. Christian Marin was born in Lyon, he is best known for his role in Le gendarme series (as "Merlot"), although he did not appear in the last two sequels. In 1967 he appeared in the television serial Les Chevaliers du ciel, in which he portrayed the character Ernest Laverdure.
Christian Marin
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- Full name
- Christian Bernard Georges Marin.
- Born
- Christian Marin was born on 8 February 1929. · 2nd arrondissement of Lyon.
- Died
- Christian Marin died on 5 September 2012. · 20th arrondissement of Paris.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- comedian · actor · singer · musician
- Languages
- French
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Illustration — Christian Marin Christian Marin (8 February 1929 – 5 September 2012) was a French film actor. Christian Marin was born in Lyon, he is best known for his role in Le gendarme series (as "Merlot"), although he did not appear in the last two sequels. In 1967 he appeared in the television serial Les Chevaliers du ciel, in which he portrayed the character Ernest Laverdure.
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Partial filmography
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• Les Tortillards (1960) • Le Tracassin ou Les Plaisirs de la ville (1961) • La Belle Américaine (1961) • All the Gold in the World (1961) • L'honorable Stanislas, agent secret (1963) • Pouic-Pouic (1963) • Bebert and the Train (1963) • Le gendarme de Saint-Tropez (1964) • Le gendarme à New York (1965) • The Sleeping Car Murders (1965) • The Duke's Gold (1965) • Le gendarme se marie (1967) • The Most Beautiful Month (1968) • Le gendarme en balade (1970) • La dernière bourrée à Paris (1973) • Toutes griffes dehors (1982) • Dead Man Talking (2012)
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Christian Marin is recorded with the occupation television actor. Recorded as comedian, actor, singer and musician.
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1929
Christian Marin born at 2nd arrondissement of Lyon.
2012
Christian Marin died at 20th arrondissement of Paris.
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Christian Marin was born at 2nd arrondissement of Lyon.
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Christian Marin died at 20th arrondissement of Paris.
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2nd arrondissement of Lyon.
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20th arrondissement of Paris.
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- 1.Extrait de naissance , cité par lesgensducinéma.com
- 2.Christian Marin : mort d'un "gendarme de Saint-Tropez". lepoint.fr. 05-09-2012.
- 3.Mémoires d'un chevalier du ciel. Les éditions Marge de Manœuvre. 1992. 978-2-9557399-2-1.
- 4.Pouic Pouic.
- 5.interview de M. Christian Marin du 19 janvier 2007. Autour de Louis de Funès. 19 janvier 2007.
- 6.Discographie : Christian MARIN. encyclopedisque.fr.
- 7.Insee. Acte de décès de Christian Bernard Georges Marin. MatchID.
- 8.Décès de Christian Marin, figure des Gendarmes de Saint-Tropez, par CinéObs avec AFP 5 septembre 2012
- 9.Encyclopédisque - Discographie : Christian MARIN. www.encyclopedisque.fr.
- 10.Christian Marin. Discogs.
- 11.Bande annonce du film " la ligne maginot à Hettange-Grande ". YouTube.
- 12.http://www.ville-hettange-grande.com/images/stories/actualit/film-christian-marin.jpg Article extrait de l'hebdomadaire La Semaine
- 13.Centre socioculturel 'Christian Marin' I Limeil-Brévannes - Guillaume Ramillien Architecture Urbanisme Illustration. cargocollective.com.
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