It’s been more than a year now since the legendary actor of the series More beautiful life went out. In May 2023, Michel Cordes left us in circumstances close to those of suicide. Many tributes then followed in the days and weeks that followed. Especially from his loyal comrades in the series.
Recently, Thierry Ragueneau, who played the role of François Marci in More beautiful lifespoke. He returned with sympathy and tenderness to a habit that the person who played Roland Marci had during filming. A detail that he admits made him laugh a lot for several years.
Michel Cordes, memories forever
The news of his disappearance was a real shock. in the world of French television series. And for good reason. On May 5, 2023, Michel Cordes was found lifelessat home, died from a gunshot wound. Very quickly, a flood of tributes and memories spread through the media. This showed how Roland Marci’s face, in More beautiful lifewas appreciated around him. A memory that continues to live on thanks to the memories that his comrades from the legendary French television series share.
The latest one? Thierry Hagueneau. He plays the role of François Marci, in More beautiful life. He was recently asked about his memories of Michel Cordes. The least we can say is that Thierry Hagueneau has touching memories. “He always had difficulty doing a physical action and speaking at the same time”he confides about Michel Cordes. The actor continued, giving a specific example of an action that Michel Cordes performed quite often in the series. “He served the coffee, and then he said “there, that’s two euros”, but at the same time, he couldn’t”explains Thierry Hagueneau.
Hours of laughter
By recounting these memories, Thierry Hagueneau did not fail to confide that Michel Cordes’ difficulties never ceased to provoke fits of laughter: “it made us laugh, but it made us laugh”. The death of the man who played Roland Marci will obviously have left a big void in the series, which hundreds of thousands of viewers follow today daily on TF1. As a reminder, More beautiful life had almost disappeared from the airwaves of the French audiovisual landscape, before the private channel chose to keep it alive.
