Michel Cordes, who notably played Roland Marci in the series “Plus belle la vie”, was found shot dead at his home on Friday May 5. The trail of suicide would be preferred.
Michel Cordes, 77-year-old actor who played Roland Marci in the Plus belle la vie series from 2004 to 2022, was found dead by firearm at his home in Grabels (Hérault), Friday May 5, indicates Midi Libre. Actor, author and director, he accompanied the daily life of many French people with the soap opera Plus belle la vie, in which he was Roland, the owner of the emblematic bar of the Mistral. An investigation, carried out by the gendarmes of the Castelnau-le-Lez company, is underway to determine the causes of his death. The track of suicide would be privileged according to information from RTL.
Le Parisien adds that Michel Cordes would have left a suicide note: “There were no traces of beatings, violence or break-ins on the spot”, relates the newspaper. The actress Fabienne Carat, contacted by Le Parisien, expressed her amazement when she heard the news on Friday May 5. “I cannot imagine in what state of distress or loneliness he could be. […] He who loved life so much […] I will never forget your kindness, your jokes, your laughter. I love you. love it here or there,” she said.
Michel Cordes was born on October 20, 1945 in Siran in the Minervois and grew up in the Hérault. A few months before the end of the series, broadcast on France 3 until November 2022, the character of Roland Marci had died of a heart attack, which had moved the fans. The actor then confided to the Parisian that he wanted to rest and enjoy his companion. “I’ve been doing this job for fifty-some years. It was starting to become heavy in my life,” he explained to justify his departure.