Gabriel Arcand (born June 4, 1949) is a
Canadian
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actor. He is the brother of film director
Denys Arcand.
Career
After studying philosophy at
McGill University
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, Arcand spent his formative professional years at
La Criée in
Marseille
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, France, and later in
Poland
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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
Quebec
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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
Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
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's award for
Best Actor 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 ''
The Dismantling (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 ''
Les Plouffe'' and at the
20th Genie Awards for ''
Post Mortem'', and for Best Supporting Actor at the
2nd Genie Awards 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
* ''
You Are Warm, You Are Warm (Tu brûles... tu brûles...)'' - 1973
* ''
Réjeanne Padovani'' - 1973
* ''
Gina'' - 1974
* ''
Little Tougas (Ti-Cul Tougas)'' - 1975
* ''
Let's Talk About Love
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(Parlez-nous d'amour)'' - 1975
* ''
The Machine Age (L'Âge de la machine)'' - 1977
* ''
Panic (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 (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
* ''
Post Mortem'' - 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
* ''
Karakara'' - 2012
* ''
The Bossé Empire (L'Empire Bo$$é)'' - 2012
* ''
The Dismantling (Le Démantèlement)'' - 2013
* ''
A Kid (Le Fils de Jean)'' - 2016
* ''
Maria Chapdelaine'' - 2021
* ''
Classé secret'' (2022–) (TV series)
References
External links
*
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
Canadian male voice actors
Best Actor Jutra and Iris Award winners
Best Supporting Actor Jutra and Iris Award winners
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