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Yvan Canuel

Actor
Born April 8, 1935Died December 26, 1999 (64 years)
Yvan Canuel (April 8, 1935 – December 26, 1999) was a Canadian actor from Quebec. He was most noted for his role in the 1993 film La Florida, for which he was a Genie Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor at the 14th Genie Awards in 1993.

Originally from Mont-Joli, Québec, he began his career as a radio actor in the 1950s, soon branching out into television roles. On television he was best known for his roles in the series Mont-Joye, Terre humaine, Duplessis, L'Héritage and Scoop; in film, his performances included The Christmas Martian, Taureau, J.A. Martin Photographer (J.A. Martin photographe) and The Alley Cat (Le Matou).

He was the husband of actress Lucille Papineau, and the father of actor Nicolas Canuel and filmmaker Érik Canuel.

Known For

  • La Florida
  • J.A. Martin photographe
  • The Christmas Martian
  • Taureau

Yvan Canuel Filmography

1993
La Florida · as Pépère
1992
Scoop (CA) (TV Series) · as Albert Touchette
1985
Le matou · as M. Boissoneault
1980
Le temps d'une paix (TV Series) · as Me Cyril Savary
1978
Terre humaine (TV Series) · as Syndic
1978
Duplessis (TV Series) · as Mgr Georges Cabana
1977
J.A. Martin photographe · as Uncle Joseph
1974
La Petite Patrie (TV Series) · as Le Pedler
1973
Taureau · as Henri Larivee
1971
The Christmas Martian · as Policeman
1970
1966
Me ... and the other (TV Series) · as Réalisateur
1966
Rue des Pignons (TV Series) · as Manius Roy

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