Georges Marchal (January 10, 1920 – November 28, 1997) was a French actor. He was married to Dany Robin, forming a famous and popular couple (1951-1969), they play together in movies La Passagère (1949), La Voyageuse inattendue, Le plus joli péché du monde, Jupiter directed by Gilles Grangier (1952), Quand sonnera midi written by Pierre Gaspard-Huit and directed by Edmond T. Gréville (1958).
Revealed by Jean Grémillon, confirmed by Henri Decoin, Marchal competes with Jean Marais in the historical adventure films and was the preferred star of Luis Buñuel (La voie lactée, Belle de jour, Cela s'appelle l'aurore, La mort en ce jardin).
On TV he has played Claude Jade's father in TV-series The Island of Thirty Coffins, Richelieu, Philippe IV, and adaptations from Balzac, Hugo, George Sand and Colette...
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