In 1986 French president Francois Mitterand conferred upon him one of the nation's highest honors, the title of Officier de la Legion d'honneur (Officer of the Legion of Honor), and Marceau's famous routine "Walking against the Wind" was the inspiration for Michael Jackson's trademark "moonwalk" dance move.
馬歇・馬叟的影響力無遠弗屆，1986 年法國總統密特朗贈予他代表最高榮譽的騎士勳章，美國搖滾巨星麥可傑克森也承認其著名的「月球漫步」舞步受到了馬歇・馬叟劇碼「迎風而行（walking against the wind）」的影響。