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Marcel Sabourin

Actor

Marcel Sabourin

Born March 25, 1935 in Montréal, Québec, Canada81 films

Marcel Sabourin (born March 25, 1935) is a Canadian actor and writer from Quebec. He is most noted for his role as Abel Gagné, the central character in Jean Pierre Lefebvre's trilogy of Don't Let It Kill You (Il ne faut pas mourir pour ça), The Old Country Where Rimbaud Died (Le Vieux pays où Rimbaud est mort) and Now or Never (Aujourd'hui ou jamais) and his performance as Professor Mandibule in the children's television series Les Croquignoles and La ribouldingue.

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Lilies posterFirst watchLilies19978.1as The Bishop1952: Bishop Bilodeau visits a prison to hear the confession of Simon, a boyhood friend jailed for murder 40 years ago.View film

Essential films

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The Sum of All Fears poster6.4The Sum of All Fears2002Jesus of Montreal poster6.8Jesus of Montreal1989The Hitman poster5.5The Hitman1991

Filmography

81 films as actor
  1. 2023TestamentMonsieur Sylvestre
  2. 2023VictoireJo Milo
  3. 2022NiagaraLéopold Lamothe
  4. 2021Dying AliveLuc
  5. 2021F*ckin' Coffin!Father
  6. 2021The Sticky Side of BaklavaGuy
  7. 2020I, BarnabéBarnabé (voice)
  8. 2018Ange & Ovni
  9. 2018YUL
  10. 2017LNI : 40 ans d'improvisation
  11. 2016Sigismond ImagelessDr. Thévenin
  12. 2016Mathieu
  13. 2015Ego TripDaniel Valiquette
  14. 2015GoldfishSerge
  15. 2014Henri HenriMonsieur Binot
  16. 2014Broken FaceMorlaix (voice)
  17. 2014Un après-midi avec Paolo
  18. 2013Another HouseHenri
  19. 2013Amsterdam
  20. 2012Mars and AprilCapucin
  21. 2009Clouds Over the CityMaurice
  22. 2008MagiqueDr. Klebs
  23. 2008TruffleMonsieur Trottier
  24. 2007My Aunt AlineClaude Longevin
  25. 2006Roméo et JulietteMonsieur Leclerc
  26. 2005Shooting StarSéverin
  27. 2004White SkinDr. Paul-Émile Gagnon
  28. 2002The Sum of All FearsMonsieur Monceau
  29. 2001Ne dis rien
  30. 2000Preludes
  31. 2000See You in Toronto
  32. 1999Memories UnlockedDocteur Patenaude
  33. 1998Julie and MeMonsieur Provencher
  34. 1998Now or NeverAbel Gagné
  35. 1997LiliesThe Bishop
  36. 1996L'oreille d'un sourd
  37. 1996L'homme perché
  38. 1995Heritage Minutes: Hart & PapineauPapineau
  39. 1994Wind from WyomingFather Lachaise
  40. 1994Trial at Fortitude BayJudge Jean Lamberts
  41. 1994La fête des rois
  42. 1994Meurtre en musique
  43. 1991The HitmanAndre Lacombe
  44. 1990The Horse Trader’s Daughter
  45. 1989Sous les draps, les étoiles
  46. 1989Lessons on LifeBertrand
  47. 1989Jesus of MontrealEccentric
  48. 1988The Revolving DoorsHomme du train
  49. 1988La nuit avec Hortense
  50. 1985The Cuckoo BirdJake
  51. 1984S As in...
  52. 1982Sweet Lies and Tender OathsClovis Lavallée
  53. 1980Château de cartesJanvier Pastel
  54. 1980The HandymanGeorges Poitras, chauffeur
  55. 1980CordéliaSheriff Lapointe
  56. 1979RielJoseph-Noël Ritchot
  57. 1977The Old Country Where Rimbaud DiedAbel
  58. 1977J.A. Martin PhotographerJ. A. Martin
  59. 1976Ti-Mine, Bernie pis la gang…Ti-Mine
  60. 1975Mustang
  61. 1975GinaActor
  62. 1975Eliza's HoroscopePervert Doctor
  63. 1974BingoPierre Lemoyne
  64. 1974Par une belle nuit d'hiverBijou
  65. 1974Les « troubbes » de JohnnyLe voisin
  66. 1973The Last BetrothalLe docteur
  67. 1973L'Heptaméron (Joyeux compères)Religious (uncredited)
  68. 1973TaureauSerge Beaudoin
  69. 1973The Death of a LumberjackTi-Noir L'Esperance
  70. 1972The Time of the HuntRichard
  71. 1972Dirty MoneyErnest
  72. 1972The Wise Guys
  73. 1971Far from the SunRobert Bessette
  74. 1971The Christmas MartianThe Visitor
  75. 1971Those Damned SavagesSteward Jean Talon
  76. 1970Two Women In GoldYvon-T. Turcot
  77. 1969The House of Light
  78. 1967Don't Let It Kill You
  79. 1965The Snow Has Melted on the Manicouagan
  80. 1965Mission of Fear
  81. 1960SmaragdinNarrator