Jean LeClerc (born July 7, 1948) is a Canadian actor best known for his work in the

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on the American daytime

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s ''

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'' and '' Loving'' in the 1980s and 1990s.

Career

LeClerc first started his career in Quebec on the television series ''

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''. Roles in Québécois movies followed, culminating in his first English-speaking role in the 1976 Canadian film, ''

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''. That same year, he acted in a television

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about the life of

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, playing the role of Bernhardt's husband

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, and the following year he played a film director in the horror anthology film '' The Uncanny''. LeClerc moved to the United States in 1982, playing the part of a French doctor on the soap opera '' The Doctors''. He played similar roles on ''

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'' and ''

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'' before being offered the role of American

in 1985. In 1991, LeClerc and his ''

'' costar

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made an extended appearance on another

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soap opera '' Loving'' for the November sweeps period in an effort to boost the show's ratings. LeClerc left ''All My Children'' in 1992 to join ''Loving'' full-time until his character was killed off in 1995. In 2001, LeClerc briefly reappeared on ''All My Children'', with his character Jeremy appearing as a ghost. LeClerc most recently appeared in a ''

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'' television reunion special and in the 2005 film ''Idole instantanée''. He also appeared on

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as the title character in a production of ''

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''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Leclerc, Jean Canadian male soap opera actors Canadian male television actors Male actors from Montreal 1948 births Living people