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Marc Porel(1949-1983)

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Marc Porel in Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man (1976)
Jennifer O'Neill, fresh from Luchino Visconti's The Innocent, plays Virginia a woman who has had psychic powers since childhood when she sensed her mother's suicide... Now newly-married and well-off, Virginia becomes plagued by waking visions of bloody deaths and meaningless torment. With the aid of her parapsychologist friend (Marc Porel), they try to discover the meaning of these horrific unwanted visions only to slowly discover that these are premonitions of future deaths...
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Marc Porel was born on 3 January 1949 in Lausanne, Switzerland. He was an actor and writer, known for The Psychic (1977), Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man (1976) and Don't Torture a Duckling (1972). He was married to Barbara Magnolfi and Bénédicte Lacoste. He died on 15 August 1983 in Casablanca, Morocco.
BornJanuary 3, 1949
DiedAugust 15, 1983(34)
BornJanuary 3, 1949
DiedAugust 15, 1983(34)
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Known for

The Psychic (1977)
The Psychic
6.8
  • Luca Fattori
  • 1977
Adolfo Celi, Ray Lovelock, and Marc Porel in Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man (1976)
Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man
6.5
  • Alfredo
  • 1976
Florinda Bolkan and Barbara Bouchet in Don't Torture a Duckling (1972)
Don't Torture a Duckling
7.0
  • Don Alberto Avallone
  • 1972
Ludwig (1973)
Ludwig
7.5
  • Richard Hornig
  • 1973

Credits

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Actor

  • Killing of the Flesh (1983)
    Killing of the Flesh
    4.2
    • Max
    • 1983
  • The Charterhouse of Parma (1982)
    The Charterhouse of Parma
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Lieutenant Robert
    • 1982
  • Marc Porel in Progetti di allegria (1982)
    Progetti di allegria
    TV Mini Series
    • David
    • 1982
  • The Marquis of Grillo (1981)
    The Marquis of Grillo
    7.7
    • Il capitano francese Blanchard
    • 1981
  • La disubbidienza (1981)
    La disubbidienza
    5.0
    • Alfio
    • 1981
  • Rat Race (1980)
    Rat Race
    5.6
    • Christian dit Chris
    • 1980
  • La pagella (1980)
    La pagella
    4.2
    • Commissario Vincenzo Saliani
    • 1980
  • L'albero della maldicenza (1979)
    L'albero della maldicenza
    5.1
    • Mario
    • 1979
  • La Venere d'Ille (1979)
    The Devil's Game
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Matthieu
    • 1979
  • Gert Fröbe and Juliet Berto in Histoires insolites (1974)
    Histoires insolites
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Denis Braque
    • 1979
  • The Sister of Ursula (1978)
    The Sister of Ursula
    5.1
    • Filippo Andrei
    • Gianni Nardi
    • 1978
  • Porci con la P.38 (1978)
    Porci con la P.38
    4.1
    • Morris
    • 1978
  • Al Cliver, George Hilton, Barbara Magnolfi, Marc Porel, and Anna Maria Rizzoli in Blazing Flowers (1978)
    Blazing Flowers
    5.4
    • Pino Scalise
    • 1978
  • Difficile morire (1977)
    Difficile morire
    8.6
    • 1977
  • A Spiral of Mist (1977)
    A Spiral of Mist
    5.3
    • Fabrizio Sangermano
    • 1977

Writer

  • Un officier de police sans importance (1973)
    Un officier de police sans importance
    6.4
    • Writer
    • 1973

Sound Department

  • Le tueur (1972)
    Le tueur
    5.8
    • voice double: Fabio Testi (uncredited)
    • 1972

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The Psychic trailer
Trailer 0:56
The Psychic trailer
The Psychic trailer
Trailer 0:56
The Psychic trailer

Personal details

  • Born
    • January 3, 1949
    • Lausanne, Switzerland
  • Died
    • August 15, 1983
    • Casablanca, Morocco(meningitis)
  • Spouses
      Barbara MagnolfiOctober 26, 1977 - August 15, 1983 (filed for divorce, 1 child)
  • Parents
      Gérard Landry
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    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Son of actress Jacqueline Porel and actor Gérard Landry.

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