Gérard Poirier (4 February 1930 – 19 December 2021) was a Canadian actor and director.

Life and career

Born in

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in 1930, Poirier began acting in the theatre at the age of 12. He graduated from the Collège André-Grasset in 1952 and subsequently became a teacher at the

Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal The Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal is a Canadian government-funded dramatic school founded in 1954. The first director was Jan Doat. He was succeeded by Jean Valcourt in 1955 on the condition that a branch also be opened in Quebec Cit ...

, the

Collège Lionel-Groulx Collège Lionel-Groulx is a general and professional education college (CEGEP) located in Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, Canada. This college has around 6,000 students in regular training and around 2,000 in continuing education. Founding The College ...

, and the Collège Antoine-Girouard. His early acting career was in the theatre, particularly at the Théâtre du Rideau Vert and the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde. His archives are kept in the

Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec The (; ; abbr. BAnQ) is a Quebec government agency which manages the province's legal deposit system, national archives, and national library. Located at the Grande Bibliothèque in Montreal, the BAnQ was created by the merging of the Biblioth ...

. Poirier died in Montreal on 19 December 2021, at the age of 91.

Filmography

Film

*'' The Rebels (Quelques arpents de neige)'' - 1972 *' - 1974 *''

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(Panique)'' - 1977 *'' The Plouffe Family (Les Plouffe)'' - 1981 *' - 1993 *'' Matusalem'' - 1993 *''

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(Pendant ce temps...)'' - 1998 *'' Wedding Night (Nuit de noces)'' - 2001 *'' Stay with Me (Reste avec moi)'' - 2010 *''

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'' - 2011

Television

*''

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'' (1955–1956) *''

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'' (1955–1958) *'' Radisson'' (1957–1959) *'' D'Iberville'' (1967–1968) *''

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'' (1989) *''

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'' (1997)

Awards

Prix Gémeaux The Prix Gémeaux () or Gémeaux Awards honour achievements in Canadian television and digital media that is broadcast in French. It has been sponsored by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television since 1987. Introduced as a French-language eq ...

for Best Male Lead in a Drama or Comedy (1988) *Officer of the

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(1996) *Prix Gascon-Roux (1997) *Prix Gémeaux for best Male Supporting Role in a Soap Opera (2002) *Knight of the

Order of La Pléiade The Order of La Pléiade (; ) is an honorary order of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie. It recognizes people who particularly distinguished themselves in the service of its ideals of cooperation and friendship, promoting the rol ...

(2006) *Officer of the

National Order of Quebec The National Order of Quebec ( French: ), also known as the Order of Quebec, is a civilian honour for merit in the Canadian province of Quebec. Instituted in 1984 when Lieutenant Governor Jean-Pierre Côté granted royal assent to the (Natio ...

(2007)

References

External links

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