Peter Dvorsky (August 27, 1948 – March 2, 2019) was a

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actor. He was most noted for his role as Harlan in the film ''

Videodrome ''Videodrome'' is a 1983 Canadian science fiction body horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg and starring James Woods, Sonja Smits, and Debbie Harry. Set in Toronto during the early 1980s, it follows the CEO of a small UHF telev ...

'', for which he was a

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nominee for Best Supporting Actor at the

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in 1984. Predominantly a stage actor in his early career, he had roles in productions of ''

Uncle Vanya ''Uncle Vanya'' ( rus, Дя́дя Ва́ня, r=Dyádya Ványa, p=ˈdʲædʲə ˈvanʲə) is a play by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. It was first published in 1897, and first produced in 1899 by the Moscow Art Theatre, directed by Konstan ...

'', ''

A Life in the Theatre ''A Life in the Theatre'' is a 1977 play by David Mamet. It focuses on the relationship between two actors, the play's only characters. One, Robert, is a stage veteran while John is a young, promising actor. As the play goes on they are involve ...

'', '' Saint Joan'', '' Born Yesterday'', ''

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'' and '' The Philadelphia Story''. His most noted television role was as Jimmy, the son of

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's James Munroe, in the miniseries '' Empire, Inc.''. He also had guest roles in the television series '' Seeing Things'', ''

Hangin' In ''Hangin' In'' is a Canadian television sitcom that aired on CBC from 1981 to 1987. It aired briefly on Nickelodeon and in syndication in the United States. Synopsis The show starred Lally Cadeau as Kate Brown, the attractive and charismatic ...

'', ''

The Littlest Hobo ''The Littlest Hobo'' () is the Canadian television series based upon a 1958 American film of the same name directed by Charles R. Rondeau. The series first aired from 1963 to 1965 in syndication, and was revived for a popular second run on C ...

'', ''

Adderly ''Adderly'' is a Canadian television adventure-drama series which aired from 1986 to 1988. It was broadcast on both Canadian TV and on CBS in the United States. It starred Vancouver-born Winston Rekert as "charming and witty V. H. Adderly," an o ...

'', ''

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'', ''

Mom P.I. ''Mom P.I.'' is a 1990–92 Canadian television comedy-drama series starring Rosemary Dunsmore, Stuart Margolin, Emily Perkins, and Shane Meier.Ted Shaw, "New role mirrors Dunsmore herself". ''Windsor Star'', October 12, 1990. Dunsmore plays ...

'' and '' Street Legal'', and appeared in the television films '' Charlie Grant's War'', '' Bridge to Terabithia'', '' Murder in Space'', '' The Park Is Mine'', '' Love and Larceny'', ''

Sword of Gideon ''Sword of Gideon'' is a 1986 Canadian television film about Mossad agents hunting down terrorists associated with the 1972 Munich massacre. It was first shown on the CTV Television Network in Canada as a four-hour miniseries and later on HBO in ...

'' and ''

Race for the Bomb ''Race for the Bomb'' () is a 1987 three-part television miniseries about the Manhattan Project, starting from the initial stages of scientific discovery that led to the creation of the atomic bomb, discovery of the Ulam-Teller thermonuclear weapon ...

''. He also had small roles in the films '' The Dead Zone'', '' Casual Sex?'', '' The Kiss'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

Mesmer Franz Anton Mesmer ( ; ; 23 May 1734 – 5 March 1815) was a German physician with an interest in astronomy. He theorized the existence of a process of natural energy transference occurring between all animate and inanimate objects; this he cal ...

''. He was married to actress

Rosemary Dunsmore Rosemary Dunsmore (born July 13, 1952) is a Canadian TV, film, and theatre actress, director, and educator. She was awarded a Dora Mavor Moore Award for her 1982 performance in ''Straight Ahead/Blind Dancers''. In 2009 she won the ACTRA Award fo ...

.Iona Monahan, "Mother-in-law taught actress art of dress". ''

Montreal Gazette ''The Gazette'', also known as the ''Montreal Gazette'', is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper which is owned by Postmedia Network. It is published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is the only English-language daily newspape ...

'', May 27, 1986.

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* 1948 births 2019 deaths 20th-century Canadian male actors Canadian male child actors Canadian male film actors Canadian male stage actors Canadian male television actors {{Canada-screen-actor-1940s-stub