Tag: Film

Jack Bowdery, born in 1909 was also known as Jack Ammon, was an actor on the stage, radio, television and film from 1918 to the 1990s. His most notable radio role was on the series “Millie and Lizzie”, one of Canada’s first radio situation comedies. Bowdery was the son of actress Alicia Ammon.

Bruce Greenwood was born on Aug. 12, 1956, in Noranda, Quebec. His family regularly relocated to pursue his father’s academic appointments and spent years in Princeton, NJ and Bethesda, MD, before returning to Canada when Bruce was 11 years old. He graduated from high school in Zurich and spent three years at UBC while appearing in school and regional…
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Chief Dan (Teswahno) George was an actor born on Burrard Indian Reserve No. 3, British Columbia, in 1899. To most Canadians he is the first well-known Indigenous artist. Until he was 60 he had done a series of jobs and was the chief of the Squamish Band of Burrard Inlet, BC. In 1959 he began…
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Website Michael J. Fox is one of Canada’s most celebrated film and television actors. Born in Edmonton and raised in BC, the Burnaby native got his acting start early and had a string of impressive roles in various productions, including the CBC’s TV sitcom, Leo and Me, the Arts Club Theatre’s Shadow Box and the…
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Daryl Duke was born in Vancouver in March 1929. A graduate of the University of British Columbia, he began as a film editor, writer and director for the National Film Board of Canada. His subsequent award winning career spanned a wide range of accomplishments in feature films, television dramas, documentary and television specials. On many…
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