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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

63

Gender

Male

Birthday

1929-02-08

Day of Death

2012-09-05 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

Lyon, Rhône, France

Also Known As

Christian Marin

Biography

Christian Marin (8 February 1929 – 5 September 2012) was a French film actor. 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. Source: Article "Christian Marin" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For

Acting

The Sleeping Car Murder

1965

The Sleeping Car Murder

as

Le beau-frère de Georgette, mari soumis

Strogoff

1970

Strogoff

as

Blount

Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez

1964

Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez

as

Albert Merlot

The Gendarme Gets Married

1968

The Gendarme Gets Married

as

Albert Merlot

The Gendarme in New York

1965

The Gendarme in New York

as

Albert Merlot

The Dance

1962

The Dance

as

le caméraman

The Gendarme Takes Off

1970

The Gendarme Takes Off

as

Albert Merlot

Squeak-squeak

1963

Squeak-squeak

as

Charles

The Buddies

1965

The Buddies

as

Omer

All the Gold in the World

1961

All the Gold in the World

as

un technicien TV

Dead Man Talking

2012

Dead Man Talking

as

L'aumônier

Le mari ne compte pas

1963

Le mari ne compte pas

as

M. Loiseau, le greffier du juge d'instruction

The Reluctant Spy

1963

The Reluctant Spy

as

Lecanut

Josefa's Loot

1963

Josefa's Loot

as

Pierrot

Funny Money

1966

Funny Money

as

Le touriste

Crime Does Not Pay

1962

Crime Does Not Pay

as

Le Commissaire

Bebert and the Train

1963

Bebert and the Train

as

Station employee

Le Voyage de monsieur Perrichon

1958

Le Voyage de monsieur Perrichon

as

Le facteur (porteur) de la gare de Lyon

Microbidon

1983

Microbidon

as

Maximilien

The Busybody

1961

The Busybody

as

Bank cashier

How to Succeed in Love

1962

How to Succeed in Love

as

Fernand (uncredited)

Tell Me Whom to Kill

1965

Tell Me Whom to Kill

as

Ice cream seller

The Abominable Man of Customs

1963

The Abominable Man of Customs

as

Désiré Piccolo

Le commissaire mène l’enquête

1965

Le commissaire mène l’enquête

as

(segment "Pour qui sonne le ...")

Song of the World

1965

Song of the World

as

Tattooed one

La Grande Récré

1976

La Grande Récré

as

Le gardien de la paix

L'or du duc

1965

L'or du duc

as

Gendarme

The Blockhead Fair

1963

The Blockhead Fair

as

Levasseur

Two Sunny Days

2010

Two Sunny Days

as

Didier

Décibel

1992

Décibel

as

Adolphe Masson Massonnet

Jean de la lune

1982

Jean de la lune

as

Clotaire

The American Beauty

1961

The American Beauty

as

Pierrot

Woodplum

1980

Woodplum

as

Gaspard

L'Auvergnat et l'Autobus

1969

L'Auvergnat et l'Autobus

as

Rogue receiver

Ten Minutes from Naturists

2012

Ten Minutes from Naturists

as

le voisin au balcon

The Most Beautiful Month

1968

The Most Beautiful Month

as

Le sergent

Cherchez l'idole

1964

Cherchez l'idole

as

Marcel, tall police officer

De fil en aiguille

1960

De fil en aiguille

as

le second détective privé

L'été 36

1986

L'été 36

as

Leostic

Les Maîtres sonneurs

1980

Les Maîtres sonneurs

as

Le maître sonneur berrichon

Plaisir du théâtre

Plaisir du théâtre

as

M. Loiseau, le greffier du juge d'instruction

The Aeronauts

The Aeronauts

as

Ernest Laverdure

Production

Crew

Directing