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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, 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

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at the 6th Genie Awards 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 ''

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(Le Démantèlement)'', and the award for Best Supporting Actor at the 8th Genie Awards in 1987 for '' Decline of the American Empire''. He was also nominated for Best Actor at the 3rd Genie Awards 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

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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 * ''

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(Parlez-nous d'amour)'' - 1975 * ''

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(L'Âge de la machine)'' - 1977 * ''

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(Panique)'' (1977) * ''

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(Au revoir à lundi)'' - 1979 * '' Suzanne'' - 1980 * '' The Coffin Affair (L'Affaire coffin)'' - 1980 * ''

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(Les Plouffe)'' - 1981 * ''

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(Mémoire battante)'' - 1983 * ''

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'' - 1983 * '' The Crime of Ovide Plouffe (Le Crime d'Ovide Plouffe)'' - 1984 * ''

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'' - 1985 * '' The Decline of the American Empire (Le Déclin de l'empire américain)'' - 1986 * ''

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(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 ''The Big Snake of the World'' (french: Le Grand Serpent du monde) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Yves Dion and released in 1999. The film stars Murray Head as Tom Paradise, a night shift Société de transport de Montréal bus driver intera ...

(Le Grand serpent du monde)'' - 1999 * ''

'' - 1999 * ''Una Casa con Vista al Mar'' - 2001 * '' Chaos and Desire (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 * ''

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'' - 2012 * ''

The Bossé Empire ''The Bossé Empire'' (french: L'Empire Bo$$é) is a Canadian mockumentary film, directed by Claude Desrosiers and released in 2012. The film traces the rise and fall of Bernard Bossé (Guy A. Lepage), a man who grew from humble beginnings to beco ...

(L'Empire Bo$$é)'' - 2012 * ''

(Le Démantèlement)'' - 2013 * '' A Kid (Le Fils de Jean)'' - 2016 * '' Maria Chapdelaine'' - 2021

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* 1949 births Living people Canadian male film actors Best Supporting Actor Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners Male actors from Quebec Best Actor Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners 20th-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian male actors Canadian male television actors Best Actor Jutra and Iris Award winners Best Supporting Actor Jutra and Iris Award winners {{Canada-film-actor-stub