Roland Hewgill (February 11, 1929 – November 9, 1998) was a

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actor."Hewgill began career in Stratford". ''

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'', November 13, 1998. Primarily a stage actor, most famously associated with the

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, he also had a number of film and television roles. Born in

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and raised primarily in

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, Hewgill joined the Stratford Festival in 1954. Roles he played at Stratford over the course of his career included

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in ''

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'', Uncle Ben in ''

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'', Ferdinand in ''

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'',

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in ''

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'', Cornwall in ''

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'' and Creon in ''

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''. His roles for other theatres included Phil Hogan in ''

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'', Relling in ''

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'', Dr. Rank in ''

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'' and Andrey Bottvinik in '' A Walk in the Woods''. He won a

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as Best Actor in a Featured Role in 1986 for his performance in ''A Moon for the Misbegotten'', and was a shortlisted nominee as Actor in a Principal Role in a Play in 1988 for ''Play Memory''. On television he was most noted for his role as Bob Lipton in the comedy-drama series '' Airwaves'', and in film he appeared in '' John and the Missus'' and '' Beautiful Dreamers''. He was a shortlisted

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nominee for Best Supporting Actor at the

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in 1987 for ''John and the Missus''."Nominees for Genie awards". ''

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'', February 5, 1987.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hewgill, Roland 1929 births 1998 deaths Anglophone Quebec people Canadian male stage actors Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Male actors from Kingston, Ontario Male actors from Montreal Dora Mavor Moore Award winners Canadian male Shakespearean actors 20th-century Canadian male actors