Gabriel Arcand (born June 4, 1949) is a

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actor. He is the brother of film director

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. After studying philosophy at

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, Arcand spent his formative professional years at

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in Marseilles,

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, and later in

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where he studied theatre. Since he made his 1973 screen debut in his brother's first feature, '' La Maudite Galette'', he established himself as

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’s iconic strong, silent type and has given subtle but powerful performances in a wide range of films such as '' Réjeanne Padovani'', ''Les Plouffe'', ''Le Crime d’Ovide Plouffe'', ''Le Déclin de l’empire américain'', ''Post Mortem'' and Congorama. He won the

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's award for Best Actor at the

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in 1985 for his performance in '' The Crime of Ovide Plouffe (Le Crime d'Ovide Plouffe)'' and at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards in 2014 for '' The Dismantling (Le Démantèlement)'', and the award for Best Supporting Actor at the

8th Genie Awards The 8th Annual Genie Awards were held on March 18, 1987 to honour Canadian films made the previous year.Greg Quill, "Decline rises to top Genie nominations". ''Toronto Star'', February 5, 1987. The awards were dominated by Denys Arcand's ''The De ...

in 1987 for '' Decline of the American Empire''. He was also nominated for Best Actor at the

3rd Genie Awards The 3rd Genie Awards were awarded on March 3, 1982, at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto,Jay Scott, "Academy lists Genie nominees". ''The Globe and Mail'', February 4, 1982. and honoured Canadian films released in 1981.Liam Lacey, "Ticket to ...

in 1982 for ''

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'' and at the 20th Genie Awards for ''

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'', and for Best Supporting Actor at the

2nd Genie Awards The 2nd Genie Awards were held March 12, 1981, honouring Canadian films released the previous year.Jay Scott, "Genie nominations released". ''The Globe and Mail'', February 10, 1981. The ceremony was held at the Royal Alexandra Theatre and was hos ...

in 1981 for '' Suzanne'' and at the 20th Genie Awards in 1999 for ''Le Grand serpent du monde''.

Filmography

* '' Dirty Money (La Maudite galette)'' - 1972 * '' Réjeanne Padovani'' - 1973 * '' Gina'' - 1974 * '' Little Tougas (Ti-Cul Tougas)'' - 1975 * '' Let's Talk About Love (Parlez-nous d'amour)'' - 1975 * ''

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(L'Âge de la machine)'' - 1977 * ''

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(Panique)'' (1977) * '' Bye, See You Monday (Au revoir à lundi)'' - 1979 * '' Suzanne'' - 1980 * '' The Coffin Affair (L'Affaire coffin)'' - 1980 * '' The Plouffe Family (Les Plouffe)'' - 1981 * '' Thunder Drum (Mémoire battante)'' - 1983 * '' Empire, Inc.'' - 1983 * '' The Crime of Ovide Plouffe (Le Crime d'Ovide Plouffe)'' - 1984 * '' Agnes of God'' - 1985 * ''

The Decline of the American Empire ''The Decline of the American Empire'' (french: Le Déclin de l'empire Américain) is a 1986 Canadian sex comedy- drama film directed by Denys Arcand and starring Rémy Girard, Pierre Curzi and Dorothée Berryman. The film follows a group of ...

(Le Déclin de l'empire américain)'' - 1986 * '' The Heat Line (La Ligne de chaleur)'' - 1987 * '' The Revolving Doors (Les Portes tournantes)'' - 1988 * '' Unfaithful Mornings (Les Matins infidèles)'' - 1988 * ''L'air de rien'' - 1989 * '' Nelligan'' - 1991 * ''Blood of the Hunter'' - 1995 * '' The Big Snake of the World (Le Grand serpent du monde)'' - 1999 * ''

'' - 1999 * ''Una Casa con Vista al Mar'' - 2001 * ''

Chaos and Desire ''Chaos and Desire'' (french: La Turbulence des fluides) is a Canadian drama film, released in 2002. Written and directed by Manon Briand, the film stars Pascale Bussières as Alice Bradley, a seismologist returning to her hometown of Baie-Comeau ...

(La Turbulence des fluides)'' - 2002 * ''Jean Moulin, une affaire française'' - 2003 * '' Folle embellie'' - 2004 * '' Congorama'' - 2006 * '' Mommy Is at the Hairdresser's (Maman est chez le coiffeur)'' - 2008 * '' Karakara'' - 2012 * '' The Bossé Empire (L'Empire Bo$$é)'' - 2012 * '' The Dismantling (Le Démantèlement)'' - 2013 * '' A Kid (Le Fils de Jean)'' - 2016 * ''

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'' - 2021

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