Marc Porel


Marc Michel Marrier de Lagatinerie, known professionally as Marc Porel, was a Swiss-born French film actor. He appeared in 40 films between 1967 and 1983.

Life

Marc Michel Marrier de Lagatinerie was born in Lausanne, Switzerland on 3 January 1949, the son of Jacqueline Porel, an actress and granddaughter of Gabrielle Réjane, and Gérard Landry, an actor. He had three half siblings, one from his mothers previous marriages to Henri Salvador, brother Jean-Marie Périer, and two from her marriage to actor François Périer, brother Jean-Pierre and sister Anne-Marie.
He was married twice, first to French model Bénédicte Lacoste, with whom he had a daughter. They divorced, and he remarried to Italian actress Barbara Magnolfi and had a daughter with her.
Porel died in Casablanca on 15 August 1983 of Meningitis. He is buried at Passy Cemetery in Paris with his family.

Filmography