Gabriel Gascon (8 January 1927 – 30 May 2018) was a Canadian

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and film actor. Born in

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to parents Charles-Auguste Gascon and Marie-Rose Dubuc, Gascon began his acting career after joining the

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with the help of his elder brother

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. Gascon established his career in France, where he met Andrée Lachapelle. He died on 30 May 2018, aged 91. He was also the brother of filmmaker

Gilles Gascon Gilles Gascon was a Canadian cinematographer and documentary filmmaker. He was most noted for his work on Jacques Giraldeau's 1966 documentary film '' Element 3 (Élément 3)'', for which he won the Canadian Film Award for Best Colour Cinematogra ...

Partial filmography

*''Étienne Brûlé gibier de potence'' (1952) - Janedo *''

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'' (1956–1963, TV Series) - Alexis Labranche *''

If I Were a Spy ''If I Were a Spy'' () is a 1967 French thriller film directed by Bertrand Blier, starring Bernard Blier and Bruno Cremer. It tells the story of a medical doctor who gets into trouble when one of his patients turns out to be hunted by the mafia. Fi ...

'' (1967) *'' The Aeronauts'' (1967, TV Series) - Louis Gagnon *'' The Return of Monte Cristo'' (1968) - Louis - le père de Linda *'' The Sergeant'' (1968) - Paul - Solange's Brother-in-Law (uncredited) *''Les camisards'' (1972) - Capitaine Alexandre Poul *'' La Menace'' (1977) - Pannequin *''

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'' (1978) - Le père-confesseur *'' The Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting'' (1978) - Personnage des Tableaux *'' Lucien Brouillard'' (1983) *''

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'' (1983) - Cure *''Sous les draps, les étoiles'' (1989) *''

Phantom Life ''Phantom Life'' () is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jacques Leduc and released in 1992. An adaptation of the novel by Danièle Sallenave, the film stars Ron Lea as Pierre, an academic at the Université de Sherbrooke who is torn between hi ...

(La vie fantôme)'' (1992) - Lautier *''

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'' (1993) - Monsieur Simon *'' Matusalem'' (1993) - Captain Monbars *'' Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle'' (1994) - Georges Attends *''Le silence des fusils'' (1996) - Pere Philbert *''

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'' (1996) - Crépuscule *''Les mille merveilles de l'univers'' (1997) - Marshal Vega *''Sucre amer'' (1998) - Le président *''

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'' (2000, TV Mini-Series) - Großadmiral Erich Raeder *''

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'' (2000) - Kleber / Doctor *''

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'' (2001) - Chanteur *''

Looking for Leonard ''Looking for Leonard'' is a Canadian crime comedy-drama film, directed by Matt Bissonnette and Steven Clark and released in 2002.Rick Groen, "Leonard's quest finds both vice and virtue". ''The Globe and Mail'', November 29, 2002. Synopsis The f ...

'' (2002) - Martin *''

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(Le Marais)'' (2002) *''Au fil de l'eau'' (2002) - Bernard *'' The Little Book of Revenge'' (2006) - Vendôme *'' The Dead Water (Les eaux mortes)'' (2006) *'' Black Eyed Dog'' (2006) *'' Adam's Wall'' (2008) - Rabbi Levy *''

Mars and April ''Mars & Avril'' (French: ''Mars et Avril'') is a 2012 Canadian science fiction film starring Jacques Languirand, Caroline Dhavernas, Paul Ahmarani and Robert Lepage. The movie, based on the photo-novels of the same name published by Sid Lee & l ...

'' (2012) - Arlequin (final film role)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gascon, Gabriel 1927 births 2018 deaths 20th-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian male actors Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male stage actors Male actors from Montreal Canadian expatriates in France Canadian expatriate actors