Jean-Pierre Masson (August 25, 1918 - March 11, 1995) was a Canadian film and television actor, best known for his long-running television role as Séraphin Poudrier in ''

Les Belles Histoires des pays d'en haut ''Les Belles Histoires des pays d'en haut'' is a Canadian television drama series, which aired on Radio-Canada from October 8, 1956, to June 1, 1970. One of the longest-running programs in the history of Canadian television, the series produced 49 ...

''."Actor Jean-Pierre Masson dies". ''

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'', March 14, 1995. Masson studied law at the

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, where he was a classmate of

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, and acted with the Compagnons de Saint-Laurent theatre troupe. Following his graduation, he pursued acting as a career instead of law, taking both stage and radio roles until being cast as Leonidas Plouffe in the television series '' The Plouffe Family'' in 1953 and as Mr. Jeneau in ''

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'' in 1954. In 1956, he was cast in ''Les Belles Histoires'', a series which lasted until 1970. Following ''Les Belles Histoires'', Masson had other supporting roles, including the films ''

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(Pousse mais pousse égal)'', '' Cordélia'', '' A Scream from Silence (Mourir à tue-tête)'', '' Bound for Glory (Partis pour la gloire)'', ''

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(Je suis loin de toi mignonne)'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' The Alley Cat (Le Matou)'', and the television series ''

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'' and ''

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''. However, he was too strongly

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by his longtime role as Séraphin Poudrier, and never had another major leading role. Masson died in a motel room in

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on March 11, 1995, while travelling to Florida. He was entombed at the

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in Montreal.

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* 1918 births 1995 deaths Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male stage actors Canadian male radio actors Male actors from Quebec French Quebecers People from Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts Burials at Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery {{Canada-actor-stub