Christian Marin (8 February 1929 – 5 September 2012) was a French

film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lite ...

. Born in

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...

, 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.

Partial filmography

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Les Tortillards ''Les Tortillards'' en, Small local trains, is a French language, French Comedy film, comedy film from 1960, directed by Jean Bastia, written by Pierre Gaspard-Huit, starring Jean Richard (actor), Jean Richard and Louis de Funès. The film was k ...

'' (1960) * '' Le Tracassin ou Les Plaisirs de la ville'' (1961) * ''

La Belle Américaine ''La belle américaine'' is a French comedy film from 1961, directed by Robert Dhéry, written by Alfred Adam and starring Alfred Adam and Louis de Funès Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza (; 31 July 1914 – 27 January 1983) was ...

'' (1961) * ''

All the Gold in the World ''All the Gold in the World'' (French: ''Tout l'or du monde'') is a 1961 French-Italian comedy film directed by René Clair and starring Bourvil, Alfred Adam and Philippe Noiret. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets ...

'' (1961) * '' L'honorable Stanislas, agent secret'' (1963) * ''

Pouic-Pouic ''Pouic-Pouic'' is a French comedy film from 1963, directed by Jean Girault, written by Jean Girault and Jacques Vilfrid, starring Louis de Funès. The film is known under the titles: "Casamento a Propósito" (Portugal), "El pollo de mi mujer" (Sp ...

'' (1963) * ''

Bebert and the Train ''Bébert et l'omnibus'' or ''Bebert and the Train'' is a 1963 French film directed by Yves Robert. It is based on a novel by François Boyer. Bebert and the Train was one of the most popular films of the year in France. Synopsis A young boy be ...

'' (1963) * ''

Le gendarme de Saint-Tropez ''The Troops of St. Tropez'' (french: Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez; literally ''The Policeman from Saint-Tropez'') is a 1964 French comedy film set in Saint-Tropez, a fashionable resort on the French Riviera. Starring Louis de Funès as Ludovic Cru ...

'' (1964) * ''

Le gendarme à New York ''Gendarme in New York'' (french: Le gendarme à New York) is a 1965 sequel to the French comedy film ''The Troops of St. Tropez''. It stars Louis de Funès as the gendarme along with Michel Galabru, Christian Marin, Guy Grosso and Michel Modo. Pl ...

'' (1965) * ''

The Sleeping Car Murders ''The Sleeping Car Murders'' (also known as ''The Sleeping Car Murder'', French title: ''Compartiment tueurs'') is a 1965 French mystery film directed by Costa-Gavras from the novel by Sébastien Japrisot. It stars Yves Montand, Simone Signoret, ...

'' (1965) * ''

Le gendarme se marie ''The Gendarme Gets Married'' (french: Le gendarme se marie) is the third installment of the ''Gendarmes'' series, starring again Louis de Funès and one more time Geneviève Grad as his daughter. This comedy film succeeds ''Gendarme in New York'' ...

'' (1967) * '' The Most Beautiful Month'' (1968) * ''

Le gendarme en balade ''The gendarme to stroll'' (french: Le gendarme en balade) is the fourth instalment of the gendarme series starring Louis de Funès and also known as "The Gendarme Takes Off" and "The Troops on Vacation". It is followed by two more films: ''Le gen ...

'' (1970) * ''

La dernière bourrée à Paris ''La dernière bourrée à Paris'' is a 1973 French comedy film, directed by Raoul André. Plot Berthe who live a too peaceful life is fascinated by the film Brando loves in Last Tango in Paris. From there, she saw only through the eyes of the her ...

'' (1973) * ''

Toutes griffes dehors ''Toutes griffes dehors'' is a 1982 French miniseries. Cast * Sophie Desmarets as Fanny * Serge Avedikian as Gilbert Dautun * Jany Holt as Mlle Monelle * Jacques François as Alain * Pierre Tornade as Barbazan * Claudia Demarmels as Bénédic ...

'' (1982) * ''

Dead Man Talking ''Dead Man Talking'' is a 2012 Belgian comedy-drama film directed by Patrick Ridremont. It was written by Ridremont and Jean-Sébastien Lopez. It premiered on September 29, 2012, at the Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur. The film ...

'' (2012)

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* 1929 births 2012 deaths French male film actors French male television actors Male actors from Lyon Place of death missing {{France-actor-stub