Charles Thomas Peacocke CM, (March 31, 1933 – November 2022) was a

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actor. He won the

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for

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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 his role in ''

The Hounds of Notre Dame ''The Hounds of Notre Dame'' is a 1980 Canadian drama film directed by Zale Dalen. Plot ''The Hounds of Notre Dame'' is about 36 hours in the life of Père Athol Murray, a hard-drinking, chain-smoking Catholic priest, teacher, political activist ...

''.

Jay Scott Jeffrey Scott Beaven (October 4, 1949 – July 30, 1993), known professionally by his pen name Jay Scott, was a Canadian film critic."Critic Jay Scott, 43 among world's best". ''Toronto Star'', July 31, 1993. Early life Scott was born in Lincol ...

, "Les Bons débarras sweeps the Genies". ''

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'', March 13, 1981.

Education

Born in

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in 1933, Peacocke grew up in

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and studied acting at the

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and directing at

Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. One of its predecessors was established in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools; it became the Carnegie Institute of Technology ...

Career

Peacocke began teaching drama at the University of Alberta in 1961. His roles have included Fr. MacKinnon in ''

The Bay Boy ''The Bay Boy'' is a 1984 Canadian drama film. It is a semi-autobiographical film based on director Daniel Petrie's experiences of growing up in Glace Bay, a mining town on Cape Breton Island, during the Great Depression. It features the screen de ...

'',

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in ''

The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue ''The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue'' is an American 1996 television film directed by Robert Ellis Miller, the last film Miller directed before his death on January 27, 2017. The film was completed days before actor Robert Urich had surgery for ca ...

'' and

Dick Collver Richard Lee Collver (February 13, 1936 – August 7, 2014) led the Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative (PC) Party from 1973 to 1978. Born in Toronto, Collver earned an arts degree in economics from the University of Alberta, and articled as ...

in '' Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and JoAnn Thatcher'', as well as television roles in ''

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'', '' Street Legal'', '' Chasing Rainbows'' and '' Blue Murder''. In 1995 he was appointed to the

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, Canada's highest civilian honour, for his contributions to Canadian theatre, primarily because of his sustained excellence in producing young actors and playwrights of quality.

Personal life

He is the father of film and television director

T. W. Peacocke TW Peacocke (born 1960) is a Canadian television and film director. Background Peacocke was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and raised in Canada, and holds citizenship of both the United States and Canada. He graduated from Université de ...

. Peacocke died in late November 2022 at the age of 89.https://edmontonjournal.remembering.ca/obituary/thomas-peacocke-1086755055https://www.theatrealberta.com/2022/12/01/news-alberta-theatre-alberta-celebrates-the-life-of-thomas-peacocke-1933-2022-jan-selman/

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* 1933 births 2022 deaths Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Academic staff of the University of Alberta Best Actor Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners Members of the Order of Canada {{Canada-actor-stub