Michel Cordes

French actor (1945–2023)

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Actor
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Michel Cordes (20 October 1945 – 5 May 2023) was a French actor, author, and stage director.

Biography

Michel Cordes was born 20 October 1945 in Siran, where he lived until age 5.^[1] His father Léon Cordes was a writer. Michel attended the Montpellier theatre conservatory.^[1]

He was best known for his role as Roland Marci in the soap opera Plus belle la vie.^[2] This role restricted his options for other work.^[3] Cordes died from suicide by gunshot on 5 May 2023, at the age of 77, at his home in Grabels.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Filmography

Film

1993: Poisson-lune
1993: Le Hussard sur le toit
1997: Didier
2000: Passionnément
2000: Une affaire de goût
2000: Sous le sable
2001: Mon père, il m'a sauvé la vie
2001: La isla del holandés
2002: Carnages
2003: Effroyables Jardins
2003: La Fin du règne animal

Television

Television films

1995: Les Louves: Lucien
1997: Mauvaises affaires: l'avocat de Ségur
1998: La Femme de l'Italien: Gérard
2001: Permission Moisson: Émile Blanc
2001: Le Prix de la vérité: Louis Vaudran
2003: Fragile: l'adjudant-chef
2005: La Parenthèse interdite: Jean
2009: La Fille du désert: Roland Marci
2013: Petits arrangements avec l'amour: Roland Marci
2014: Une vie en Nord: Roland
2016: Infiltration: Roland Marci
2016: La Promesse du feu: André le Guen
2019: La Promesse de l'eau: André

Television series

1989: V comme vengeance
1991: Le Roi Mystère
1994: Police Secrets
1995: L'Instit
1996: Sara
1996–1997: L'Avocate
1998: Le Sélec
1999: L'Histoire du samedi
1999: Tramontane
2003: Cuéntame
2003: Le Camarguais
2003: Une femme d'honneur
2004–2022: Plus belle la vie
2014: Nos chers voisins
2023: La Seria^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b "Michel Cordes". Gala.fr (in French). Retrieved 7 May 2023.
^ "Plus belle la vie : l'acteur Michel Cordes qui incarnait Roland Marci est mort". lesoir.be. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
^ "Michel Cordes : comment son rôle de Roland dans Plus belle la vie a été un frein dans sa carrière d'acteur". programme.tv. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
^ "La piste du suicide privilégiée après la mort de Michel Cordes, le Roland de " Plus belle la vie "". Le HuffPost. 6 May 2023.
^ "Michel Cordes, acteur central de " Plus belle la vie ", est mort, la piste du suicide est privilégiée". Le Monde.fr. 5 May 2023 – via Le Monde.
^ "Plus belle la vie : Michel Cordes, qui incarnait Roland Marci dans la célèbre série, est mort par arme à feu". midilibre.fr. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
^ "La Seria Ep 2 - Davalada al pais de jos la terra" (in French). 23 March 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.