Gilles Pelletier, OC (March 22, 1925 – September 5, 2018)Décès du comédien Gilles Pelletier - Un pilier des arts disparaît
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Career

Pelletier appeared in over 50 film and television productions between 1951 and 2016. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Corporal Jacques Gagnier in the police drama '' R.C.M.P.'' Among his film credits are

Alfred Hitchcock Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 featur ...

's '' I Confess'' (1953), the Denys Arcand films '' Jesus of Montreal'' (1989) and '' The Barbarian Invasions'' (2003), and the short film ''

Noël Blank ''Noël Blank'' is a Canadian short film, directed by Jean-François Rivard and released in 2003. The film stars Gilles Pelletier as Eddy, a man with Alzheimer's disease who temporarily leaves his nursing home to experience what is likely to be h ...

'' (2003). In 1964, he founded the Nouvelle Compagnie théâtrale, a live theatre for youths and served as director for fifteen years.

Personal life

Pelletier is the brother of

Denise Pelletier Denise Pelletier, OC (May 22, 1923 – May 24, 1976) was a Canadian actress. Early life Pelletier was born in 1923 in Saint-Jovite, Quebec to Albert Pelletier, a literary critic, and Marie-Reine Vaugeois. She had a brother, Gilles Pelletier, wh ...

, a stage actress, whose name was given to the Prix Denise-Pelletier in 1998, for cultural and scientific achievements of

French Canadians French Canadians (referred to as Canadiens mainly before the twentieth century; french: Canadiens français, ; feminine form: , ), or Franco-Canadians (french: Franco-Canadiens), refers to either an ethnic group who trace their ancestry to Fren ...

, which was awarded to Glles for his lifetime career in the theatre. Pelletier was named Officer of the Order of Canada on July 11, 1988 for his services to drama, and was nominated for a

Genie Award The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from 1980–2012. They succeeded the Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978; also known as the "Etrog Awards," for scu ...

and a Gémeaux Award.

Filmography

References

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* 1925 births 2018 deaths French Quebecers Canadian male film actors Canadian male stage actors Canadian male television actors Canadian theatre directors Prix Denise-Pelletier winners Officers of the Order of Canada Male actors from Quebec Place of birth missing People from Laurentides {{Canada-actor-stub