
Marcel Sabourin
Known for Acting · 104 credits
- Born
- 1935-03-25 (age 91)
- Place of birth
- Montréal, Québec, Canada
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (18)

Bonsoir bonsoir!
2019
as Self

Les Enfants de la télé
2010
as Self

The Wall
2019
as Frère Gabriel

The Parents
2008
as Bernard

Viens voir les comédiens
2002
as Self

Les Appendices
2009
as Self

Freefall
2017
as Maurice Legault

Toute la vérité
2010
as Sylvain Junior Régimbald

Avec un grand A
1986
as François

Le Grand spectacle de la Fête nationale dans la Capitale
1998
as Self

Trudeau II: Maverick in the Making
2005
as Maurice Duplessis

Chef d'orchestre
2025

Dans un cinéma près de chez vous
2024
as Self

Berlin Lady
1991
as Marquis d'Abrantes
Les p'tites vues
2007
as Self

J'ai la mémoire qui tourne
2009
as Narrateur
Les aventures de la courte échelle
1996
as Jocelyn Bluteau

Radio-Canada Fifty Years of Great Children Television
1954
as Professeur Mandibule
Movies (86)

The Sum of All Fears
2002
as Monsieur Monceau

The Hitman
1991
as Andre Lacombe

Lilies
1997
as The Bishop

Henri Henri
2014
as Monsieur Binot

Testament
2023
as Monsieur Sylvestre

Riel
1979
as Joseph-Noël Ritchot

Jesus of Montreal
1989
as Eccentric

Niagara
2022
as Léopold Lamothe

The Revolving Doors
1988
as Homme du train

The Sticky Side of Baklava
2021
as Guy

Gina
1975
as Actor

Preludes
2000

Cordélia
1980
as Sheriff Lapointe

J.A. Martin Photographer
1977
as J. A. Martin

Truffle
2008
as Monsieur Trottier

Julie and Me
1998
as Monsieur Provencher

Shooting Star
2005
as Séverin

Victoire
2023
as Jo Milo

Ego Trip
2015
as Daniel Valiquette

F*ckin' Coffin!
2021
as Father

Roméo et Juliette
2006
as Monsieur Leclerc

The Old Country Where Rimbaud Died
1977
as Abel
Goldfish
2015
as Serge

The Wise Guys
1972

Memories Unlocked
1999
as Docteur Patenaude

White Skin
2004
as Dr. Paul-Émile Gagnon

Clouds Over the City
2009
as Maurice

Mars and April
2012
as Capucin

Un après-midi avec Paolo
2014

The Handyman
1980
as Georges Poitras, chauffeur

My Aunt Aline
2007
as Claude Longevin

The Death of a Lumberjack
1973
as Ti-Noir L'Esperance

Taureau
1973
as Serge Beaudoin

Les « troubbes » de Johnny
1974
as Le voisin

Amsterdam
2013

Trial at Fortitude Bay
1994
as Judge Jean Lamberts

Now or Never
1998
as Abel Gagné

L'Heptaméron (Joyeux compères)
1973
as Religious (uncredited)

The Christmas Martian
1971
as The Visitor

Two Women In Gold
1970
as Yvon-T. Turcot

Magique
2008
as Dr. Klebs

Sigismond Imageless
2016
as Dr. Thévenin

At the End of Nothing at All
2024
as Self

The Time of the Hunt
1972
as Richard

LNI : 40 ans d'improvisation
2017

Ne dis rien
2001

Ti-Mine, Bernie pis la gang…
1976
as Ti-Mine

Sweet Lies and Tender Oaths
1982
as Clovis Lavallée

Dying Alive
2021
as Luc

Lessons on Life
1989
as Bertrand

Bingo
1974
as Pierre Lemoyne

La fête des rois
1994

Broken Face
2014
as Morlaix (voice)

Wind from Wyoming
1994
as Father Lachaise

L'oreille d'un sourd
1996

The Last Betrothal
1973
as Le docteur

Charlebois à Ducharme
2021
as Self

Dirty Money
1972
as Ernest

I, Barnabé
2020
as Barnabé (voice)

Des armes et les hommes
1973

À la lumière du soir
2025
as Self

See You in Toronto
2000

Those Damned Savages
1971
as Steward Jean Talon

The House of Light
1969

Another House
2013
as Henri
Meurtre en musique
1994
L'homme perché
1996

Eliza's Horoscope
1975
as Pervert Doctor

The Horse Trader’s Daughter
1990

Far from the Sun
1971
as Robert Bessette
Messmer : le fascinateur
2009
as Self

Mission of Fear
1965

Mathieu
2016
Château de cartes
1980
as Janvier Pastel
Sous les draps, les étoiles
1989

L'osstidquoi ? L'osstidcho!
2023
as Self

Mustang
1975
Par une belle nuit d'hiver
1974
as Bijou

Don't Let It Kill You
1967

YUL
2018

Smaragdin
1960
as Narrator

S As in...
1984

Beaupré the Giant
2025
as Gérard Picard

Ange & Ovni
2018

The Snow Has Melted on the Manicouagan
1965

Heritage Minutes: Hart & Papineau
1995
as Papineau
About Marcel Sabourin
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. With 104 credits spanning from 1954 to 2025, Marcel Sabourin has appeared in 86 films and 18 TV shows.
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Most Popular Marcel Sabourin Movies
- The Sum of All Fears (2002) — as Monsieur Monceau
- The Hitman (1991) — as Andre Lacombe
- Lilies (1997) — as The Bishop
- Henri Henri (2014) — as Monsieur Binot
- Testament (2023) — as Monsieur Sylvestre
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